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Chapter 201: The Veiled Dragon Makes a Move, the Phoenix Chick's Net is Cast
Chapter 201: The Veiled Dragon Makes a Move, the Phoenix Chick's Net is Cast
"Who spread this information? Have Monastic conduct a thorough investigation!"
"Yes."
Asuna nodded calmly, but her mind was racing.
She suspected that the source of this leak was most likely from their conversation with Principal Monastic in the student council room. Perhaps one of Ranchi, Hubertian, or Frey had inadvertently let something slip.
And it had likely fallen into the hands of someone thoroughly unreliable.
Oh, now she understood the situation.
Yet, Asuna kept this realization to herself.
The morning sun shone through the side window, especially dazzling after the rain, creating a stark contrast in the room.
A ray of light fell upon Loren's face, accentuating the depth and sternness of his gaze.
"…."
His eyelids twitched slightly, and his calm expression turned serious as he pressed his lips into a thin line.
Asuna sensed the shift in his demeanor and remained silent, her hands resting on the file folder.
The only sounds in the office were the ticking of the wall clock and the slow rise of steam from the coffee on the desk. In this atmosphere, time seemed to slow down, each moment stretching endlessly.
"No wonder our school's reputation has been declining in recent years."
Loren took a moment to compose himself.
He had a nagging feeling that the school's culture had taken a turn for the worse recently.
The school already had its issues, and even the Dean of the Alchemy Academy had been sent away.
"By the way, did Ranchi agree to Adam's challenge? What's the situation?"
Loren was all too aware that good fortune rarely came in pairs, and he braced himself for any additional surprises that Ranchi might bring.
"…."
Asuna remained silent for a moment, deep in thought.
Frey was making covert moves, and Ranchi was about to bring things to a close.
Asuna hesitated, pondering how to convey the sequence of events to Loren.
Just then, a melodious, loud ringtone pierced the silence of the room—
It was the communication terminal on Loren's office desk.
The device was an antique magical instrument with a heavy black lacquered metal base and thick, winding wires. It was connected to the main terminal of the Icelyte Academy, allowing for direct calls to Loren's office.
Loren furrowed his brows in confusion and slowly lifted his hand to pick up the receiver from its base, bringing it to his ear.
"Julianna? What's the matter?"
He was curious as to why Julianna was contacting him so early in the morning.
"…."
There was silence on the other end, as if the caller was puzzled by Loren's question.
"How did the duel between Ranchi and Adams go?"
Julianna's voice retained its usual cold arrogance, but it also held a hint of anticipation, a keen interest in the outcome.
Loren glanced at Asuna.
He saw the hesitant look on her face.
Loren had a bad feeling about this.
He knew that Adams was asking for trouble by provoking Ranchi, but he never expected that Julianna would be more concerned about the outcome than he was.
"I just got back to school, and I haven't had a chance to find out yet."
Loren quickly explained to Julianna.
"…."
Julianna paused for a moment, her voice hesitant.
"Adams hasn't reported the outcome of the duel to me all day."
There was a hint of confusion in Julianna's voice.
Given the magnitude of the stakes in this duel, Adams should have contacted her immediately, regardless of the result.
But there had been no word from him all day, as if he had gone missing.
"…."
Loren's forehead began to bead with cold sweat.
"Julianna, don't worry. I'll go and find out what's going on right now.
"The information coming through the receiver was clearly not good news. As the conversation deepened, Loren's expression gradually turned grave, his brows furrowed, and his once relaxed gaze now filled with worry and confusion.
'Alright.'
Julianna's voice replied crisply, but she quickly added, 'Regardless of the outcome, I hope you will keep your promise.'
'What promise?'
Loren felt that something was amiss. He asked the question twice into the receiver, but by the time he did so, Julianna had already hung up.
'Where's Adams?'
The first thing Loren did after putting down the receiver was to look at Asuna and ask with determination, yet deeply afraid.
Asuna had been hesitating in her speech, and he no longer had time to listen to her elaborate.
'In the seventh-floor courtyard.'
Without waiting for Asuna to explain the details, Loren's figure disappeared from the office, leaving only the faint buzzing of the antique magical devices and the dancing shadows cast by the sunlight outside the window on the desk.
...
In the skies above Icelyte Academy, shadows of birds often swiftly passed over the usually azure sky like a gust of wind and rainstorm.
However, at this moment, high in the sky, the wind whirled around Loren, and his figure seemed to turn into a feather in the wind, becoming one with it as he soared swiftly.
The school's buildings quickly shrank in Loren's line of sight. He flew over the red-bricked and green-tiled roofs, the ancient oak trees, and the lakes, soon spotting the Learning and Education Building.
Loren's black coat fluttered in the wind, its corners flapping like ghosts in the night, dancing with the wind.
His expression was resolute, and his eyes shone as if they could see through everything in the world.
The wind of his high-speed flight brushed against Loren's cheeks, generating a slight warmth, but he paid it no mind. His mind was focused solely on one goal: to get to the seventh-floor courtyard and assess the situation as quickly as possible.
The current situation was not actually that bad.
He had nothing to fear as long as he remained upright and aboveboard.
Although there was some gossip.
But he would not go to the Kingdom of Jaloran specifically to meet with Julianna.
There was absolutely no official business that required his personal presence, and the idea of a date was utterly absurd.
Even if he took a step back and actually met with Julianna, the two of them would never go on a date.
Such rumors would surely be dispelled.
What he needed to figure out right now was what new scheme Ranchi had concocted.
As Loren soared above Icelyte Academy, intending to land directly on the rooftop of the Learning and Education Building, his gaze suddenly caught sight of two familiar figures.
Ranchi and Hubertian were walking with confident strides, talking to a young student he didn't recognize very well. They were on the broad stone path leading to the Sage's Court.
Loren's heart skipped a beat, and he decided to stop using wind magic, gradually diminishing its power and gently descending.
As his feet touched the ground, the storm that had been surging from beneath him slowly retracted and eventually disappeared.
Loren lightly landed on the ground and looked directly at the three students before him.
Ranchi was as calm as ever, unperturbed by anything.
Upon seeing Dean Loren, Hubertian's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of wariness and guilt flickering in them.
Beside the two, there was another student whom Loren didn't recognize. He looked ill at ease and seemed to be a student from the academic visiting team of Jaloran Royal Academy, and by the looks of it, he was an honest and simple person.
(End of Chapter)"
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