Chapter 2267

Before Xia De left Moon Bay that night, Miss Sylvia and Miss Bernice also arrived at the manor.

Clearly, not letting Xia De participate in Sunday's action was something they had discussed. The witches didn't dislike Xia De or deliberately throw a tantrum, they just thought there was no need for Xia De to do everything himself.

Because of this, Xia De could only agree to the current action plan, but in his heart, he thought about writing faster when answering questions on Sunday, trying to head to the battlefield as early as possible.

After returning home that night, Xia De also told the ladies at home about his arrangements:

"For the next Friday and Saturday, besides going to Moon Bay every evening to check the situation, I will stay at home to prepare for exams. Oh, Galina, this is what Tifa asked me to bring to you."

He didn't forget to take out a box of snacks that the maid had asked him to bring:

"She said she made it herself."

"Worthy of being my apprentice."

The Duchess said to Racia on the side with a smile, and then reminded Xia De:

"Also, you forgot to wipe off the lipstick mark Tifa left on your face."

"Oh!"

Xia De hurriedly went to wipe it, and then heard the witch's laughter, as well as Racia's helpless voice:

"Xia De, there is nothing on your face. I said you aren't very clever and smart? Why can you even fall for such a trick."

The witch got up and sat beside Xia De and hugged Xia De's neck, and then showed off to her:

"This is the fun of life; even if Xia De knows it's a trick, he still has to fall for it; otherwise, is it interesting to say bluntly that he didn't do anything?"

"Boring."

The red-haired Princess hummed, and then saw Miss Galina's arm wrap around Xia De's neck as if she was about to kiss Xia De.

"That... I plan to abstain from sex for a period of time before the exam ends."

Xia De stated in a low voice again; he had already said this to Luvia and Dorothy, but this was the first time he said it to Racia and Galina.

And they didn't have any surprised expressions:

"When we wrote to Luvia this morning that the two of us were moving over temporarily, she said this in her reply, and Dorothy also mentioned to Racia that you have been very strange recently."

The Duchess said, patting the folds on her skirt, and then reached out to Racia:

"Give it to me."

So Racia took out a fountain pen from her skirt pocket helplessly and handed it to her. The witch held it in her hand and said very exaggeratedly:

"Ah~ it fell."

With a "clatter~" sound, the fountain pen that looked expensive fell to the ground. So the witch stood up leisurely, and then with her back to Xia De, bent down to pick up the fountain pen.

Racia looked at Xia De with a smile:

"Abstain from sex? Xia De, you'd better abstain from sex in your dreams."

Of course, the three of them still finished their various things in the study that night, and didn't wash up and rest until after ten o'clock.

Because of this, when Xia De was awakened by Little Mia's "Meow Meow" sound on Friday morning, and then realized that there was a white arm on each of his left and right sides resting on his chest, making it impossible for him to get up, he really recalled what he had been doing recently:

"Didn't I want to discard distracting thoughts and study hard?"

Xia De didn't put Little Mia in the closet last night, just to test how Racia and Miss Galina would react to this cat watching them at night. And when Xia De asked this question on Friday morning, the ladies of the Cavendish family said almost in unison:

"Lock her up!"

So people can still understand each other in some aspects, just like they understood why Xia De had to lock Little Mia in the closet every time.

In short, for the next Friday and Saturday, Xia De followed his promise and didn't go wandering in Moon Bay, but studied seriously at home, or helped Miss Galina handle some government documents.

He found that actually becoming a secretary or government official for the Duchess wasn't difficult; the most difficult point was actually gaining the trust to access those secrets.

"The secret of politics lies not in ability, but in relationships."

Xia De suddenly said to Little Mia while eating lunch on Friday, and Miss Galina, who was sitting beside him, ordered Racia:

"Racia, write this sentence down. You can suddenly say it when gathering with friends later, making everyone feel that you are very deep and capable."

The Princess didn't pay attention to her.

Studying at home also means having more time to handle some things that he hadn't had time to do recently. This naturally doesn't refer to housework; the maids wouldn't let Xia De do it; he refers to washing the cat.

Regarding washing the cat, Xia De could actually see that Little Mia wasn't afraid of water; Xia De even guessed that this cat could swim, and she just simply hated the act of "taking a bath" itself.

The frequency of Xia De washing the cat wasn't very frequent; at least he hadn't washed the cat since the beginning of summer this year. When washing the cat this afternoon, it was another chase in the house. Miss Galina went out to handle affairs, and only Racia was at home, so she watched Xia De and that cat running around the house; Xia De chased from the second floor to the third floor, and then chased from the third floor to the first floor.

Without using any supernatural abilities, he relied solely on his speed and agility, and finally blocked Mia in the kitchen on the first floor and caught her.

When Xia De carried the cat back to the second floor and prepared to enter the washroom, the Princess sitting on the sofa reading a book asked:

"Need help?"

"No need, I just don't understand what prejudice Little Mia has against taking a bath."

"Meow woo~"

"Don't meow, I won't sympathize with you."

The Princess hid her face behind the book again.

The short trip to Moon Bay in the evening was to confirm that there was nothing urgent to handle, and then Xia De returned home for dinner. Then it was another repeated day; the daily activities on Saturday had less cat washing, but Xia De went to Mibourg in the afternoon and spent a leisurely afternoon with Grace and Helen.

Recently, he was busy in Moon Bay, and Xia De hadn't spent much time accompanying the Red Butterfly girls. Since the snow incident after the Green Lake incident ended, the relationship between the three had undergone a qualitative change, and Grace and Helen were also family to the Outsider.

He mentioned Miss Ilithyia to them that afternoon:

"She also comes from the Fifth Era, but has been sleeping, and only woke up in the last few hundred years. However, the era she was born in was already the middle and late Fifth Era; I don't know if you have ever met her."

The white-dressed and black-dressed girls looked at each other; Grace, as the older sister, was clearly sending some signal to her sister, but Xia De didn't understand what they were thinking.

It was just that when he went to Moon Bay after dinner on Saturday, although Miss Ilithyia hadn't brought Sister Dervlin and Miss Aurora yet, Siris, who happened to be at Belindell Manor, gave Xia De many tickets:

"Starting next week, the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe will perform at the 'Addington Grand Theater' in Moon Bay City. Xia De, you have many friends in Moon Bay, these can be given to them."

"Will Miss Bernice and you perform on stage?"

"Of course not, Vanessa hasn't performed on stage for many years. Although I am the deputy head, I rarely perform on stage; I am mainly responsible for backstage management and financial work."

"Then what's good about this play?"

"You really know how to talk."

The young blonde girl said with a smile, looked left and right to make sure no one was there, hugged Xia De's head and pressed him against the corridor wall. So when the little unicorn walking in the corridor happened to see this scene, it blinked blankly, and turned around to leave here.

And time passed Saturday and officially arrived at the 27th of the Thunder Month, which is the last Sunday of July.

The two Cavendishes at home and the maids left early this morning, while Dr. Doctor Doctor Shi Nai De, Priest Augustus, Dorothy, and Luvia, who were dressed very formally, arrived at Xia De's home very punctually at eight o'clock in the morning.

To prevent accidents, the mermaid oil painting in the living room had been temporarily moved to the side bedroom by Xia De. And when everyone sat down in the living room sofa, looking at his friends, Xia De suddenly felt that time had gone back a year.

Because last year at this time, everyone was also this nervous.

The exam started at nine o'clock this morning, and the venue used was still the second room on the second floor. That room is now used as the entrance to the "Keeper's Hall," but these ancient places will not easily affect the projection ritual, otherwise they wouldn't be so hidden, so there is no need to worry about the "Keeper's Hall" being detected by the professors.

Like last year's summer exams and winter exams, Dr. Doctor Doctor Shi Nai De still asked Xia De to put Little Mia on the windowsill, because he believed this could bring luck to people.

Everyone sat down and the ritual began, and the professors also projected from the distant Far North city academy to here. Xia De saw Professor Garcia, the vice-dean of the History Academy, again after a long time; this professor with Elf bloodline had taken good care of him since he joined St. Byron's, but it was an exam now, so the two didn't have much exchange.

Because of her joint training status, Luvia was as usual the one with the fewest exam subjects this time. But this exam was exceptionally important to her, because she planned to finish all the remaining subjects of "Registered Diviner" in this exam.

And once the exam is passed, it also means she officially obtained the "Registered Diviner" qualification certificate and the Diviner professional qualification certificate.

With these two certificates, even if she doesn't do anything in the future and stays at the current 7th-ring level, she will definitely have a wealthy and happy life in the future.

And if Luvia continues to take the "Astrologer Qualification Certificate" and "Keeper Qualification Certificate," she can apply to become the president of a branch of the Diviner Association in a certain place while holding three certificates and reaching a high ring herself. If she is lucky enough, she will even have a chance to compete for key positions in the headquarters of the Diviner Association or even the seat of the president in the future.

In short, among this quite smooth path of job promotion, the hardest to take is "Registered Diviner," but Xia De has confidence in Luvia. After all, the long-haired Luvia has taken this certificate many times, and Xia De doesn't believe she won't help herself.