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Chapter 85 The Reasons for Participating in the War

Zhen Hailing led the way with steady steps. Hu Yue followed behind her.

To be honest, Arc Moon wasn't really upset.

She wasn't very nervous.

Although the "Supreme Scepter" is high above, Arc Moon has actually seen them all. She has even had direct face-to-face exchanges with some of them.

For example, the "Crimson Scepter" that governs the People's Court.

The Crimson Scepter once stated that if she did not choose to retire in the future but instead joined the Nation, her position in the People's Court would be given priority consideration.

That happened after the character test was over. A few of the people who passed the test happened to run into the Crimson Scepter, and they chatted for a bit.

Even the Supreme Scepter, upon encountering a magical girl whose strength has reached the "Flower Level," would naturally want to get to know her in order to recruit people for its department.

However, Arc Moon himself was also somewhat aware of his own limitations.

The reason she attracted the Supreme Scepter's special attention was most likely because... when she took the exam for the rank of the magic card, she was already a Flower-level magical girl.

At the time, most of the other magical girls in the same examination room were "Leaf-level" and "Bud-level", which highlighted Arc Moon's powerful combat strength.

In a sense, her participation in that exam was a complete "stupidity bluff." However, she restrained herself, avoiding using the advanced techniques if possible, otherwise it would have been too unfair.

That being said, although they had chatted before, this was indeed the first time Arcmoon had ever been singled out for a private conversation by a supreme authority like this.

"Miss Arc Moon, we've arrived."

Lost in thought, Zhen Hailing stopped in front of a door. She turned slightly to the side and respectfully opened the door for Hu Yue.

"The Scepter Lord is waiting for you inside."

Arc Moon nodded and stepped into the room. Behind her, Hazel Bell closed the door and left.

This is a small reception room. On the sofa directly in front of the crescent moon, the azure scepter sits regally.

The moment she saw her, Arc Moon, who hadn't been particularly nervous before, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

It wasn't because of the other party's prestigious identity as the "Supreme Scepter," but because... the protagonist's appearance in the web novel she was currently serializing, "Becoming a Magical Girl and Then Going Off Work," was actually based on the Azure Scepter.

However... there are still some differences. The protagonist is not a mature woman, but a short, flat-chested loli.

Uh... she probably doesn't read my novel, right? Even if she did, she probably wouldn't connect it to herself, right? Even if she did connect it, she couldn't possibly know that she was the author of that book.

"Please have a seat."

Seeing the crescent moon arrive, the Azure Scepter gestured towards the sofa opposite.

"It's just the two of us here, there are no outsiders, so you don't need to be so polite."

"Yes... thank you, Lord Scepter."

Hu Yue swallowed hard, bowed slightly in greeting, and then sat down properly on the sofa, looking obedient.

"Lord Azure Scepter, is there anything you need from me that you summoned me here specifically?"

"Yes. Actually, the main reason I called you here separately is related to tomorrow's 'Hanafuda' awarding ceremony." The Azure Scepter picked up a document from the table. "There is currently some internal controversy within the Royal Court regarding whether you can receive a Hanafuda."

"Huh?"

Arc Moon was stunned, and pointed to herself with her index finger in surprise.

"My Lord, are you mistaken? I... do I still have a dispute?"

To me, this is perfectly reasonable! What does karuta have to do with me? What's there to argue about?!

"Yes, there were indeed suggestions to award you the Hanafuda (flower cards)."

The azure scepter spoke earnestly.

However, in reality, she was talking complete nonsense.

Excluding Azure Scepter, who originally wanted to suggest giving a flower card to Crescent Moon but then regretted it, no one in the royal court suggested giving a flower card to Crescent Moon.

Whether it's her performance during the war between the two worlds or her lackluster behavior during her two years stationed in Yuanting City, she is not qualified to win a Hanafuda card.

However, Azure Scepter had to say this. Because she wanted to test Crescent Moon herself to see if she was a scumbag pervert or a hero "worth" acquiring Flower Cards.

At the previous banquet, Qingluan called Huyue "Master" repeatedly, but in front of the emerald scepter and herself, Qingluan accused Huyue of various deeds, portraying her as a pervert.

Azure Scepter had already suspected something at the time. It's very likely that after hearing that she was going to use flower cards to bribe Arc Moon to take care of her daughter, Azure Phoenix's possessiveness erupted, and she deliberately slandered Arc Moon to prevent her daughter from having too much contact with Arc Moon.

In that case, she needs to thoroughly examine what kind of person Arc Moon really is.

"Because this is a controversial matter, as the head of the Magic Affairs Institute, I naturally need to understand you fully. So... I'll ask you some questions—"

The azure scepter opened the document in its hand and looked up at the crescent moon.

"Let's talk about your nameplate certification exam first. I vaguely remember that exam. You only took the exam when your skill level had already reached the 'Flower Level'."

"Uh...yes, that's right." Arc Moon nodded honestly.

"Don't you think... this approach is a bit inappropriate? Almost everyone else around is at the Leaf or Bud level, right? Why did you take the title exam so late?"

Hearing this question, Arc Moon's face flushed red. She scratched the back of her head sheepishly, "Well... Lord Scepter, it's not really a special reason... it's just that... I'm too lazy, too lazy to go."

"...Huh?" The Azure Scepter looked completely bewildered.

"Because taking the national exam is such a hassle, it takes so long. I hate trouble the most, so I thought I'd just put it off one day at a time. But as I kept putting it off... before I knew it, I'd reached the Flower level. At this point... I really couldn't put it off any longer, so I finally took the exam..."

"..."

The azure scepter remained speechless. She closed her eyes, pondered for half a minute, then slowly opened them and continued:

"Alright... next question. Since you're so averse to trouble, why did you volunteer for the 'Two-World War'? Given your personality, you shouldn't like getting involved in troublesome matters that could cost you your life, right?"

"Uh...this situation is also very complicated..."

The crescent moon's face turned even redder.

"Your Scepter, you should remember that I had just finished my examination for the Rank Examination less than two months ago, which happened to coincide with the beginning of the War Between the Two Realms..."

"So what? Feeling all fired up after the exam and eager to show off your skills?"

Arc Moon was a little embarrassed. "No, it's not that... After I finished my exams, I thought that since I had come all this way to the Kingdom, I might as well stay here for a few more days. At that time, I was eating and drinking at the Civil Administration Court of the Crimson Scepter, and then they started recruiting soldiers outside."

"The staff at the Minzhi Procuratorate saw that I was just idling around, so they recommended that I go to the front lines to 'broaden my horizons.' On a whim, I was persuaded to go to the front lines..."