"I see, is he a new student?"

In the west area of ​​St. Freya Academy, in a quiet pavilion surrounded by cherry blossoms, Zijing looked at the two girls sitting opposite him—Bronya and Seele. Seele sat quietly beside him, with a little curiosity in her azure blue eyes, looking at the girl opposite him who looked very similar to her, but with short hair.

"Um……"

Bronya's grey eyes swept across Amethyst, then looked at Nozomi beside him, whose temperament was obviously different from that of ordinary students, and replied calmly, "I just completed the registration procedures not long ago. Are you a teacher... of this academy?"

"Teacher? Well...sort of."

Zijing smiled and didn't explain her identity. He noticed that Seele had been stealing glances at Xi, her little face full of confusion and curiosity, her fingers twisting the hem of her skirt unconsciously. Although Bronya seemed calm, her arms holding the textbooks tightened slightly.

"Nice to meet you, please take care of me." Zijing said gently, and then snapped her fingers, "It's a good time to take a break. How about trying the special desserts here?"

Almost at the moment the words fell, four exquisite desserts and drinks fell in front of the few people, and the two people except Xi blinked.

In front of Bronya was a vanilla ice cream sundae with rich chocolate sauce and fresh blueberries, and a small glass of iced sparkling water. In front of Seele was a pink strawberry cream cake that looked like a work of art and was dotted with fresh strawberries and mint leaves, and a cup of warm milk with a faint floral scent. Seele had a dark brown lava chocolate cake with tempting chocolate syrup flowing in the center, and a cup of hot cocoa.

In front of Zijing herself was a cup of steaming black tea garnished with lemon slices, which looked refreshing and simple.

"Wow……"

Xier looked at the incredibly beautiful cake in front of her and couldn't help but let out a small exclamation.

"how did you do that?"

Bronya asked, unable to suppress her curiosity.

"It's just a little trick." Zijing said lightly, stirring the black tea in the cup with a silver spoon. The lemon slice slowly turned with the vortex. "Don't worry about it. Try it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Although Bronya was still full of curiosity about the dessert that appeared out of nowhere, the cool air and tempting chocolate sauce from the ice cream sundae still attracted her attention. She picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of blueberry and vanilla ice cream accurately, putting it into her mouth. The cold sweetness melted on the tip of her tongue, making her gray eyes light up slightly.

Xier carefully cut off a small corner of the strawberry cake with a fork, looked at the delicate cream and bright red strawberries, and showed a happy and shy smile on her face: "So sweet... so delicious!"

Xi quietly enjoyed her lava cake, occasionally looking up at the wonderful pair of "sisters" opposite her.

"Mr. Amethyst," Bronya swallowed the ice cream in her mouth, tilted her head back, and looked at Amethyst. "How long have you been teaching in this academy? What subjects do you teach?"

"Not long." Zijing smiled and did not directly answer the question of how long she had been teaching. Instead, she gently asked, "How about you? How do you feel about arriving in Saint Freya? It's very different from where you lived before, right?"

When Bronya mentioned the "old place", she paused for a moment, holding the spoon. Seele's smile faded, replaced by a barely perceptible sadness.

"The difference is significant." Bronya seemed to slow down her speech a little. "The orphanage...is much smaller. The resources are limited, and the space for activities is restricted."

"Orphanage?" Zijing showed just the right amount of gentle concern. "It sounds like you grew up there?"

"Yes," Xi'er nodded gently, "Mom Cocolia... takes care of us. There are also Rosalia, Lilia, Xing... a lot of friends."

"Now, have all the friends come to Saint Freya?" Zijing took a sip of black tea and continued the topic.

This time, Bronya was silent for a little longer. She looked at the bubbles rising slowly in the cup, and a trace of sadness flashed across the depths of her gray eyes.

"Do not."

Her voice was a degree lower than before. "Some of them came. Rosalia, Lilia, Seele, and me... many people... died in the attack of the Honkai beast."

"...Sorry for asking about such a sad thing." Amethyst bowed her head to express her apology.

"It doesn't matter. We will take this as a new starting point, grow up, and then avenge them."

Bronya knew that this academy would teach them combat skills, and she would study hard. At least, she had to grow up to the point where she could encounter Honkai beasts and the fugitives would become those monsters.

Just then, a burst of noise broke the atmosphere in the pavilion.

"Bronya! Seele! Why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time!" A pink figure full of energy rushed over like a cannonball. It was Rosalia. Behind her was Lilia holding a book, and... Padufils carrying a huge backpack?

"Wow! What a delicious cake!" Rosalia's eyes lit up as she saw the tempting dessert on the table. "Bronya, Seele, you are so cunning! You didn't even invite us to eat the delicious food!"

Lilia walked over slowly, glanced at the dessert on the table, then looked at Seele with red eyes and Bronya who was silent, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in her sapphire eyes. She didn't ask any more questions, but just said lightly: "Stupid Rosalia, don't you see that the atmosphere is wrong?"

"Ah? Atmosphere? What atmosphere?" Rosalia blinked blankly.

Paduo came close to Xi, looked at Xi'er opposite, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Xi, when did you have a clone?"

Xi shook his head and whispered the other party's identity to her.

"Ah? Not a clone?" Pado was a little surprised. He looked at the opposite side and found it hard to imagine that there would be people in the world who looked so similar... Oh, Sister Ying also has one, so it's okay.

"But Sister Padu, why did you come here with those two kids?"

"Oh, I met him on the road. The pink-haired kid saw me carrying such a big bag and wanted to find out what was inside it."

"Sister Padu, you haven't sent these things to Sister Mebius yet?"

"I just want to check again to see if there are any good things that Sister Snake can't use..."

"Okay, okay," Zijing said at the right time, looking at the newcomers Rosalia and Lilia, "Since you're all here, let's sit down and eat together." He snapped his fingers again, and a few more exquisite desserts and drinks appeared on the small table. Rosalia and Lilia were stunned, and even Bronya and Seele, who had seen it once before, opened their mouths wide, still not understanding the so-called "principle of magic".

Seeing the girls' astonished expressions, Zijing smiled and touched her nose. Although it was a bit of a waste of talent, it was still nice to use her power to perform magic for the kids occasionally.