Chapter 2974 Extra 22 A Small Episode at the Graduation Ceremony

"——The graduation ceremony will officially begin in thirty minutes. Students in the first hall who are not attending the ceremony are asked to leave as soon as possible. Relatives of the graduates can continue to stay in the first floor corridor to watch the ceremony!"

"——Graduates, please look for the teams of each college and wait patiently in the square formation! Noisy, fighting and other behaviors are strictly prohibited!"

"——Why is there a little fox running up to the rostrum? Whose pet is not taken care of? Let me emphasize again that graduates can bring their pets and life constructs to the ceremony, but they must take good care of their pets. Pets are strictly prohibited from running around. Once discovered, they will be expelled from the venue!”

"——Please prepare the Forest Flower Choir participating in the performance to enter, and please ask the Abnek Band to wait and prepare!"

"——The graduation ceremony is about to start in twenty-five minutes..."

Slow, clear and loud sounds came from the morning glory twining around the pillars of the auditorium. Some morning glory guided the guests on the auditorium to take their seats, and some reminded the graduates in the center of the hall to maintain their posture. , and some morning glory were humming songs attentively from beginning to end, as if the noise around them didn't exist.

The a cappella singing of the Forest Flower Choir's audition sounded intermittently.

The soothing prelude of the first movement "Dream and Passion" of "Symphonie Fantastique" composed by Berlioz in 1827 also slowly flowed over the first hall. Colorful light strips accompanied the music, and in the starry sky above Rolling in the middle, harmonizing with the warm and urgent magic power fluctuations in the auditorium.

Center of the auditorium.

Graduates from the four colleges lined up in four distinct long square formations, wearing the ceremonial robes of their respective colleges, quietly waiting for the moment when the dean plucked their tassels. The huge, translucent college badges slowly rotated over their respective squares, allowing the colorful light bands to circle around them.

"Less than a quarter of an hour left... He probably won't come back for the graduation ceremony."

Xiao Xiao took one last look at the arches that were still motionless, and sighed softly. As students who graduated early, he and Jiang Yu stood at the end of the queue at Jiuyou College. There was no obstruction on the left and right, and the line of sight was wide. Therefore, it was easy to find that the staff had begun to close the doors one after another.

His little stature can spot it.

Jiang Yu had naturally seen it a long time ago.

She pursed her lips and said nothing, but she could not hide the disappointment in her eyes. As if feeling the loss of its owner, a white kitten emerged from her hood, climbed onto her shoulder, meowed softly, and rubbed her ears.

Xiao Xiao obviously noticed this scene.

Then he remembered something that the witch had asked him to pay attention to. He paused and added: "——Well, also, the black gem cat has never returned to the dormitory. It was probably because of being scummed, I mean, by Brother Qing. You don’t have to worry about anything. Several professors at the school have confirmed that he has other things to deal with..."

"What do I have to worry about... When I saw him here last time, he was surrounded by a lot of high-level wizards. He was so majestic. Why should others worry?" The witch smiled lightly, but that smile The thought gave Dr. Xiao a chill down his back, and he secretly mourned for someone in his heart.

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"——This graduation ceremony will be hosted by Professor Simon, Vice President of Starry Sky Academy..."

"——I would like to invite the president of Atlas College, Urban IX, to conduct a prayer ceremony..."

"——I would like to invite Professor Yao Xiaomi, dean of the Jiuyou College of First University and dean of the Academy of Magical Philosophy, to give an opening speech for this graduation ceremony..."

"——I would like to invite the Acting Dean of the Alpha School of Law, Ms. Tilda Strange, on behalf of the Professors' Joint Conference and all the faculty and staff of First University, to express blessings to the graduates of 2010!"

"——Now I would like to invite the graduate representative of 2010, Jiang Yu from Astronomy Class 08-1 of Jiuyou College to speak..."

The long and complicated ceremony made Xiao Xiao, who was standing in the last row, drowsy. If Sima hadn't glanced at him from time to time among the faculty and staff, he would have closed his eyes and fallen asleep long ago.

In the whole process, perhaps only the part where Ms. Strange applied blessings could cheer him up a little bit - because Ms. Strange did not use traditional rituals such as sandalwood, sacred oil, and spells today as she did in previous years. Instead of applying blessings on the rails, magic is used directly to bless, which greatly reduces the time that might otherwise be wasted in this link.

In addition, the graduation ceremony went extremely smoothly - this may also be because Professor Monteria's riot consumed too much of the school's luck - in short, no one fell or fell at the venue today. Fainting, and some radical wizards rushed into the venue to protest during the ceremony.

Of course, it's not entirely without flaws.

A very subtle glitch occurred during the ear-tacking ceremony.

Tacking is one of the important parts of completing the graduation ritual. Even if a graduate cannot be present for some reason, there should be someone else holding his wizard hat to complete this ceremony on his behalf.

Zheng Qing is not here today.

In theory, it is very simple for Professor Yao, who is the dean of Jiuyou College, to complete this small link for his students. However, when Professor Simon, who was in charge of roll call, called out the boy's name on the rostrum, he repeated it three times. No one answered.

"Next, classmate Zheng Qing."

"...Zheng Qing from Astronomy Class 08-1, Jiuyou College?"

"...Zheng Qing? Classmate Zheng Qing? Or, where is Classmate Zheng Qing's substitute?"

Even though he is the vice-president, he is from Starry Sky Academy. Professor Simon perfectly maintained everyone's consistent understanding of the blue robes. He read someone's name carelessly three times before looking towards him. The direction the professors are in.

Everyone avoided his gaze, either looking at the sky, the ground, or the equally innocent colleagues next to them, or even staring at the tip of their noses. In short, they were determined not to continue.

Including Professor Yao.

When Professor Simon looked at him, Old Yao tilted his head and whispered something to Sun Qi, the dean of Starry Sky Academy, in a serious manner. This made the straightforward Professor Simon frown greatly.

Just when he was about to call out his name for the fourth time, two figures moved in unison.

Under the rostrum, Jiang Yu, who was waiting for his ear-plucking ceremony, left early, wore a wizard's hat, and walked toward the stage holding a wizard's hat.

Next to the rostrum, among the faculty and staff on the auditorium, Su Shijun, who was wearing a blue robe, also took off his glasses, and Shi Shiran stepped out from the crowd.

Da, da, da.

Thumb, thump, thump.

The footsteps of the two people were particularly clear in the empty hall.

In the auditorium, the originally dull atmosphere was swept away, and everyone cheered up instantly. Their burning eyes lingered on the two witches, and an inexplicable excitement filled the air. Even some passers-by who didn't know what was going on were affected by the atmosphere and held their breath unconsciously.

One left and one right.

The two witches stepped onto the rostrum almost at the same time and stopped - the difference was that Jiang Yu stopped in front of Professor Yao, because the ear-plucking was done by the dean of the college, while Su Shijun stopped in front of Professor Simon. In front of him, he stretched out his hand very simply.

After plucking the ears, the wizard has to go to Professor Simon to get his diploma.

Professor Yao seemed to have finally remembered his responsibilities. He quickly tasseled both of Jiang Yu's hats, said a few words of encouragement with a smile, and then couldn't wait to look at the next graduate who was waiting for the tassels.

Professor Simon hesitated for a few seconds - it was always the wizard who came to get the diploma after plucking the ears. He had never seen such a half-hearted person, but as the instructor of Zheng Qing's graduation thesis, and the well-known 'special' For those who are related, Su Shijun seems to have more reason to receive this diploma on his behalf.

The ear-plucking ceremony next to it has ended.

The senator of the Yuexia Parliament narrowed his eyes and saw that the vice-president seemed to be still hesitating. He reached out and took the thick diploma impatiently.

Professor Simon coughed dryly, his expression seemed a little dissatisfied, but he was quietly relieved in his heart.

The two witches looked at each other speechlessly.

They smiled at each other very slightly, nodded, turned around and left.

There was a sigh of satisfaction but disappointment in the audience.