No sooner had Velin entered the Royal Capital First Magic Academy than he spotted Isabelle, Head Secretary to Tadius, the academy's dean.
"Good morning, Count Velin. The dean is already waiting for you in his office. Please follow me."
"Thank you, Head Secretary Isabelle."
Velin nodded in reply, then followed her to the dean's office.
As soon as he pushed open the doors, he saw the undisguised resentment in Tadius's eyes.
Seeing this, Velin awkwardly scratched his head. Poaching someone else's visiting professor was indeed rather underhanded, but for the development of Qixing Territory, he could only play the villain.
"It has been a long time, Lord Tadius."
Tadius rose to his feet and said calmly, "Count Velin, I do not feel very well."
The moment Velin heard that, he knew the man wanted to haggle over the price.
But was it really appropriate for the dean of a Mage Academy to act like this?
"Lady Xuemiyya, Lord Kyle, please rest in the lounge for the moment," Head Secretary Isabelle said with a smile after noticing the dean's look.
"Velin, we'll head over first," Xuemiyya said softly, releasing Velin's hand.
"Mm."
After the irrelevant parties had left, only Tadius and Velin remained in the office.
"Lord Tadius, how about we speak frankly?"
Tadius took out a set of chairs and placed them in the office. He sat down first, then said with a stern face, "Then let us speak frankly. You quietly poached the academy's visiting professor without a word. We need to talk about that."
Velin replied without so much as a blush, "Lord Tadius, you said it yourself—he was a visiting professor. Where Lord Osmond wished to go was his freedom. Qixing Territory merely had pleasant scenery and abundant talent, making it his first choice."
Tadius gave Velin