On this day, on the 20th day of the fifth month of the Western calendar, on the eve of the 'Night of the Witches', the old house where Neil and Irene lived was brightly lit. "Fili, I'm sorry for you. Fili nodded to Neil, who was sitting on the couch reading a book, and began to clean up the table where dinner had just been served. Richie, who had come over for dinner tonight, hurried to help, while Erin sat at the coffee table, thinking about Neil's extra exercises.

"Erin, I'll tutor you. Richie, who had just come out of the kitchen, said to little Irene, who was concentrating on writing, and glanced at Neil. 'This guy is eating baked bran while reading a book!' Richie complained inwardly. "Well, trouble Brother Richie. Erin turned to the side, her eyes blinking at Richie. Looking at little Erin, Richie's grumbling suddenly decreased by half, and he glanced at Neil again and obediently tutored Erin in his homework.

As time passed, the light of the lantern seemed to fade, and Firi replaced it with a magic crystal on a round table painted with magic patterns. Richie, who was tutoring Erin with her homework, suddenly asked Fili, "Miss Fili, who are you?" "The magic supply of this small building is really inconvenient, unlike the school park, which is a centralized supply, so there is no need to supplement it yourself." "That's not what I want to ask, Miss Fili. Didn't you usually go back at this time, why tonight?" "Neil?" said Richie, who turned his head to look at Neil, who still looked complacent, not responding to Richie's question in the slightest. "You'll find out later, it should be almost time. Fili looked at the time and said to Rich. No, as soon as the words fell, a crisp knock sounded on the door.

"Vice-Captain Zax, why are you here?" Richie looked at the man standing in the doorway in surprise. "Richie, why are you here? I was invited by Miss Fili, you?" "I, I can't say a word—" Richie shook his head helplessly. "Captain Zax, come into the house, in fact, I have something to ask you to come over this time. "Miss Fili said, I will do my best. Zax stared at Fili for a few moments, but he didn't say anything, and he had to cough twice to relieve his embarrassment. "I asked Sister Fei Li to invite you, please sit down for a while. Neil said without looking up. "Huh?" Zax looked at Neil for a few seconds, and thought, "Isn't this the little ghost of that day?" and then looked at Fili suspiciously, only to see that she nodded and said to Zax, "Excuse me, please sit down for a while." Zax, though doubtful at this time, had to find a random chair and sit down because of Miss Fili's affection.

Neil sat on the couch and read a few more pages when he glanced at the door, and a dull knock followed. Fili went and opened the door, and it turned out to be Olivia and Freya. At this time, Freya's eyes wandered, trying to avoid eye contact with Neil's aim. Olivia, who had never seen Freya like this, suddenly became angry, blushed and asked Neil, "Tell me, why did you come to us!?" "Please be seated, um... I guess it's time to wait a little longer. Neil floated this lightly, then grabbed a piece of baked bran cake in his left hand and looked at the book again. "You !!," Olivia said as she was about to move, but was stopped by Freya behind her. Olivia looked back at Freya, only to see her shake her head, look at herself with pleading eyes, and say, "Don't..." If you hadn't said you were coming, I wouldn't have come, no matter how much this guy begged me. "You may be seated. Neil said, clearing the couch seat. "Come, Freya. Let's sit here. The two of them sat down at random in an empty space.

The whole living room fell silent in an instant. Everyone present was stunned by the scene just now, and Neil also helped his forehead. It took a moment for Zax's dry cough to break the silence, only to hear him ask Olivia, "Miss Olivia, what are you and Miss Freya?" After saying that, Olivia glared at Neil, and then asked, "Zax, why are you here today?" Zax smiled bitterly, did not answer, but glanced at Neil. At this time, the atmosphere was instantly turned strange by these two questions. Except for Firi and Erin, the rest of the group looked at Neal once again.

While the crowd was still in deep doubt, there was another knock on the door. Fili opened the door, and outside the door were Buck and Sauron, the instructor, and a Kingsley with snake scales and snake eyes on the left side of his face, suspected of infecting Deba. The three were ushered into the house, and Buck took off his old fur hat and told Neil that he had not found Mr. Enish. Sauron on the side also seemed to have something to say, but at this time, Neil stood up after eating the last piece of strawberry mixed baked bran cake, clapped his hands and said to everyone: "Okay, everyone is here, it's time to explain to you." I'm not here for anything else, it's about tomorrow's Witch's Night!" "What's wrong with Witch's Night?" "What are you going to do?" "Isn't it?"....

Neil clapped his hands again and said, "The scale and severity of this witch's night may not be as big as in previous years. He paused, and when he saw that everyone was quiet, he continued, "After my sampling over the past few days, I have found large-scale outbreaks of 'phosphating' all over the academy, and I believe you should know what this means. "Huh?" I saw little Erin tilt her head. "Fire Elemental Signs?" Freya blurted out. "That's right, that's right, he is worthy of being a top student of Landu Academy, the youngest beginner magician in the academy. The book in my hand is the yearbook of Landu College, which records in detail the elemental collection index of the college. Comparing the elemental records of these few days of the year, it is not difficult to find that there is a connection between the fire elemental exotic sign and the scale of the witch's night. In particular, this year's outbreak of the 'phosphating phenomenon' indicates that this year's Witch Night may be extraordinary. This time, I invited you to our house to discuss how to deal with it. With that, Neil clasped his hands on his chest and observed the different expressions of the crowd, especially the strange expression of Buck, as if he had something to say to himself. I saw Buck pinching the old fur hat in his hand, and suddenly said to Neil, "Neil, in fact, the academy has already found out about this matter. The first to raise the matter was Teacher Sauron, who was now standing beside me. It's just that since the 'Demon Beast Forest' incident, his reputation has plummeted, and no one wants to be with him anymore. I remember that when he first proposed this idea, he was ridiculed by other teachers, and even if someone agreed with him, no one would stand up, so the reason for this incident was that "a similar phenomenon occurred a few years before the night of the witches" was not answered, and no one looked into it. I'm ashamed to say that I was..."

"Enough, Buck, don't say any more, it's all in the past. Sauron interrupted Buck's memories and threw a pile of materials on the coffee table, then looked at the people present to the left and right and finally looked at Neil, and said, "I have brought the data and related materials you want." I didn't ask for anything else this time, but I asked you to protect Hammer during this witch's night. He's the only student I've ever had. With that, Sauron leaned over to look at the boy in front of him, who had infected Deba, and the boy smiled back. "I hope you can take him to the Jinqing Forest, which is the safest place. Sauron spoke to the crowd in a tone that bordered on pleading. "Sauron, it's not that you don't know that the Jinqing Forest can only be visited by Kingsley from Landu Academy. Deba can't do it, let's go somewhere else. Buck's words undoubtedly poured cold water on Sauron. "No, the whole blue capital will be affected by the Witch's Night, you must know that a Deba like Hammer will only die if he suffers the Witch's Night. Only there is security. Sauron said categorically.

"Wait, you mean the whole Blue Capital?" Zax asked anxiously. "That's right, according to the data obtained, the size of this witch's night is the entire city. Sauron's expression was unmistakable, and Buck nodded at Zax. Zax looked stunned and said, "If that's the case, I'll have to inform Speaker Rainey as soon as possible." "My father has gone to Newland for a routine visit. Olivia interjected. "But I haven't heard anything. "My father made an impromptu decision this morning because he didn't inform you when he heard that you were on vacation today. Now it is estimated that it is already on the airboat that went there. Olivia's words made the living room fall silent for a moment.

"I think I can convince the Harvey Church in Landu to provide refuge, and my father, the Marquis of Valen Din Fano, was the main funder of the establishment of the church in the city. Freya suddenly stepped forward and proposed to the crowd. "Yes, we should not dwell on this now, but find a practical response. Miss Freya's proposal is a good one. Somehow, Neil's compliment made Freya's face burn.

Neil took advantage of the discussion between the two to go through the entire pile of information, and after checking a few important data, he found that there was not much deviation from his guess. At that time, after hearing Freya's proposal, I subconsciously praised it. Then he sat down on the sofa, regained his composure again, and said to everyone: "I have already arranged for tomorrow's witch night..." Now I have to hurry back and discuss the specific plan with the team, so I will go first. I'll make an appointment next time, Miss Fili. So saying, he went out of the room.

Neil smiled, and then said, "Teacher Buck, you can add Hammer to the list of people who will go to the Golden Forest tomorrow." "No, I can't. Buck refused. "And what if it's Principal Enish's order?" Neil pulled out a piece of paper signed by Enish from the page of the magic guide book, to the effect that the Landu Academy would fulfill one of Neil's requests without violating the laws of the Empire. "I don't think the Imperial law should have made it impossible for Hammer to go to the Jinqing Forest. After careful inspection, Buck could only agree. 'Well, I wanted to lay a crystal sand road here so that I could give it to me as a greeting gift from Brother Enish,' Neil thought to himself. "In addition, I remember that Teacher Buck is going to the Jinqing Forest with Kingsley from this academy tomorrow, so if there is an emergency in the academy, you can only leave it to Teacher Sauron. "Don't worry, since you have fulfilled your promise to allow Hammer to go to the Jinqing Forest, then I will also fulfill my promise tomorrow to defend Landu Academy to the death. "Sauron, what are you talking nonsense here? How can it be just you. I will now go back with you to explain the situation, and I can convince as much as I can. With that, Buck confirmed with Neil that there was nothing else and hurried to take Sauron and Hammer in the direction of the school park.

Now, before you know it, it's past ten o'clock, and it's pitch black outside the secluded hut. In the room, only Neil sat on the sofa, Olivia and Freya snuggled up, Erin on the coffee table and Richie sitting cross-legged next to her, and of course Miss Fili standing in the corner. Neil stood up abruptly, bowed deeply to Olivia and Freya, and said, "I have something I want to ask you for!"