As the words fell, the couple no longer discussed this matter in detail.
A sonic boom sounded, and the silver dragon vanished into the distant sky.
And to figure out the doubt Rosweisse had just now, we must rewind the time to a few days ago.
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In the Hatchling Division of Saint Heath Academy, a thrilling and exciting journey was about to begin for the little curly princess of the silver dragon clan and her blue-haired bestie.
In the Hatchling Division of Saint Heath Academy, with school nearing its end, Helena was packing her schoolbag while asking her deskmate Noah, "Noah-chan, summer break is coming soon, do you want to come to my place for summer break?"
Still immersed in a sea of questions, the little curly princess didn't even lift her head, "Go to your place for summer break?"
The little sea dragon girl nodded, "Mmhm, summer is super cool where we live."
Well, yeah. Living under the sea, how could it not be cool?
Noah had just finished the last question. She put away her pencil and took out a schedule from her desk, "Let me see the summer plan..."
Seeing that, Helena leaned over too, curious to see what was in Noah's summer plan.
"Learn three new offensive lightning spells. Tsk—dad has so many in storage, is three too few? Make it five."
"Teach Luna how to use Thunder Charge. She has to start practicing practical magic next term anyway, so might as well get a head start during summer, and Thunder Charge is a good pick."
"Recommend ten extracurricular support books to Little Light for next term. That way she won't be tailing behind me just to watch the fun."
"Go on five patrols with mom at the silver dragon territory borders."
"Complete the task Sister Shirley gave me, steal the bell from her hand. Hmm... I failed all last winter break, hopefully I can do it this summer."
"And also—"
Before Noah could read off the never-ending summer schedule, Helena quickly stopped her, "Ah okay okay, I already know your summer's jam-packed. So that means you can't come to my place to play?"
Noah put away the schedule and looked up at her best friend.
A glimmer of hope flickered in the little sea dragon girl's pupils.
Noah's thoughts stirred slightly, and the dark scheming soul inherited from the silver dragon queen began to burn quietly.
"You really want me to come?", Noah asked.
"Of course~ I'll introduce you to my family. They'll definitely like you, especially my aunt, she lo~ves kids!"
Noah suppressed the upward tug of her lips and feigned difficulty, "Ah, but I really don't have time."
"Ah~ don't be like that!", Helena shook Noah's wrist, "It's fine if you delay your summer plan a few days, right? Just come to my place for… for a week, how about it?"
"That's too long."
"Ugh... th-then five days!"
"Still too long."
"F-four days...", Helena's heart grew more uncertain the more she spoke.
Just when she was about to lose all hope, Noah smiled and placed Helena's hand on the desk, gently fiddling with her soft pink nails as she said, "Ten days."
Hearing that, the little sea dragon girl's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Mm, really."
"Yay! Noah-chan, you're the best~"
Helena leaned forward and rubbed her cheek against Noah's.
Normally, Noah didn't like physical contact with others. Apart from family, she hardly let anyone get so close to her.
But Helena was an exception.
This gentle little sea dragon girl, five years older than her, just meshed too well with her.
So the little curly queen Noah was willing to delay her summer plan for her.
However, just as the two besties were rubbing cheeks, Noah suddenly felt a chill behind her.
Could it be Luna coming to 'catch her in the act'?
Although Luna had claimed she enrolled because "she wanted to follow in her sister's footsteps," Noah had reason to believe there were some other reasons behind it too.
You can't hide feelings from Noah when you're a sis-con who wears your heart on your face.
"Noah, Helena, stop messing around during self-study class."
Oh, turns out it was the homeroom teacher.
Seriously, from the Hatchling Division to the Young Dragon Division of Saint Heath Academy, the most dangerous thing during any self-study period was always "that pair of eyes leaning on the window."
Deep, dark, and all-seeing—
"No passing notes over there!"
No trick could escape the homeroom teacher's magic eyes.
Especially when she was standing behind the classroom door, her observational skills doubled instantly.
Even the quick-witted Noah had been caught multiple times, completely unable to predict her.
The homeroom teacher slowly walked to the podium and knocked on the blackboard, "Summer break is coming soon, you've all worked hard this semester. Now then, before summer officially arrives, there will be one final outdoor combat assessment. This assessment will be included in the final overall performance evaluation for the Hatchling Division."
As the words fell, the little dragons below the podium began to chatter.
"Combat assessment? I've heard of that. It sounds really fun."
"But it's outdoors… will it be dangerous?"
"No way, the assessment locations are all arranged by the academy. There's no real danger. At most, the environment might be tough."
"..."
"Quiet!"
The homeroom teacher knocked the blackboard again, "This time, our Hatchling Division's outdoor combat assessment will be held in the Red Tree Forest below Sky City, lasting one week."
Hearing the location, the little dragons all sighed in relief.
Sky City was a strictly neutral area for the dragon race. No one dared to cause trouble within its jurisdiction.
And Red Tree Forest wasn't some vicious, desolate place either.
If the assessment was there, then it wasn't really that hard.
"Wow, we can also visit Sky City! I heard adults often go on dates there," Helena seemed a bit excited.
Coming from a reclusive sea dragon clan and being young, it made sense that she hadn't been to Sky City.
Then Helena turned to her bestie, "Noah, I remember you've been to Sky City before, right?"
Noah's little face showed a slightly strange expression, but she still nodded, "Mm… I've been a few times."
"Are there really a lot of people dating there?", Helena asked curiously.
"Ah… yeah, there are quite a lot."
Helena blinked, realizing Noah seemed a bit down, so she immediately asked, "What's wrong, Noah? I remember you once told me you were really looking forward to this term's outdoor assessment, so why do you look a bit unhappy now?"
Noah lowered her gaze and looked at the desk,
"I was looking forward to the outdoor combat assessment. But this time's assessment location… feels a bit too peaceful."
Helena didn't quite understand, "Peaceful?"
"Yeah. Compared to an assessment, this feels more like… a spring outing."
After a pause, Noah added with a smile, "Ah, I get it too. The school must've considered the safety of hatchlings, so they'd never pick some harsh wilderness."
Now Helena understood. She patted Noah's little head, "I've known you for so long, and you really haven't changed a bit. Always chasing after the hardest challenges."
Noah scratched her temple and showed a modest smile, "Because adversity is the most efficient shortcut for growth. That's what my dad always tells me."
"Uncle Leon always surprises me," the little sea dragon girl commented.
"Hahaha~ That's just how he is, always impossible to predict."
"Quiet, quiet."
The homeroom teacher called for order a third time.
Once the hatchlings settled down, she continued, "This assessment will be held alongside the Young Dragon Division. Their assessment site is in the Far North."
"However, two senior students can't participate due to internal clan matters, so two assessment spots in the Far North are now open."
"Principal Oullette has specially approved that our Hatchling Division can apply for these two slots."
"Note: the Far North has an extremely harsh environment, suitable only for young dragons. Although in past years some hatchlings have applied, none of them passed."
"They were all excellent students at the top of their class, but still failed due to lack of age and experience."
"So let me remind everyone: if you're not confident about your final grade evaluation, it's better not to apply for these two spots—otherwise you might delay your graduation."
"Okay, continue with self-study."
After explaining the assessment details, the homeroom teacher left the classroom.
Noah watched her leave, her big beautiful eyes blinking.
"Hey, hey, Noah, you're not thinking of applying for the Far North assessment, are you?", Helena nervously tugged on her friend's sleeve.
But she felt like asking was pointless.
Knowing Noah, this little one must have already made up her mind.
"The environment there is terrible. And didn't you hear the teacher? Hatchlings have applied in previous years, but no one passed. For your GPA, please think carefully, Noah-chan."
"You're right... I did think carefully, Helena."
"So fast."
The little sea dragon girl was slightly surprised, then asked, "So... you're not going to apply, right?"
Noah slowly turned to look at Helena.
And Helena seemed to see the answer on Noah's cold little face.
Helena silently covered her face, "I knew it..."
The next second, the bell rang, and Noah grabbed her bag and bolted out of the classroom at lightning speed.
Leaving Helena alone in chaos.
When she came to her senses, Helena ran to the classroom door and shouted at Noah's back, "Where are you going?"
"To find the teacher and apply for the Far North slot, if I'm late someone else might take it!"
"Who else but you would apply for that hellish place, you idiot?", As her words fell, Helena was slightly stunned. She looked at Noah's small figure and muttered to herself, "I would."
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