Chapter 1787: Magic Academy's Eastern Exchange Student 18

On the day of the giant dragons' mass flight, the gloom that blotted out the sky and sun.

Dormitory Manager Ms. Marya announced early in the morning using a transmission scroll that the senior division, following their instructors, would protect the academy's buildings and elves, preventing the giant dragons from over‑eating due to hunger during their mass‑flight migration; the middle and junior divisions, aside from specific guard clubs, had all other students stay in the dormitory buildings and not wander about.

That day, Laisuo, a dark mage, was extremely weak; even though Jin Chen had closed all the windows beforehand, it did nothing.

Laisuo buried himself dazedly under the blankets, his whole body feeling as if it were being scorched by omnipresent energy, his demonic form gradually surfacing as he gnawed on a hard piece of bread.

Although he looked terrible, Laisuo's consciousness was still clear enough; at least he wouldn't faint as before and wake up burned.

This was already the most comfortable dragon‑mass‑flight day he had ever experienced.

Laisuo sat up, glanced toward the door, carefully pursed his lips, and opened the scroll he used to contact Dobite.

On the scroll, which had only a few lines written, Dobite's new message appeared; Laisuo waited for it to finish writing, then jumped up in shock from the bed, only to collapse back down from weakness.

Hearing the commotion, Jin Chen hurried over, asking, "What's wrong?"

Laisuo instinctively hid the scroll behind him, shook his head, and muttered, "Nothing……"

Jin Chen tilted his head, looking at Laisuo patiently.

Laisuo first felt guilty, then slowly handed the scroll to him to look at, his eyes reddening with urgency, "I have to go stop Aliya."

Jin Chen lowered his eyes and glanced at it a few times.

Dobite sent a message saying his vice‑captain father had arrived at the academy with the Holy Temple Knight Squad to test Aliya's purity and strength of light magic.

"If… the Holy Temple people take a liking to Aliya, they will replace Lain, and Lain's current condition can only be sustained in the Holy Temple—he cannot be abandoned."

Laisuo's greater worry was that, once Aliya became the new Holy Son, the Holy Temple would likely no longer want the truth.

The more he thought, the more anxious he became; Laisuo hurriedly crawled out of the blankets, "Cloak, where is my cloak?"

"Wait a moment."

Jin Chen pressed his hand on Laisuo's shoulder, his expression showing disapproval, "How can you stop anything in your current state?"

Laisuo knelt on the bed, looked up at Jin Chen, and urgently grabbed his arm, "But Lain is very important to me—I can't worry about anything else."

"To me, you matter more." Jin Chen gently stroked the corner of Laisuo's eye and whispered, "Just rest; may I go take a look for you?"

Laisuo shook his head silently, lips slightly pursed, his voice hoarse, "No…… I have to go myself."

This time he couldn't be soothed at all.

Jin Chen stared at his red eyes, sighed, and asked, "You're this weak—what if you get hurt?"

Laisuo lowered his gaze, his attitude unusually stubborn, "I can heal myself."

"Don't bother with it—"

Laisuo gritted his teeth, "This was originally my own business."

Jin Chen choked back his anger.

This little blockhead.

His gaze swept from the corner of Laisuo's eye, and Jin Chen said, "Fine, go ahead."

Laisuo got out of bed, supporting his dizzy body, found a cloak that could better block the sun's energy, put it on, and it almost covered his entire body.

As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom door, he staggered and almost fell; Jin Chen, standing behind him, reached out and pulled him up, silently watching.

Laisuo dared not look at Jin Chen, pressed his lips to hold back an inexplicable sense of grievance, drank two bottles of magic potion, and left via a teleportation scroll.

Jin Chen pondered for a moment, then slowly walked back to his own room.

【Host, aren't you going to follow? The Main God in this state would faint after just two steps.】

As soon as Ling Gun Gun finished speaking, Laisuo—who had just left—reappeared in the living room, looking at Jin Chen with a wronged expression.

【Huh?】What kind of development is this.

Jin Chen turned his body to look at the boy standing at the doorway, as if he had expected it all along, "How?"

"I can't get in……"

Laisuo lowered his head awkwardly, his fingertips almost crumpling the cloak.

The Holy Temple Knight Squad was testing light magic; almost the entire plaza was filled with oppressive energy directed at him, not to mention the protective shield on the Main Gate.

As a dark mage, Laisuo could not even think of stopping them—getting close was difficult.

"Here, a defensive charm." Jin Chen kindly offered help, "Go on."

Laisuo took the charm, then glanced up at Jin Chen; his chest felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Can you come with me……"

Laisuo whispered softly, so lightly it was like a feather brushing past Jin Chen's ear.

During this time, Laisuo had grown accustomed to having Jin Chen accompany him in everything, as if just having him around gave him plenty of confidence.

But he knew he had just said something he shouldn't have; he dared not act spoiled as before, his heart was anxious, and he felt tears welling up, his eyes misty.

"You just said…… I'm important to you." Laisuo pulled Jin Chen's hand, tilted his head to rub his cheek against it, looked up at him, and pleaded, "Please don't be angry, okay?"

Jin Chen had no choice; he pulled the person into his embrace, cradling the pale little face, and used his thumb to wipe away the moisture at the corners of the eyes.

"All right, all right, I'll go with you."

He pinched Laisuo's nose tip, "This won't happen again."

【Villain Heartthrob Value detected +10, total now 45!】

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Magic Plaza.

Aliya displayed exceptionally pure light‑magic power; even the Holy Temple Knight Squad, which had witnessed many Holy Sons in succession, could find no fault.

If there was any flaw, it was that Aliya was too weak.

"Aliya, this time we selected five light mages from six different magic academies; your magic is the purest, but it is not the optimal choice."

The squad leader's tone was very solemn, his golden armor radiating authority.

Aliya clenched her fists nervously and sadly explained the reason.

"Dark mage?"

The squad leader was greatly startled, and also looked toward Dean Elianna sitting beside him, "As the top magic academy on the continent, can you give an explanation?"

Dean Elianna elegantly ate a grape, then wiped away the juice, "First, Vispa Academy has never said it prohibits dark mages from enrolling."

"Second, taking care of light mages is the responsibility of the Holy Sanctuary and the Imperial Family; I really don't have the time to manage every student, sorry."

Saying that, the gaze behind the purple veil swept over the weak Aliya, then glanced unnoticed at the main gate.

"I'm tired, you continue."

Dean Elianna leaned back, a soft blanket floated in the air, firmly supporting her as she closed her eyes to rest.

She said sleep and slept, without any delay.

Squad Leader: "..."

No wonder His Majesty the Holy Emperor said this dean is the hardest to deal with.

"Urgent as law, heavenly gang thunder pardon!"

A clear, youthful voice came from the main gate; before anyone could react, several huge bolts of lightning struck down.

"Ah!!"

Aliya let out a sudden scream; though she clearly wasn't struck by lightning, her pain did not lessen in the slightest.

He lunged forward, incredulously lowering his gaze to his own hands……

His fingers were disappearing!!

No……

He must not let the Knight Corps discover he has no physical form!

"Who is it!"

Knight Corps members rushed forward, but abruptly stopped their steps, shocked at the two boys walking in.

As Jin Chen gradually approached, the sword tip drew a faint line on the ground; his ink-black peach-blossom eyes, smiling, swept over everyone present.

"Come join the fun, you don't mind, do you?"

What shocked the Knight Corps even more was the black-robed boy behind Jin Chen, or rather, a face nine-tenths similar to their Holy Son Lai En.

"Who are you!" the squad leader stared at Laisuo, shocked and demanding loudly.

Laisuo lowered his hood, looked straight at him, "I am Lai En's older brother."

"Nonsense! How could the Holy Son have a dark mage brother!" the squad leader's low voice still carried anger.

Laisuo paused, then shifted his gaze to Aliya, whose spiritual power was restrained by Jin Chen, "This isn't the point, squad leader."

"Aliya is not a light mage at all; Lai En is unconscious because he had his magic power stolen by him."