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"It wasn't until nearly five minutes later that the people from Seidoukan Academy seemed to have calmed down. Julis, with the grace one wouldn't expect from a princess, drained an entire cup of drink, seemingly using it to calm her nerves before slamming it back onto the table.
"Let's stop talking about boring things," Julis declared, her gaze sweeping between Fang Li and Sylvia before asking directly, "Are you two really here at Seidoukan just for a date?"
"What else could it be?" Fang Li raised an eyebrow and smiled meaningfully, "You don't think we're here to gather intelligence for the upcoming 'Gryphon Festa', do you?"
Fang Li's words made the people from Seidoukan exchange glances, including Claudia.
Seeing this reaction from the Seidoukan crowd, Sylvia seemed to understand something, speaking up with realization.
"So that's how it is. Are you the trump card for Seidoukan in 'Gryphon Festa'?"
'What did this imply? It meant that all four famous powerhouses present were preparing to participate in 'Gryphon Festa', and moreover, they were all from the same team.'
"It seems that Jie Long's intelligence network is even better than we imagined," Claudia said with a completely unreadable expression, smiling deeply at Fang Li. "Our team hasn't even registered yet, and we haven't even formally assembled. I'm still in the process of inviting everyone here to join my team, yet Fang-san has already grasped this information."
In other words, the four people present had not yet formally formed a team. Claudia had only sent out invitations to them, and it seemed that Julis, Toudou Kirin, and Amagiri Ayato hadn't given Claudia a response yet. In this case, Claudia's team indeed hadn't been formed yet.
However, the fact that Fang Li had already understood that these people might participate in 'Gryphon Festa' before the team was even formed was astonishing. Precisely because of this, people wondered if Fang Li had disguised himself to infiltrate Seidoukan Academy to steal intelligence.
Of course, Fang Li couldn't tell them that he knew this from the original story. That is to say, the five people, Amagiri Ayato, Julis, Claudia, Toudou Kirin, and Saya, would form a team to participate in 'Gryphon Festa'.
"In 'Phoenix Festa', the pairs that placed second and reached the semifinals, along with a user of Ogre Lux who can predict the future, Seidoukan's second-ranked, right?" Sylvia said with some admiration. "A team like that could easily be considered a contender for the championship. No wonder you would suspect we were here to gather intelligence."
After all, this team had the strength to compete for the championship in 'Gryphon Festa'. Since this was the case, no academy could afford to overlook them.
"We've also heard that Jie Long's Banyuu Tenra has confirmed they will send disciples to compete, and Queenvail's Rusalka seems to have confirmed registration as well; both will be attending the competition,' Claudia casually mentioned. "So, for you two, this year's 'Gryphon Festa' is certainly relevant to you, right?"
In this light, it's understandable that Claudia and her group would suspect Fang Li and Sylvia were there to gather intelligence. This also explains why Claudia suddenly appeared here, right? To confirm the intentions of Fang Li and Sylvia.
"Could it be that you two are just pretending to be a couple?" Julis directly expressed her doubts, saying, "Otherwise, how could one of you be a student from Jie Long and the other from Queenvail, one a champion of 'Phoenix Festa' and the other the runner-up of 'Wang Long Festa'? Why would you suddenly become a couple?"
Her straightforward attitude made both Fang Li and Sylvia exchange helpless glances and smile wryly.
Shortly afterward, Fang Li spoke up.
"Let's put it this way, Your Highness. From your perspective, this matter indeed seems very sudden," Fang Li shrugged and said, "However, precisely because it's so sudden, don't you think it's completely unnecessary to question it?"
Julis was taken aback.
Looking at Julis like this, Fang Li made a direct statement.
"If we were really here to gather intelligence, why would we pretend to be a couple? Wouldn't it be much easier to come in separately and disguise ourselves?" Fang Li said. "Not to mention, Sylvia and I aren't from the same academy. If it were for Festa, there would be no need to act together since Jie Long and Queenvail are competitors, right?"
"Uh…" Julis was momentarily at a loss for words.
Beside her, Claudia, with a perfect smile that revealed nothing of her thoughts, also relaxed slightly, appearing contemplative.
Even Toudou Kirin, who had been shrinking back and silently listening, weakly raised her hand and said, "I... I also think that the two Senpai aren't here for that purpose."
"Kirin?" Julis was taken aback.
"B-because Fang Li Senpai once helped me," Toudou Kirin hurriedly said. "I... I think Senpai is a good person and wouldn't do such things."
What Toudou Kirin referred to was probably the time when Fang Li fought Bo Xie to test her, ultimately defeating him. This victory disrupted the plans of her uncle, who had been manipulating her as a tool, allowing Toudou Kirin to break free from her uncle's control.
"Actually, I've always wanted to thank Senpai," Toudou Kirin stood up and bent deeply toward Fang Li, saying, "Thank you, Senpai. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be who I am today."
Hearing Toudou Kirin's words, Julis seemed to give up and sighed.
Amagiri Ayato also expressed his opinion.
"I also believe that Fang Li isn't here for such a purpose."
As he said this, Amagiri Ayato looked directly at Fang Li and stated, "Although, I would like to have another match with you at 'Gryphon Festa'."
When he said this, the expression on Amagiri Ayato's face changed slightly. His previously relaxed demeanor became more serious.
This made Julis, Toudou Kirin, and Claudia all turn their gazes toward him.
Sylvia looked at Fang Li as if leaving the decision up to him.
And Fang Li smiled.
Then he spoke up.
"In that case, why don't we have a match right here?"
(End Of The Chapter)