Fengming Xianshiling really wanted to post a plea for help.

How to deal with encountering a professional-level actor during an audition, as strong as a monster, and failing to defeat them despite trying your best?

Unfortunately, he wasn’t in the mood for that now; he could only reassure the other students. As for those students, they didn’t say much to Fengming Xianshiling’s consolation and eventually dispersed lethargically.

Although among them, there were also some proud and ambitious individuals, and generally speaking, at times like these, those people would usually buck up and state that they wouldn’t back down.

But the problem was... the gap in strength was too vast.

It was like the gap between a car on the ground and a Milky Way warship in outer space.

It wasn’t an opponent you could defeat just by trying hard.

They were well aware of this in their hearts.

As for how to soothe the emotions of these girls, it wasn’t part of Duanmu Huai’s plans. In fact, he was currently shopping with Hei Chuan Chi Yin while discussing the next steps.

"I’m pretty sure that this time our enemy is likely within this organization."

"Xiao Ai, you pinpointed it so fast?"

Hei Chuan Chi Yin, who was selecting bedding, was surprised to hear Duanmu Huai’s decisive answer, and Duanmu Huai nodded.

"Of course, didn’t you notice that the songs those magical girls sing are very similar to my hymns?"

"Ah, that’s true, but this form of hymn isn’t uncommon, right?"

Duanmu Huai’s hymns were no different; apart from the incomprehensible language, there was nothing particularly special about them. This form of music existed in their world too, so initially, Hei Chuan Chi Yin didn’t think much of it.

"Indeed, but don’t you find it strange? According to that girl called Feng Mingyi, this system was just created to deal with Noise not long ago. So who do you think created this system?"

"Do you know, Xiao Ai?"

"You should know too, that impostor who once pretended online and even tried to replace me."

At this point, Hei Chuan Chi Yin immediately understood whom Duanmu Huai was referring to.

"Shirai Kiri?"

"Exactly."

Duanmu Huai snapped his fingers.

"I’m pretty sure this guy disguised as a human and is lurking within this organization, waiting for the right moment."

"So what do we do? Go find them?"

"No, there’s no need."

Duanmu Huai casually picked up a toothbrush and toothpaste, shaking his head.

"I actually quite like those who engage in schemes and conspiracies."

"Huh?"

"Scheming and conspiring generally mean they aren’t strong enough themselves, so they need to resort to such roundabout methods. This guy is the same; since we’ve guessed that it definitely has some conspiracy, we just act as if we haven’t discovered him and let them work in the shadows."

"Is that all?"

"Yes, you know, usually such people reveal themselves when they believe their plan is foolproof—then we just squash them. It’s much easier than seeking them out and alerting them."

"That’s true..."

Hei Chuan Chi Yin thought for a while and had to admit Duanmu Huai wasn’t wrong in what he said, assuming he had formidable combat power.

"But last time, didn’t you only tie with them, Xiao Ai? This time..."

"It will definitely be weaker this time."

However, Duanmu Huai confidently answered.

"It’s simple, do you remember what that guy used to attack humans last time?"

"Those evil dragons?"

"Correct."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"Those evil dragons and the current Noise, do you think they’re comparable?"

"..."

Hei Chuan Chi Yin pondered for a moment and shook her head. She faced those evil dragons before; they were indeed terrifying—not only could they fly, but they also possessed various strange powers and even had intelligence.

However, these Noise were more akin to autonomous devices, like machines, and couldn’t compare to evil dragons in terms of lethality.

In the previous era, only Dragon Hunters wielding silver swords could deal with the evil dragons, and several Dragon Hunters were needed to handle one. The number of evil dragons greatly surpassed the Dragon Hunters. So, in that era, humans were nearly on the brink of destruction, struggling to survive.

But in this era, although Noise had powers similar to evil dragons, they weren’t unbeatable except by specific weapons. Humans in this world seemed prosperous and numerous. If humans truly used armies to combat Noise, it wasn’t that they couldn’t win, it was just not cost-effective.

However, magical girls were different. Last time, when nearly a thousand Noise attacked the concert venue, just those two magical girls took out more than half. So, although Noise had phase transfer barriers, they were much easier to deal with than evil dragons.

"After I severely injured it last time, it clearly couldn’t create strong minions like those evil dragons, and Noise isn’t enough to cause a devastating blow to this human world. So, I guess it’s lurking in the human world under some identity, spreading panic with Noise, then making its move—you see how convenient it is? Not long after Noise appeared, a system to combat Noise was developed?"

"Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit odd."

Hei Chuan Chi Yin also realized this. She’d often seen similar setups in movies, animation, and comics, but those were just story backgrounds. Now that she thought about it, Noise hadn’t been in this world for many years, yet humans had already developed a method to combat Noise.

Of course, one might think this is the wisdom and potential unleashed by humans in the face of crisis.

Conversely, one might wonder if there’s something fishy going on.

As for the villain’s goals and what they intend to achieve, Duanmu Huai couldn’t care less.

After all, they will definitely reveal themselves eventually, and then they’ll just get squashed.

Is the God of Destruction someone who reasons with you?

"So right now, we just do whatever they ask us to do, and then we just wait for that idiot to reveal themselves, without doing anything else."

During the conversation, the two of them finished buying what they needed — of course, all these expenses would be reimbursed by Fengming Xianshiling’s organization, so Duanmu Huai didn’t care about spending money at all.

As for the dormitory, it was already prepared for them beforehand, a double room in Saint Xiang Academy. The interior setup was similar to an ordinary double room, with beds on either side against the walls and desks lined up side by side. However, upon returning to the dormitory, Duanmu Huai immediately rearranged it a bit.

He pushed the two beds together to the middle and relocated the desks to the walls on either side.

As for why he did that... well, those who understand, understand.

Hei Chuan Chi Yin felt a bit shy about this but didn’t say much. After all, in her own world, she and Duanmu Huai also slept together at home.

The only problem was...

"How’s the soundproofing here?"

"Who cares? Is there really anyone who dares to control us?"

For Duanmu Huai’s indifferent answer, Hei Chuan Chi Yin... well, she could only try to keep quiet when the time came. Fortunately, they were in a room at the end of the hallway, far from others, so hopefully, no one would notice...

Soon, night fell.

"Ha..."

Lying on the bed and looking at the ceiling in front of her, Tian Tangzhen had her eyes wide open, unable to sleep.

As the top of the acting department, Tian Tangzhen had always been full of confidence in herself. Coming from a prestigious family, her mother was a popular stage actress, and her father was a singer. One could say, Tian Tangzhen had every advantage. In fact, despite this, she had always been fighting hard and persevering.

She always believed she could reach the pinnacle of showbiz, that no obstacle in front of her would make her waver and retreat — she thought this way until today.

But not anymore.

Who were those two girls after all?

Just recalling the audition, seeing Duanmu Huai and Hei Chuan Chi Yin’s performance, made Tian Tangzhen tremble all over, speechless. Both of them had completely different styles; the girl called Duanmu Ai seemed gentle and fragile, yet she had an unmatched dominance. Just standing there, hearing her voice, feeling her gaze, you could feel the unparalleled oppressive aura.

It felt like a goddess was judging mortals before them, and as ordinary people, they could only shiver, despairingly awaiting judgment.

And the role of Flora, played by Hei Chuan Chi Yin, was equally captivating.

It wasn’t just performance.

To Tian Tangzhen, acting was a technique, mimicking, learning, and then using actions, postures, and tones to portray a character.

But Hei Chuan Chi Yin wasn’t acting.

At that moment, everyone knew she was Flora.

No need for exaggerated expressions or obvious portrayal, standing there was Flora — at that moment, everyone seeing Hei Chuan Chi Yin understood this.

And this shocked Tian Tangzhen the most.

It was the first time she knew that acting could reach such an ultimate realm. Whether it was Duanmu Huai or Hei Chuan Chi Yin, they both showed Tian Tangzhen a pinnacle she couldn’t even imagine.

And the heart of Tian Tangzhen, which had always been steadfast, for the first time began to waver.

Could she really be as good as them?

Even in the future, could she really reach that realm?

This tossed Tian Tangzhen in bed, unable to sleep.

As she tossed and turned, Tian Tangzhen suddenly heard a faint sound from the other side of the wall.

"Hmm?"

For a moment, Tian Tangzhen was puzzled, but she quickly remembered that those two girls had moved into the dormitory and were living next door — realizing this fact made Tian Tangzhen’s mood even gloomier. She turned over, trying to close her eyes and force herself into sleep.

However, the voice on the other side of the wall continued to trickle into Tian Tangzhen’s ears.

"Wait... Xiao Ai..."

"I won’t wait, after all, you agreed..."

"Even so, it’s so embarrassing..."

...???

What are they doing?

Hearing the faint conversation from the other side of the wall, Tian Tangzhen, perhaps out of curiosity, pressed her ear against the wall.

Then, she heard indistinct sounds.

"Mmm... Ah..."

"Keep it down; you wouldn’t want others hearing, would you?"

"I know... Really, Xiao Ai just loves to bully..."

The sound blurred into indistinct murmurs, with intermittent soft hums barely audible. And at this moment, Tian Tangzhen was already stiff all over, her face flushed red.

She wasn’t a child anymore; just from the intimate dialogue and sounds, she could imagine what was happening on the other side!

But, wait, what on earth is their relationship!?

Rationality told Tian Tangzhen she should pretend she heard nothing. However, her body defied her will, remaining frozen in place. Her ear pressed ever more firmly against the wall.

"Chi Yin is still so cute; I can’t help but want to bully you."

"Wait, no..."

"..........."

The voice grew softer, soon overshadowed by the rapid breathing and sighs. The intertwined sounds became a melody, crossing the wall and slipping into Tian Tangzhen’s ears.

And at this moment, Tian Tangzhen lay there, face flushed, unable to say a word.

Those two... what on earth are they doing!!!