Chapter 36: Got Her Just Like That???

“Wow, that’s amazing…..”

Hearing this, the other classmates nearby also showed expressions of understanding.

They didn’t doubt the authenticity of this female classmate named “An Luo’er · Nazvit’s” words—after all, the power of the Eternal Night Knights was often rumored throughout human society these days, and An Luo’er’s words were only a bit exaggerated.

Moreover, she had no reason to joke with her own life on the line.

“Right? Right?”

“My dream is to one day join the empire, join Lord Rawi’s Crimson Flame Knight Order, and serve Her Majesty the Night Princess alongside Lord Rawi!”

Seeing the classmates around her—unlike the old fossils at home who treated her like an oddity—showing her approving looks one after another, An Luo’er said even more excitedly.

“Uh…..”

Although it was still quite awkward, at least the main target of her frenzy wasn’t him anymore.

Girls chasing stars, that’s normal. What’s more, she was actually putting it into action.

From just that brief contact this afternoon, Ye Xu could tell this kid really had something; she must have trained hard on her own.

As the next-generation empress of the empire, the nine hundred-member knight orders under the Emperor’s Daughter, led by the Nine Riders of Eternal Night, were equivalent in rank to the emperor’s imperial guard.

Even if he had run away, the status of the nine great knight orders wouldn’t decline in the slightest—after all, the Nine Riders of Eternal Night were now the sharpest blades of the imperial family for the empire.

Therefore, for the vast majority of people in this world, this was an unimaginably ambitious goal.

But if it was the girl in front of him, Ye Xu felt she might actually have a chance to realize her dream.

“That’s a great dream. I believe you can do it.” Ye Xu, sitting beside her, praised her like this.

Really?

“Hee hee hee~”

Seeing this, An Luo’er couldn’t help but shyly scratch her cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed about her earlier bold declaration.

“However, if you don’t mind, I can still give you a little suggestion.”

Seeming to remember something, Ye Xu added.

“Hm, what?” Looking at Ye Xu in front of her, An Luo’er couldn’t help but ask nervously.

—After all, after this afternoon’s battle, this boy who was so handsome it was unreal had become publicly recognized as a super genius by everyone, and the importance of his suggestion to An Luo’er was self-evident.

“I’ve actually interacted with members of the nine great knight orders.

“Unlike any other knight order in the world with their strict discipline and uniform style, the nine great knight orders don’t advocate blindly imitating or learning from one person; they prefer for each member to develop their own style. The only hard requirement is sufficient loyalty and firm conviction.

“Just like you, An Luo’er—as a girl, a noble young lady—yet for the sake of chasing your idol, you’ve dressed yourself up like this…..”

It couldn’t exactly be called mismatched, after all, while this world wasn’t as modern as Earth, it was still fairly open overall.

But most of the time, An Luo’er’s outfit would still easily draw side-eyes from people.

He could understand the idea of chasing an idol and trying to get closer and closer to them, but as a girl, this was undoubtedly mistreating herself.

“Even if Rawi saw you in person, he’d frown, you know.”

“That guy looks rough and bold, but he’s actually quite rigid.”

Recalling that straight-laced guy who strictly adhered to the knight’s creed, Ye Xu couldn’t help but sigh.

After saying that, he took out a bottle of potion, stood up, and applied it to An Luo’er’s head.

The next moment, An Luo’er’s hair quickly grew to waist-length, returning to the length a girl should have.

The bright red dye that was a bit jarring faded away, turning instead into a natural-looking, deeper and more restrained shade of dark red.

Ye Xu reached out from behind, taking out a small mirror to let An Luo’er see her current appearance.

Then, he continued to infuse magic power, and the girl’s outfit in the mirror changed accordingly.

A form-fitting short skirt with a dark red base, embroidered with striking red thorny rose patterns, paired with an outer jacket and a pair of dark red knee-high boots.

In an instant, the little delinquent in the mirror had become a princess favored by flames.

“You see, for a beautiful girl like you, isn’t this kind of outfit much more suitable?” His fingertip gently brushed over An Luo’er’s newly grown long hair, and Ye Xu couldn’t help but recall back then.

At that time, the newly formed rebel army had suffered a major defeat, resulting in huge casualties.

Navila, feeling unable to keep up with him or help him, developed intense self-blame and anxiety, even worrying that he would abandon her.

She began to force herself relentlessly, and unknowingly started mistreating her own body.

As luck would have it, because Butterfly had been damaged quite severely, Ye Xu focused on repairing the machine those few days and didn’t pay much attention to Navila.

By the time Ye Xu had painstakingly readjusted “Butterfly” for Navila over several days and realized what was happening, this originally beautiful girl had tormented herself into an unrecognizable state.

He spent a long time talking heart-to-heart with her to untie her knots.

From then on, Ye Xu could no longer stand to see excellent girls mistreating themselves.

“Conviction and will are certainly important, but if you can take good care of yourself, then Rawi—or even the Night Princess—might let out a sigh of admiration when they see you~”

The rich fragrance of night-blooming cereus, paired with gentle words, continuously surged into An Luo’er’s senses.

Looking at the girl in the mirror who was so beautiful she didn’t seem like herself.

Looking at the path she had decided to take these past few years, enduring countless objections, now suddenly opening up a whole new direction in front of her.

An Luo’er only felt her heart pounding wildly in her chest like a magitech core about to go out of control.

This… this is really her?

Even she, who had resolutely abandoned the fate her family arranged for her and decided to join another country’s knight order, could have a future like this?

“C-can I really do it?” Clutching her pounding heart, An Luo’er asked in disbelief, “Can someone like me really, really earn Lord Rawi’s—or even Her Majesty the Night Princess’s—recognition?”

“You definitely can~” Seeing this, Ye Xu smiled gently.

“Mm, okay, I believe you!”

Seeing this, An Luo’er blushed and lowered her head, then took a deep breath.

The next moment, she politely borrowed the small mirror from Ye Xu, said goodbye, and excitedly hugged the mirror still holding the image as she ran off toward somewhere in the school.

Seeing this, Ye Xu also smiled and waved, watching her leave with an approving look in his eyes.

Meanwhile, the few classmates at the table across from Ye Xu were watching with their mouths agape at this moment.

No way, bro.

Being good-looking, highly talented, and having a family background is one thing, but being this good at flirting?

You got her just like that???

You kid, are you planning on a harem of three thousand beauties or what?

“Hm?” Feeling the extremely strange gazes, Ye Xu turned his head and saw the classmates staring at him with mouths agape. “Uh, wh-what’s wrong?”

He thought about it over and over, feeling like he hadn’t done anything wrong just now.

Wasn’t he just helping a talented girl who had gone a little astray?

Should be no problem, right?

Why were they staring at him like that?

Did he really not suit making friends with others?

But if he didn’t take the initiative to interact with classmates, when he went back on break, it would be hard to explain to Lady Nal.

He had also carefully considered before choosing to approach this girl who admired his subordinate.

In response, everyone was silent for a moment.

The next moment, under Ye Xu’s gaze that seemed about to turn dumbfounded, a total of five boys—who had been pinned down and beaten by him on the testing field just a few hours ago—stood up one by one and came straight over to him.

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In this moment, the five figures knelt down without hesitation.

Then, under Ye Xu’s bewildered gaze, they said as one:

“Big Brother Ye Laixi, from now on, you’re our real big brother! If you say one, we absolutely won’t say two; if you tell us to go east, we absolutely won’t go west!”

“Please, you have to take us in—we want to learn the true scriptures!!!”