Chapter 187: The Blazing Hearth (3)

Unexpectedly, class was canceled. Nonetheless, the scholars weren’t perturbed. Though the rationale for the cancellation was uncommon, sudden cancellations weren’t unusual.

College students accustomed to such cancellations swiftly exited the classroom.

“Wow, isn’t that loopy? Professor Reynold acquired attacked, of all folks?”

“I don’t know, I’m scared… It looks as if my braveness has left me… The professor isn’t simply any noble however from a really distinguished household. It gained’t be simple to get away with it if caught.”

“So, what are we going to do till lunch?”

“Precisely. It’s sizzling exterior, is there an empty classroom someplace?”

Was it the sudden two-hour hole till lunchtime, or concern for the professor, now comatose, that stored the murmurs among the many college students leaving the classroom alive?

From the again row, Lucia all of a sudden felt somebody approaching.

“Do you consider what they mentioned?”

“Huh?”

She rotated. It was Gracie, a classmate.

“Imagine it? What are you speaking about?”

“They mentioned the professor was attacked by a stranger. Don’t you suppose one thing’s fishy?”

“…Fishy?”

“The stranger. It’s apparent who the offender is!”

“…?”

What was she speaking about? Lucia checked out Gracie, puzzled. In the meantime, Gracie was trying round to see if there have been different folks close by.

After the group from the classroom had dispersed, Gracie took Lucia to a secluded spot.

Ensuring nobody was round, Gracie, with a glance filled with certainty, spoke.

“It’s the assistant.”

“What?”

“The assistant is the offender!”

“…Are you attempting to get your self into huge hassle?”

Slap-

Lucia flippantly smacked Gracie on the brow.

Gracie Versailles. Like Professor Reynold, she was born into one of many empire’s prestigious households, however reasonably than behaving with decorum, she was a lady of her age who favored to delve into incidents and whisper with pals.

That was okay. In spite of everything, entertaining ideas had been one thing anybody might have, and sharing them with others was a pleasure Lucia knew nicely. Below regular circumstances, Lucia might need joined Gracie’s gossip.

However slander with out proof was one other matter. Furthermore, Gracie’s household, the Versailles, had a repute far higher than that of commoners gossiping for enjoyable.

“Gracie, don’t you’re feeling sorry for the assistant?”

Lucia felt the necessity to lecture her ‘younger’ good friend.

“The assistant, . Barely manages to eat on time and spends day-to-day within the lab.”

“Oh… Actually?”

“Sure! Nevertheless it’s not nearly meals. The assistant is so absorbed in analysis daily that he seems like a ghost. Did you see how pale his face was simply now? How pitiful he seemed.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

“How will you slander such a poor particular person with none proof?”

“Um… I see your level.”

“Do you? Then subsequent time…”

“However I do have clear causes for what I mentioned.”

Gracie spoke in a soothing tone, attempting to calm the excited Lucia.

“That’s as a result of the assistant isn’t human.”

“Properly…”

Lucia lastly spoke up after some thought.

“Gracie?”

“Yeah?”

“Should you’re so certain, shouldn’t you report this? What’s the purpose in simply watching? Should you’re proper, then the following guiding professor would be the sufferer.”

“Lucia, you suppose that little of me? I’m Gracie Versailles.”

Gracie, with a chilly expression, flipped a thumbs-up downwards.

‘Yeah and I’m Kyrie.’

Lucia nodded considerably enthusiastically to her spirited good friend.

“We must always report it instantly. Luckily, there’s greater than an hour left till lunch.”

With these phrases, Gracie sprinted in direction of the principle gate.

“…That occurred?”

“Is she, what, a bit off?”

That night,

Shiron heard this absurd story whereas eating with Lucia after faculty.

“No, she’s not that off. It’s simply that she appears thirsty for stimulation…”

“I wouldn’t even affiliate with that Gracie child. She’s not some delusional affected person. Ugh, it’s exhausting to be round her.”

Shiron was unaware of such a ridiculous ghost story. A rogue elf infiltrating the academy for a whole bunch of years and was tremendous? What had been the guards of this nation even doing? This was a world the place even a verbal acknowledgment of suspicion might result in beheading.

“And, I do know you’re robust, so I’m not apprehensive, however simply refuse if anybody tries to mess with you.”

“Extra nagging.”

“It’s not nagging. The rationale you got here house late the opposite day was due to that professor that was attacked. I didn’t wish to intervene an excessive amount of, however now I really feel I ought to let you know.”

“…Who informed you that?”

“Who else, however Siriel.”

Shiron took a giant chunk of pork leg and turned a web page in his spellbook.

“I’ve loads to say, but it surely’s greatest should you graduate from faculty shortly. You’re higher suited to swords than magic.”

“…You don’t have to inform me a number of occasions. I do know.”

Lucia responded and acquired up from her seat. Shiron had at all times sorted Lucia, however seeing Shiron after a yr, she typically felt he was too meddling.

‘She thinks he’s some sort of dad.’

However Lucia considerably understood Shiron’s interfering nature. Shiron was a brother who would bodily step up for his youthful siblings. That was true 10 years in the past and it hadn’t modified.

Lucia didn’t dislike such a Shiron, so whereas she may quietly grumble, she adopted his recommendation. Until the world turned the wrong way up, it was unlikely that Lucia would pursue graduate research.

“Oh, by the way in which.”

“Yeah?”

It was when Lucia was tidying up her spot to face up, Shiron, who had taken his eyes off the spellbook, stared at Lucia.

“I believed I ought to let you know upfront.”

“What’s it?”

“That… factor.”

Shiron closed the spellbook with a thud and chewed on his lips, seeming to hesitate over one thing vital he needed to say. In the meantime, Lucia, forgetting to wipe the sauce from her mouth, tilted her head curiously.

“I’m going to suggest to Siriel subsequent month.”

“…”