"Could you tell me more about it? About what happened on your side..."
Hearing the students' indignant curses, Lin Mo could not help asking curiously.
Could it be that this matter was not what he had initially imagined, but had some other cause?
"It was Satter!"
One particularly hot-tempered student said excitedly, "That bastard is a student at the Royal Ranger Academy, and also the Ranger Academy's top student... But it isn't because he's especially gifted or hardworking. It's because he has a good father."
"Oh?"
Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
"Satter's father is one of the kingdom's most powerful grand dukes, Duke Ster Morin."
The calmer male student beside him answered.
Him again?
Lin Mo froze for a moment. Was it a coincidence, or was Duke Ster Morin truly capable of every evil?
Why did it feel like every time something bad happened, that man was involved somehow?
"Satter is usually arrogant and overbearing. Relying on his power and status, he often bullies students at the academy. Big Sis Eve clashed with him several times because of it. On top of that, he isn't as strong as Sister Eve, and she often steals his spotlight. Over time, he grew to hate her even more and would occasionally resort to underhanded tricks."
"I just didn't expect him to be so bold this time!"
"This isn't some petty squabble within the academy..."
Eve shook her head. "It isn't a decision Satter could have made alone."
"That's right. His father, Duke Ster Morin, must have been involved in this."
Listening to their discussion, Milan also pieced together the sequence of events. "So they wanted to take first place in the upcoming Hunting Competition, but were afraid they couldn't beat Sister Eve. That's why they chose to eliminate their competitor ahead