The living room of Lan Qi's dormitory.

On this afternoon shrouded in rain, the world seemed to be covered with a layer of light blue gauze.

The sound of rain outside was like a soft lullaby, pattering on the windows and dripping from the eaves, the white noise clear and calm.

Talia leaned against the sofa, as if all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with her.

Her eyes were fixed on the newspaper in her hand, intently reading the stories and news in today's "Hutton Times."

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from the corridor, and then Lan Qi walked out, carrying a suitcase.

Talia glanced at Lan Qi slightly.

Her figure was particularly elegant in the light, and her smooth gray hair was draped over her shoulders, giving her a sense of ease.

"I'm ready, we can leave later."

Lan Qi put the suitcase at the entrance and sat down on the other side of the sofa.

"I've been ready for a long time."

Talia said without any inflection.

She had very little luggage and had already packed it before coming to Lan Qi's house.

Although Lan Qi said that she could use the studio where the poet Da Ai originally lived, she thought that she would only live in Lan Qi's house for a few days. Most of the time, she could turn back into a magic card to reduce power consumption, so there was no need to specially vacate a room for her.

After all, she wouldn't really live in Lan Qi's house.

"Any news?"

Lan Qi asked, looking at the front page of the newspaper.

"It seems the Dimensional Bishop and the Destruction Bishop are fighting again."

Talia read what she was looking at.

Lan Qi heard this and sat next to her with some concern, looking at the content of the newspaper.

"Tolyado finally won once?"

Lan Qi said in surprise.

Although the newspaper did not explicitly state the outcome, the alerts from the Kingdom Federation had already begun searching for the Destruction Bishop.

The first time was because the Dimensional Bishop offered a reward for the Destruction Holy Son, angering the Destruction Bishop to chase him down, and as a result, he was beaten half to death.

The second time was when the Dimensional Bishop fled until the Destruction Bishop chased him to the sea, and he had to fight again.

Later, the Dimensional Bishop disappeared in the Southern Continent for more than half a year before reappearing after recovering from his injuries.

This should be the third time the Dimensional Bishop and the Destruction Bishop have fought in recent years.

"According to experts in the newspaper, it seems that this time it was because all the elites of the Destruction branch disappeared, the Destruction Bishop lost his intelligence network, was ambushed by other bishops at a critical moment, and then was besieged by the Yaroran Kingdom and the Church of the Goddess of Fate, and finally was intercepted by the Dimensional Bishop in a severely injured state."

Talia flipped through the newspaper and read.

She had no good feelings for either bishop.

If they hadn't fought with all their strength at sea, causing a magic storm, Lan Qi and Hyperion would not have suffered a shipwreck.

Cat Owner: "..."

"The Dimensional Bishop is really unethical."

Lan Qi commented.

Although the Dimensional Bishop Tolyado is very trustworthy, he really gives the money he promised, but this guy is indeed a strange bishop who doesn't fight head-on.

"You're not much better, meow."

The Cat Owner complained.

And the reason why the Destruction Bishop Ivanos became isolated and helpless, it all starts with Lan Qi.

If this woman knew what Lan Qi had done one day, the Cat Owner couldn't imagine how violent she would become.

"But how could the Destruction Bishop be so terrifying? To be ambushed, besieged, and then intercepted by the Dimensional Bishop, and still survive."

Talia felt that if it were her, she might not be able to escape even with several lives.

But she could probably understand the power of a bishop-level figure.

If she encountered a cardinal bishop, she would definitely run without saying a word.

Last time, she found herself fighting the alchemical beast of the Rot Bishop Farmer, and her scalp was already tingling. If it was the bishop himself, she would hesitate for a while and really wouldn't be able to escape.

"Before going to the Northern Continent, Dean Loren emphasized to me that as long as I appear in the cardinal bishop's field of vision, the cardinal bishop can completely control me in just a moment. Only the eighth rank can defeat the eighth rank, and even multiple eighth ranks are needed to fight against a cardinal bishop. At that time, I didn't quite understand it, but later I really understood."

Lan Qi said with relief.

"You understood jack squat, meow!"

The Cat Owner felt that Loren's intention was to warn Lan Qi to stay away from the cardinal bishop, not to teach him how to defeat the cardinal bishop.

"Lao Sang is really strong. If you let him play the card tape correctly, and fight in full state, who can withstand his ultimate sealing technique that locks the state?"

Lan Qi and the Cat Owner argued with reason.

Excluding strange bishops like the Dimensional Bishop, a normal bishop is conservatively estimated to have more than three towers of combat power.

If possible, Lan Qi really didn't want to fight the bishop again.

"Huh?"

Talia frowned. Although she didn't know who "Lao Sang" was, and had never heard of the unit "tower."

But she could vaguely understand what Lan Qi meant.

A murderous intent began to rise in the humid air of the summer rainy season.

Lan Qi suddenly seemed to realize something, stopped talking abruptly, gradually picked up the Cat Owner, and sat up straight quietly.

Talia shook the newspaper and continued reading.

The living room was quiet for a long time, with only the sound of rain dripping clearly outside the window.

"By the way, Tata, my platinum-level identity is undisclosed. Apart from Dean Loren and Professor Bolao, a few insiders, only the branch president of the Card Maker Association and a few great nobles of the Kingdom Senate in Bosom Kingdom know."

Lan Qi said to Talia beside him, as if he remembered something,

"Therefore, our itinerary this time is arranged a bit differently from other platinum-level examiners. Although we also live in high-end hotels, they are not booked for us in the official name of the Southern Continent Card Maker Association."

Since Lan Qi obtained the platinum-level identity, it has been kept secret. Even Karen of the Yaroran Kingdom has never discovered it.

Considering the recent instability of the situation in the Southern Continent and Bosom's concerns about Lan Qi's safety, they decided not to disclose Lan Qi's identity during this exam.

Let him wear a mask as a "mysterious platinum-level card maker" to supervise the exam.

Unless necessary, the Bosom Kingdom will not disclose his personal information.

Only after safely sending Lan Qi back to the Hutton Kingdom will they begin to publicize the information of the newly promoted platinum-level card maker according to the normal procedure.

"So strictly speaking, you really are going on vacation, meow?"

The Cat Owner asked.

"Superficially, that's right. This is also the reason why Professor Bolao wants our trip to be low-key, so as not to be involved in the possible melee in the Bosom Kingdom caused by the current undercurrents of all parties."

Lan Qi admitted.

"Got it, I've always been low-key, but someone is prone to causing trouble."

Talia heard this and sneered.

Lan Qi was about to refute, but saw the Cat Owner looking straight at him.

As if it didn't question who Tata was referring to as "someone."

In the end, Lan Qi swallowed the words back.

"A little worried about Hyperion."

Talia put down the newspaper and muttered to herself, looking at the rain and fog outside the window.

Especially when the weather is getting colder.

Sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night in winter and finds that Hyperion has already kicked off the quilt or crawled out of the quilt, and she has to put the quilt back on Hyperion.

"It's okay, Xin Nuola is with Hyperion every day now, and Hyperion also has a teacher, Almis, who has also come to Ikriete."

Since Hyperion and Xin Nuola went to the Duke's mansion last time, they seem to be very addicted to cracking the secret rooms of the Duke's mansion. It is said that there is a Duke's treasure house that even Hyperion has never seen what is hidden inside. Their goal is to open it.

Lan Qi is now a little worried about Duke Michaia.

If it's not a treasure inside, the Duke might be paralyzed when he comes back.

"Almis..."

Talia muttered to herself.

She hadn't heard this name for a long time.

When Hyperion came back from the Northern Continent before, she heard Hyperion say that she had received a lot of care from the Ice Witch. It turned out that Almis had also come to the Hutton Kingdom.

"That's right, Hyperion thinks it would be nice if Almis was her mother, so when you're not around, Hyperion can be taken care of."

Lan Qi said from the side.

Talia suddenly became sad.

It was the first time Lan Qi had seen Talia like this.

"But Hyperion thinks you're her favorite, even Kariera can't compare to you."

He added.

"Really?"

Talia looked up at him.

"Of course."

Lan Qi's helpless smile meant, as if saying, I can't lie to you.

"I'll believe you this time."

The two chatted for a long time as if to pass the time.

"Let's go, go to the station a little earlier."

Until Lan Qi looked at the clock on the wall and stood up.

Although his and Talia's tacit understanding was still a mess, and recording Kariera's Shadow Weave into a magic card seemed far away, but all that needed to be known at the moment was—

Their brand new trip to Bosom has already begun.

(End of this chapter)