Although he didn't know what a lion was, Sevis felt like Ain's insults were incredibly vulgar.
At this moment, the room was exceptionally quiet.
In the next second, a knock sounded at the door.
“Lord Arbiter, this is the investigation report from Group Four.”
Sevis froze for a moment.
The investigation results of all groups would be reported to all Arbiters involved in this incident.
He was also one of the Arbiters investigating this incident.
“Come in.”
The student pushed the door open and entered, holding several reports. Looking at one of them, he said, “We recently extracted some blood samples from the magical beasts that fell into an abnormal state and submitted them to Persephone.”
“Based on the samples, they also extracted components of some banned medicinal herbs. They suspect it was due to ingesting some kind of potion, though they cannot reverse-engineer the specific ingredients from this.”
“And also...”
He had intended to continue reading the report, but the student seemed to notice the strange atmosphere in the room and instinctively paused.
It was one thing for everyone to be looking at him, but the elder's eyes also seemed to harbor a barely concealed fury.
Should he not have come in at this time?
“What else? Out with it.”
Feeling Wesley's majestic and slightly angry gaze, the student hurriedly nodded.
“Yes, sir!”
“Next is that near the perimeter of the academy, there appeared...”
Before he could finish, another student pushed open the door and entered, panting heavily. He looked extremely panicked, his right hand tightly clutching a sheet of white paper printed with Persephone's mark.
“Thank goodness, Arbiter Wesley, I've finally found you.”
The student first let out a sigh of relief, then looked around, his gaze landing on Sevis.
“Ah, Lord Sevis, you're here too!”
With that, the student was about to hand the white paper in his hand to Sevis.
“This is about Knight...”
Knight?
Ain felt this name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall exactly where he had heard it.
Just as Sevis was about to take it, Wesley suddenly stepped between them, snatched the document from the student's hand, and interrupted.
“Didn't I tell you to hand it to me first!”
His angry voice stunned everyone present.
The student seemed to be thoroughly frightened, and even his speech became tremulous.
“Y-yes! But wasn't this document supposed to be ultimately handed over to Sevi...”
“This is none of your business! Get out of here right now!”
Feeling the undisguised anger in the other's eyes, the student hurriedly bowed and rushed out of the room.
Witnessing this, Sevis was secretly alarmed.
Ain actually made his father this angry?
This was the first time he had ever seen him erupt in such a fury.
But Ain didn't think so.
He sensed that something was slightly off.
Ain felt that although he wasn't a detective, he frequently analyzed other people's micro-expressions and changes in tone.
He was also accustomed to building behavioral profiles of those he interacted with, using them to analyze their deeper psychology and next moves.
In other words, Ain felt he was a very good judge of character.
Because of this, he felt that the man named Wesley in front of him was acting somewhat unusually.
When people had a guilty conscience, they would instinctively use other emotions to mask their panic.
He felt Wesley was doing the same.
“Fato.”
Ain quietly chanted the spell.
Then, while no one was paying attention, a Card of Canal quietly appeared in his palm.
A flash of shock crossed Ain's eyes, and he couldn't help but murmur softly.
“Well, this is...”
Meanwhile, Wesley, who had taken the white paper, folded it, clutched it tightly in his hand, and quickly walked toward the door.
Before leaving, he gave Ain a meaningful look and left a parting word.
“Ain, your record had better really be that clean.”
Ain frowned.
How does this guy know my name?
...
Only the three of them were left in the room.
“He's your father?!”
Ain't jaw nearly dropped.
He finally remembered the name Wesley.
Wesley Xavier, a Senior Arbiter of the Titan Prosecution Office and a peak Tier 5 Mage, was also a key character in Act Five.
He had spoken so insolently to him, yet the man had actually just left like that?
Sevis sighed.
“Perhaps... not anymore.”
Regarding the new name he was about to receive, he would probably have a new set of “parents” by then.
“So what exactly happened just now? Why do you look like you're half-dead? Weren't you supposed to be disciplined in three days?”
Sevis was about to refuse to answer, but then he raised his head in astonishment.
“How did you know I was going to be... in three days?”
“Rosalind told me.”
“I see...”
Sevis hesitated no longer. Instead of blaming Rosalind, he gave a general explanation of his current situation, while deliberately concealing certain information.
For instance, his new identity and his original appearance.
“You're being dismissed tomorrow? And it was your father's proposal?”
“Yes.”
“And you're being transferred to the south?”
“Yeah.”
Ain only felt a massive headache coming on.
If Sevis left, the plot would completely collapse!
“No way! You can't leave!”
Ain patted Sevis's shoulder with one hand and slapped his own chest with the other.
“I'll help you!”
A helpless, bitter smile played on the corner of Sevis's mouth.
“Forget it. My punishment is about to be handed down. What's important for you now is to quickly distance yourself from me.”
“And you don't have to worry. I'll have someone withdraw the application for the Swordbearer. When the time comes...”
Ain interrupted him.
“Since I said I'd help you, I'll definitely see this through to the end.”
Sevis waved his hand. “You don't really need to comfort me like this. Besides, even if you want to help, don't you still have no clues at all?”
“How could you possibly in just one day...”
“I do. Who said I don't?”
“Exactly, since the clues... wait.”
Sevis froze.
“What did you say?”
Ain's face was written all over with smugness.
“Not only do I know who the mastermind behind this incident is, but I also know the key information they are currently hiding.”
“How—how did you find out?!”
“Belinda, of course. Weren't you planning to personally take me to her before you fainted?”
“Belinda?”
Sevis's face was filled with confusion and shock.
He had questioned her all of yesterday afternoon and couldn't get a single thing out of her!
Rosalind, standing to the side, seemed to notice his confusion and explained.
“Mr. Ain found out through divination.”
Divination? Divination Magic?
Sevis was stunned for a moment, and in the end, he could only squeeze out one question.
“Why? Why are you helping me so much?”
Ain smiled and nudged Sevis's shoulder with his elbow.
“You're my boss, aren't you? If I don't help you, who else would I help?”
Mhm, boss.
This was truly a perfect address to use to cozy up to someone.
Hold onto the future powerhouse's thigh first, and rising to greatness later would be just around the corner!
“I'll go find the secrets hidden by those masterminds for you, but you have to do something for me too.”
“What is it?”
Ain glanced at the Card of Canal in his hand, which was precisely the result of his divination regarding the document Wesley had just taken.
【9】 The Banshee
“Help me get that white paper your father just took away.”
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