On the last weekend of the first month of the school year, the long-awaited opening ceremony finally arrived.

Early in the morning, Long Yi was kicked out of his dormitory. It was said that His Majesty would grace the event, and the four Guardian White Dragon Knights of the Royal Dragon Knight Order would also appear. Additionally, the five Group Leaders of the Empire Dragon Knight Legion would also attend this opening ceremony.

One could say that this event drew out all the upper ranks of the Empire, causing a stir throughout the academy.

Everyone wanted to demonstrate their strength in front of the Emperor, and if one could catch the eye of a group leader, their future prospects would be limitless.

As for this, Long Yi, who had already become a reservist of the Third Legion, didn’t feel particularly excited. However, since the early morning, he always had a vague feeling that something was amiss, but he could not figure out what it was.

The opening ceremony was to begin at two in the afternoon. And from early morning, various giant dragons circled above the Dragon Knight Academy. They were scouts paving the way for the royal family, constantly monitoring the surrounding situation.

The entire academy suspended classes and closed down, no one allowed to enter or exit. With nothing to do, Long Yi simply ran into the classroom to study the dragon language textbook. This subject was Long Yi’s weakness; he didn’t want its difficulty to obstruct his promotion.

As he was studying, suddenly a cold little hand covered Long Yi’s eyes. Despite how unexpected it was, Long Yi saw a flash of silver on that hand.

"You’re back?" Long Yi asked with a smile.

"Yes, I’m back!"

Ai Lin seemed quite excited, and she happily sat next to Long Yi.

Indeed, every time she sat next to Long Yi, she would feel an extraordinary sense of security. This feeling was not an illusion, but a real, strange energy emanating from Long Yi. This energy genuinely made Ai Lin feel safe.

Perhaps this connection was left by the time Long Yi was drawing runes for her?

Ai Lin didn’t understand, but she wasn’t in a hurry to understand. After all, she felt very comfortable, and that was enough.

With Ai Lin’s presence, Long Yi’s dragon language learning process immediately sped up. Ai Lin was indeed a genius among geniuses. With her help, his learning speed was visibly faster. However, for some reason, Long Yi’s unease seemed to increase.

Just at this moment, the sound of a knight’s golden boots meeting the ground echoed from outside the classroom. The rhythm was steady, each step free of any extra noise, signaling that the owner of these footsteps was an extremely meticulous person. As the footsteps grew louder, Long Yi’s tension increased likewise.

Suddenly, the classroom door was pushed open by an external force, and a chill swept in from outside.

When Long Yi looked up, the expression on his face instantly turned awkward.

He finally figured out where his unease had been coming from.

Right, among the four White Dragon Knights attending the opening ceremony, there would certainly be one person!

"Well, good morning, Elsa!"

Long Yi greeted with a sheepish grin.

It was Elsa!

Ai Lin carefully looked at the girl who had just walked in.

What a stunning face she had. Even Ai Lin, beautiful as she was, felt a surge of jealousy. Tall, fair-skinned, with light pink lips and pure white hair. Most important of all, she had a frosty demeanour.

It wasn’t an act; it was as if she was born this way.

It was just a pity that Elsa’s figure was completely covered by her rugged Dragon Knight armor. However, one could imagine that it was undoubtedly impeccable.

While Ai Lin observed Elsa, Elsa was also observing Ai Lin.

This girl had a kind of naive beauty which, when compared to herself, could be said to be on par if she had just a little more self-confidence.

However!

Elsa focused her gaze on Ai Lin.

Her form-fitting outfit, made of delicate silver scales, perfectly outlined Ai Lin’s figure. This figure could only be described as perfect! It was still immature but had endless potential!

Then she looked at herself, concealed in solid Dragon Knight armor, revealing nothing!

She lost!

For some reason, this phrase suddenly popped into Elsa’s mind.

Elsa looked at Ai Lin, Ai Lin looked at Elsa. Elsa looked at Long Yi, and Long Yi looked at Elsa.

"I won’t get killed, will I?"

Long Yi swallowed hard, thinking anxiously.

After a while, Elsa suddenly spoke, her tone even laced with a hint of hesitation, "Do you, like this style?"

Huh?

Long Yi was taken aback.

How should he answer?

Like it?

Nonsense, of course he liked it. What man wouldn’t? But could he just come out and say it?

Say he doesn’t like it?

He was terrible at lying! It would be obvious!

Just then, a little white dragon about thirty centimeters long flew in from outside and landed on Elsa’s shoulder.

This was Elsa’s White Dragon. When a Dragon Clan that had a Dragon Knight reached adulthood, they could choose a resting form when not in battle. In this form, energy consumption is minimal, and healing and recovery abilities are strongest.

The little white dragon made a series of chirping noises, which Elsa listened to carefully before nodding. Then she looked up at Long Yi.

"Brother Long, the Group Leader is looking for me. I have something to discuss with you after the opening ceremony."

Short and to the point, without any delay. This was Elsa’s style.

"Okay, I’ll wait for you."

Long Yi replied. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Elsa left, just like she arrived — with a flick of her sleeve, startling a cloud into dispersing.