They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 531: Did You Take The Wrong Medicine??

Then she let out a small laugh, surprised and amused, when she caught the faint flush on Arthur’s face. It wasn’t much, just a hint of pink dusting his cheeks, but it looked wildly out of place on someone usually so cold and composed.

He looks... cute, she thought with a tiny, startled flutter in her chest.

"I’m going now," she added, her voice lighter.

Arthur gave the slightest nod, the embarrassment already tucked back beneath his usual calm expression.

With one last wave, Nnenna turned and walked into the Academy, her steps no longer weighed down by nerves, but lifted by a quiet, unexpected sense of peace.

Arthur watched silently as Nnenna disappeared into the Academy building. The large doors closed behind her, but her smile lingered in his mind, bright, genuine... softening.

Just driving her to school... just asking how she felt... made her smile like that?

He gripped the wheel loosely, thinking.

Would Ava... have smiled too?

Would she have appreciated it, if she knew he deliberately showed up for her?

He sat there for a moment longer, uncertain. Then, without overthinking it, he pulled out his phone and typed a short message to his little sister.

[You’ll do great.]

Simple. Honest. He hit send.

A few minutes later, his phone buzzed with her reply:

[Did you take the wrong medicine??]

Arthur: "..."

the

Or... was this just

sighed, sliding the phone

try again someday. Maybe more than

started the car and pulled away from the school

footsteps light but her heartbeat loud in her ears. As she drew

The arena was alive.

the side entrance

was massive, an open domed structure, its high ceiling crisscrossed with thin, glowing beams that changed

marked with sleek, polished tiles, reinforced for combat, but currently scattered with light holographic grids marking

unusual number of parents and observers. Several had small hologram screens open on their laps, live streaming close up angles or player stats. The medical wing was stationed just to the left,

treated martial arts as just a physical discipline, it was mental, emotional, and

the air

here!" someone whispered as Nnenna entered

the girl skipping grades,

survive this level? These are Year Three

is aiming for her directly. And

guts

noise was loud, but oddly... it steadied her. This was the test she had worked for. The moment she

in, the sound of the crowd swelling

arena lights shifted to

were about

and sat. Alone. No Ava, no Emily, no Hannah. Just her, her thoughts,

She exhaled slowly.

the air was so thick you could slice it. One misstep in this kind of arena and you would

Time trickled by.

on the dot, the arena lights dimmed slightly and a sharp gong echoed

The referee had arrived.

stepped onto the central stage, a tall, lean man with a voice that could command silence even

morning, students, instructors, staff, guests, and honored viewers tuning in across the continent!" he began with practiced authority. "Welcome to the Year Three Martial Arts Examination, a showcase of