A week quickly passed after the Bai'an City Squad arrived in Fangting City.
With Larkspur and Asō Madoka holding things together, there had not been much friction between the two squads, and the impact brought by the new squad soon faded away without a trace.
At least, that was how it appeared on the surface.
As for what thoughts the girls harbored in private and what actions they took to prepare for the coming match, nobody knew.
As far as Larkspur was concerned, all she knew was the Fangting City Squad's movements.
After Xia Liang, Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan also came to Larkspur one after another, expressing their desire to take part in the assessment and their willingness to accept the match.
However, compared with Xia Liang, communicating with those two children was clearly more difficult. Lin Xiaolu looked like she was competing with someone over something, refusing to say much no matter what. Whether Larkspur spoke gently or demanded an answer seriously, she only lowered her head and apologized, completely refusing to communicate.
Bai Jingxuan, on the other hand, simply did not believe that "taking part in the assessment" was dangerous. Yet her way of thinking did not seem to be wrong. Considering the abilities she had displayed when Black Ash Dawn lost control before, Larkspur was instead more worried about the safety of the other examinees.
With that, the team members had unified their intentions. All that remained was how to prepare for the match.
As agreed with Asō Madoka beforehand, Lin Xiaolu secretly studied under Asō Madoka, seemingly intending to master some new technique before the match.
Xia Liang learned several of the most basic Spell Formula structures from Larkspur. She was currently still studying Fawo Runes and would proactively report her learning progress every other