(Heartfelt thanks to '', 'Yunqi Qinggu', 'God Says I'm a Dumbass', and 'Sui Feng Qi Wu' for their rewards!)
"Aries Palace Dragon Riding Festival...?"
Hearing Rebecca's words, Wu Yan froze on the spot.
In this world, although time was likewise expressed in years, months, and days, they were not simply denoted by numbers.
For example, the twelve months of the year were distinguished by the twelve zodiac signs.
Aries Palace referred to a month in this world, also known as the Month of Aries Palace—the fourth month of the year.
And as its name suggested, the Aries Palace Dragon Riding Festival was an annual grand event held during the Month of Aries Palace. It was also Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy's spring event.
During the Aries Palace Dragon Riding Festival, the students of Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy would each ride their own Partner Dragon in a marathon-like race. Whoever rode their dragon along the route designated by the academy and reached the prearranged finish line first would become the festival's victor and receive a generous reward.
Of course, this so-called generous reward was actually just having one's results entered into the official records, which would count favorably toward graduation.
Thus, although Wu Yan had heard about the Aries Palace Dragon Riding Festival from Ash and Raymond, he had not given it much thought and had tossed it to the back of his mind.
After all, whether he could even remain in this world until graduation—or remain at the academy until graduation—was still unknown...
If Rebecca had not brought it up, Wu Yan might really have forgotten about it...
"So, in other words..." Scratching his cheek, Wu Yan looked at Rebecca uncertainly.
"You want me to take part in that sports festival...?"
"The Aries Palace Dragon Riding Festival is not merely a