May 2 was a magical day.
On this day, a massive explosion echoed from deep within the Silent Forest. Deep, rumbling shockwaves reverberated over all of Puji Island, and even the witches' dormitory in the innermost part of the university felt the violent tremor. The golden light of First University's Guardian Formation nearly blotted out the sun itself.
On this day, at Jiuyou Academy's Linzhong Lakefront, a stubborn young wizard, before countless witnesses, used magic to extract the Werewolf bloodline flowing through his heart, trying to silence the slanderous voices. To many Jiuyou students who valued practicality, Nicholas's actions were incredibly foolish. On the contrary, some supporters of Nicholas emerged at Alpha Academy, which had initially provoked him, because his purging of his blood had defended the honor of bloodlines—no matter how one looked at it.
Also on this day, many students at First University saw a Yellow Flower Cat. A Yellow Flower Cat with bright eyes, sleek, glossy fur, an imposing presence, and the ability to speak human language.
Many students even spotted the cat at different places around the school at the same time.
Without exception, the Yellow Flower Cat was asking for news of two mice.
Cats catching mice was only natural, and many students laughed the matter off. Some more attentive students might have fretted over exactly how many talking Yellow Flower Cats there were on campus—this debate had briefly made it onto the tail end of First University's top ten trending topics in early May—but what more people discussed, aside from the explosion Deep within the Silent Forest, was Nicholas, an upperclassman from Jiuyou Academy.
It was hard to say which topic was more legendary.
Other than making the students' Guardian Formation flash and letting the students experience a "tremor" on campus, the explosion Deep