Chapter 204

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Chapter 204

It made sense, and everyone started nodding.

"Plus, the round trip takes three days. He couldn’t possibly have delayed the competition."

"Why? What if he just wrote down the wrong date? That’s also possible."

"Not possible. Veses is a top player. He was the runner-up in the league that year. If you had an 80% chance of winning, would you go and get involved in a measurement internship that you don’t even understand very well, and risk compromising your training and the competition? You should know that competition requires being in top form. Octagonal Ball is a competitive sport between two players, and being in the right state is especially important."

Mrs. Slote nodded in full agreement.

"Okay, Veses couldn’t have participated in crystal measurements, but what about others? Maybe he was just the one who didn’t go?"

"You asked a good question. It inspired me to collect their absence proofs separately. I have to thank Ms. Slote for this." He stood up, bowed to Ms. Slote, and took out a notebook covered with various sticky notes.

"Make-up exam certificates, sick notes from the clinic, meeting sign-in sheets, records of horse riding violations, restaurant receipts… You really have everything!" Caroline looked through these records and exclaimed. They used to do similar mischievous things when they were younger, but obviously Swis had gone much further.

"That’s right, hard work pays off. I have verified the absence records of everyone, which means…"

"None of them have been to the crystallization site," Sylas said.

Everyone looked at her.

She continued, "You have all seen my previous experiment report. The data is not… particularly the same. I once asked Kuowa if there were any changes in their magma pool recently. You know, inside a volcano it’s not all red. If the volcano is inactive, the magma will solidify into rock, and the demons’ communal bath will also become smaller."

No one expected Kuowa to have this kind of purpose. Caroline asked eagerly, "So what does that mean?"

"Well, it means that the demons have built a new communal bath. This indicates a change in crystallization, and the readings have also changed. The new bath was built two years ago, which means…"

"There were changes in crystallization two years ago. The readings couldn’t possibly show this kind of variation." The draft of the measurement report (the finalized version has already been submitted to the Yearbook Committee) flew into her hands from a distant bookshelf. The Yearbook also unfolded its wings and spread out in front of her. She compared the numbers on it and said, "They conducted such concentrated and… consecutive measurements, yet the data obtained is a very stable set. I believe it’s impossible."

"Why didn’t you say this before?"

"I almost forgot about it, I was really busy this year. But to be honest, who remembers this?"

Everyone lowered their heads in shame, nobody really remembered, Luna was busy dating, Swis was busy fooling around, Caroline was busy studying.

"Ahem," Swis took the data and said, "So, what this means is that these measurement reports could possibly be fake, which indirectly supports my conclusion: they didn’thing productive with the stones. But that’s not the point, the real point is that I seem to have found them secretly doing something shady, but I can’t find solid evidence yet, so I need your help."

The girls exchanged glances, and Caroline spoke up, "Silly little brother, I don’t think you should waste so much time investigating this Sauran matter. We just need to teach him a lesson, right, Sylas?"

Sylas nodded and said, "Yes, that’s right, stop wasting time. I’ll settle this matter, I’ll challenge Sauran and give him this Hunting Mark, so that he’ll avoid me from now on, and then it’ll be over. Swis, I also think you shouldn’t waste so much time on Sauran. You’ve already done enough for me."

"What about you guys?"

"Swis, what is your purpose in coming to school?"

"To have a bright future," Caroline added, it was a family motto.

"But don’t you think we should deliver a fatal blow to him?"

"This is not our responsibility," Luna said bluntly, "We have the Oversight Committee for that."

Swis squinted and asked, "If the Oversight Committee is effective, why is Sauran still causing chaos everywhere?"

Luna remained silent.

"And Sylas, don’t you think you’re indulging Sauran too much? Are you satisfied with just giving him a mark? You should prevent him from saying anything bad about Xerath to his students, stop the source of contamination. You are the archmage’s disciple, I’m not yet, shouldn’t you be on my side?"

Sylas said, "Last time we got into trouble with a demon, if it wasn’t for luck, we wouldn’t have come back. Do you really want to invite more danger this time?"

"Didn’t you go to duel with someone yourself, knowing it was dangerous? Now you’re afraid?"

Sylas suddenly stood up, leaned closer to Swis, and slammed the table, saying, "I’m worried about you! I can defeat them, I have the four-colored silk threads, what do you have?"

"… Don’t you trust me?" Swis stared at her.

"I just trust you, but what if you really come across some secret?"

Luna quickly added, "For money, those unscrupulous merchants even dare to scheme against the archmage."

Swis couldn’t think of anything to argue for a moment, swallowed nervously, and lowered his head.

"I’ll wait for him at the entrance of Sauran’s classroom on Thursday night."

"What? No!" Swis said.

"Why not?"

Swis quickly shook his head, "Nothing, nothing at all."

Luna also asked, "Why Thursday night?"

"On Thursday nights, he has classes on the second floor of Falcon Fortress. There are the most people there after class. He’ll come out and go to the notice board."

Sauran loves his pride. If there are so many people, he cannot refuse the duel and cannot escape. He can only brave it and get hit.

"I doubt if you can catch him. Actually, he runs away as soon as he sees you," Caroline said.

Sylas glanced at her, then leaned forward and asked Swis, "Why can’t we do it on Thursday evening?"

Swis just shook his head, but the slight panic in his eyes made Sylas keenly aware that something was wrong. She snapped her fingers and said to Swis, "Swis, look into my eyes and answer me. What will happen on Thursday evening?"

Swis seemed to slow down suddenly, his body became sluggish, and his gaze became unfocused as he stared into Sylas’s emerald eyes. He murmured, "Veses, will go find, the old man, for delivery."

"The old man?"

"What are you doing… what’s wrong with you today? I feel like you’re going to kiss me, don’t be like this," Swis suddenly leaned back, leaning against the back of the chair and looking at Sylas.

Sylas deflated and sat down. She had a sudden idea to try her newly learned demon spells on Swis, but it didn’t work. She couldn’t penetrate Swis’s mind, and it failed within a short time. Moreover, he seemed to have become wary.

"I hope you realize that I have no interest in being more than just friends with you," she stated firmly.

Swis got up and left, Caroline asked, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going back to my room to be alone and think about what to do after my twin sister betrayed me."

"Hey, you!" Caroline chased after him, but the voices outside grew fainter as he walked further away.

Luna glanced at Sylas and asked, "What was that just now?"

"Something like a Charm Spell or a spell of repentance."

Luna looked at her, making a distressed face to express her complete lack of understanding.

The day Sylas mentioned came quickly. Even though everyone agreed that the final boss monster was not as strong as the previous ones, he was still the leader. Sylas got her wish and "happened to run into" Sauran on the second-floor platform of Falcon Fortress after class.

There were so many people here, way more than usual. Sauran saw her and turned to leave, but he was stopped by a male student who was twice the size of a normal person.

"Tsk!"

"Teacher Sauran, I need to talk to you about something."

Reluctantly, Sauran turned his head and said, "I have nothing to say to someone who uses forbidden methods to become an archmage’s follower. Do you even understand basic manners?"

"I’m sure your basic manners don’t include ‘twisting the truth behind someone’s back.’"

"What makes you think you can speak to a teacher in such a way? Didn’t your parents teach you to respect your elders? Did the Four Color Silk make you forget your true identity? An unknown illegitimate child? Would the Stellar family really leave their fortune to an outsider like you with a different surname? Hevel? What kind of lowly surname is that?" Sauran seemed clever, as he scolded Sylas, who was only slightly shorter than him, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings, clearly looking for an escape route.

"At least the Stellar family doesn’t produce idiots. Let’s duel, you annoying ghost." Sylas also kept a close eye on her surroundings, knowing that if Sauran escaped, it might not be so easy to catch him next time.

The students began to cheer, "Duel! Duel! Duel!"

The crowd completely blocked the way, spontaneously surrounding Sauran. Among them were many familiar faces, mostly members of the Lily Knight Order. It seemed Luna couldn’t resist and had sought help from the Jewel.

Passersby called for more passersby. The water lords became useful tools at this time. Their masters summoned them and, ignoring their objections, used them as means of transportation, allowing them to float higher than the row of people in front. Some people even stood on Earth Child, ensuring an unobstructed view.

The crowd formed a gradually rising concentric circle, and the once peaceful hall had turned into an arena. Sauran had no way to escape.

"Coward, I didn’t expect you to only dare to talk bad about Xerath behind her back. What gives you, a despicable lizard, the right to speak ill of her? Is it because she won’t stoop to the level of a reptile like you? What makes you qualified to teach at Star Song Castle? Is it your allowance from your dad?"