On the way back to school, Yi Chen's thoughts had slowly shifted from the relic to White-haired Lotsen.
Since Lotsen had appeared in Zion, it meant he had undergone the same full set of examinations as Yi Chen, both physical and mental. He had definitely passed them all.
But...
Yi Chen's inherited intuition about people could not be wrong. He could sense that something was wrong with Lotsen—and that it was a serious problem.
Carrying these doubts with him, Yi Chen arrived at the Weilsman Teaching Building in the academy's Twin Towers.
Just as Yi Chen was preparing to head to the Underground laboratory to meet Professor Zede, he was stopped by the building's security.
"Sorry, Hogney. Zede is undergoing a Joint evaluation by the academy and the Organization review team. Zede's Underground office is temporarily sealed off. No one is allowed inside."
Yi Chen paled in shock. "A Joint evaluation? Did Teacher Zed do something wrong?"
Yi Chen immediately connected the Joint evaluation to himself. His Old World journey had taken too long, and the organization had deemed him missing.
After learning about it, Zede had completely disregarded his own imprisonment and forcibly left the city to head for Holy Grail Mountain, resulting in a direct conflict with the organization.
"Not at all. Zede has performed exceptionally well recently. His responsibility for the pathology course has earned high praise from the Principal and the senior figures of outside organizations.
A week ago, while wandering around campus, he quickly dealt with a Student conflict incident that might have led to serious or even fatal consequences.
He effectively subdued the attacker, maintained order at the scene without anyone being injured, and ultimately handed all those involved in the conflict over to the school for handling.
If this evaluation goes smoothly, Zede