Crash—
The porcelain cup in Aizen's hand shattered. The junior student sitting across from him felt her heart tremble, because she had never seen Senior Aizen like this before.
Ever since Senior Aizen had joined the Academy of Technology and Truth, he had always given people a gentle, refined impression. No matter whom he spoke to, he made them feel as though they were bathed in a spring breeze, and because of that, he had attracted many junior and senior female students within the academy.
The Aizen in the junior student's eyes no longer wore his usual gentle expression. That warm, radiant smile had vanished, leaving only gloom and a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes.
"Aizen... Senior Brother?"
The junior student's voice trembled slightly.
Aizen took a deep breath and smiled again, though the smile looked excessively fake to the junior student. "Sorry. I received some bad news. Let's put today's research project on hold."
"Did... did the Space give you a bad mission, Senior Brother?"
The junior student asked curiously, but Aizen did not answer. She could only take the hint and leave.
Only after everyone had gone did Aizen lower his head to look at the shattered porcelain scattered across the floor. His expression shifted. "Brother Lu... was this truly as far as you could go...?"
Ever since the incident, he had been unable to contact Lu Li. All he could do was check his friends list from time to time to confirm Lu Li's condition.
Just now, he had discovered that Lu Li's portrait had been marked with a red cross.
Everyone who dealt with the Spaces knew that when a friend's portrait turned gray, it meant they could not be contacted because they were inside a mission world. Once they returned to the Space, the