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As she attempted additional investigations with 0th Unit and headed back to the Ardent Academy, the urgent report that came through Madogu was somewhat perplexing.

Laika independently proceeded with a contract with Yukal and mobilized the newly reinforced 4th Unit to help prevent the academy assault incident.

“If it’s Laika, she should understand the current situation of the Black Moon well. Why did she make such a choice?”

Knowing they would be in trouble if their activities were revealed, she understood the situation after separately calling Laika.

Yukal mentioned her name and the Black Moon Guild, deducing Black Moon’s policy regarding Yukal, she couldn’t simply overlook it and proceeded with the contract.

“Well, it’s not so bad after all.”

If Yukal knows about them, it could be considered a beneficial deal if he either finds out their background or tries to bring them to his side.

To negotiate with Yukal, she waited in the reception room at the Ardent Academy annex designated for visitors.

Victor, a student known to Yukal, was asked to inform him of the meeting just like last time, so he would arrive soon.

She felt uncomfortable in the reception room due to the blatant stares from those who seemed eager to clear out if Yukal arrived even slightly late.

Watching Yukal quickly vacate her seat as if knowing her thoughts and guiding her to secluded areas, she found Yukal fascinating.

Most men lose control when they see her, unable to act properly.

Why is the boy walking beside her different, despite knowing her identity?

Even though he knew her identity, he didn’t succumb to fear but tried to find a way out of the situation, showing not just fear but also anger, annoyance, and other subtle emotions.

The negotiation went smoothly at first.

Yukal’s only request was that she wouldn’t harm anyone from the Ardent Academy, that was it.

However, what seemed strange was the fact that Yukal himself had injured some students before.

He expressed willingness to save people within a certain range, even if it meant risking lives.

If he were truly benevolent, he would try to save everyone, not just the people within the academy.

At least from the conversation during the negotiation and the reports so far, she could infer that Yukal’s goal was to save all members of the Ardent Academy until his graduation, with differentiated rankings based on Yukal’s own criteria.

And when I asked the questions I had set forth, I received bewildering responses one after another.

“I’ve seen my sister hundreds, no, thousands of times and heard her voice, yet I can’t recognize her anymore.”

“I’ve fought against my sister in ways that she can’t know about now. How can I forget such an opponent?”

I was certain I had never met Yukal before, but hearing such words made me speechless, and I had no choice but to remain silent in response to the subsequent content.

“Her real name is Cynaria. She succeeded in surviving by recognizing her talent just before starving to death after losing both parents at the age of six and being taken in by the Black Moon Guild Master.

Even revealing her past that current Black Moon guild members do not know, she also talked about the composition of Black Moon.

“Oh, and as a 171cm tall woman, she belongs to a quite tall category, and her age is in her twenties-”

However, upon realizing sensitive information about her own body, she lost her composure and ended up pointing a dagger at her neck.

Nevertheless, she was able to regain her composure based on that.

‘Right now, this child is trying to lead me to exhaust my questions by taking advantage of mutual information gaps.’

For most questions, there is a high possibility of not hearing a proper answer by only stating part of the truth.

Therefore, instead of asking questions, she threw questions to indirectly find out if it was possible to prevent information from spreading to others through Yukal and considered it as insurance.

The contraceptive pill was nothing more than what the store owner gave as a bonus, and fortunately, she did not know its true identity.

After concluding the negotiation, they headed to the dormitory together.

Then, she could notice a little sorcerer watching this side like a ghost.

‘That’s really annoying.’

Taking advantage of the opportunity, she deliberately carried a pocket with medicine to scold the girl and made remarks that could be misunderstood if heard by someone else.

If that sorcerer, she would surely be able to figure out the true identity of this medicine, and since it was a tough negotiation, it was a fact.

When they finally kissed, it was trembling enough for her to detect it from this side.

Thus, as they left the academy, Laika naturally approached her from outside, handing over her suit and starting a conversation.

“Master, did the negotiation go well?”

Looking at Laika like that, she couldn’t help but think of what Yukal had said earlier.

Although she guessed from Laika’s words, it was certain that even if it wasn’t that, she would have already known everything.

‘Maybe I induced rejecting or dealing with Laika as a result of that.’

“The negotiation went well, so don’t worry. Continue monitoring as you are now in the future.”

“I will accept your orders.”

Not asking the last question was insurance for when Yukal couldn’t find out his secret until the end.

Hoping to find out before that, the transformed girl suddenly disappeared into the darkness.

*

From Iris’s perspective, recently, many visitors from outside the academy were visiting, leading to a situation where she felt tired from carrying out surveillance and paperwork tasks throughout the day.

Especially since one had to pass through the reception room and receive permission to enter the interior, high-level surveillance magic was cast there, and it was a long time before Iris noticed the change.

While doing paperwork, she glanced through shared vision out of boredom and saw a familiar face entering.

‘A dangerous woman whose previous name is unknown!’

She, who can boast of having lived for quite some time, is a formidable figure that even the Empire would consider among the top few in an organization whose identity she cannot guess.

Seeing that she even noticed her physical condition at their first meeting, she is not just strong in brute force but even more dangerous.

“If things continue like this, Yukal is in danger.”

Preparing to teleport immediately, she continued her surveillance, but mention of a legitimate contract meant that surveillance could not be continued indefinitely.

Unable to hide her anxious heart, she wandered around the principal’s office, wondering how much time had passed until she finally caught sight of her coming out of the dessert cafe.”

However, he couldn’t help but conceal some anger and surprise upon confirming the unfamiliar bandage wrapped around Yukal’s neck.

Even though his promise did not absolutely guarantee the safety of the students, Yukal proved during the negotiation process that he could bring harm.

Now that the negotiations were over, it would be sufficient to monitor with full force.

Feeling puzzled by heading towards the dormitory instead of the reception room, Yukal could only be amazed after checking the pouch handed to him by an unknown woman.

“Oh, why birth control pills…?”

Although aware of Yukal’s handsome appearance and the fact that he spent a lot of time with a female student named Claire, he didn’t think of him as that kind of student.

“Our Yukal shouldn’t use this on girls because it’s not good for them. Be careful from now on.”

Has someone already used it on someone else…

After the admonition, she almost collapsed at the additional words that followed grabbing her by the back of the neck.

“By the way, thanks to you, today was nice after a long time. But don’t be so rough like that? Other girls wouldn’t like it.”

‘Could it be that woman and such things?!’

While Ardente Academy does not prohibit relationships, considering that content, it would have been clearly inappropriate.

Knowing she was being watched and despite many students around, Iris confidently concluded that it was definitely Yukal fooling around with that woman.

She wanted to immediately amend the academy rules to prohibit inappropriate relationships among students, but barely managed to suppress the intuition of backlash from other students and the suspicion of Yukal fooling around with that woman.

Fortunately, she had the pretext of meeting Yukal once a week, so it seemed best to educate him properly based on that.

Releasing all surveillance magic within the academy and focusing on that woman, Iris felt a slight disappointment as she vanished like the wind, muttering to herself unconsciously.

“It is the duty of a teacher to guide students so they do not stray down the wrong path.”

Although she had never been in a relationship, if she quickly studied through books, she believed she could teach to some extent.

Determined to change the educational content to sex education for the next meeting, Iris clenched her fist.