"Chen Xi?" Lin Yue called out tentatively, only to find that it did not feel nearly as awkward as she had expected.
The way she spoke those two words felt utterly natural, as though she should have called the other girl that from the moment they first met.
Yet she had clearly never seen Chen Xi around campus.
A puzzled look crossed Lin Yue's face, but she still followed her instincts and voiced the doubt in her heart.
"Then, Captain Chen Xi... Chen Xi, did you study at Tianhe Academy?"
"Hm? How did you know?" Chen Xi looked surprised, her hand pausing as she put away the black box.
"Because I feel like I've called you something similar before."
Lin Yue carefully chose her words, her attitude sincere so Chen Xi would not think she was making things up.
"Maybe we ran into each other on the road when I was processing my withdrawal paperwork," Chen Xi answered casually.
"So you really were a student at Tianhe Academy? But why have I never seen you?" Lin Yue pressed.
"Because not long after I enrolled, they discovered I had the aptitude to control legends, so I decisively withdrew."
Chen Xi smoothly began spinning lies. "You know, the life of a Transcendent is completely disconnected from that of a college student. Most people simply can't balance the two."
"Besides, after experiencing the rights and power that come with being a Transcendent, who would be willing to go back?"
"So that's how it is?" Lin Yue thoughtfully considered the deeper meaning behind her words.
Just as Chen Xi had said, perhaps she too would have to go through the withdrawal procedures before long.
The absurdity of fighting legends as a Transcendent while attending classes at the academy was no less than a soldier