Chapter 72: The Assessment Begins ~ Yefufu is Summoned

“Serreka-chan, your motivation for this exam is off the charts! Yoss!”

Having successfully infiltrated the ranks of the Demon Enchantress, Su Qi immediately began a last-minute cram session for the Succubus Academy’s finals.

Perhaps it was the faint hint of masculine energy lingering around Su Qi, or maybe it was the affinity and charm brought about by his Su Wife Ability. Whenever Su Qi inquired about exam content, his classmates always responded with enthusiasm.

Though Su Qi wasn’t usually the studious type, the knowledge taught in the Demon Enchantress classes and textbooks mostly revolved around risqué topics and values different from those of humans.

As a young man, Su Qi was quite eager to learn all sorts of interesting trivia.

Every new bit of knowledge that entered his mind felt like opening a door to a brand new world.

Before he knew it, Su Qi had fallen asleep in the classroom while studying last night.

When he woke again, he was greeted by the energetic, loli-style Demon Enchantress, little Yula, who gently poked his cheek.

Awakened, Su Qi first wiped away a trace of drool from the corner of his mouth, then headed to the restroom to wash his face.

Feeling the cool water soak his cheeks, bringing a refreshing sensation,

Su Qi, now rid of sleepiness, clenched his small fists silently to encourage himself.

But why was Su Qi giving himself a pep talk today, when yesterday he went to the Sunshine-Filled Infirmary to ask Sheep Teacher about the exam, who had said the test was the day after tomorrow?

The reason, frankly, was a bit ridiculous.

Just like how little Demon Enchantress Yula had nicknamed the infirmary teacher “Sheep Teacher,” Sheep Teacher was always slow and lazy, speaking and moving at a snail’s pace, and loved to sleep.

As a result, Sheep Teacher had no sense of time.

She was always oversleeping, and it was only when chatting with Demon Enchantress classmates last night that Su Qi accidentally learned that the absent-minded Sheep Teacher had mixed up the dates—today was actually the official final exam day.

After thoroughly washing his face and straightening a few mischievous bangs by his ear, Su Qi spun once in front of the restroom mirror, making sure he hadn’t missed anything.

Then, pulled along by little Yula, he arrived at the Succubus Academy’s sports field.

Even though Su Qi had arrived at the Succubus Academy just yesterday, his guilty conscience and last-minute cramming meant he hadn’t explored much of the place—he’d only been to the infirmary, classroom, and restroom.

Now, following little Yula to the sports field,

Su Qi was discovering for the first time… Emmmmmm, there were truly a lot of students at Succubus Academy, probably over a thousand.

And unlike ordinary schools with both boys and girls, every single one here was a beautiful girl, and not just any beautiful girls—they came in every imaginable style.

Loli types, mature onee-san types, sweet girl-next-door types, aloof types, gloomy types… Their outfits were just as varied: loli dresses, swimsuits, cute little costumes, see-through sweaters.

For a moment, Su Qi’s eyes dazzled at the sight.

As his peach blossom-shaped eyes swept instinctively over the sports field, his gaze stopped upon a high platform, drawn by a familiar feeling.

Huh, those outfits, those uniforms—aren’t those three members of the Cangyou Wildcat Team?

Why are they sitting there? Each one looks as wilted as a frostbitten eggplant.

Especially Big Mountain, the former tough guy sitting in the middle—he’s become Little Mountain?

It’s only been a day, what on earth did they go through?

As if sensing Su Qi’s questioning look, little Yula, still holding his hand, followed his gaze up to the high platform.

She tilted her head in confusion at the ten men sitting in chairs up there and muttered to herself,

“Huh? That’s not right. I remember that every semester, the scoring at finals is done by five newly captured males. Why are there nine this year?”

After thinking for a moment, Yula clapped her hands as if discovering a new continent.

“Serreka, I get it! Five people, you do addition and subtraction over ten, but with nine plus Sheep Teacher, it’s addition and subtraction within ten, which is easier to score. Sheep Teacher really is lazy!”

Listening to Yula, Su Qi noticed that every male up on the platform had a placard in front of them, displaying numbers from 1 to 10.

Seeing this scoring standard, Su Qi was briefly stunned, but soon understood.

After all, for the Demon Enchantress’ graduation exam, the standard was for them to find a happy partner. Compared to the teachers, maybe the males’ opinions were more important.

Still, seeing his three old teammates up there,

Su Qi felt a little more at ease.

At least, if those three were scoring him, his chances of passing might be higher!

While Su Qi was lost in thought,

Pa pa pa—

A chorus of girls cheered from below the stage.

“Go, Sophie-chan!” “Go, Sylvie!”

“Go, go!”

Amidst the cheers, Su Qi saw ten Demon Enchantress girls, all dressed differently, walk up to the high platform opposite the judges’ table.

That stage had cooking stoves, dance carpets, soft beds, and many props.

“Everyone ready? I’m starting the timer now~ Show off your talents, okay~”

With Sheep Teacher’s drowsy-sounding voice, the show began.

Su Qi watched as the ten Demon Enchantress girls on stage started to perform—some danced, some displayed their skills on the bed, some acted cute or playful, some cooked, and one even pulled out a steel pole.

Each had her own special trait, dazzling the audience.

Meanwhile, the 600-second countdown on the stage began to tick down.

This kind of public exam format was a first for Su Qi.

While he found it novel, his heart was pounding—not only from the nerves of competing against such charming Demon Enchantresses, but also from a growing sense of confusion.

The flyer had mentioned ten areas for assessment, but aside from the final interview with the Principal to test the Demon Enchantress’ values, the ten-minute talent show could only test up to eight.

But the thing Su Qi was most worried about—the test of the Demon Enchantress’ combat ability—how was that supposed to be evaluated?

While Su Qi was pondering, the countdown ended. Sheep Teacher, acting as Judge, raised her delicate hand.

In the next instant, a black vortex began swirling above the academy sports field.

As it spun faster and faster, a huge, five-meter-long Lizard Beast appeared in the center of the field out of nowhere.

Seeing the beast, Su Qi, a total weakling, was momentarily stunned.

To test combat ability, do they have to fight this giant lizard?

How is anyone supposed to win against that?

While Su Qi was reeling in shock, little Yula beside him stamped her small foot in frustration.

“Their luck is so good! All they got was a Lizard Beast. Last year, I had to fight a Chimera in my exam!”

Just a Lizard Beast… Chimera.

Hearing Yula’s words, Su Qi felt his world crumble a little.

Emmmmmmmm, he knew Demon Enchantress had great combat ability, being a type of demon after all.

But this was just too overpowered!

How was he supposed to get through this unscathed?

While Su Qi’s heart was still pounding, it only took two minutes from the moment of summoning before—

Thud~

That massive, formidable Lizard Beast was already down for the count.

The Demon Enchantress girls returned to their positions, and as Sheep Teacher called names one by one, scores lit up on the judges’ platform, including points for combat given by Sheep Teacher herself.

With the scoring over and results recorded, the first group’s exam was finished.

If the score was below 90, they were eliminated.

Over 90, and they’d have to interview with the Principal to see if they passed.

Having watched an entire exam process,

Su Qi’s little heart chilled.

After all, with his own combat power at zero, it’d be impossible to get Sheep Teacher’s 10 points, and getting a perfect score for the interview seemed out of reach.

It all seemed so difficult!

But then again, it would be too much of a waste to give up without trying.

Su Qi decided to observe a few more groups—after all, Yula had just said the summoned monsters were random.

If he could spot a pattern and Sheep Teacher happened to summon a really weak monster,

maybe he’d get points just by being there—even 5 or 6 would be great.

But after several rounds, Su Qi realized… emmmmmm, he’d been too naive.

Each time, Sheep Teacher summoned monsters within a certain controllable danger range—not too strong, not too weak.

Knowing there was no loophole, and urged on by Yula,

Su Qi nervously stepped onto the showcase platform with the 18th group of examinees.

As Su Qi walked gracefully up the stage,

Pfffft~~~

Brother Hao, who had just spent an afternoon being hunted by eight girls and was now, exhausted, serving as a judge while drinking green energy drinks, suddenly widened his eyes and spat out his drink.

His mind went completely blank.

Why was Boss Su here?

Wasn’t she a girl?

And why was she standing on the Demon Enchantress showcase stage—this didn’t add up.

Seeing her old teammate’s utterly shocked face,

Su Qi, a bit embarrassed and worried Brother Hao would blow her cover, acted totally different from her usual gentle Wife Aura, and pointed her right index finger fiercely at Brother Hao’s mouth.

The next moment, she crossed her left and right index fingers to make an X.

Su Qi’s message was clear: Don’t you dare say anything.

What she didn’t realize was that, since she rarely acted fierce, her attempt at intimidation, combined with the unique charm of her Su Wife Ability, wasn’t fierce at all—instead, she seemed like an adorable, sulking little wife.

No affectation, no pretense—just pure cuteness.

At that moment, not only were the male judges on the platform excited, but even the Demon Enchantress girls below paused, their hearts skipping a beat, struck by Su Qi’s inexplicable allure.

After warning Brother Hao, and hearing the calls of the girls below, realizing everyone was watching her, Su Qi’s fair cheeks flushed a delicate pink.

Just as she was about to move, a weak voice called out from the stage.

“G-give me a bowl of soup, I can’t take it anymore.”

Looking over, Su Qi saw that the speaker was none other than her classmate Wei Mian.

She hadn’t noticed him clearly in the audience earlier, since Wei Mian was quite small, but now that they were closer, Su Qi realized he was in terrible shape.

If Big Mountain was just thin, and Brother Hao was weak, then Wei Mian looked even worse—like he’d pulled an all-nighter, swaying on the brink of collapse.

For the sake of her teammates’ lives—and since cooking was indeed her forte—

Su Qi headed straight for the stove, gathering her long brown hair into a neat ponytail with a hair tie and tying on a plain white apron.

Her fluid motions radiated the vibe of a perfect housewife.

Without even realizing it, she’d drawn all eyes on and off the stage.

Remembering that her three old teammates were drinking energy drinks, Su Qi thought for a moment, then grabbed a winter melon and picked up a kitchen knife.

She decided on a gentle tonic soup—warming, restorative, and nourishing.

Thump thump thump~

The steady, rhythmic sound of chopping rang out.

Unlike the other Demon Enchantress girls, who wore revealing, seductive outfits—naked aprons, school swimsuits, all eyes on them—

Su Qi wore a checkered shirt, not revealing at all.

Yet the skill and tenderness she showed in the kitchen gave her an intangible charm that just made people want to tease her.

Unconcerned with the audience, Su Qi focused on her cooking.

She heated the pot, sautéed some dried shrimp for aroma, added hot water, and slid in the winter melon. After seasoning, she watched as the soup turned a creamy white.

Having not eaten since making red-braised pork for the little one yesterday, Su Qi’s mouth watered at the fragrant winter melon soup.

She summoned her spiritual tool, the Clan Leader’s Spatula, gently scooped a spoonful, blew on it to cool, and, afraid it was too hot, cautiously stuck out her little pink tongue for a taste.

Huh, it really was hot, and she shrank back cutely from the scalding sensation, her eyes squeezing shut for a split second—super adorable.

After a moment, she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, blew on the spoon a few more times, and finally tasted it.

The fresh winter melon soup, with a hint of sweetness and the rich aroma of shrimp, tasted incredible to a hungry Su Qi.

A blissful smile bloomed on her fair face.

Gulp~

Watching Su Qi’s graceful movements and smelling the fragrant soup, one Demon Enchantress examinee beside her couldn’t help but swallow.

Whether it was the soup she craved or Su Qi herself was unclear.

Like a row of dominoes, soon many Demon Enchantress girls and judges were swallowing, too.

Just then,

Beep~

The ten-minute countdown ended quietly.

After serving the judges ten bowls of soup, Su Qi carried two more down the stage.

Why two? Because little Yula had helped her so much, and Su Qi herself also needed to replenish her strength!

Gulp, gulp~

Watching the nine male judges, along with little Yula and Sheep Teacher, happily sipping their soup and sighing in contentment,

Su Qi relaxed a little. If the random summoned test enemy wasn’t especially strong, maybe she’d be able to get a qualifying score for the interview.

If she could somehow graduate, maybe she could even plead with the Principal to bring her three teammates back to the real world!

As Su Qi pressed her palms together in silent prayer for a weak test enemy,

Sheep Teacher, having finished her soup, finally raised her right hand.

A black cloud gathered in the sky.

The next moment, in Su Qi’s field of vision, the test subject slowly appeared.

But to her astonishment… this time, the subject Sheep Teacher summoned wasn’t a monster, but a person.

She had a voluptuous figure, wearing a form-fitting yet holy nun’s robe, holding a very sacred-looking staff, and wearing pure white boots characteristic of nuns.

Wait… this person… she looked familiar.

Isn’t that the big-sister-next-door type from Mo Yu’s place?

No, it’s the aloof nun big sister from the Hero Party—Ye Fufu.

How did she get summoned here?