Chapter 205

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Chapter 205: Showdown, Professor

Sunlight streamed into the study as someone turned the doorknob and pushed open the door.

In the intertwining of ethereal light and shadow, a figure refracted and passed through the rainbow-colored mirror, transitioning from transparency to solidity.

The shadow figure took off the ring from its palm and placed it on the desk, then loosened the tie around its neck. It walked to the desk, resumed examining the previous materials, and began writing something. It wrote for a full ten minutes before stopping reluctantly. Then, it picked up a cup and took a sip.

The steaming hot coffee refreshed him, and he continued typing two lines. However, suddenly his fingers froze.

He looked at the hot coffee on the table. "When was this coffee poured? Why is it still hot?"

He suspected that someone must have entered his study. He suddenly stood up, wanting to get some clarification.

At that moment, the sound of flowing water reached his ears. He looked towards the mirror and realized that a guest was already sitting in the sunlit room, though he had no idea when they had arrived.

"It’s for myself," it replied, pouring coffee for itself.

"Who are you?" he asked as he stood up, looking at the figure sitting in the chair. However, no matter how he looked at it, he felt a sense of familiarity.

"Do I need to introduce myself?" came a slightly hoarse but sensual voice. The tone remained the same, but now it carried a hint of mockery and disdain.

He didn’t believe it, quickening his pace until he stood in front of the figure, staring into their face, then suddenly froze.

“I specialize in psychic and light magic. It’s ridiculous for you to use an illusion spell in front of me!"

The newcomer squinted their eyes and said, "An illusion spell? Why don’t you try breaking it?"

"…Alright!" He threw a punch at the mirror, and the entire room suddenly dimmed, as if the sky had made a full rotation and turned pitch black, only to burst into light again.

But the uninvited guest sitting in the chair didn’t even raise an eyebrow, simply taking a sip of their coffee.

“Is the verification over?"

“…Selvicer, it’s best not to make jokes like this, it’s not good for the heart."

“I heard you were severely injured in the medical facility. I didn’t expect you to show up here. My apologies for the rudeness.”

“By all accounts, I really shouldn’t be here." The woman’s voice was low. "After all, my heart should have stopped beating five minutes ago."

“What are you talking about?"

“Being mysterious, huh? Fine…" The newcomer placed down their teacup, crossing their legs. Their battle clothes were still tattered, and the wounds on their legs of varying sizes had yet to heal. "I quite enjoy this step-by-step process of revealing the truth. Let’s take our time and talk."

“You’re injured. Go to the medical facility quickly. We have nothing to talk about, and you’re not my student." He waved his hand to shoo the person away.

But as he raised his hand, a splash of crimson appeared out of thin air.

A spear pierced through his right palm, shattering the mirror behind him.

The magic circle engraved on the mirror also stopped rotating.

The optical camouflage cast by the mage was also dispelled, revealing his true form three meters away, firmly held in place by the blood-colored spear.

The pain made him suppress a cry. "You…"

“I added a little gift from you to this blood," the newcomer said. "Hope you’ll like it… Professor Gamira."

One of Gamira’s eyes started turning red, and he clenched his teeth. "What do you want from me?"

“Simple… I want revenge for grievances, and grievances for grudges." The woman licked her chapped lips. "After losing so much blood, a little price to pay back isn’t too much, right?"

“What grievances or grudges do I have with you?" Gamira questioned. "I didn’t give you the summoning crystal!"

"Oh? You know about the summoning crystal?" The newcomer squinted their eyes. "No smoke without fire, huh?"

"I know Professor Bello purchased summoning crystals from the black market, but I didn’t expect him to go this far…"

"So you secretly used his identity to go to the black market?"

"Don’t talk nonsense!"

"Professor Bello doesn’t seem very smart, and he did purchase summoning crystals several times. No one would question using his identity."

Professor Gamira stared at her coldly.

"Are you blaming me? Blaming me for not reporting in advance? This kind of thing happens all the time!"

Instead of answering, the newcomer circled around him, their footsteps steady and unhurried.

She crossed her arms, propped her chin with her left hand, feigning contemplation.

“A few days ago, Alena and Michelle were attacked by two advanced magical beasts outside the school, did you know that?”

“I don’t care about such matters, of course, I don’t know.”

“No, you know, because you released those magical beasts," the newcomer said with certainty.

“Are you really trying to pin the blame on me? Who would believe such an absurd accusation!"

“Hmm, that’s right… So Bello was not only used by you, but intentionally made into a scapegoat," Judy’s smile was subtle. "After all, with your expertise in psychic arts, it’s too easy for you to manipulate and suggest an underachieving summoner. It’s also quite easy for you to use him to pass on the summoning crystal of the Nine-headed Serpent to someone else."

“What can you do?" she gave him a sarcastic look. "Don’t blame me for not reminding you, it would be easy for me to kill you, and I have enough reasons to do so. You should know that when you poisoned the medical facility, killing someone can backfire."

The professor’s face turned pale, but he denied it adamantly, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

“The light element can help you conceal your form. When you entered, you were hiding your presence, as if you were returning to your own research room. Was it necessary?"

Gamira remained silent.

“There’s actually a very simple characteristic, and that’s your eyes… When you discarded the syringe, the trash bin was nearby, but you didn’t throw it in. And when you bent down to pick it up, you didn’t retrieve it. Do you know why?"

“Because of your eyes, one of them is a prosthetic, and it’s naturally difficult to judge distance with only one eye. So it’s not that you can’t aim correctly, but rather that you can’t see clearly and misjudge the distance."

“But I see things crystal clear, even if you use magic to conceal your presence."

“Gamira’s expression turned angry. "Just because of these reasons, you think I’m the mastermind?"

“Of course not, the reasons to suspect you go far beyond this."

She shook her head. "But your skills are quite mediocre. Did you think I wouldn’t notice such obvious traces? Psychic magic is convenient, but it can be a bit taxing. Despite being cursed, you can still maintain some clarity of mind?"

Gamira sneered, "Am I supposed to surrender to you without a fight? You are not ‘Judy Selvicer’ at all. Who are you?"

"That’s not important," she said with a nonchalant tone, laughing. She had never intended to conceal her intentions from the beginning.

"Of course, if you’re truly curious, I’ll tell you who I am when it’s over."

"Now, let’s continue discussing your business."

Bai Wei was using Judy’s body and appearance, but every movement and expression still belonged to him.

"Let’s start from the beginning… It was you who submitted the application for Michelle to use the Time Chamber."

The professor interrupted without giving up his struggle, but he also showed no intention of cooperating.

He sneered, "Yes, I did submit the application, but so what?"

"The application was approved, and it was approved quickly."

"It’s just a coincidence."

"And then they both got assigned to the same Time Chamber."

"It’s also just a coincidence."

"They had a conflict."

"Wasn’t it an inevitable result?"

"So today’s outcome happened… Is this a coincidence? Or is it inevitable?" Bai Wei asked.

"A coincidence."

"But it is inevitable for Judy Selvicer to possess the summoning crystal of Nine-headed Serpent. Since she has it, she will use it sooner or later, or be forced to."

"Then that is inevitable."

"If it’s inevitable, why did Judy Selvicer suffer a miserable defeat at the hands of a village girl?"

Gamira fell silent. Those few words had hit a sore spot, and he responded with a stoic silence.

Bai Wei moved behind Gamira, standing still and avoiding the psychic’s gaze, preventing him from seeing her expression.

"Michelle’s application to use the Time Chamber was approved at lightning speed, but coincidentally it clashed with Judy’s usage."

"Although Judy’s usage was actually overdue, this coincidence continues to linger in my mind and won’t go away."

"Coincidence, yes, it is a coincidence… but accidents always pile up to create inevitability. It makes me wonder why it was Michelle."

"Judy has a proud personality. If Michelle disrespected her, she would definitely offend her. And if we continue this line of reasoning, the direct result would be a conflict between Michelle and Judy. But Michelle is a cowardly person, and she shouldn’t have had the courage to directly confront Judy. However, Alena isn’t the type to stay silent after being wronged. She is highly likely to stand up for Michelle. That’s how the deduction goes."

"Today’s duel should not have been between Michelle and Judy Selvicer, but between Alena Capesh and Judy Selvicer."

"That is the correct plot development."

"Did I say something wrong?"

He deliberately paused, but Professor Gamira remained silent.

Bai Wei continued to ask and answer herself.

It’s not difficult to untangle these interpersonal relationships, even as an observer, it’s easy to understand at a glance.

This duel should have been a fight between two Blooded.

Now, when we recall the recent demon attack, aren’t the targets overlapping?

The target is Alena Capesh, and in fact, she is the target of the three summoning crystals.

So the question is, why Alena Capesh?

Bai Wei circled back to face the professor and repeated himself.

Why intentionally fuel the conflict and force Judy Selvicer and Alena Capesh to duel?

Professor Gamira breathed calmly, still portraying himself as an innocent victim.

The conversation froze at this point, and Bai Wei stared at him for a long, long time.

Until Gamira couldn’t bear it any longer and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Of course, it’s not because you’re good-looking," Bai Wei pointed to his eyes. "It’s because the answer is in you." He pointed at his eyeball. "In your gradually crimson eyes."

The professor’s expression froze, and for the first time, he couldn’t conceal his emotions.

Bai Wei said, "I think you’re perhaps a bit too arrogant, thinking that only you know about this."

He said lightly, "It’s just the Scarlet Curse, nothing more."

The professor couldn’t hold his expression any longer and loudly demanded, "How do you know?"

Bai Wei didn’t answer, he just rolled his eyes dismissively, "Stop pretending, will you?"

"Answer my question!"

The professor roared with a ferocious expression, struggling fiercely, tearing open the wound on his palm, seemingly oblivious to the pain.

Bai Wei took a step back to avoid getting blood on himself and continued to calmly explain his conjecture.

"You deliberately spread this curse and use it for experiments."

"At first, it was summoning beasts, then demons, advanced demons, and finally, humans."

"Judy Selvicer is Bello’s student, and her character has flaws, making her easily manipulated and used."

"You infected Judy Selvicer with the Scarlet Curse."

"But soon, you realized that her bloodline strength was not enough to resist the negative effects of the Scarlet Curse."

"You believed that the best test subjects would be blooded with advanced bloodlines."

"So you set your sights on Alena Capesh again, as the Capesh family is an advanced bloodline, meeting your expectations for the test subjects."

"At first, you tried to capture Alena using demons, but failed. Afterwards, you dared not try again, as the forceful approach didn’t work, so you switched to another method."

"So you made Judy Selvicer intensify her infection with the Scarlet Curse, fueling the conflict between her and Alena, forcing them to duel."

"The duels between Blooded individuals involve a process of ‘blood interaction,’ a fight to gain the magical power within the other’s blood."

"As long as a small amount of Scarlet Curse infects Alena during this process, your first plan will be considered successful."

Unfortunately, you didn’t anticipate that Michelle would have the courage to challenge Judy to a duel, and even more so, she won.

As a result, everything fell into chaos, and you had no choice but to reveal your trump card and eliminate Judy. She couldn’t be allowed to live, or else it would expose your experiments.

You pushed Bello forward to divert the attention of the Knights, and the evidence against him was indisputable… This diversionary tactic was quite effective.

But Judy Selvicer survived.

You had to take matters into your own hands to silence her.

The root of it all lies in the Scarlet Curse…

But I don’t understand, why are you researching this? Bai Wei’s tone was solemn, "And how did you manage to extract it?"

Gamira lifted his eyes, his expression no longer concealing his fervor, his crimson eyes filled with an unattainable anguish.

He said, "Why? Of course, it’s for the sake of mystery! The Scarlet Curse is a mystery that has been severed for over four hundred years!"