Thanks to Tangmen-Baozi No. 25 for the evaluation votes, and thanks to the five right yamen for the reward.

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Walking out of the principal's office, Li Bai returned to his current residence in the Duel Academy alone, and did not meet anyone on the way - during the lunch break, most of the students and teachers stayed in their rooms to rest.

Her current residence is not remote, as long as she walks out of the back door of the main teaching building and walks through the woods in the direction of the north, she can see the dormitory of the White Courtyard, a twin tower that somewhat imitates the ancient style of East Asia; But for the time being, it is only "seeing", the Petronas Twin Towers are built on a large cliff at a high elevation, and to reach it, you must climb a short but steep distance. The two towers are one high and one low, there are brick and tile eaves sticking out on the edge of each floor, the high tower has seven floors, the small one has only six floors, they are less than 20 meters apart, there are two passages connected to each other on the third and sixth floors, Li Bai lives on the top floor of the tall tower, except for a few special people, no one knows about it, and the students of the White Academy will receive a warning when they move in - it is strictly forbidden to enter the six floors of the twin towers, otherwise they will be withdrawn from the school according to the situation.

Compared with the towers of the Red Courtyard, the Mid-Mountain Fort of the Yellow Courtyard, and the lakeside villas of the Blue Courtyard, the twin towers of the White Courtyard are not inferior in terms of momentum and characteristics, but the size is a little smaller - because they do not have many students, and the proportion of the Red, Yellow, Blue and White Courtyards in the more than 800 students is about 40%, 20%, 30% and 10%, which means that the people in white uniforms are only in their early 100s on this island, and they really don't need much grand residence, and because of the "simplification" insisted on by the high-level of the White Courtyard, They don't need too many students either, and Mali, who competes for the best students at the beginning of the school year, never sees the White Academy, and doesn't seem to care about his ranking among the four branches.

In fact...... Even though Kagurazaka helped Hakuin win the House Cup last semester, the Dragon of Judgment was still behind Obeliske, and before that, they were at the bottom of the four houses due to their numerical disadvantage, and the rest of the people usually had very conflicted views on Hakuin, on the one hand, they looked down on each other's unenterprising mentality, and on the other hand, they were afraid of Hakuin's strong elite power...... All in all, in the entire academy, wearing a white robe does not make people welcome and favor other students.

The elevator stopped on the sixth floor, Li Bai pressed his ID card on a screen next to the button, and after a few seconds, the elevator door closed, taking her on the way.

“…… How long have you waited. Seeing Kagurazaka standing and waiting at the door of his room, Li Bai frowned slightly, and habitually pulled the brim of his cloak forward.

In the past, it was impossible for her to make such a low-level mistake, Kagurazaka had not seen her face before, and now, because of her inner unpeace, she neglected to guard against this, and Tong Guò looked at the other party just now...... At least the snow-white hair that was still bare on the sides of her cheeks was seen for real.

"It didn't take long to ......" Kagurazaka lost his mind a little, and then a flash of clarity flashed in his eyes, as if he was sure of some guess.

"I took the liberty of bothering you this time to continue seeking guidance from you."

"Oh?" Walking past Kagurazaka, Li Bai swiped his ID card on the doorknob and opened the door.

"I know you're struggling with something." She made a gesture of turning her head sideways, "Let's have a cup of tea first, after a while...... There will be someone to keep you company. ”

Changing into slippers, Li Bai casually pointed to the low table that served as a coffee table after entering the room, motioned for Kagurazaka to wait there, and then went to the kitchen to make tea.

(Surprisingly small...... ）

Borrowing the time he had waited, Kagurazaka began to look around at Li Bai's residence, and he was surprised to find that it was not as big as he had imagined.

Truly...... This is the residence that occupies all the area of the seventh floor, but there is only a narrow living room as far as the eye can see, not even a sofa, he can only sit on a cushion at the moment, the low table in front of him occupies one-third of the area of the "living room", and the remaining two-thirds is allocated to the aisle and a hanger, the hanger is empty, there are no dresses and coats of ordinary girls, and there are four paintings hanging on the wall, which is the scenery of the Duel Academy, and it is inferred from the perspective that it is all done after looking into the distance from the Twin Towers, only in the season. Kagurazaka turned his head sideways, and only faintly saw a half-hidden door in the room at the angle he was facing—there was no lighting in the room, and his only source of light was a few glimmers of sky through the frosted glass sliding door of the kitchen—the only window he had seen so far. Because the kitchen was so close, he could clearly hear her pressing the kettle switch even when he sat here, and when he looked up, he could faintly see the figure of the hostess from behind the frosted glass.

If it was really that person, why was the residence so cramped?

Kagurazaka was unsure at first, and he guessed that the door behind the hallway led to the bedroom and bathroom, but based on the size of the room he had seen so far, the two places might not be much larger.

(This seems to be...... Some don't quite fit her identity...... ）

"I live alone, so I don't need that big place." The side door opened, Li Bai came back with a saucer, she unhurriedly put a purple sand teapot and three teacups on the low table, it seemed to be amused by the surprise of the brown-haired youth, her eyes were slightly bent, and she said softly: "All your thoughts are written on your face, anyone can guess it." ”

"Really...... No, wait...... Please let me do it. I don't know when, Li Bai has put down the hood on the cloak, revealing his most iconic features, the young man suddenly saw it and lost his mind for a moment, and then he suddenly woke up from a big dream, snatched the purple clay pot from Li Bai's hand, and began to pour tea for the two, he poured it very seriously, his face hung very low, and his face was very tight, until he saw the third cup before he came back to his senses again.

After a pause of nearly a second, the young man filled the cup.

"I'm sorry......" Kagurazaka looked up slightly, glanced at the person kneeling across from him quickly, and then looked away at a faster pace.

He didn't know why he was doing it—it was clear that her appearance was not terrible, on the contrary...... It was beautiful, the eyes were better than all the gems in the world, and the pink lips were enough to intoxicate anyone when they were bent; She didn't have any domineering temperament, as if he wasn't facing the king of the duel world that had once reigned...... She is like the most ordinary white shell on the beach, even if she has a good appearance, it is always unconsciously ignored, after all, most people always care more about other ...... Other shells that can dye themselves with dazzling colors.

This feeling...... If he had to come to a conclusion, I am afraid that only the waterhole under the abyss can be used to describe it: isolated from the outside world, as if it were two worlds, without wind and rain and sunshine, and in the deep darkness, it is impossible to distinguish where water is and where it is not.

"If I could, I would like to ask why you chose to hide away from the world and hide in such a small room." Thinking about the purpose of his visit, Kagurazaka clenched his fists and stared at the teacup on the table, "The layout of the room can reflect the heart of its owner from a certain Cheng dù...... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you...... However, from this place, I really don't see any 'hope' for you. ”

"I don't want to see you like that! You shouldn't be like this! The young man's feelings began to become a little excited as he spoke, "The 'White Emperor' I longed for shouldn't be like this!" ”

The Light Dao series is the one he has been in contact with the longest, the deepest, and the most familiar series, so naturally, his familiarity with the owner of this deck is the highest among all the imitation objects, and he can't accept the brilliance in his heart...... A figure like the sun would be like that.

"Heh......" In the face of the sudden accusation, Li Bai chuckled, she took a shallow sip of tea, she did not deny who she was, she still looked indifferent.

"So what should I do?" Just when Kagurazaka wanted to continue speaking, she asked rhetorically.

"Do you continue to enjoy riches, victories, and even honors...... Lost in cheers, anesthetize yourself with imaginary pleasures......? ”

"But—"

"Let's stop talking about it, Kagura." Li Bai stretched out his index finger and knocked heavily on the edge of the low table, "It's not a good thing to know too much...... I'm not threatening you, but it's really bad for you, and what you need now is not to care about others, but how to integrate those imitation skills into your own system and make yourself stronger. ”

"Good...... bar. After being rejected with such an attitude, Kagurazaka looked a little lost, and took a big sip of the teacup depressedly, and he was even more curious about what happened to the white-haired girl in front of him after the DM finals.

"Buckle up." There was a knock on the door.

"Looks like your partner has arrived." Li Bai stood up from the cushion and smiled at the brown-haired young man with a bit of playfulness, "Don't be too surprised later?" ”

"Surprised...... Burst! As Ryo Maruto's face appeared in sight, Kagurazaka almost squirted out the tea in his mouth, "What...... How could it be you? ”

"Kagurazaka?" The young man with the title of Caesar was also surprised that his old enemy appeared here, and his handsome face was full of confused love, and he had not yet recovered from the speculation of Li Bai's identity - it was the first time he had seen her under the hood.

"Why are you here?" Ryo Maruto reached into the uniform pocket of his jacket and pulled out a piece of stationery and a blank ID card, "Did you come here after receiving these things?" ”

"What's that......"

"A leave permit for a full school year, and an ID card with free access to the seventh floor of the Twin Towers." Li Bai beckoned Maruto Ryoya to sit down together, picked up the tea and drank it unhurriedly, "Considering Caesar's calm personality of having the same education to abide by the law, I think it would be better to get him a reasonable permission to skip class (Kagurazaka: Why didn't I ...... This is not partiality...... Whether I give it to you or not, how many classes did you go to last semester? ”

"I take the liberty of asking." Ryo Maruto's IQ and EQ were among the best of all the students, and with the facial traits of Tsuguò and the connections Kagurazaka and her acquaintance, he was vaguely aware of the unimaginably terrifying nature of the white-haired girl who was a head shorter than him.

(Combined with his unknown replica light path card, and the sphere of influence here...... ）

"Are you...... The one who won the championship in DM, the Duel City tournament before, that ...... The ......"

"Yes." Without waiting for his question to be asked, Li Bai simply admitted his identity, "I know that you still have a lot of doubts, such as why I called you here together." She looked at the two of them who were fighting with each other, and frowned slightly: "Although I know that you don't like to chew on the root of your tongue, I still have to state one thing, that is, there is a mystery about the seventh floor of the Twin Towers, without my permission, you can't say - Principal Shark Island knows about my deposit, and you don't want to be expelled from school when you are about to graduate, right?" ”

The two of them froze, and nodded sternly.

"Then that's the point of today." Li Bai clapped his hands and pulled out a large piece of paper from under the low table, and the other two looked at it intently, and could see that it seemed to be a plan form.

"Here's your class schedule for this semester (Ryo Maruto and Kagurazaka: What!?) Yes, I and both of you will be responsible for your teaching until you graduate. ”

"Sorry...... I don't quite understand what you mean? Ryo Maruto's expression was a little complicated, "I'm honored to have your advice, but, the last 'both of us'...... What do you think, do I still have to accept his guidance in the course? ”

"Caesar—Bright." Reciting the generic name of Maruto Ryo in a long tone, Li Bai's expression became very playful, she put the back of her hand up, and folded her ten fingers to support the tip of her chin, and said, "Do you think you deserve this name now." ”

"I won't say much about the greatness of Caesar's character, do you think that your current duel can be worthy of such a great name to add glory to you."

"I'm ......" Maruto Ryo wanted to blurt out that he was indeed close to controlling a qiē in the academy, but when his eyes touched the young man next to him and looked at his slightly hateful eyes, he couldn't say anything. He remembered the duel with the other party who used the dueling arena in the middle of the night, and although it was a tie on the surface, Kagurazaka had a higher chance of winning from a completely neutral point of view, and he really didn't do what he had in that duel - "control" and "see through".

"Don't let your arrogance blind your eyes......" Li Bai calmly looked at the two students in front of her, they were the two duelists she had selected after careful consideration, and they were the most suitable to accept her training, she didn't want those cliché plots to happen to herself and the two who were about to become her students.

"The competitive environment in the Duel Academy is not comparable to the professional league at all, Ryo Maruto, if you continue with your current state of mind, then I guarantee that the qiē you currently have will fall apart the moment you step into that realm...... I'm not scaring you, no one can be undefeated in the professional world all the time, it's a game of win rate and points, and it's a gladiatorial arena where strength, endurance, and perseverance are indispensable......"

"Do you understand?"

"Yes." Ryo Maruto lowered his head slightly, "I think...... I can understand your intentions. ”

He believed that Li Bai didn't lie to him, even if he hadn't understood the environment of the competitive world before, his heart gradually became calm, and there was even a faint hint of joy.

Oh, yes...... When he was on the verge of choosing a life path, there was a life coach with the best strength and qualifications, and he really had no reason to refuse such a temptation...... Even if he wants to make progress with the people he hates, he can endure in the face of the predictable gains.

"But the understanding gained from language is very superficial after all, and it is not as memorable as personal experience." Li Bai stood up and looked at the dark aisle that Kagurazaka had looked at before.

"Let's go."

"Cut your undefeated first."