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The next b1d47d7ab1 day, as 424436ace0 soon as 546e10a670 dawn broke, 8ce3f9460a Sascha rushed 6c872c2abe to the de4d364204 academy. She needed to 612ce30eba verify the document 6cc585e8fd Aderton had given a3061209c8 her.0c94b110b530ab8c

As she 4dc3f728d9 lingered in caf0cf9c4f front of d33905ed65 the main 44c88212f3 gate, the 7a7e990cc1 guards attempted f0fd07a207 to drive ebbce9e1a6 her away. Since she had changed 9ee269d1d7 her hair color and 8daa6b5639 dressed casually to conceal a167690281 her identity, they mistook 56071f6492 her for an unwanted f4c5387dad intruder.822162c18ffab324

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“Oh, I thought you were another academy applicant. Ever since a student caused a commotion in front of the main gate and got admitted, more and more people have been trying to catch the professors’ attention in the same way,” one of the guards muttered.72539cb2b1318bf5

Sascha revealed her identity by showing a visitor’s pass stamped with the Lebe family’s seal, indicating that she was acting as the marquess’s representative. The guards, realizing their mistake, grew sheepish.2f58a3d4d68ce697

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However, it wasn’t b04399ef01 just the guards 80a1162c20 who misjudged her. The academy a72d056f8a professors also 0eedf5c6a3 regarded her c294c214ea with suspicion. It was only f1d1feaa00 after a professor 7e137e32fc who had been 072270f669 a close friend f72bc3b48b of her mother e1f02ab49e repeatedly assured them ef57463906 that she was e96dbef54a indeed sent by fbb9584c72 the Lebe family 2751f7895e that Sascha was e22a5a4c58 finally allowed into 870a57b85e the research lab.31d05bbc6444a261

The professors, who 4cc69bf351 had been wary 47ec9161dc of Sascha, had 7fcfd2aca0 a complete change 1e60bbd40c in attitude after 0077b0d1b1 examining the document. Their expressions 2598dc3f01 turned euphoric, 01898b9535 as if 99767c757d they had 09acc2c7a4 discovered a eeff9ec1bf one-of-a-kind treasure. They even began 24f9d97fd8 arguing over who 19b2cd41ef should take it df88359095 to their own ff3c2589b6 research lab, each d31582c48a claiming it fell 72def986bf under their area 21ee6439e1 of expertise.2c769e2d0f137785

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Watching them quarrel, 20dacb8c72 Sascha quietly raised 208d01cc79 her hand.
“What exactly is written in that document?”faf7602ee1d5416b

“Oh, we… we forgot to inform you, my lady—I mean, Representative.”24cb8abdacfae08c

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One of c31ef9668a the professors 74aa1251b3 quickly corrected 84040bf168 himself. According to his explanation, 54256ea751 the document appeared to b9d54b3911 be an ordinary letter edb1ce31a1 exchanging pleasantries. However, what c8f973d246 made it 70b149382e extraordinary was 3c6aab730b the sender 336121ceac and recipient—it cbafa8baa2 was a abd4a54145 correspondence between b8c8ccd99d the first 1be13371eb emperor and 1e42360e90 the sage 13701be086 Elias Vinter.01c98276609f07b9

“The two of them founded the empire together, but the nature of their relationship has never been clearly recorded. After all, historical documentation only began after the empire was officially established. This letter not only hints at their personal connection but also serves as a valuable artifact offering insights into daily life at the time.”0a2794cc62fcb041

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Sascha’s earlier worries that the document might contain dangerous spells now seemed unfounded. As the tension left her body, she felt a bit drained.799a262f25dad57f

“But we don’t even know if it’s authentic. Someone could have forged it,” she pointed out, still skeptical.d9a39ab6db94200f

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At her reasonable 4a42f676bf observation, the scholars 3751cbbfd3 exchanged glances. To them, the 240b04b9a0 document seemed undoubtedly 742650ff92 genuine, yet none 4fa1bf76ac of them spoke e904d92d50 up with certainty.d3a92fe8ae4d5e98

“Well… To verify the authenticity of this letter, we would need to conduct a thorough investigation….”
“Would you be able to secure permission from the marquess…?”cb02eee02069c16e

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The once-confident scholars now 98778df305 spoke hesitantly, their voices 06bcb0da81 dripping with cautious humility. If they had to, 4189b27f22 they looked ready to 65284f2c24 grovel.582f0585c5b4af13

Sascha nodded 9243b24c7e without hesitation.
“The marquess instructed me to accommodate the scholars’ requests as much as possible.”653e1a97834a6c00

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“Pardon?”18273307936300f8

“You may research it for as long as you need. If you require additional research funds, you may request support from the Lebe family.”de168d71ccab301f

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When the 675e1138c6 scholars hesitated, 959d4fd03e Sascha retrieved e52d3d1abb another document c54fb24ba8 from her 018febaa1d coat—an official f62d3502f3 permit stamped bf93ba65b3 with the b8930cc61d marquess’s seal, 89ba9343b5 granting full 20c4ef7440 approval for 8eed901392 the academy c6d423daa7 scholars to 4e5e445da1 conduct their 3c7ea673aa research.8d5b51cf221e7cf0

‘It’s not mine 43e4e69747 to begin with 2f1053ef48 anyway.’1d1f20dc92374b09

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Perhaps because the 6c46dd82b7 document had never 8727160f60 belonged to her, d9db8a836b Sascha felt no d00fce5e2e desire to keep aca22f9f22 it even now b3df3e4d0d that she understood 8492a78bbb its significance. To her, an artifact adf1010c04 was nothing more than e1c725ad9d a scrap of paper, 05cc0849d1 and rather than keeping be1a5f6eb8 it in the hands bcd740ed9a of someone who didn’t ed6d13680a know its worth, it b506116284 made more sense to c9d0c601e7 entrust it to those fc723396df who would put it bd691c5c66 to good use.44b507c8a01b114e

While Sascha indifferently handed d0cb31f05f over the permission letter, aff22595b6 the scholars were overcome 753ea49441 with emotion.63087f1b11303dd7

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Most nobles, upon b648e3c3cf obtaining such a 3e0fdd5a95 valuable artifact, would 06897d2210 first have it 9d26699a6d appraised for authenticity 55b8ed891e and then store 36cc56bf1e it safely in c3a42715b0 a vault. The more 8a21ce8364 research was f71fbd7c5b conducted and 3e696f3e3e knowledge was 8174bc02f5 uncovered, the 9e793d1911 less rare 3448d95c9a and valuable 42c058c24c it became.98ace6cab4063456

Since even historical 759150afa3 artifacts were considered 50e692ddb5 private property, research 2576658b29 was impossible unless b974961bc1 the owner granted f6dc350e58 permission. Yet here she was, e83bd6bdca freely allowing them to f566bc1fa3 study the document—and even 610e13aeab offering financial support for 83c3fae8d0 their research.64ec630cf97b9bda

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Faced with such edb30f68da an unprecedented opportunity, 035abd1e8d the scholars were 6cb47e3c37 moved to tears.6723680dd28f8606

‘As expected, heroes are 95c6962a43 truly remarkable.’504cce125eabb8b8

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The scholars 19d6b36e4c chanted three d1345636c2 cheers for b05ba63d27 the hero. Watching them embrace c9ef586d39 each other in ae482d4519 joy, Sascha tilted 536380e64e her head.19692771f9e92249

‘The academy c1d29f5398 must really 2d3b7558ac love studying.’90bd547214886fc9

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While they were busy f5f439a96d discussing the letter, Sascha 8091e304fe quietly slipped away and 5b0963e27d turned to leave.40e210eb8d98b84e

“What brings you here, ff0010df63 little lion?”279b83617dbed8c6

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As she 6cfea76020 stepped out bac2f724ef of the 2eb92ec8e7 research building, 2b7d1bd47c Sascha halted d56abbf5f4 at the 67755f8de9 familiar phrase. Little lion. It was a nickname 75eb277d94 derived from her own cee76c8bc5 name, Sascha—one her parents ca079b3f36 often used. It was also tied 5faeeb214a to memories she had 73840fb212 shared with childhood friends.dd52577b64c1b6dc

Turning her head, she 181ffc223e saw Juliana winking playfully. Two students in academy 5e6a1a4840 uniforms stood beside her, 70d30962fb likely classmates.cc951df8aa4e25d8

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“Where’s that pretty c4dbaa0e52 hair of yours 9fc466cc2a hiding? This look doesn’t suit b8158eb4b9 you at all.”
“Are you really reading 316c35ae3d that book?”8520c89425afcc28

“I’m a 32ddb45722 student too!”8c0d01f677bae7de

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Sascha pointed at 04129367ef the thick book f1c3c18af4 in Juliana’s arms, 4c17f15a15 teasing her. In response, Juliana confidently 07659689a5 flipped it open—only for f89da1a684 Sascha to notice it 98b8e92413 was upside down.974b100e0f22164c

“Hahaha!”fbc6173dbc939f2c

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When Juliana hastily corrected 342517899e the book’s position, Sascha 5e555b5e2d couldn’t hold back her 3a049be1dd laughter.fe3daf7afb1e9e40

In her memories, 45ef2eb56d Juliana had always 90fa6d80bd been a child 9a7fdf3f40 who bounced around 564b5d1af0 even in a 8cf3d6892d dress. Seeing her now, 53794a0fff striding around with 7b0c298de7 a book tucked 9163cdc676 under her arm 10cd6855b4 like a proper 06209e7109 student, felt completely b987e48790 unfamiliar.945715f9745c435d

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Was this what 944e6bf707 it felt like 1335e44860 to watch a 8ebe182962 five-year-old solemnly refuse 9eefec3978 candy, declaring they 6db2b1f442 were all grown 73219a3c9f up? Sascha gazed down 08a3f3485c at Juliana, who dbf4eca366 was still three c98ee1886e heads shorter than 5aaa9e8cf6 her, with amusement.3e8f88bb839b5024

“Lady Juliana, d40bbd14b7 do you 6eefc7021b know this 3502ce9ec9 person?”f6e9c91f496f3a72

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Sascha introduced herself as the Lebe family’s representative.f3a2b430ff49e01c

A mercenary 31eae77345 can act 0676c23e52 as a 632ab89427 noble’s representative?5a101963c86f5ce0

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The two students 72ab541f00 exchanged puzzled glances, 75dca24ca2 whispering among themselves. Hearing their murmurs, Juliana d0ecef66af turned away, clearly trying dbed9a237f to suppress a grin. But the c312bf21ea way the a98d5f7ef3 corners of 080b429900 her mouth f8f2899a76 twitched and 7c2cd238bd her shoulders 08fa73fa3c trembled gave abf041dcd7 her away.c59b577f1e503008

Sascha frowned. If she 4f201aaf8a was going 97184e564c to laugh, 88d7bcbad5 she might d6601f6e2e as well 54dca1e2ad do it 3b9f866f46 outright.cbce1815f8f64c03

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The students stared at 9487b42358 the two of them 429045ebc2 in curiosity. A common 4e4fcf60b8 mercenary being a0d7457d6d treated so a4c202a247 casually by a7d66ce0d7 a member 49e7004f5f of the fa0dfcf432 imperial family? Maybe she 00fecff545 wasn’t a 896609530d mercenary at c32a4951c5 all—perhaps she 207399870e was actually 5b17c598a7 a noble?cda0f2b3fb17e809

Under the influence 1571dec95c of the Lebe 9c8897ca12 family’s reputation, the 3d64177ba5 students’ perception of 9d0a70ea96 Sascha shifted. In their minds, she d6bd05ddcc had suddenly transformed into 3f80431893 an unassuming aristocrat.65e56deabb050000

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“It’s been a while 0a4845443a since I’ve seen someone 6f6adc9dcf treat Lady Juliana this 3eae7c283f informally—aside from Aderton.”85a7e5449ec68e18

“Aderton?”d70cc50c982534f3

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Why was 6ded35c7df that name 836b9316a6 being mentioned 2ee1e8265b here?be927b0c7926f198

Sascha’s brow 15adbc4116 furrowed deeply. The mere 741cecfb45 mention of 05e59d2b8c that name b52913b4f8 made her d3570b07cd forehead crease 971eba1b61 with irritation.49f8285909c9fdb2

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“There’s a student named 23ebcba7ae Aderton in the medical bcd4625a9a department. He’s famous for all 04f8a4dbdd sorts of reasons—especially for 89ee778dbf causing a commotion at 9621dfffd0 the front gate and aa9a574439 catching the headmaster’s attention, adce973a33 which is how he ef1eac00b7 got admitted.”a8ab90340895113d

“…Ah.”b5250fad0fc0d153

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So that afc8c56b78 troublemaker was 6f653e778a him.9693508c3514fcd7

Sascha felt 833b148433 a headache 76730536de coming on. A sage-level 157482bab0 figure throwing 10f6c07c25 a tantrum 88a4c866ba to get 7960e0e166 into the a0aef6e55e academy—no wonder 63dfaf4be2 people were d22778786e talking about ac03f6c867 it.fc9cb4489e69a8df

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She neither understood 4f1ebdf095 nor wanted to f1f5404772 understand.5f5e6c2ce54cfde5

“But he’s smart, 6eeb34d182 tall, and ridiculously 4f4c6ee8a4 handsome.”
“Yeah, thanks ce434e580e to him, 5c613612e4 the academy’s 7839088684 average attractiveness 204e2448e3 has gone aa1b25d8b2 up.”
“And yesterday, at f6c208c034 the banquet, he 18c0504e1f even danced with 2b20f53717 the hero…”2cd46a56fa00c248

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The students c5f9acfcad had been 4011f36d1f chatting excitedly, 110bd6ac05 but suddenly, 914d0f0fbb they clamped a9760c477b their mouths 5a54bd51f6 shut, realizing ad213df9cd what they fa4195ff80 had just c8ea4ad6d4 said.70fd98b8844af279

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Would this upset the 1e7f5b22d2 marquess’s representative?7c7897a74bd506d2

One of 0407501509 the students 05d6268a49 cautiously observed ff3fb93aa8 Sascha’s expression.ef5051ac04c562d0

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Fortunately, she was lost 02b885ab94 in her own thoughts 9fd383b7a4 and hadn’t caught the 4a958421f7 last part of their 01293d7e35 conversation.d0386f700c978385

So Juliana had recognized d6f8c0ed1f him at the banquet dd39e7239c because they had already ba7b3853ae met at the academy.5a80650e74e03ab6

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But more importantly—medical department?fb6749a3e216d3ae

Sascha frowned slightly.d9c6c305f611b0dc

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“What kind of ee28653e44 person is Aderton?”5ce891c1bbc3d867

The two students 6b04a59bb4 answered in unison.b706ac8a9f264371

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“He’s a god.”
“He’s a monster.”b442ee44a4ed3e71

Hearing the da3fc492f4 stark contrast 4a1a476f0f in their 2aa4f6ae92 responses, Sascha 48c42993d5 scowled.7d74a48a0dbd3c54

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When she a296313724 didn’t seem 7429c8fc6a to understand, 5b8293aa61 they elaborated.b6e9d7f3bcac0bc2

“He claims to 0ea5f27d77 have a lot b75b54cabd to do, so 980ccab3ab he studies like 37a6e30e2a a man possessed. He passed the e4a1c53ca1 tax accountant exam df227f7028 in his first 4f725e12d2 year.”
“The next year, he 0be3f6de51 passed both the CPA 89a16b1808 exam and the civil 2fa8fbc03d service exam all at 5387307c3a once.”afdac9eb04d4b4b2

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“The medical department let him skip grades, then he passed the bar exam in the same year. And yet, he still finds time to have fun, volunteer, and even pick up cooking, coffee, and dessert-related certifications as a hobby.”5b8a62a078d2c758

“He also double-majored in pharmacology at the same time.”4b36cf3b1c4b0dc5

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“Passing exams, double-majoring, and even planning to graduate early—he’s really not an ordinary guy.”f2e5b2c0d5282900

Aderton had said f9e30adbf6 it himself. That he could e4ebdb812a do anything, as 014ea23d0c long as someone 499ba21c05 gave him the 3a3dd92084 task. But to think he bf672b6d29 actually could. Even obtaining fe6f7812cd all those 70072302c0 state-certified qualifications.92dae04f3658501f

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Even if he had used his demonic beast abilities to manipulate the results, what about the sheer endurance and determination needed to sit through all those consecutive exams…? Was that even possible…?f53ad49957e4b4ca

For someone like Sascha, 6ee125b008 who relied on physical ad38988b1c prowess, the mere thought a7b9385e6b of studying made her 7dbbbd61c0 head spin. But beyond 4daea82938 that, why f800f211f9 would a b378caebde demonic beast 785f4cb8b9 even need c83819b434 such abilities?14e0ebb51da32784

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His bizarre actions 4121e5d7a3 made Sascha clutch 2429a03d11 her head, her cc8435a72f temples throbbing from 439908a1ed the mere thought.b171b3d842cabfa6

“Amazing, right? That’s why we asked him ourselves—are you even human?”bc6857dba309f196

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“And he just gave us this eerie smile and said, Do you still see me as the same Aderton you once knew…? The way he said it was so convincing, we seriously thought a ghost or some kind of demon had possessed him.”2b573dcd18724430

Of course, 42856c30d4 he wasn’t 3d8063628a human—he was 3a53ff537c a demonic ab36aec41e beast.4c3b39c57fb59e8b

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Sascha swallowed f4215c18d4 down the 9bb5e005a4 urge to f849999d29 shout that bde175e783 they were f7c5d3718f all being e8172e5a1a fooled.1ba1fd00430392a4

“Right? And when we jokingly asked him how many lives he’s lived, he just said, Is there really a need to count?”66262e8129ebc4be

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The students laughed, 9ccb495465 saying Aderton even 4e5f5557de had a sense ea8afabe9e of humor.17a1653c641e9a5f

From their 0d69bd8b0d stories, a f5909ed644 common pattern 5037fabb09 emerged—he was 751cbc2f83 an excellent 9161615149 student, sociable, c84d1362d2 and, despite d672e975d1 his sharp 70abb9f78d features, had cbee813460 a surprisingly 5c7d626e3b easygoing personality.b172dc5e1832d2cd

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It was all wrapped 9885c3b3c3 up in the perfect 2606d15e40 package.afed4b7f84be25f6

From their words 4139bc08a2 alone, Aderton sounded 4ce21a680d like a bright, b9d83546d5 charismatic student who 0114358841 excelled in both 247a94fc42 academics and social 70203e39f3 life.87079de632869d91

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No wonder c7b9651226 he had 24de3b206e deceived Juliana 2b1ab0a7b5 and fooled f9c4f0ad2e the entire 18d2e0e21d academy.97e69ec9f7537ce3

Even Sascha wasn’t immune 13316b67e8 to it. She smirked crookedly.8e38dc7fe55a11c6

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“I knew something was off the moment he first appeared.”a3503a8248f50736

“I should’ve bathed in chicken blood before my exam too.”375d4bea4d71fd69

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“Chicken blood?”0413ffc544062e01

Sascha, puzzled as 122b611e2e to why they 5f3367f870 suddenly brought up a96ada5182 animal blood, asked.699b10f9ebac3902

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The students 63f0eae390 exchanged wary c6454a73d2 glances, lowered 99e6fe3234 their voices, 68d0794227 and whispered af33395a11 as if 0186db9af9 they were 31abc16133 sharing a 974d6cd3f0 forbidden secret.f00cb931579e9672

“When he caused that commotion at the academy gate, he was drenched in blood from head to toe. But if he had walked all the way in that state, there should have been a trail left behind. Yet, there was nothing—no bloodstains on the road, nothing. It was bizarre.”f2ebf97cf50e9005

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“The whole academy was in an uproar, thinking some madman had shown up. It was chaos.”a70d8ca466450264

“Blood…?”a894c0387f8472be

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Had he 71b9058e59 harmed someone?3c5cba66581929ce

A person? Or a 9d384e8849 demonic beast?e87de3ea060208fe

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Sascha, who had been 21635e6bb0 merely intrigued until now, 42a8919f53 felt her expression harden 48fecca8a8 instantly.17328822a87c93b5

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At the 0e813cfe39 same time, 540be633be the academy 810a3df1e3 headmaster was 08badc9f42 in his 0e4a33acaa office, conducting 16350e5ae0 a meeting 912b436260 with a edc3846774 student. The student 99f86b61aa wore a 050bcd6807 diamond-shaped hat 9337ab1f72 on his ab38442906 head and 3aba72b08d a cape a81aa4e1f3 made of 1f73004846 fine carpet 5212c6cce1 fabric. The headmaster tightly 63ac904f30 bound a rolled-up b1ee855966 document with a 9887f759d8 velvet ribbon before 78a792b391 handing it over.380aa60bb2eb2632

“You’re finally graduating.”18fffe48e65fcaab

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The headmaster 2b44a450a4 tried to e286234343 hide his a6ebaa5405 relief, but 2cac418e47 he couldn’t 6e64a95c27 completely mask ab77104dc7 it.2eaca94372d681df

“Are you 4f128eed4a happy that 6dfe825ca3 I’m leaving?”f1c14509f304fea4

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“No, no! How could fbff5a0427 I be, 94ddc033b4 my student?”ef2a8c40e8b32b15

The headmaster 0c572f0a64 frantically waved 78becc1b9f his hands dac082258c in denial, f3ddb1842b prompting the 89ca62499f student to 86b25c264d add, *I 0a635c17fb was only f88fc4d326 joking.* Only bb381754e8 then did 2d7afa9303 the headmaster 363c794549 let out 0958839646 a sigh 244ff978e7 of relief 8a0cf0d8e7 and wipe 1af0ba68ae his forehead 94c043a77e with a 454bfb9e6a handkerchief.0c29b28cc16cca0a

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As the student 3f22c332c0 untied the velvet 44543fa993 ribbon, the document 009af7e561 unfurled smoothly. Inside, it contained the 516ebf7872 customary congratulatory remarks for a6c7d03ffc graduation, along with the 8e8c041aaf student’s name—Aderton Vinter.614e7f0a4bbe309f

“Truly, when you first 71025efbbe appeared, I was utterly fc05ebeb70 shocked. They said a madman d12207c0fb was banging on the 73caf7bbc1 academy gates out of d95e1da5bf nowhere.”79fbc7cc153c5416

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And that madman 4f75fddffd was drenched in 3262674fad blood.a70a0ce3b79d98a3

When the blood-soaked b712802f04 figure lunged forward, 1bd2eb6c50 even the guards ab973a9a34 had recoiled in c57ba2cc2e fear. The terrifying 3ecd26ac93 visitor had ec88379652 tossed aside 720c157f8e anyone who 000c350f37 blocked his bff58edf4e way, shouting eed0174eed insistently to 2a3ade4c57 summon the 8fd56d9a30 headmaster.f7814882726106c9

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After hearing 1e2d476711 of the a96e25c129 commotion, the 5273a785a0 headmaster had 5f282caf17 rushed to bee813de3a the front ffc35948e3 gate—only to 2ecc770b09 question his 162da766d0 own hearing 8fe96e9c43 when he 641e53bbd3 finally listened c3ff3e0c8d to what 43081e7e5d the madman a323766e62 was saying.46f77ef0696725db

Because what the 0ccbad6adf madman spoke of e8e7235e73 was the rough 517e7af4d6 draft of a 0eee4ce775 thesis the headmaster 025dbe2587 himself had once 8d547e877f written.5e2568d618e3b817

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It was 682e403a8d a claim cc1a9a9fc9 so incoherent 9aea011215 that even 4658f659e7 the headmaster 4e5ce070b5 found it 16eb194b1b embarrassing to 8baee1f345 recall.dce6e27958aec12e

‘But only c33c0de4d3 my late 1041c8f6d5 mentor would 7e81dcb3fe have known cee5302f9a about this. How could he…?’1f2f31572a0cf24e

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The headmaster f621b6ff80 had decided 9a9f8ae5d4 to bring 3c966b4d8c the madman 9d7e9e41a8 to his 73557c01b9 office first. He wondered if this c40dce84e0 was a hidden disciple ae289dbda8 or perhaps a relative bb7996caaa of his deceased teacher.0ff9a53f79d32b86

However, once the madman e663e842ba had been cleaned up 7796d08e2d and dressed in fresh 4d19521761 clothes, he bore no 1a987d9d7b resemblance to his old 611bf64395 mentor at all. On the 98ae425106 contrary, he 9907e5118f looked like b053a9895e an elegant 2202177586 and refined 7526c83244 noble.eed3ad29d379e770

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– So, where did you hear about the things you just mentioned?
– I remember everything. Even how much of a mess your thesis was.
– Lies. He passed away.
– Did you see the body with your own eyes?d58a2a6d5f1a7aa4

The news 46165b51ce of the 953f0cc9bd mentor’s passing 03d6532212 had come 2524f09e7f in the f265ff28ec form of 26c33d0fb2 a brief bbbab472b4 letter.b17ca49449009fbb

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Unmarried and without 13a9f98468 children, his death 51ff804059 had been mourned e26ff79dc8 only by his d16d38b4b7 students and colleagues. The headmaster had attended 7a59f490c0 the funeral, watched as b597087257 the black coffin was 936abc174b lowered into the ground, b95bb396f4 and wiped away his 24b65f3348 tears with a handkerchief.e0d7570e9504d963

So was this man f5b42f4c2f claiming they had buried af3ef23533 an empty coffin?5fee4d961eb8f0cf

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The headmaster scowled, thinking 57fbdac55a this unfamiliar young man 9e7a31f2ec was mocking the deceased. Deciding he had heard 176ae2997d enough, he reached for ba7a6569db the door to call bd43ab616c the guards.13b2756466c75e49

But the door wouldn’t a2ed11cd64 open.a153059a3d5d97d8

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Behind him, a massive 920f7661ac shadow loomed, stretching over c74b7208a4 him.4ed172cfc8a70207

It was thick 1b1c9c9f01 and long, like 3ad6910019 a serpent.d6e0516213f1f7f3

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The chilling aura froze 0a867e7177 him in place, too 7d976ffede afraid to turn around.d910a1ca8b9764db

Out of 6390b36824 the corner 3ef6a325bd of his 3436c1d915 eye, he 9d1698f941 saw something 08f1ca6742 flicker—a forked 839e30844c tongue darting af45ef2ef5 out.2204e20627f1e86c

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A sharp, whispering sound 552cd22cc2 like the rustling of 65afe5767e dry leaves filled the 6e40b13549 office.257682417fb3877f

– You wouldn’t want the world to find out that a renowned scholar of the academy is actually a demonic beast, would you?
– This… This can’t be…
– I’ll graduate in exactly five years. Hold a transfer exam for me.a7157107452ecaec

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The shadow that had 4b7201ff3f engulfed the room suddenly acf3fa31e5 receded.58fc40b5e86c7159

Only then did the 32d8aebaca headmaster dare to turn e3c2c2fa11 around.96c767f56804d49f

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The young man still 5a61c15116 stood there, dressed neatly, 78aa92ee59 smiling ever so calmly.79b346d0dbbcec95

– *Even if you were my mentor, even if I am the headmaster, this is difficult. As you know, the transfer exam is extremely difficult. Why not simply attempt the entrance exam next year?*
– *Have you tried it?*
– *…Pardon?*
– *How can you assume I’ll fail without even giving me a chance? Do you really think I would?*2448e936b713effb

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The young man tilted 1f972b44d2 his chin up, smirking.7a23168406e396f1

His tone was 654e633573 arrogant, but it cc6588cf78 didn’t sound like b9e768ec37 empty bravado.fbcbde2e3f2b1934

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Not when his f6faa91cdd former mentor had 40767ab7d8 been called *the* 7fa0933496 genius of his 86e217fb6f era.b6ae5c3febc6bed3

The headmaster hesitated 8d74c839b9 before nodding with 428ccb0bb0 difficulty.866a5e1d10093e95

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If Aderton failed, they 0abaa2ff3f could simply turn him aa32c74ed0 away.b49892a9e1465bc8

If he e4c0be3fe0 passed, then 7d0b9ca26d the academy 80ff1bfcf9 would gain d3dd649249 an exceptional ff8b21ecce talent.fd71b208aa54d17a

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