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If Maria is willing to accept the Herrscher Core and thus quickly become stronger, then Qiu Bi can also directly grant her the Herrscher Core.

Unfortunately, given Maria's personality, it's clear she won't accept the Herrscher Core.

"I agree to your marriage with Cecilia."

Maria's voice grew weaker and weaker until Qiu Bi had to strain his ears to hear her.

Qiu Bi chuckled and then said, "Thank you, Maria."

Maria turned her head to look elsewhere, seemingly both proud and shy.

The gift of "A-rank Valkyrie strength" is simply too great, directly saving Maria years of effort.

Then, Maria belatedly remembered something and quickly took two sets of keys out of her pocket.

"These are the house keys that Cecilia requested. They are all located in Academy City on the outskirts of Changkong City, for your convenience in the future."

In the suburbs of Chiba City lies a vast academy city, containing six renowned middle schools, ten universities and research institutions, and a varying number of elementary schools.

It can be said that Academy City encompasses a person's entire learning journey.

Elementary school, middle school, university...

This perfectly matched what Qiu Bi and Cecilia had hoped for.

Sirin, Bella, Aurora, Agata, and Galina all need to go to school, and they happen to be in junior high school.

As for the two keys Maria handed to Qiu Bi, they were keys to an apartment on the second floor of an apartment building in Academy City, both with four bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms, just enough to accommodate everyone.

"Thank you, Maria."

"You're welcome. This is what Cecilia instructed. Let's head to Academy City now."

When serious matters were brought up, Maria's youthful face suddenly became serious, resembling a "saint" who held absolute power, completely unlike a girl who was not yet an adult.

In contrast, Celine, although two or three years younger than Maria, is like a child who never grows up, full of childlike fun and innocence.

At this moment, Cecilia walked up to Qiu Bi and said with a smile, "Maria is now a qualified 'older sister'."

“Sister Cecilia, please don’t make fun of me. Compared to you, I still have many shortcomings.”

"As the 'Saintess' of the Shaniat family, you may be slightly lacking, but as Angelia's older sister, you are already quite qualified."

"……Um."

Upon hearing Cecilia's praise, Maria showed a rare shyness, a barely perceptible blush appearing on her cheeks.

……

A suburb of Changkong City, in the academy city.

Led by Maria and Angelia, Qiu Bi, Cecilia, and the others entered Academy City in an armed transport plane, then transferred to three taxis to head to the location of the apartment building.

Considering the presence of children, Maria specifically chose the second floor to avoid the possibility of the floor being too high and affecting their movement.

Wow! Is this a really, really big house?

Celine excitedly ran into the apartment, sat on the soft fabric sofa, and curiously looked around at the interior.

Aurora, Agatha, and Galina all wore the same expression as Sirin, but Bella remained calm and did not run around excitedly.

Seeing the four girls' unsteady demeanor, Bella sighed helplessly, but at the same time became even more determined in her decision.

“We will move into another apartment and won’t disturb your family of ten.”

Patrick carefully calculated the number of Qiu Bi and the others, and finally said "a family of ten".

Including the six children, Qiu Bi and his family were indeed "a family of ten".

Sofia and Alexandra gave each other awkward but polite smiles, without saying anything more.

Cecilia chuckled gently and said, "Well, you can stay across the street then."

Shiyu Qiluo smiled and waved, then went into the apartment and chose her favorite room.

Subsequently, Shigure Kira's actions seemed to have aroused Shub's competitive spirit, causing Shub to rush into the apartment and choose a room.

Seeing this, Patrick and Salome sighed silently, then waved to Qiu Bi and the others before turning and walking into the apartment.

After watching the Snow Wolf Squad members enter another apartment, Qiu Bi and Cecilia turned their gaze to the fabric sofa in the living room.

At this very moment, Angelia has successfully infiltrated the magical girl team and is listening to Sirin tell the story of magical girls.

—The Magical Girl Squad welcomes a new member.

Maria sighed helplessly, then asked, "Sister Cecilia, what exactly was this 'work matter' you mentioned earlier?"

"Well... Qiu Bi is planning to become a doctor, but he hasn't passed the relevant certification exams, so he'll have to ask you for a favor!"

After saying that, Cecilia winked playfully, looking nothing like a woman about to get married, but rather like a young girl in the prime of her youth.

“Practicing medicine without a license… Sister Cecilia, even with my help, if you don’t have the corresponding skills, your medical license will eventually be revoked.”

Maria lowered her voice and earnestly reminded Cecilia and Qiu Bi.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Wedding Preparations

Hearing Maria's earnest and serious reminder, Cecilia covered her mouth and chuckled, then asked in return, "Maria, you should know what Qiu Bi's abilities are, right?"

Maria paused for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

Given Qiu Bi's special abilities, curing the illnesses of ordinary people might not be difficult. He only needs to give the other person a "healthy body" to achieve the effect of "miraculous recovery".

"With Qiu...brother-in-law's abilities, there's really no need to worry about a lack of ability."

Despite her reluctance, Maria still honestly called him "brother-in-law".

Then, Maria pressed further, "Sister Cecilia, have you set a wedding date?"

Cecilia pondered for a moment, then looked at Qiu Bi and asked tactfully, "How about the wedding next week? What do you think, Qiu Bi?"

"As you wish. A wedding requires a lot of preparation, and we also need to invite family and friends to witness it... Cecilia, who do you plan to invite?"

Cecilia pressed her right index finger to her lips, feigning a thoughtful gesture, then smiled and said, "Maria, Angelia, and Theresa—oh, right! And Li Xue and Fu Hua!"

"Aren't you going to invite any members of the Shaniat family?"

“Maria is worthy of representing the Shaniat family, after all, she is the current ‘Saint’.”

"Alright, let's do it your way."

At this moment, Qiu Bi couldn't help but wonder if it was a bit too much for him to directly plant the precept of "deeply loving Qiu Bi"...

"Disgust"?

They even skipped the dating process and went straight to "marriage".

In other words, Cecilia believes that the two may have been in love for a long time.

"Qiu Bi, don't you have any relatives?"

“My loved ones… Sophia, Sirin, Alexandra, Bronya, Bella, Aurora, Agatha, and Galina, and… you.”

Qiu Bi transmigrated into a physical body, so naturally there could be no blood relatives in this world.

However, after his wedding to Cecilia, he should soon welcome his first "blood relative".

"Qiu Bi, you... are an orphan?"

"That's it."

Qiu Bi did not deny it.

Upon hearing this, Cecilia paused for a few seconds, then hugged Qiu Bi affectionately, whispering in his ear, "From now on—we're family."

"Ah."

Qiu Bi held Cecilia's delicate hand, looking just like a loving and happy couple.

Maria's expression turned sour at their actions, a mixture of dissatisfaction and annoyance. She felt like a stray dog ​​wandering the street, suddenly kicked for no reason.

Then, just as it was about to let out a mournful cry, a bag of dog food was roughly shoved into its mouth.

"Sister Cecilia, I'm still here."

Maria wore a long face and looked quite displeased.

Cecilia gave an apologetic smile, then whispered, "I'm sorry!"

"Eh... Cecilia has reached the point where she's 'found her sweetheart and forgotten about her sisters'."

Maria sighed helplessly, then continued to ask, "Sister Cecilia, what are your plans for their studies?"

“Let’s arrange for Celine and the others to go to school after the wedding.” Cecilia knew perfectly well who Maria was referring to when she said “they.” “We can use this time to give Celine and the others some intensive tutoring.”

Who will tutor Celine and the others?

“Of course, it’s between Patrick and me.”

Cecilia did not hesitate.

Sofia had never been to school, and Alexandra, though educated, was not suited to teach girls like Sirin.

As for the members of the Snow Wolf Squad...

Apart from Patrick, who has two degrees, none of the other members are suited to teach others.

Shigure Kira is completely focused on her "idol dream," while Shubu, despite being educated, is not suited to be a humanities teacher due to her personality.

If she were in a position similar to a "physical education teacher," she could be a qualified teacher.

Salome received a good education, but she wasn't very good at teaching others; otherwise, Shigure Kira could have debuted as a dancer and become an alternative "idol" long ago.

"Wait a minute—Cecilia, since you're going to teach Sirin and the others, what about the wedding next week?"

"Well... what about you and Maria? We'll leave the wedding preparations to you and Maria!"

Cecilia clasped her hands together and smiled sweetly. "When it's time to buy wedding rings and wedding dresses, I will naturally postpone Celine and the others' studies and carefully select the wedding rings and wedding dresses."

"..."

Qiu Bi remained silent, while Maria hesitated before ultimately deciding against speaking.

Seeing that neither of them objected, Cecilia clapped her hands lightly and said with a smile, "Then it's decided! Qiu Bi and Maria will go and prepare for the wedding, while Patrick and I will be in charge of 'cram school' for Celine, Aurora, Agata, Galina and Bella."

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