### Chapter 10: The Higher Academy
At this moment, Eypar was floating around the room when she heard a commotion.
Someone’s home!
“Is that Night Star?”
Eypar’s little tuft of hair shook as she quickly floated toward the door.
Then, the door swung open, and the lights flickered on.
Eypar joyfully dashed forward.
“Welcome back, Night Star~”
Eypar hugged the tiny Loli who had just walked in, affectionately rubbing her face against hers. It was like a pet ghost moment!
In response, Night Lan gently pushed her away.
“Nope, it’s Night Lan.”
“Hehehe~ They’re basically the same!”
Eypar grinned, getting off Night Lan and asked, “Why did Night Lan come back first? Where’s Night Star?”
“Uh, Night Star has already left Yun Chang City.”
Eypar: “Huh?”
The Ghost Girl didn’t even process this, sporting a completely lost expression.
“Shocking! Night Star actually abandoned me!”
“Not at all,” Night Lan quipped.
“I didn’t mean to! Who knew the theater could just up and move to another city? If I had known ahead of time, I would’ve brought you to the theater already!”
After hearing Night Lan’s explanation, Eypar finally understood what was going on and wasn’t mad at all.
“So what do we do now? Staying with Night Lan is nice, but I’m super curious about the new city. I’m totally bored of Yun Chang City already!”
Night Lan fell into deep thought and said, “Don’t worry, you’ll get to the new city. Just… might need to wait a bit.”
“Really? That’s awesome~”
Eypar happily spun in circles on the ceiling, the tuft of hair bobbing and swaying—pure comedic gold.
“Anyway, let’s put this aside. It’s really late now, Night Lan, hurry up and get to bed! I want to be your pillow!”
“Sure, sure~ You truly are a carefree ghost.”
“Ehehe~”
Then Night Lan hopped into the bathroom to wash up, climbed into bed after her hair was mostly dry.
Eypar snuggled into the covers, like a designated bed warmer.
Although, let’s be honest, this ghost didn’t have any actual warmth to share.
Night Lan held this ghost and mumbled, “What a hassle! How did I end up with you as my silly ghost? If you’re not by my side, things would break, so it makes sense to just let you reincarnate already.”
“What did you say, Night Lan?”
“Nothing, just go to sleep.”
“But ghosts don’t sleep! There’s no one for me to possess!”
“Oh, then I’m going to sleep.”
Night Lan shut her eyes, synchronizing her slumber with Night Star over in Qi Yuan City.
—
In the next room.
Mo Tu wasn’t sleeping; he was sprawled on the sofa, deep in thought.
“Hmm… going to Qi Yuan City? I remember that city is kinda special, not exactly the safest place.”
Plus…
“Qi Yuan City, huh~ I think my cousin is a Night Watcher there. I wonder how much she’s grown? She should be connected to that Loli somehow.”
Thinking about this, a smile crept onto Mo Tu’s face, as if he was looking forward to something exciting.
“I wonder what interesting things will happen? Truly something to anticipate.”
—
The next day.
The sun rose into the sky, heralding a new day.
Inside the Rising Sun Theater.
With the help of her phone alarm, Night Star woke up in the dim theater, looking quite dazed.
Honestly, sleeping in the theater made it impossible to tell whether it was night or day. She had to rely on her alarm to get up.
“Night Star, are you awake?”
Kong Yu Bai’s voice rang in Night Star’s ears.
Night Star turned to see that Kong Yu Bai was already up, staring at her with bright, gentle eyes that were comforting and reassuring.
“Good morning~”
“Yep, morning, Night Star.”
Before long, Lianhua also opened her eyes.
“Morning…”
The three finally woke up and prepared to discuss what to do that day after a brief wash-up.
What can you say? Theater members are generally so free. With no fixed jobs, they either practice performance skills in the theater or go out to play. Except for Night Star, they don’t even need to eat! Pretty impressive.
After a moment of contemplation, Lianhua said, “I think I’ll stay at the theater today. I want to research a new puppet play to perform for the new audience this weekend.”
Night Star nodded with a smile, giving her a thumbs-up.
“Good luck, Puppet Master!”
“Thanks!”
Then Night Star turned to Kong Yu Bai.
“What about the Singer?”
“I’m planning to check out the music entertainment area. They have all sorts of musical equipment for rent, and I want to write down the inspiration I’ve recently gotten. Do you want to join me?”
“Uh… I think I’ll wander around a bit first.”
In the end, Night Star and Kong Yu Bai decided to go their separate ways.
While Night Star did feel a bit curious about the music entertainment area, she wasn’t in a rush to explore it.
As mentioned before, she had plenty of time to check out the city. The theater wouldn’t leave Qi Yuan City before the grand performance!
Kong Yu Bai felt a bit disappointed but didn’t say anything.
“Just be careful when you’re on your own. Don’t let any bad guys trick you, okay?”
Kong Yu Bai patted Night Star’s head with a sisterly tone.
“I’m not a little kid! How could I be fooled by bad guys?” Night Star mumbled, feeling a bit annoyed.
“Stay safe.”
“Sure…”
Then Kong Yu Bai and Night Star left the theater.
Kong Yu Bai headed straight for the music entertainment area, while Night Star planned to find a restaurant for breakfast.
She wasn’t like Star Eclipses who didn’t need to eat; if she got hungry, she wouldn’t have the energy to escape! In a fight, she’d be half dead before it even began!
Switching perspectives.
Night Star walked down the street, clutching a bag of meat buns, munching as she went. She looked so cute doing it!
If she didn’t have a third of that Existence Interference power hiding her presence, she’d probably draw a crowd of admirers.
Today was just another day of exploring while trying to blend into the background.
Her adorable appearance made her feel cheerful, but this socially anxious Loli wasn’t used to being watched.
Before she knew it, her meat buns were all gone.
Her tummy filled, she felt energized!
So lively!
Only… she didn’t quite know where she was now.
Night Star had been walking around aimlessly, taking whichever turns seemed right with no map—just letting fate guide her. If danger approached, she’d simply run away!
“Hmmm… where am I now?”
Night Star pulled out her phone and checked the map.
Ah! This was the academy district! There were plenty of higher academies around, which explained why everyone on the street looked so young.
“No wonder everyone looks like a baby!” Night Star mumbled, continuing to study the map.
When she spotted the name of one academy, she was momentarily stunned.
“Ah? This academy sounds familiar. Wasn’t it mentioned yesterday by Luo Xiquan? Should I go take a look?”
After contemplating for a moment, she decided to go check it out.
After all, she had plenty of free time in a day! It would be nice to experience the academy vibe. Nostalgia trip, here she comes!
