“Thank you for letting me win, Instructor.
If that last sword strike hadn’t been aimed at the hair ornament on my head, but rather at my eyes or heart, the outcome wouldn’t be so certain.” Kuaixue shook her head and said with lingering fear.
“A win is a win, and moreover, you held back quite a bit during the battle.” Instructor Fengyan also felt a heartfelt fear toward this Damselette’s uncanny sword path before him.
“Kuaixue, have you considered going to Class A?” Although the hope was slim, Instructor Fengyan still asked expectantly.
“Sorry, my aspirations do not lie there.” As expected of twins, even the words of refusal were exactly the same.
“Sigh, alright then.” Instructor Fengyan was also very depressed.
After making the rounds, out of the 50 people in Class 1, only 6 possessed Talents to enter Class A, and among them, Xingqiu, Hu Tao, Keqing, and Kuaixue had explicitly refused.
At this rate, this year was going to result in a net loss.
— I am the tearful dividing line of the Millelith — “Kuaixue, your swordsmanship is so cool!
Quickly teach me, teach me.” As soon as Kuaixue returned to the formation, Hu Tao, who originally sat to the right behind the neighbor’s neighbor’s neighbor, hurriedly scrambled over to her and asked for guidance like an old acquaintance.
Heavens have mercy, school had already started for 3 days.
Over these 3 days, Hu Tao had countless times wanted to get in touch and get to know the interesting Kuaixue.
But Kuaixue completely gave no chance; during usual breaks and after school, she would directly leave her seat and run off to some unknown corner to stay there.
Whenever Hu Tao wanted to follow, she found that Kuaixue always managed to shake her off by turning this way and that.
For 3 days, even a normal chat hadn’t been successfully achieved.
The enthusiastic and unrestrained Hu Tao felt a strong sense of frustration.
“Uh, if I have time another day, I will definitely teach you.” Kuaixue politely declined Hu Tao’s request, finding it troublesome.
Kuaixue didn’t deal very well with overly familiar people, especially the overly familiar person who stalked right behind her every time she went to Wenyuan Pavilion.
“Great, great!
Is this weekend okay?
We won’t leave until we meet at the entrance of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.” Unfortunately, Hu Tao seemed—or rather, pretended—not to hear the subtext in Kuaixue’s words.
Just as Kuaixue, who had poor social skills, was racking her brains for a way to politely refuse, older sister Keqing suddenly delivered a “familial” backstab: “Of course you can.
I agreed on Kuaixue’s behalf.
By then, Xingqiu and Beidou should come along too.
Once we’re tired of practicing, we can go shopping together at Feiyun Slope, and after shopping, we can go to Chihu Rock for a gathering and dinner.” Xingqiu and Beidou, who were named, were also full of interest in Kuaixue, whose swordsmanship was astonishing, and directly agreed.
“Hey, hey, hey, I haven’t agreed yet.” Our little Kuaixue seemed unhappy; she was only thinking about staying at home and rotting over the weekend.
“You want to go, right?” Keqing turned her head and looked at her with a smile.
“No, I don’t want to…” “No, you do.” Before Kuaixue could finish her words, Keqing quick-eyed and quick-handed grabbed Kuaixue’s delicate, flawless cheeks, looking at her with a smile.
“…Yes, I do.” Kuaixue corrected her previous statement with slurred words.
Xingqiu, Beidou, and Hu Tao watched the interaction between the sisters with amusement, and were even happier upon hearing Kuaixue’s consent.
Coincidentally, Instructor Fengyan announced the end of the class, and the five of them stood up one after another, gathering together.
“Hello, Kuaixue, please take care of me.” Xingqiu reached out her hand and greeted Kuaixue.
“Hello, Xingqiu, please take care of me.” Kuaixue shook hands with Xingqiu.
“Hello there, Kuaixue, please take care of me.
That duel with the Instructor just now was really cool.” “Hello, Beidou, thank you for your undeserved praise, please take care of me.” “Hmph hmph, is it finally this young lady’s turn?
Kuaixue, please take care of me.” “Uh, please take care of me, uh…” Kuaixue was starting to sweat profusely.
“Xiaoxue, don’t tell me?” “Kuaixue, seriously?” Faced with Keqing and Hu Tao’s questioning, Kuaixue gave a pale explanation: “How could that be?
Hahahaha…
Please take care of me,…
Starfruit.” “What the heck is Starfruit?
I am Hu Tao—Hu of Hu Tao, and Tao of Hu Tao.” Hu Tao hadn’t expected that Comrade Kuaixue, the top student of their grade, hadn’t remembered the name of her own classmate.
You must know that during the self-introduction in the very first class back then, she had completely stolen the spotlight.
“Sigh, you.” Keqing was also very helpless.
Associating this with Kuaixue’s study routine of rushing into the library right after class every day and staying until dark, she found it no longer strange.
“Hehe.” She couldn’t bring it out to say.
If her own older sister hadn’t mentioned the names of Xingqiu and Beidou, Kuaixue wouldn’t even have been able to name these three people.
This fact was truly unspeakable.
Kuaixue, who wasn’t good at remembering people’s names, chose to muddle through with cuteness.