The Double Tea Party returned to the God and Demon Academy and immediately reserved the entire high-class Dining Hall, throwing a grand celebration banquet.
The Demonic Beast materials they brought back could be piled into a small mountain, not to mention the [Energy Core] of a lord-level Tianjin Moxiang.
Right now, the Double Tea Party was the brightest group in the entire God and Demon Academy.
For the first time, the Demonic Beasts savored the taste of unity, truly carving out a place in the world with their own hands, outshining everyone else for a time.
The God and Demon Academy directly assigned a brand-new teaching building to the Tea Ceremony Society, every classroom within now the domain of the Tea Ceremony Society’s activities.
This made them the fourth largest club besides the Martial Arts Club, Kendo Club, and Tea Party Club.
Now with their own territory, the Tea Ceremony Society could crazily expand its membership, poaching members from the Martial Arts Club—even some senior members of the Martial Arts Club were now defecting to the Tea Ceremony Society.
The club developed rapidly, everywhere filled with a flourishing, thriving atmosphere.
But the biggest issue was just how fast it was growing.
There was also a rumor circulating: that the transfer student could use Magic.
This gave Ten-Step Hall a chance to win over the transfer student.
The Tea Party Club had the best benefits in the whole school; all magical Demonic Beasts would prioritize joining us.
For now, no magical Demonic Beasts had joined any other club, as that would throw things into chaos.
But before all this, there was an even more important matter to attend to.
Ten-Step Hall received a verbal message.
The Tea Party Club President requested her to come and meet her in person tomorrow.
This gave her a whiff of conspiracy.
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Meanwhile, Feini’s little makeshift family group was also holding a celebration in the neighboring Low-rank Magical Beast Canteen.
They turned in the Gangbeilong Duanjiao to the God and Demon Academy, exchanging it for loads of credits and money.
Although it couldn’t compare to the resources obtained from the militarized hunts of the larger club next door, it was still quite a comfortable living.
Credits, money, and leftover materials were evenly split between Feini and Qingshamu.
Qingshamu, however, wanted to split it into three portions, saving one for her daughter, but Feini didn’t want to accept her favor.
This made it clear: we’re just cooperating, you’re on your side, and my daughter and I are on ours.
We have nothing to do with each other; we’re not a team.
And this celebration was just for show to appease Qingshamu.
The Low-rank Magical Beast Canteen only had Low-Class Gem Hamburger, which they were already tired of eating, but apart from that, there really wasn’t another suitable food for us Weapon Armor Types.
“We’re full, we’ll be going now. Goodbye, Mutouren.”
After dinner, Feini quickly got up to bid farewell, taking White Feather Dove home with her, even packing several big boxes of high-grade fatty beef to indulge themselves a little.
Qingshamu was suddenly hit with a dark nickname, and before she could even react, Feini and White Feather Dove had already made a swift exit from the Low-rank Magical Beast Canteen.
Just like that, she was alone again, an old soul.
Eating alone, still not trusted. It was a painful feeling.
She believed that as long as she remained sincere, she’d eventually touch her child’s heart and bring her back onto the right path.
……
Dining with the evil father was just a formality—the real celebration was yet to come.
“Xiao Long, we’re home!”
Feini dashed into the yard and gave the hulking figure in the darkness a big hug.
If it were anyone else, or even any ordinary Demonic Beast, seeing this scene would have scared them half to death.
Because after a month apart, Heiqi Long had already grown to the size of a real dragon; the small yard could no longer contain her, and the wooden fence had already been dismantled.
The Faceless Witch had also doubled the range of her Hidden Barrier, just to keep this big guy concealed.
Luckily, in our otherworld, the law of conservation of energy doesn’t apply.
After turning from a little black dragon into a big black dragon, she actually needed to eat even less than before.
Feini lit a bonfire in the yard, making a fatty beef hot pot for the children. Now, this was a real celebration.
The Faceless Witch also drifted in from the shadows, carrying her own bowl and chopsticks. Without greeting anyone, she just sat down and started eating.
“You’re made entirely of pure Magic and you still want to eat meat?” Feini asked.
“Aren’t you two iron people still eating meat?” the Faceless Witch shot back.
“How’s Xiao Hei doing lately?” Feini inquired.
“With this little bit of meat, who could possibly be satisfied? She could swallow the whole pot in one bite.” The Faceless Witch snorted.
But just then, the enormous shadowy dragon slowly shrank, transforming into a mysterious human form.
Feini and White Feather Dove were both startled, their fatty meat slipping from their chopsticks back into their bowls.
“I’ll be taking her to enroll tomorrow. I’ll arrange a top position for her,” the Faceless Witch said smugly, “All thanks to everyone’s help—this time I’m sure to get promoted.”
“Thank you for all your hard work, Lady Witch.” Feini offered her sincere thanks.
Her attitude toward the Faceless Witch was totally different from how she treated Qingshamu. It seemed the Witch was truly Feini’s real love.
Of course, the Faceless Witch had never stabbed her with a lightsaber!
Feini held grudges.
With no outsiders around, everyone dug into the fatty beef hot pot, drank soup by the bowlful, clinked their cups in celebration, and laughter filled the air.
The Faceless Witch even summoned a Magic Song Puppet to play the lute and sing by the bonfire, making the atmosphere as lively as a real campfire party—so joyful it would make anyone envious.
And that certain envious person…
Was none other than Qingshamu, who had quietly followed them.
This time, because Feini and White Feather Dove had rushed home for hot pot and forgot to check behind them, they finally let the stalker successfully trail them home.
But even from afar, she was blocked outside by the Witch’s Hidden Barrier, only able to watch their happy party from the other side, excluded from the festivities.
In an instant, a wave of helpless loneliness swallowed Qingshamu whole.
She stood there dazed, watching the bonfire in the dark woods gradually die out, the singing fade, and everything return to silence.
Everyone else had gone inside to rest and sleep, yet Qingshamu still stood there with a heavy heart, finally sitting under a nearby big tree, hugging her Iron Sword and dozing off.
“Other than my sword, it seems I have nothing.”
But it was exactly this cold, lonely feeling that allowed our Lady Hero to take her swordsmanship to the next level.
[Sword Intent of Solitude].
While the Demonic Beasts played their campus games, only our Lady Hero kept leveling up on her own!
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The next day.
Ten-Step Hall brought Lianjian and Yeqi to the Tea Party Club’s high-grade club building.
“Halt.”
“No Muggles allowed.”
But Lianjian and Yeqi were stopped at the entrance by the senior members of the Tea Party Club.
How could the Golden Fang Beast Sisters take such humiliation? They immediately prepared to make a move.
But Ten-Step Hall raised her hand to block them, telling them to wait outside at the building’s entrance for her.
In the end, she went in alone, walking down the unfamiliar corridor, and arrived at a meeting room deep inside.
“Knock knock~”
Even as the Northern Demon King, Ten-Step Hall still knocked politely on the door.
The meeting room door opened, and a scar-faced girl in a maid uniform led her in.
The meeting room was extravagantly decorated—red carpets, gold tableware, a wealth of decorations looted from the human race, and a massive round blackwood table at the center.
Sitting opposite the table was a red-haired, bespectacled upperclassman, quietly reviewing documents.
Don’t be fooled by her refined appearance—this was the President of the Tea Party Club herself.
The Red Dragon lady admired by all.
The God and Demon Academy’s most dazzling high-flower on the mountain peak.
The youngest, most powerful Demon Fire Mage in history.
A woman bold enough to use her race as her surname.
[Orange Sea Dream · Red Dragon].