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The next day, as 6961482025 soon as dawn broke, bb43fb2af5 Sascha rushed to the dccd272d03 academy. She needed to verify 5251a40be7 the document Aderton had 26f3ea56fd given her.3f86283a59c786d7

As she lingered a5b42a4cbd in front of 504c8ca9fb the main gate, 3d0c51e272 the guards attempted 0d74262e0e to drive her bda9abcb00 away. Since she had changed 7909df0eff her hair color and 6e304c8217 dressed casually to conceal 4d6255b9ff her identity, they mistook ef06640ddd her for an unwanted 83b49facd0 intruder.a3b36828bdc2bfec

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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.7b72e2c2849b23be

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.4aadc0c914252859

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However, it wasn’t just 0094f1fdc6 the guards who misjudged f79790d410 her. The academy professors also cc3730deff regarded her with suspicion. It was only 9d1a911a2f after a professor 7c82d65a38 who had been 99f7bd0efb a close friend ae9810ce69 of her mother 537974cbb4 repeatedly assured them 9d4d076cdf that she was 8eadabf3c1 indeed sent by 7c4374fd29 the Lebe family 381a4c7321 that Sascha was a81136852f finally allowed into 854cba27fe the research lab.c4bacd66900c862e

The professors, e42533649b who had b9d86b0e59 been wary f9317d661c of Sascha, 144d6287a8 had a b442c1dcdf complete change 314a93800f in attitude 0f5c23e87a after examining c5af692196 the document. Their expressions turned euphoric, c490bf0522 as if they had 300185e16f discovered a one-of-a-kind treasure. They even 3a9f9919bd began arguing 3f34ee4974 over who f01b0cd410 should take 103b6799c5 it to 691a743880 their own b368e25c98 research lab, a48ffdee19 each claiming f9607ab1ed it fell 9119f1acf1 under their 2bf9dbb3fb area of f0f6b1ba0a expertise.7bf692c40885198b

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Watching them quarrel, Sascha e47c985dd9 quietly raised her hand.
“What exactly is written in that document?”af19e69311d411f9

“Oh, we… we forgot to inform you, my lady—I mean, Representative.”a95d9067b94aba92

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One of a7ae0cdd2c the professors 4f5d74e369 quickly corrected fe0e0fba52 himself. According to his explanation, c57eafd4d2 the document appeared to b019b7b6d0 be an ordinary letter d3b63bfe87 exchanging pleasantries. However, what made it 39be9a2a11 extraordinary was the sender 1c87784f79 and recipient—it was a b7faf5aa86 correspondence between the first 3fe3167336 emperor and the sage 97dabf9e37 Elias Vinter.4b129916a588d20d

“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.”855becc0e9e6e8d7

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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.e7977ac8895f6680

“But we don’t even know if it’s authentic. Someone could have forged it,” she pointed out, still skeptical.3ca94c67a0058844

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At her 95fd556335 reasonable observation, dc9c01972a the scholars 632d73f375 exchanged glances. To them, 339f54ea0d the document 8f5f7db3dd seemed undoubtedly 7db06bdefd genuine, yet 1e31d67eee none of d9275ab359 them spoke 3486dc12a7 up with 24703589e4 certainty.1ee83a624f5eebaa

“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…?”fd7d1f91938b9309

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The once-confident scholars now 895eb29f91 spoke hesitantly, their voices cd8fcc5465 dripping with cautious humility. If they had to, 1b97321c78 they looked ready to 8a07629a08 grovel.dc4358b7c41ed428

Sascha nodded without hesitation.
“The marquess instructed me to accommodate the scholars’ requests as much as possible.”4e27ec296245e401

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“Pardon?”e51a61f61d118f9c

“You may research it for as long as you need. If you require additional research funds, you may request support from the Lebe family.”5015e0068c93bf31

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When the scholars hesitated, 479481365d Sascha retrieved another document 99f9d445e1 from her coat—an official 6e5f564b4c permit stamped with the 494be7f109 marquess’s seal, granting full c99ba1dabe approval for the academy cd2c9b25e3 scholars to conduct their e1f10855dd research.671e94f1d39c2acb

‘It’s not mine to 3e7063e0e1 begin with anyway.’019071293afc5f66

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Perhaps because the 06bad81b97 document had never b8c33d91de belonged to her, c072b61a62 Sascha felt no 056066ae3c desire to keep cb97c60c4b it even now e42061d214 that she understood b18d617beb its significance. To her, 9dcbfd5192 an artifact 891cb5c372 was nothing 80d0573d27 more than abcfbfd95e a scrap 2cc5b928ac of paper, 3c57f5ace1 and rather 007d1a0272 than keeping 59ac7b6d0b it in 33bbabea80 the hands 5d71f34996 of someone 28c415a12f who didn’t 461872f9ae know its 549f4c4870 worth, it c53837138f made more 5b4a290693 sense to e79de93437 entrust it 6b0ceeda8b to those 463794f383 who would 0555b78ce8 put it cd5bfd5a31 to good 4a14d4b588 use.5d4200e24dedd720

While Sascha indifferently handed e328cc1548 over the permission letter, f1a93667b5 the scholars were overcome 528cf2cba2 with emotion.45dc00b4ee76b840

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Most nobles, upon 658096496a obtaining such a d7f58c91ff valuable artifact, would a8f5489061 first have it d9733ae89c appraised for authenticity 2a6e969611 and then store 1b9403ae96 it safely in b2aaae46c7 a vault. The more research c360afe489 was conducted and 7c8e02b381 knowledge was uncovered, 80cc8a5404 the less rare 499d7b9552 and valuable it 0fed87368b became.37328014f5d1eb93

Since even historical artifacts 8772084149 were considered private property, f1816f136c research was impossible unless a438cf89eb the owner granted permission. Yet here 934ae8fd8f she was, 5e55a1fead freely allowing 0ccce390b8 them to 0252b998e5 study the b6eed98cfa document—and even e3845a9bd7 offering financial 4848620558 support for 9ab1e8f47b their research.f3b1079f570714b0

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Faced with a6dd3f2012 such an 19c209a324 unprecedented opportunity, ef007bdea5 the scholars 5237007234 were moved 65e82801b1 to tears.bef05ab3f91056fe

‘As expected, heroes are a1d289dea2 truly remarkable.’3eb696b235d7a0fa

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The scholars 4447a08bbd chanted three ac8861b798 cheers for caf3c8b537 the hero. Watching them 5635590776 embrace each 157bb2fc2e other in d318456331 joy, Sascha bc28c2426d tilted her 37baa9d20c head.540ad782f7cc0662

‘The academy c829947204 must really 61ed13f4d2 love studying.’6f7361bc33a75d9a

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While they were fb5ce6b855 busy discussing the fe5c51a2bd letter, Sascha quietly e9d7805239 slipped away and b20be2b3da turned to leave.6e727f073b5f8ba3

“What brings fbf91bbc90 you here, ef021d5fa5 little lion?”c1e8a32925bc500b

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As she stepped 58016a37d1 out of the 0317c7266d research building, Sascha 9f0e781d9d halted at the 07f0f8bbe3 familiar phrase. Little lion. It was 28544ccf98 a nickname 1267aa40c3 derived from fec9e54081 her own 419827d449 name, Sascha—one 496411eaa9 her parents d903fd1553 often used. It was also tied 207192de8b to memories she had 7094ac0db3 shared with childhood friends.a3d6f8c0260db2d2

Turning her head, she 8ca32f7ff7 saw Juliana winking playfully. Two students f75dd915e4 in academy e4a1aa4b81 uniforms stood 01913238cd beside her, 633e9b4106 likely classmates.49c6610d0ba083cd

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“Where’s that pretty 1dd35a5af1 hair of yours cfa5b97a1f hiding? This look doesn’t suit d369a8b199 you at all.”
“Are you really reading e450a0ef92 that book?”aac2727ec9fdf0db

“I’m a 15d2099b0b student too!”5e52b82caeb2b9f1

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Sascha pointed at the 623171704a thick book in Juliana’s 6132e7cf9c arms, teasing her. In response, Juliana efb90f616e confidently flipped it ebf9232e26 open—only for Sascha cc03776019 to notice it b67301d9f7 was upside down.c014b7ef4b7b0e0f

“Hahaha!”6a6e5d7a3e92ae6e

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When Juliana hastily 99d1169487 corrected the book’s cbfc72e851 position, Sascha couldn’t 31b92e1bf8 hold back her 513549bcea laughter.10efab4a32034e01

In her f83f31d961 memories, Juliana 482193094e had always cee262b969 been a 586e241609 child who 235240e64c bounced around 09876caa5b even in 430510bd72 a dress. Seeing her 696c80fd62 now, striding f18e4a188f around with 5a69b960e9 a book 5fdcbe6936 tucked under e28a0e40a0 her arm 22062e0c0d like a a65a604660 proper student, 96a4b60746 felt completely 4b9872f27e unfamiliar.59b467a230830277

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Was this what it da597fd8de felt like to watch ca03ef7662 a five-year-old solemnly refuse 79f3695c7d candy, declaring they were 9b7cc71aa7 all grown up? Sascha gazed down at 039f889bb2 Juliana, who was still 105b3a7f51 three heads shorter than 7efb14d596 her, with amusement.0b242437cd546ddf

“Lady Juliana, do you 03c99627b2 know this person?”278f665b6f7becf7

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Sascha introduced herself as the Lebe family’s representative.3530d8fa4546e8f1

A mercenary f712177c7e can act a3602aa829 as a 3bc190d3a1 noble’s representative?ed05afd42a0b1637

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The two students 3ab46ddad9 exchanged puzzled glances, 1c2b49e5fe whispering among themselves. Hearing their murmurs, 30b840e5f8 Juliana turned away, 7e47c31c06 clearly trying to ab9fb840f9 suppress a grin. But the 578a97371b way the e86c175070 corners of 2936c68763 her mouth 005db8b066 twitched and 63c4b932c4 her shoulders 1c8a0ed296 trembled gave 64666b3d88 her away.899cbc63f34d983d

Sascha frowned. If she was 69ff977776 going to laugh, 1a5352e165 she might as ce7ce0d53e well do it 3da4a38a6f outright.3605993e311ecdc3

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The students 1eee665958 stared at 67871aad7c the two 3f5cc225b9 of them 1ca04db197 in curiosity. A common mercenary 509a6f6bd7 being treated so f5bb04f601 casually by a 978f68253b member of the 2a108e3fdb imperial family? Maybe she wasn’t a d3b517265d mercenary at all—perhaps she 7555282bf8 was actually a noble?a47878e304b5d93b

Under the influence of 20223b81f5 the Lebe family’s reputation, 7ffc4951ea the students’ perception of 91e6375e13 Sascha shifted. In their minds, she ee64477268 had suddenly transformed into 3934d4fd8a an unassuming aristocrat.b1653e36f591ace5

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“It’s been a cc0117a859 while since I’ve c4fbbb3096 seen someone treat 2b88b34d29 Lady Juliana this d94c98b8f0 informally—aside from Aderton.”33c71aecf97eccb4

“Aderton?”e30992a2c58eb301

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Why was that name 4e8bd4b0bd being mentioned here?1092066bf4e8fcc9

Sascha’s brow furrowed deeply. The mere mention a888b9a518 of that name c24884c78f made her forehead ca32f9aef8 crease with irritation.cf8dec17b7a4ac55

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“There’s a 1413980ed4 student named 1d8a87e200 Aderton in 4631e1f63c the medical d2bf76d07d department. He’s famous 2d1feb7d29 for all 9b529a0d75 sorts of 5714cd2ce3 reasons—especially for ea3a05843c causing a 834f9b47e5 commotion at 992cee7319 the front 18e0c6ff73 gate and d63c14f2ee catching the 0999dafcb8 headmaster’s attention, c6cfc0a2de which is 9310419589 how he 209f00cd0c got admitted.”8011863b266eb5e8

“…Ah.”472e4dd79b7f0ee7

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So that a44b19f5cc troublemaker was 1e185940c4 him.536043078b334dd0

Sascha felt a headache b6e98daeac coming on. A sage-level figure 7895bc52c6 throwing a tantrum 9038300e13 to get into 47104e4391 the academy—no wonder c62e11dbf2 people were talking a26ace83d6 about it.3a6143f769b7545b

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She neither understood nor 5d8302e692 wanted to understand.70d307a70b71d4ff

“But he’s b9c80f8fdb smart, tall, e5fd15ef48 and ridiculously 2427db386a handsome.”
“Yeah, thanks 72cddb0ea5 to him, 95592434f1 the academy’s f9999d4d85 average attractiveness d7e45830d6 has gone d1b02daf25 up.”
“And yesterday, at the 1bcc05068a banquet, he even danced 7006eeafb0 with the hero…”ece4626b521e098b

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The students had been 92a823da5d chatting excitedly, but suddenly, 27ed354fcd they clamped their mouths 84a7220980 shut, realizing what they 48c2a938f2 had just said.aed5b495ed17e415

Had news 2325ce585f of the 4bd9e6c339 banquet spread?e5d57713ef2ad5b7

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Would this upset the a7b85c4ebc marquess’s representative?e8df2ab48c1041d3

One of 22664691b7 the students 9676111488 cautiously observed 352a8445dc Sascha’s expression.2efe764eda846568

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Fortunately, she was lost 07d041c6d6 in her own thoughts e9712c318a and hadn’t caught the 1640925665 last part of their 09f980b7a8 conversation.2195647657694840

So Juliana 47a2a3a2b2 had recognized 9db077c89c him at 04959b6599 the banquet b381c9df21 because they bfd9df159f had already aaa2e4154e met at 3affe0dbb2 the academy.b4a0c188f8222a2c

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But more importantly—medical c51a3677ad department?753b8989ed020eeb

Sascha frowned slightly.5257ee53256c1a86

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“What kind of person 36c830a62f is Aderton?”f36cf580ed0a240b

The two students answered ed0a5a65be in unison.7ab4f81ff6598840

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“He’s a god.”
“He’s a monster.”fe6393fb73b6a4fc

Hearing the stark 58b523e7c7 contrast in their 765f92f696 responses, Sascha scowled.1e49094fde5a6eeb

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When she didn’t f9d8355b32 seem to understand, a5b06c8278 they elaborated.dc52bb51c95fdd76

“He claims to 6fe10193b2 have a lot c2315d3bc7 to do, so e7e8a1371b he studies like 248b4be16f a man possessed. He passed 5d263b2c70 the tax 2aece1bd0b accountant exam a775997dbc in his baa8104857 first year.”
“The next year, e490ea82aa he passed both 6af2cf58a4 the CPA exam 51af69fbe5 and the civil 2fd894234f service exam all 45772803f1 at once.”acbb9c5066846fb1

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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.”667b0f1e39af7a35

“He also double-majored in pharmacology at the same time.”d89cf4f6f7a8db0b

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“Passing exams, double-majoring, and even planning to graduate early—he’s really not an ordinary guy.”4489b5aebb77064c

Aderton had dc529cb419 said it 817f0dcdf0 himself. That he 3850d8eadc could do 7598d3595f anything, as cf58e78850 long as 48477a2a60 someone gave b3e2c82d62 him the 7a56a93aa9 task. But to 7bbd0e17ca think he dd22fe29dc actually could. Even obtaining all d2c335c029 those state-certified qualifications.40b0fdeaa3b2deb7

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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…?f50ceb699c5887d1

For someone a7b282e7c6 like Sascha, 2bcb48ec89 who relied 90ce143907 on physical 3302d3702a prowess, the c88cf5257a mere thought 33f5ae256c of studying 8c66df8da3 made her 289905ad9c head spin. But beyond that, why a26021c5f4 would a demonic beast e908f4c3ff even need such abilities?43f67863b6c59cb7

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His bizarre 7a1131bfbc actions made f857af64b1 Sascha clutch 810a73c67d her head, 8ee847d489 her temples 122164dd51 throbbing from ce5d20993a the mere c5be72bca8 thought.aaccbacb91d11867

“Amazing, right? That’s why we asked him ourselves—are you even human?”2342f18c2facc593

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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.”bb448320bb33e62b

Of course, 609c62e6fb he wasn’t e4038e3b96 human—he was 22e9068eb6 a demonic acfcf19abb beast.2964fd57434b4146

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Sascha swallowed down 91f4b2df0b the urge to 47ffe93c38 shout that they dfd4632610 were all being 726393901c fooled.a22d3068c34d3914

“Right? And when we jokingly asked him how many lives he’s lived, he just said, Is there really a need to count?”365de43f6c7e23bc

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The students laughed, 7205c36081 saying Aderton even 4b429ae7f8 had a sense 6d77424c06 of humor.a85a2907a4d4ab16

From their 99124d6cfa stories, a b04380e7bd common pattern c018ecefdb emerged—he was 2ac89377f5 an excellent 6b9a7d1807 student, sociable, 0039690e52 and, despite 04de6dfa87 his sharp 7326b3ef8c features, had b4befc1bba a surprisingly 1db596599c easygoing personality.0255b784f375fb0f

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It was all ebfeca7a74 wrapped up in 5bb259241c the perfect package.8f46e7a24076a517

From their words b2d5a2356b alone, Aderton sounded 9a60dcf296 like a bright, 8774e75306 charismatic student who 9ed84d6f31 excelled in both c44cc4c70c academics and social 2a54bc9f39 life.05edd8e20c1c64cd

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No wonder he 86538f3c72 had deceived Juliana 3164a3fa03 and fooled the cdd57c9a04 entire academy.06b3f6ca836e0814

Even Sascha a96e76699d wasn’t immune 8d86c4127b to it. She smirked crookedly.eabd5de01b6cc626

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“I knew something was off the moment he first appeared.”c48580ee165ae3d2

“I should’ve bathed in chicken blood before my exam too.”80aa9b3ddf6830ff

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“Chicken blood?”a0c3c8607ad20563

Sascha, puzzled 72d35f64fe as to 70d84fd6ee why they 05987d903b suddenly brought 0e50047a2d up animal dcc2e15a8a blood, asked.dec7e21a302ab3da

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The students exchanged wary 0c074c3133 glances, lowered their voices, f3d291c14d and whispered as if c048899c71 they were sharing a cb7a5fd1f2 forbidden secret.d435263665a1ae1b

“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.”d011814386ac56d3

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“The whole academy was in an uproar, thinking some madman had shown up. It was chaos.”1f82484e97ed052c

“Blood…?”3ade12b03de0e56d

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Had he harmed fcdadc156c someone?ef82026d485caeb0

A person? Or a 030ab52484 demonic beast?03a40c913e0fb0c0

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Sascha, who fef9131c6e had been 8489085f3a merely intrigued 946bdd853f until now, b0c89ae69b felt her 2eb505c21e expression harden 7717756601 instantly.d62d4af1caf3b552

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At the db46818d75 same time, 62028c3d18 the academy ba833e15c4 headmaster was e5bdccc65d in his 38a4410621 office, conducting 8735f90673 a meeting 02d09cb1dc with a a1733d2698 student. The student b73866c9ae wore a 7a97d90465 diamond-shaped hat 4c3e43876b on his bac1849adc head and a2e4e9816d a cape 3521a30521 made of 33a277e0eb fine carpet b6619c3043 fabric. The headmaster tightly bound 0c06a1f6c5 a rolled-up document with 6ee69ef2f7 a velvet ribbon before 9981b81527 handing it over.84bea4efd38c7657

“You’re finally graduating.”42932678f64a0418

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The headmaster 9fd723952a tried to d85c303f20 hide his 512bd90708 relief, but 86dd6b7bbf he couldn’t 8893a78a20 completely mask 6f6f11fc75 it.093966a38704e695

“Are you happy 4d991a8acd that I’m leaving?”45a4beb0feca6e18

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“No, no! How could e1a4afa03d I be, a1fb74d16f my student?”3455bab9a97bae5a

The headmaster c411115bd9 frantically waved 2149b13722 his hands b92aedd4f8 in denial, 4746d05ef7 prompting the d50aaa92fd student to 3e0d0aad05 add, *I bb7f859746 was only 718e7d7612 joking.* Only 48c4bf4212 then did 1ae6d3086e the headmaster 4fd6a0e236 let out a43c328a39 a sigh 14ae6d01b3 of relief b7f44b9d6c and wipe 875c6d1d5f his forehead 731459889e with a bea0bf8707 handkerchief.ddd350e40a532692

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As the student untied 232ac133d0 the velvet ribbon, the c0934ef6d3 document unfurled smoothly. Inside, it contained 554c354d87 the customary congratulatory 4ac9ac976c remarks for graduation, 9cc7ac990c along with the 0b07725d92 student’s name—Aderton Vinter.4f37121bdc0b4407

“Truly, when you 35bb13d11b first appeared, I 632f1e5303 was utterly shocked. They said a 563211db53 madman was banging 29f6f3e669 on the academy 20ebf11f6d gates out of 39dd35d60c nowhere.”f69c8b091291f271

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And that cf3088a970 madman was 91eb421998 drenched in f4cfd03ea5 blood.f791e71c87c33838

When the e7a9a9365c blood-soaked figure 3ac9eba214 lunged forward, 1775aa6e3d even the 16abdc8fa1 guards had dd451a61b8 recoiled in c033921464 fear. The terrifying visitor had 41ad332c93 tossed aside anyone who db603cf859 blocked his way, shouting 03946454fd insistently to summon the 7b0a4b7958 headmaster.7d9a7b771ed51046

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After hearing of 8b7a47f9c0 the commotion, the 7b71bac93d headmaster had rushed 5b0dda907e to the front 798ac8bc04 gate—only to question 80ae5036a6 his own hearing 4905dc1fe9 when he finally 37cb6c6171 listened to what 36007842c3 the madman was 6af2c53985 saying.c81ad8b03bb45582

Because what the madman acaea57cf5 spoke of was the 55d4021097 rough draft of a aa74f695c4 thesis the headmaster himself 0d0cbad922 had once written.823f0a72d004d179

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It was a 773ea690a2 claim so incoherent 8cfaf327ef that even the 8ae11e1c2f headmaster found it dd2c08ab81 embarrassing to recall.70fe1fc5699016d2

‘But only 7f1ca9c6e6 my late ceba42a384 mentor would c3ffb904eb have known e2369f27eb about this. How could he…?’a22080224da77d3d

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The headmaster had decided 12d3a04d81 to bring the madman bf7cfe569d to his office first. He wondered if this 9f5980df17 was a hidden disciple 47485555d5 or perhaps a relative b117b4c964 of his deceased teacher.81bdd4462b4d2252

However, once c1d560bcff the madman 1f298dc73c had been f062fda3d3 cleaned up 271cab6cca and dressed 4f39822bd2 in fresh c45c58d065 clothes, he 7c4e6ea27b bore no e1d2c1faf7 resemblance to 7d9e9ea71c his old 387fb18285 mentor at 87feba09a4 all. On the 2374eb317d contrary, he cfdd53ca53 looked like 73cedbd810 an elegant 3dcadd3ecf and refined 43f52308a6 noble.424e1c8ad952a48c

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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?293d1cca78c2a1b0

The news 73799e1105 of the 166cdf67e6 mentor’s passing f37012ea31 had come fb0c84e310 in the ecfafa6ea1 form of b23e38af14 a brief 7e79873f77 letter.d591c91cf491811c

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Unmarried and without efac539146 children, his death bce5c5a2ea had been mourned 53fb3bb174 only by his c7fdd52498 students and colleagues. The headmaster had attended e9b99af6fd the funeral, watched as 8a97e795ca the black coffin was a0103a2992 lowered into the ground, 972c0d1710 and wiped away his ec7d5fca92 tears with a handkerchief.0ab2452d4587a41f

So was this man 1a75b8dc69 claiming they had buried 32bf581f2d an empty coffin?6819c896ab81342a

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The headmaster scowled, 7eb84f90b9 thinking this unfamiliar 4127a9566c young man was 8fc97529fb mocking the deceased. Deciding he had 8f80976c21 heard enough, he b0952f65e3 reached for the b89b54c2a3 door to call 33e920498e the guards.44269ed35d60e388

But the door e290b1cb3e wouldn’t open.6cfd6d4c4acd7d0c

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Behind him, a massive 1170ef2029 shadow loomed, stretching over a49feb2857 him.4957d0b361473739

It was thick and b067f5f6d0 long, like a serpent.b0d56d04674bc436

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The chilling 0da834c51e aura froze 96e31bc1e9 him in bb62c0386a place, too d270c4c5f7 afraid to 53c2c4088f turn around.5bf985aa52755cb2

Out of the 1ce6839219 corner of his f4a09bdfb0 eye, he saw 9ac71cc4d2 something flicker—a forked ee981cc1ef tongue darting out.327059e5220e0a8e

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A sharp, whispering sound 3e45eebf39 like the rustling of cb17037fae dry leaves filled the b4b3a50b2b office.e9e30351eda8bdd7

– 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.d3f1cede238bfa0a

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The shadow that had d06f579638 engulfed the room suddenly b696add1c5 receded.80e06bcc97e28077

Only then b0df902220 did the 12647116f3 headmaster dare ab8f83e8b3 to turn c258d8b70f around.a84e76a7c984b656

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The young man f59d4e3e73 still stood there, 7cbad7f4f4 dressed neatly, smiling b759a01176 ever so calmly.52c1cf587567ebdb

– *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?*1aaa31db7b59db02

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The young man tilted 250360377d his chin up, smirking.9dbc3b0bb4176c25

His tone was 0165385343 arrogant, but it 1a39364450 didn’t sound like f117ea0491 empty bravado.be1ff07633acd960

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Not when 60821afcfb his former 1058789678 mentor had 315ba39dd1 been called eb8b0600d5 *the* genius b23be55fcb of his 67e19e75e7 era.de0a0fc955553f8b

The headmaster hesitated 64247f07c5 before nodding with f498d4a468 difficulty.019f524061a6ce80

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If Aderton 234ba1fe8b failed, they 345f2ff645 could simply e8ea400788 turn him 320618978a away.933acc30ee4e1911

If he e25a004758 passed, then 5879dab59f the academy f7d6dd45f1 would gain 0745103ec1 an exceptional e1223f75e0 talent.735a937765a43bcf

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