Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Chapter 110 Dark Gene

After his inspection, Eric had a general understanding of the progress of the campus reconstruction. He looked at Ukunana, who was frowning beside him:

"The vampire army has left, and we've successfully repelled the Dark Legion. Why do you still look so preoccupied?"

“I…” The thing that had been weighing on her mind was about to spill out in her gentle voice, but Ukunana stopped herself and changed the subject, “Kenny seems to be acting a little strange.”

“Indeed.” He had also noticed Kenny’s unusual behavior while fighting the Dark Legion. “Sweetie is in the infirmary, Kenny will be fine.”

Eric carefully avoided mentioning Ulala.

"But what you're worried about isn't just Kenny, right?" He wasn't sure what Ukunana was worried about, so he paused and asked, "Is it related to... Ulala's Naya identity?"

“Of course not,” Ukunana said, a hint of relief appearing on her worried face when she mentioned Ulala. “Ulala is very powerful now.”

Sitting on a chair in the small garden, I hesitated for a long time, still unable to decide whether to tell anyone about it.

"Is it something very important?" Sensing Ukunana's hesitation, Eric smiled gently. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it..."

"No!" She hastily denied Eric's words, and after taking a few deep breaths, she finally made up her mind.

“Eric, I…” Ukunana glanced at the empty surroundings and clutched her skirt tightly. “I talked to Grandpa about it that day, and he said it was because I have dark genes that he did this to protect me…”

This is what allowed her to impersonate Princess Naya and enter the Moe Academy.

"Dark genes?!"

The sensitive words shocked him so much that he almost immediately stood up from his chair.

After receiving confirmation from the other party, Eric looked around to make sure there were no classmates passing by. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to slowly process the shocking news he had received.

"Yes, my father is a Dark Clan member, my mother is a Quark Clan member, and I inherited my father's Dark genes." Eighteen years ago, her parents left the Dark Clan and the Moe Academy for Earth, but they were still affected by the Dark-Quark War. By the time her grandfather arrived, only she and Ulala were left there.

He put his arm around Ukunana's shoulder reassuringly, and after a long silence, he asked, "Does Ulala know about this?"

"Ulala only knows that letting me enter the Moe Academy is to protect me and that she herself will be in danger. The other grandfathers didn't explain it very clearly."

“I’m very worried that Grandpa and Ulala will be hurt because of me.” She was worried that if others found out about the dark gene, Grandpa would be punished by the elders, and she was also worried that if the dark gene were to erupt one day, it would hurt Ulala and others.

She didn't want to lose her mind and be controlled by the Dark Emperor, thus going against her conscience to attack the people she cared about.

Holding Ukunana's hand seemed to give her an extra bit of strength.

“Your dark genes haven’t erupted all these years, and they might not in the future. Before that day comes, we can try to avoid it. And even if that day does come, we’ve been through so much, we can definitely find a way to solve it.”

Meeting his unwavering gaze, the worries in my heart gradually faded away without me even realizing it.

"Thank you, Eric. I feel much better after talking about it."

She seems to be worrying about this a lot.

"So you've been feeling down lately because you're worried about this?"

Ukunana nodded.

"I will keep this a secret. No matter what happens in the future, you still have me, Ulala, and a group of partners to face it together."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "You don't have to keep everything bottled up inside."

He then offered a more evasive explanation: "Ulala would be happy to help you."

"it is good."

Victoria, who had been hiding behind the wall, slowly emerged only after they had left.

"Ukunana possesses dark genes, but they have never manifested..."

She fell into deep thought, her left hand unconsciously touching the back of her neck. Although she couldn't feel anything there, she knew very well that the Dark Emperor had placed a dark curse mark on her there.

This is also why she came to the Moe Academy and stayed.

"Should I tell Principal Kendrick about the Dark Mark?"

Ukana's dark genes never manifested; it must be because Principal Kendall did something.

Could Principal Kendall help her break the Dark Curse?

"Principal Kendrick has always been kind and benevolent, and doesn't hold deep prejudices against the Dark Clan. He should..."

"Teacher Victoria?"

A call interrupted her thoughts.

She quickly regained her composure and looked at the person who had come in: "Rui Busi, is there a problem?"

"Well, there wasn't one originally." She just happened to see it and said something, "Does Teacher Victoria have any Potions review materials? A friend of mine will really need them in a couple of days."

"Jenny?"

"Ah."

Qian Jin's memory was too captivating; she couldn't fathom it, nor could she say whether the information he provided was useful or not.

However, since they are all potions studies, the exam focus should be roughly the same. Going to Victoria in the next class would be similar.

"Of course, will you come to the office with me now?"

"No," she said, worried that if she walked around in front of Director Pa a couple of times, he would suspect her of the desk incident. "I heard that Director Pa is in a bad mood right now, and I'm a little afraid to see him."

It was quite a coincidence that we met near dusk.

And it was Director Pa, who was in a terrible mood.

He was seeing Jessie Maya off, a fake smile plastered on his face, saying high-sounding things like "thank you for your hard work," but when he turned his back, his eyes were practically rolling to the sky.

Jesse's complexion looked similar to his, half tired and half annoyed. Perhaps due to his lack of Director Pa's years of workplace patience, his impatience was almost written on his face.

So... what exactly did Miya Star read from Jesse's heart?

After Director Pa left, Rui Bu Si emerged from the corner where she had been hiding, fiddling with the Rubik's Cube in her hand, unable to understand what it was that made her and Jesse such close friends.

Oh, she's such a nice person, while Jesse doesn't seem easy to get along with at all.

Suddenly, his hand was empty.

"Oh dear~" He took back his Rubik's Cube, examined it for a moment, and then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Rui Bu Si's eager hand and hid the Rubik's Cube behind his back.

Oops, I didn't notice Miya Xing coming over: "There are still more than three months until the new semester starts."

“Yes,” she said, avoiding Ruibosi’s hand, “we’re almost there.”

"I heard that a lot of new students will be coming."

Turning around, the Rubik's Cube bypassed Rui Bu Si, tossed up from her right hand and landed on her left: "Every semester, new students transfer in, and some transfer out. It seems there aren't many more this year."

After several rounds, she realized that she was no match for the prepared Miya Star.

She stood there sadly, biting her lip.

"Hey, you..." He tried to see her expression, but her long hair covered half her face, and he couldn't see anything.

Are you really going to cry?

Miya Star was a little at a loss.

Although I sometimes accidentally made classmates cry because of pranks when I was a child, the situation seems to be quite different from now.

"Jesse was cursing in her heart about the low wages, heavy workload, annoying boss, and haggling clients." He handed her the Rubik's Cube, "Here, take it."

After a while, the person standing still finally made a move and took the Rubik's Cube from his hand. Miya Xing was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and hadn't said anything else when Rui Bu Si turned around and ran away.

"Hehehe~" Her triumphant laughter filled the air.

"Ouch--"

This is because I almost tripped over the pebbles on the ground while running too fast.

...It was all for nothing that he felt guilty.