The sky outside the window was a hazy gray. A light wind occasionally whistled through the Protos Royal Magic Academy, and with each gust, leaves would fall.

At first, a single raindrop gently tapped on the edge of the windowsill.

Soon, the raindrops fell like dense, fine strings.

In this thin rain curtain, a canary in the branches began to sing softly.

"..."

Sitting by the window, Lan Qi seemed to wake from a dream, his deep emerald eyes still clear and bright.

He raised his fingers and gently stroked the dewed window glass.

The damp, cold weather made even the skin feel the weariness and ache of the chill.

Accompanied by the sound of raindrops pattering against the window, the little bird in the branches outside chirped, as if telling someone something.

And this office, once vacant in the Protos Royal Magic Academy but now belonging to him, had wooden decor that appeared steady and full of the traces of time, every detail like a carefully crafted work of art.

Outside the window, a few beams of sunlight filtered through the dark clouds occasionally projected in, hitting Lan Qi like light, flowing gold, making his expression appear slightly warm.

His swivel chair was turned away from his desk, facing the window, enjoying a pleasant afternoon.

"Sorry, little bird."

"Although you sing very well, I'm not turning around for you."

Lan Qi murmured.

The Great Poet always said he was a judge of the kingdom's good livestock.

In reality, he wasn't, he couldn't be a mentor to small animals.

Speaking of which.

He noticed that Huberian hadn't summoned the Great Poet much recently. He could hardly feel any consumption of his own mana.

However, given Huberian's caution, she certainly wouldn't casually release the Great Poet in front of others.

Generally speaking, summon cards cannot be lent to others, because only the owner can summon them. The Great Poet's special feature is that she can summon herself, so she can be lent out in this special way.

Although the Great Poet doesn't always listen to him, she listens to Huberian, or rather, she becomes more composed when she's with Huberian?

Couldn't figure it out.

Clearly everyone knows she's just a little brat pretending to be dignified, as ridiculous as an old woman pretending to be a maiden, ridiculous in a different way.

Then, Lan Qi turned back to his chair and looked seriously at the documents on his desk.

He had basically completed the work that the teachers needed his help with, leaving only some scattered tasks.

He would be leaving the school temporarily tomorrow, and the next time he returned would be in two weeks to a month.

A healthy school should be able to operate smoothly even without the principal for a period of time.

Just like most students rarely see the principal more than a few times during their years at school.

Lan Qi immersed himself in browsing the documents, focusing and thinking about every line.

Before long, a clear and rhythmic knock suddenly broke the quiet afternoon, echoing in the rustic office space.

Lan Qi slowly raised his head, looked towards the door, and said in a steady voice, "Come in."

Accompanied by the turning of the old brass handle on the door, the heavy solid wood door trembled slightly as it was pushed open, and a handsome figure with eyes that always seemed a little sleepy walked in.

"Teacher Loki, no, I should call you Headmaster now, shouldn't I?"

Associate Professor Sidor said somewhat helplessly.

Although strictly speaking, Lan Qi's position at the Protos Royal Magic Academy had changed from teaching assistant in the history department to "senior advisor" of the school, the school still didn't have the position of headmaster.

Headmasters often rely on status and authority to coordinate teachers, but now the teachers wholeheartedly accepted Lan Qi's instructions, convinced by his work ability and reform plans.

The specific work that Lan Qi did was no different from that of a headmaster.

"Teacher Sidor, you're here."

Lan Qi said with a smile.

"If you need help managing classroom discipline, I can still help you at any time."

As the associate professor of history who first partnered with Lan Qi, Sidor was now the teacher at the academy who was most familiar with Lan Qi.

He had agreed with Lan Qi to meet on Friday afternoon.

"The students have all turned over a new leaf, and under the real-name survey, they gave you 100% positive reviews."

Sidor praised.

After the words fell, he made way and continued,

"But today I mainly want to introduce you to someone."

Only to see following Sidor into the office, behind him was a woman.

She was wearing a fitted noble hunting suit, and finely woven long hair draped over her shoulders. The somewhat androgynous attire added a touch of vitality to her originally slightly stern face. Compared to attracting men, her temperament might be more likely to attract young girls.

"Mr. Loki, good afternoon."

Miss Crowliss, who walked into the office, didn't have the aloof demeanor of the noble students Lan Qi had seen before, but instead bowed gracefully to Lan Qi and greeted him.

"Student Crowliss? Please sit down."

Lan Qi pointed to the visitor's chair opposite the desk with a gentle gaze, and said.

He had probably heard of their school's most outstanding student.

She was the daughter of Duke Morodian, the wielder of the Primal Slate - Undead.

The most important reason Lan Qi was impressed with her was that she followed the school rules.

She was one of the few students in this school whom Lan Qi recognized as a truly good student.

Associate Professor Sidor sat on the sofa on the side of the office, quickly lowered his eyelids, and hugged his arms somewhat listlessly.

He didn't plan to say much in today's conversation, and mainly left it to Miss Crowliss to chat with Lan Qi.

"Mr. Loki, I heard from Associate Professor Sidor that you don't believe the Northern Demon King's special forces assassination unit is real."

After Miss Crowliss sat down, she directly asked Lan Qi her question.

Her deep red eyes shone with light, staring straight at Lan Qi.

"That's right."

Lan Qi admitted.

This was also the beginning of the denunciation in the history classroom, and it was also the opportunity for him to be recommended by Sidor to join the Protos Royal Magic Academy.

"Could you please explain your judgment in detail? I'd like to hear the specific reasons."

Unlike Sidor, Crowliss cared about the reasons Lan Qi gave for this conclusion.

"In fact, many people, like me and Associate Professor Sidor, have this suspicion. It's like a missing puzzle piece, and once it can be proven, many things will be turned into a different picture. It's just that we can't find any evidence, and no one even believes that there is a race disguise magic in this world that can bypass the Protos Empire's detection."

Although they were all just inferences now.

But Loki McCarthy's attitude was obviously more certain than anyone else.

His expression was as if he took it for granted that those guys who caused the panic were not demons.

(End of chapter)