A little girl at a magic school, she's a goofy troublemaker who can do anything.

The magic school has a secret trading fair.

Because in school, the use of magic potions and herbs, as well as the materials for making magic artifacts, all require application and reporting to teachers or the student council, and each person has a certain limit.

However, the power of magic is inexhaustible, and human desires are often unfulfilled, so various limited-quantity materials are often in short supply.

Due to various personal needs, students often need to privately trade materials with other students or find channels to buy certain items.

Naturally, they will gradually begin to gather together and organize large-scale trading activities.

This is the secret trading meeting.

The venue for the secret meetings was not fixed, and the time of the meetings was also random, sometimes in a back alley, sometimes in the woods.

The time and location of the event were determined by a few trade fair administrators, while other students who needed the information would obtain it from various channels and come from all directions to participate.

This was the first time Li Wenyin had ever heard of the existence of a secret trading meeting.

According to Si Zeyi, the source of the magical artifact that allows one to see the future is one of the managers of this mysterious trade fair—Polaris.

The secret trade fair has been a private event that has been running for several years. For various reasons, students who participate in the fair generally wear masks to conceal their identities while conducting transactions.

Experienced traders, similar to managers, often have code names like "Polaris."

Si Zeyi also said that the trade fairs are usually held behind the student council's back, and there are often magical artifacts or unspeakable magical herbs that the student council doesn't want to confiscate.

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"The student council can't find out?" Li Wenyin asked, somewhat puzzled. "What kind of rule-breaking stuff can't be displayed openly?"

"this......"

Si Zeyi swallowed hard, feeling it wasn't convenient to talk to her, but Li Wenyin's gaze was full of curiosity, and he was a little afraid that if he hesitated even slightly, she would stop believing him.

"Cough, something like... an aphrodisiac herb."

"..." Li Wenyin's tense and anxious state of mind was instantly dispelled by these two words, and she smiled meaningfully, "Oh—"

Wow.

Si Zeyi's face flushed slightly from her "Oh—", which made his already pale complexion stand out even more.

I feel like I'm doing something very immoral and despicable, like making lewd jokes to a female junior.

The junior student glanced at me meaningfully, but didn't say anything, just kept saying "Oh—".

"It wasn't me, I didn't! I only traded this magical artifact!" Si Zeyi protested weakly. "I was just giving an example of why I had to hide from the student council. And... and the trading rules state that minors can't buy that herb..."

The more I try to explain, the weaker the explanation becomes.

Li Wenyin hummed in agreement: "Yeah, yeah, it's okay, I understand. After all, you're an adult now."

As she spoke, she shifted her gaze more meaningfully and suddenly began to admire the flowers and plants beside her.

"..." Si Zeyi felt he shouldn't have given that example. "I really didn't mean it that way..."

-

After a moment of awkwardness and helplessness, Si Zeyi said, "Logically speaking, since you're closer to the student council, I shouldn't have told you about the trade fair..."

This is blatant treachery, a betrayal of the organization.

Li Wenyin was quite happy to agree.

She also smoothly and flexibly changed her stance, arguing confidently: "Senior, my interactions with the student council are just for show, but my interactions with you are for real."

"Really?" Si Zeyi probed. "You really believe me?"

It seems he really wants to be believed.

"Of course! It's entirely possible!" Li Wenyin declared confidently, even putting on a show of conviction. "Look, I've been arrested by the student council so many times, how could I possibly side with them? The trade fair is my true home!"

Si Zeyi nodded hesitantly, half believing and half doubting.

-

"Senior, can I take a look at that magical artifact?" Li Wenyin asked, seizing the opportunity.

Si Zeyi nodded and then shook his head: "It's possible, but not now. I haven't fully learned how to use it yet... I can show it to you once I've figured it out."

"So you went to the trade fair specifically for this magical artifact?" Li Wenyin asked. "Didn't you just say that you need some information channels to attend the trade fair?"

"no."

Si Zeyi shook his head.

"I stumbled into the trade fair by chance, and this magical artifact was also a coincidence; I just happened to pick it."

By chance, he stumbled into a mysterious trading fair run by a clandestine organization, and by sheer coincidence, he obtained a magical artifact that supposedly allows one to "see the future."

If it were anyone else, Li Wenyin would never have believed such an explanation.

But this is Si Zeyi.

His innate talent is "opportunity".

For him, a "happy accident" without any purpose would be more reasonable.

Li Wenyin vaguely sensed that something hidden behind the clouds was gradually becoming clearer and slowly emerging and connecting.

"...I understand, senior," Li Wenyin said after thinking for a moment, then looked at Si Zeyi. "You can tell me how to see the North Star now."

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Music equipment storage room.

This semi-abandoned, semi-warehouse-style classroom hadn't seen any students for a long time, but today it seemed unusually lively.

Students from the four academies and different grades all wore all sorts of strange and unusual masks, following an unspoken rule.

None of them were wearing school uniforms, and many even wore outlandish clothes to conceal their true identities.

The students who came to participate in this trade fair all carried backpacks for trading. They gathered in this music equipment display room and communicated with other participants through masks.

The girl wearing a black fox mask wandered among the crowd at the trade fair.

She listens to this and looks at that, seemingly observing and monitoring, to ensure the smooth operation of the trading meeting.

Just then, a boy wearing a dog mask walked over and whispered to the girl, "Miss Polaris, one of your customers is here for a follow-up visit."

"Which customer?" the girl in the black fox mask asked softly.

"The serial number is 7315. I bought the magic item two weeks ago."

"Oh... him? Where is he? Is there anything I can do to follow up?"

"They're waiting for you in the next classroom. They want to talk to you privately. Would you like to go?"

"I've always run my business with integrity, so of course I'll go," the girl in the black fox mask said fearlessly. "You stay here and watch over things. I'll go and meet him."

But when she walked into the next classroom, the girl in the black fox mask did not see the male customer she remembered.

Instead, a young woman in a formal dress stood by the window with her back to the room, waiting.

"Who are you?" the girl in the black fox mask asked.

The girl in the evening gown turned around, her white fox mask catching her eye slightly as she saw who it was.

After a long while, the girl in the white fox mask smiled and slowly removed the mask from her face.

Li Wenyin looked at the girl in the black fox mask in front of her with a half-smile.

"Hello, Polaris, or rather, long time no see, Senior Xing Rui?"