Winter had arrived, and St. Freya Academy had donned a snowy white coat. Xing stood in the snow, excitedly scooping up a handful and tossing it into the sky. It was his first time seeing snow this heavy.
"Bang!" A snowball struck him on the head. Xing turned around angrily, only to see Kiana grinning mischievously as she packed another snowball and hurled it at him.
Xing pointed one hand at the sky and shouted, "Come forth, summoned beast Bronya!"
Bronya, wearing a scarf, appeared alongside Heavy Cannon Rabbit. The rabbit mercilessly raised its Prototype Pulse Cannon, aimed at the dumbfounded Kiana, and fired an enormous snowball.
"You can't take a joke!"
Fu Hua watched from the sidelines without joining in. She felt that she was not quite suited to this sort of activity—until someone threw a snowball at her.
"Inch Strike: Heaven Splitter!" Fu Hua joined the battle.
The principal's office—
Theresa rubbed her little hands together and breathed warm air into them. Looking at the snowy scenery outside the window, she sighed. "It's almost New Year again."
Himeko said wistfully, "Yeah. Another year has passed, and I still haven't gotten married."
Theresa was speechless. Could she not say something like that on such a festive occasion? It was really ruining the mood!
Himeko added, "Still, I'm better off than you. After all, I'm hard to marry off, while you simply can't be married off."
Theresa: "..."
"Himeko, do you want Judah to flatten you?! Watch me... where's my Judah?" Only then did Theresa remember that she had given Judah to her son.
"Beep beep—" Theresa received a call. When she opened it, Otto's kind face appeared on the screen. "Little Theresa, Grandpa is here to wish you a happy New Year in advance. Would you like Grandpa to