Ranch walked out of the principal's office with solid steps.

Outside, the corridor is softly lit and clear, with a beautiful pattern of light and shadow on the crimson lacquered wood floor.

Pranay was standing quietly and a smile appeared on Pranais's face at the sight of Ranchi.

"Planai, I'm off work early today, prepare a little, and we'll leave tomorrow."

Ranchi patted Pranay on the shoulder briskly as he walked past him.

"Yes, have a nice date."

Pranay stood still and saluted Ranchi.

"How do you know everything?"

Ranch looked back in surprise.

"Because you look happy."

Pranay's voice was filled with relief.

"Alright, let's go and rest, goodbye Pranai."

Ranchi smiled back, his tone lighter than usual, and raised his hand to say goodbye to Pranay.

He walked down the hallway, towards the stairs.

The stone steps of the staircase are quaint and sturdy, each step carved with the distinctive dark grey reliefs of the Red Mondstadt Tower, and the sound of Ranchi's footsteps echoing through the stairwell, seemingly half a minute faster than usual.

Walking out of the Red Mondstadt Administration Building, Ranchi ushered in the spring sunshine and fresh air.

He followed the trail all the way to the lake on the north side.

The trees were lush, the birdsong was chirping, and the sunlight shining through the treetops on Ranchi added a touch of lightness and joy to his steps.

He walked all the way.

Soon.

In the field of vision, the blue lake next to the northernmost church of the Royal Academy of Magic of Protos appeared.

The spring sun shines on the lake, gilding everything with a pale golden glow.

Ranchi's footsteps left a faint mark on the soft grass.

The surface of the lake is sparkling and the breeze blows, bringing with it the smell of moist flower dew.

In that sunny landscape with a wide perspective, he saw a slender back.

She stood by the lake, wearing a light white dress, the hem of which fluttered gently in the wind, like the water on the surface of the lake.

The long and loose light hair was blown up by the breeze, and she raised her hand to hold it, and the sun shined through her hair, reflecting a gentle halo that added a hazy purity to her back.

Sigrid stood quietly, as if admiring the lake in front of her and the scenery beyond.

“……”

When Sigrid felt the slightest movement, she slowly turned around and met Ranch's gaze in the distance.

A warm smile bloomed on her face, and a welcome glint in her eyes shone brightly.

"It's been a long wait, and the disguise has delayed a little."

Lanch came up to her and said.

"It's okay, it's good-looking, it's worth the time I waited for you, I knew you were going to be this black-haired and green-eyed look again."

Sigrid's voice is soft and pleasant, like a spring breeze gently blowing across a lake.

“……”

Ranch smiled back.

"Still laughing, still laughing, obviously I have advised you several times, don't change like this again, do you want the girls on the road to look at you a few more times?"

She suddenly pointed at Lanchi, frowned and criticized harshly.

"But."

Before Ranch could explain anything.

"So, don't let me catch you and other girls looking at each other today, they look at you, and you are not allowed to look at them, understand?"

Sigrid spoke playfully, but there was a little bit of a warning, remembering the displeasure.

"So I can only see what you mean today."

Ranchi shook his head helplessly and spread his hands.

Sigrid glared at Ranchi in disbelief when she heard this, and then turned around and walked briskly towards the south side of the campus.

"What's wrong?"

Ranch asked, naturally following Sigrid's side.

"There are some things that you don't need to translate, just understand it in your heart, otherwise it will make everyone very embarrassed."

She glared at Ranchi viciously, and quickened her pace a little more.

Lan Qi smiled and caught up, and the two chatted as they walked, talking about some unnutritious topics, the daily life and new style of the school, and also chatting about some light topics, such as the spring flowers just seen and the scenery by the lake.

The two seem to have returned to the time when they first traveled together on the snowfield, and as long as they stayed together, they could talk non-stop, leaving the cat boss speechless.

However, the cat boss was not there today, and it was taken away by Antanas early in the morning.

Walking along the school road, the voices of the two echoed in the empty north residential area.

The residential courtyards on both sides of the campus road are filled with new leaves shining green in the sun, and the plants in the flower beds are vibrant, and the long-lost smell of spring permeates every corner.

Suddenly.

At the end of the road, there was the rhythmic sound of wheels pressing down on the road and the faint meow of cats.

"Meow!!"

The sudden laughter and childish exclamations were particularly clear in the scent of spring flowers, startling a burst of birds.

I saw three people sitting on a sightseeing sleigh coming from the corner, drifting over the curve, and the fallen leaves could not hide the smiles on their faces.

"The fast curve is really fast!"

The big black fox in front of it was pulling the car all the way, its ears burning with golden flames, and its powerful footprints left golden shadows of different sizes on the asphalt pavement.

Antanas held the reins, the smile on his face the brightest.

Even though Sinora was sitting in a speeding fox car, she maintained a ladylike attitude.

Between the two of them, Zestila, who was taking care of the big fox during this time, looked expressionless, but sitting between the two sisters, she was obviously very happy.

As the first student Lan Qi recruited in the southern towns of the Northern Continent, although there are no more teachers to tutor her in magic engineering recently, correspondingly, three more senior professors will visit and teach her magic by the way.

During this time, Zestila had already gotten acquainted with the other three professors, and she admired them very much, and always felt that they had the temperament of a great demon.

When Antanas spotted the two figures on the road, he immediately slowed down and parked the fox car next to the two.

"Huh? What, boss, why are you dating a student sister you don't know!? ”

She asked in surprise as she hugged the little black cat.

In other words, the moment the big fox saw Lanchi and Sid, he took the initiative to run towards them, and then rubbed his head against them affectionately.

"Hey, Antanas ......"

Sinora hurriedly tugged at Antanas's sleeve, knowing that Antanas was knowingly asking.

"Teacher?"

It was only at this moment that Zestyra suddenly discovered that this black-haired, green-eyed young man was her teacher, Mr. Rocky.

"Huh?"

The corners of Sigrid's mouth lifted slightly.

She deliberately looked at Ranch standing beside her with a scrutinizing gaze, waiting for his answer.

"So what the hell is going on, can you tell me about it?"

Antanas looked like a reporter, slyly grinning, and raised the air microphone to ask.

"You're wrong."

Ranch is serious and clearly asserts,

"I'm not your boss, I'm Ranch Wilford, a first-year student at the Royal Academy of Magic and Wizardry of Protos."

“……”

This answer made Sigrid smile even more, and he was not deniing dating.

Hearing Lanchi's answer, Antanas raised his hands in the air, lifted the cat boss above his head, and cheered.

"Happy date, two!"

With the blessing of Antanas, the fox car was driven faster.

Ranchi and Sigrid looked at each other helplessly, watched the fox van disappear at the end of the road, and then began to turn around and walk in the direction of the school.

"Anyway, the campus has become different again."

Sigrid observed the changes in the Royal Academy of Magic of Protos compared to half a month ago.

Although Principal Rocky McCarthy is retiring.

But the artwork he left behind in the school will surely forever become a legend of the Protos Empire.

If only this guy's attitude and level of painting could be as upright and dedicated as design and architecture, then maybe he would leave a good collection for his collection.

Sigrid thought to herself.

"This is probably my last job at this school."

Ranch thinks back to many things that have happened since he arrived in the North Continent.

I don't feel too much when I go through it.

But when you are about to leave, you will look back and feel that every moment was beautiful.

Chatting and chatting, the two walked out of the school gates and stepped onto the streets of the city of Helrom.

The southern district of Helrom is far more lively than the campus, and the skyscrapers and shops along the street have already opened their doors this morning, and the residents of Helrom have hurried through it to get through this weekend.

Walking through the streets, the two walked beside the city's river, the water glowing with a blue shimmer.

The river south of Helrom is no ordinary river, but flows with a liquid mineral spring that contains magical energy, and has an unusual attraction for magicians.

This time, though, Ranch didn't focus on the river, he kept looking at Sigrid.

Sigrid has become Sid again, and she is no longer dressed in a rather smart outfit, but in a more girlish dress.

"How do I look today?"

Sigrid walked around with the corner of her skirt in a circle, allowing Ranch to look her around.

“……”

Ranch tilted his head in confusion.

"Isn't it pretty?"

Sigrid asked hesitantly, she always felt that Lanchi's eyes were like saying, "You look like a woman today."

She was worried that if she continued to ask, her blood pressure would explode.

"I still think you're the best looking originally."

Ranch replied earnestly.

“……”

This made Sigrid slightly stunned, and soon coughed lightly again, covering up his half-second pause.

“…… If it's a little less crowded, I'll change back to its original form for you to see. ”

Sigrid leaned in and said to Rankie.

After saying that, she stroked her long hair again.

"But I can only wronged you today, dating Sid, not Sigrid."

Sigrid added with a feigned regret.

"Isn't that going to continue to count favorability? If it's low, you won't give me a slate. ”

Ranch felt Sigrid's examiner-like look and was about to start grading him again.

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

Sigrid thought with her index finger against her lips.

Well. That's right.

She thought to herself, but she didn't say it, let him realize for himself.

"So are you counting Sigrid or Sid today?"

Ranch decided he had to get to the bottom of it.

In fact, in the month when he went to the north of the empire with Sigrid earlier, he didn't understand Sigrid's definition in the end.

"Ugh."

Sigrid didn't say anything at first, as if she was thinking about how to come up with a convincing explanation.

Gradually, she realized that she really couldn't make it up.

At last.

"My name is Sid, a second-year student at the Royal Academy of Magic of Protos, nineteen years old, you see, this is my student monthly pass."

Sigrid blinked her left eye and said to Ranch with a sense of energy.

“……”

Lan Qi choked up, he had always followed the rules, the only time he was fooled by unknown rules, and he had been fooled for so long,

"Are you actively reporting your fake student identity to the principal?"

He had been in the education industry for so long, and it was the first time he had seen such a rampant student as Sigrid.

"You dare to revoke my student status."

Her voice was lowered a little, and she approached and poked Ranchi, with a hint of warning and even threat.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Ranch shook his head.

"I haven't seen you for so long, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Sigrid suddenly seemed to remember something and asked.

"Congratulations to the Bishop, on leaving the ...... of the Ninth Order"

Lanchi clenched his fists and turned sideways to congratulate Sigrid.

"Fifth Order."

Sigrid's clear voice interrupted him.

"It's ...... closer to the Ninth Order"

Ranchi paused for a moment before continuing.

"Fifth Order!"

Sigrid re-emphasized, glaring at Rankie and not letting him finish.

She knew what this thing was trying to say!

It's better not to congratulate!

"Sid is the fifth order, and it has always been the fifth order, and if you work hard, you may be stronger than her."

Sigrid crossed her hands and looked sideways, looking at the lake and muttering.

"What do you mean? Can you elaborate on that? ”

"Hold the favorability."

The two stepped onto the bridge over the river, and after crossing it, it was a block.

The sun slanted down beside the tall buildings, and the hanging gardens supported by transparent magical barriers were suspended in the air, singing plants and glowing ghosts swaying in the wind in the garden.

They passed underneath the Hanging Garden, not worrying about the Hanging Garden's sudden fall.

"Where are we going next?"

Sigrid followed Ranch's line of sight, looked at the hanging gardens, and asked.

"There is a weekend show in the sky garden today, lunch to Helrom's Fourth Street, I have a reservation-free card for the restaurants there, you choose which store to go to, I don't plan anything in the afternoon, I feel that there will be a kind of pressure to schedule a full schedule, let's look at the mood in Helrom casually, in the evening, if you want, I have a ticket for the live show of "The Evening Show of Herrom", do you want to go to see it together?"

Lanch tapped his finger and spoke slowly to Sigrid.

If the date is aimless and lacks reservations, the actual experience is likely to encounter various queues, and finally pass the time boringly.

It's a Saturday in Herrom, in particular.

"How did you get everything planned?"

Sigrid was a little surprised.

It's a strange feeling for this mature man in his thirties.

She had thought that Lan Qi had not prepared anything, because she had also rushed back from a hurry, and without informing Lan Qi in advance, she came to the Red Mondstadt building as soon as possible.

Looks like I can add some favorability to him today.

"You've found out."

Ranch pulled a small notebook out of his pocket.

I saw that the above seriously did Helrom's travel guide.

And he opened the title of that chapter - "Helrom's Travel Guide That Even 3-Year-Olds Don't Get Lost"

When Sigrid saw this, she suddenly smiled with relief.

She laughed angrily.

(End of chapter)