Chapter 18

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Imperial capital, Duke Tulip’s residence.

Hughes got up early in the morning.

After passing the third elemental baptism, Hughes’s physical fitness had already reached a formidable level.

Even though he had been practicing magic last night and went to bed very late, he still got up early this morning and was even more energetic than usual.

“Tomorrow is the theory test. I wonder what trouble those people will start next.”

“I’ll stop thinking about it. I’ll take Audrey out to play for a day first.”

After sighing to himself, Hughes packed his things and headed for the courtyard door.

As soon as he walked out of the courtyard door, Hughes saw Audrey, who was dressed beautifully, standing at the entrance of his courtyard, waiting for him.

“Brother, guess what I’m here for.”

Audrey placed her hands behind her back and slowly walked towards Hughes. As she walked, she winked at Hughes.

“Breakfast?”

Hughes smiled calmly and replied gently.

Audrey shook her head and said playfully, “No, no.”

“Why would I prepare something that isn’t new for you, brother? Guess again.”

Hughes narrowed his eyes and began thinking.

This sister of his has always been very quirky. It was impossible for her to give him something like breakfast.

Think about how tomorrow was his magic theory test day, a plausible answer sprang to Hughes’s mind.

“Audrey, don’t tell me you have the test material. I don’t need it.”

Hughes waved his hands repeatedly, using his body language to express his absolute confidence.

“Of course it’s not the test materials. My brother is so smart and hardworking. Why would he need those things?”

Audrey pouted proudly and said in an extremely serious manner,

“My brother is the best. If even you need to hurry up and revise the materials before the test then no one in this world will be able to pass a theoretical exam like that.”

Hughes blushed. Audrey had praised him too much. It was like he wasn’t even a person, but a god.

However, the feeling of absolute trust from his sister still made Hughes feel a strong sense of happiness.

He reached out his hand, wanting to touch his sister’s head.

But Audrey jerked back and refused coquettishly:

“No, no, no, you can’t Peek!”

Hughes thought to himself, I didn’t mean to peek, but looking at Audrey’s angry face, Hughes didn’t say it out loud.

He knew that his sister, who was very playful, would never believe that he had not done that just to peek.

“Sigh, big brother can’t guess it. Tell me.”

Hughes raised the white flag high and surrendered. Audrey’s eyes cracked into a smile.

“Hehe, looks like I’m the smartest in the family. Ta-da.”

Audrey took out her hands from behind her back.

“You didn’t expect it, right? It’s breakfast that looks like an exam paper. Aren’t you surprised?”

Audrey looked like she had succeeded in her scheme as she looked at Hughes sneakily.

Hughes slapped himself on the forehead.

He was very regretful now. Why did he play such a childish game with a fourteen-year-old girl like Audrey.

Although his body was only fifteen years old, his soul was actually an adult.

However, despite his annoyance, Hughes still praised Audrey against his conscience.

“Mm, it’s really hard to guess your innovative idea. Brother has admitted defeat.”

“Yay, the 327th duel between Audrey and Hughes. The winner, Audrey!”

Audrey jogged to Hughes’s side, opened the packaging, and handed the breakfast bread to Hughes’s mouth.

Hughes didn’t refuse. With a water ball formed by a miniature array, he swallowed the bread in a few mouthfuls.

After breakfast, Hughes and Audrey walked out of the Duke’s mansion together, heading in the direction of Hiro Empire’s Royal Academy.

As they walked, Audrey noticed something unusual.

“Brother, why aren’t the citizens of the city out for the parade today?”

With Audrey’s question, Hughes also realized that this trip was different from before.

After thinking for a moment, Hughes figured out the crux of the matter.

The Royal Academy of the Hiro Empire was the highest institution in the Hiro Empire. The annual recruitment examination was the empire’s most important activity.

In the past few days, Napoleon VII had already proven his determination and ability to the nobles in the imperial capital.

He did not need to send people to stir up trouble at this critical moment.

He only needed to gather the audience during the final exam, the thousand people battle royale.

The people were not willing to continue to stir up trouble at this time as well. They also had children. Some of them were just old enough to take the exam.

The ones not old enough to take the exam now would do so in the future.

They would be the ones to suffer the most if the fairness of the examination was destroyed.

The commoners at the bottom had their own wisdom. They knew very well what interests they had to defend.

“Perhaps they don’t want to destroy this examination. After all, there will be their own children in this examination.”

Audrey nodded half-understandingly. However, after thinking for a while, her attention was attracted by the students rushing to and fro on the street.

“Brother, that girl is so pretty.”

As they walked, Audrey suddenly let out a low cry. Her small hand held Hughes’s sleeve as she pointed to the other side of the street.

Following the direction Audrey pointed to, as expected, an extremely beautiful woman appeared there.

The woman was wearing a bright red dress. Her sleeves fluttered like an angel.

“Second brother!”

Audrey was furious when she saw Hughes staring blankly at the woman on the other side of the street. She hurriedly tugged at Hughes’s sleeve, making him to look away.

However, Hughes didn’t change his mind because of his sister’s obstruction.

He continued to stare at the woman in the red dress on the other side of the street. His eyes were filled with confusion.

How could she appear here? Didn’t she leave the imperial capital long ago?

The woman’s name was Asuro. She was from the Royal Academy of the Hiro Empire, a researcher institute in the anti-magic Research Institute.

Three years ago, when Hughes was tested to have only low-grade elemental affinity, this woman had once looked for Hughes.

It was also during that meeting that Hughes had obtained the anti-magic stone from Asuro’s hands, as well as the anti-magic stone cultivation method.

Asuro felt someone’s gaze on her, and she slowed down her footsteps.

An incomparably powerful spiritual power seeped out from her body and spread out to the surroundings of the street.

Hmm? Why was this person’s spiritual power so familiar?

Asuro turned around to look at Hughes’ location. She saw a youth with a gentle temperament. Beside the youth stood an angry little girl.