Amid the students' uproarious cheering in the distance, Lanchi was certain the situation had escalated beyond his control. All sorts of rumors were about to start brewing.
Cat Boss, who had fallen to the ground, was completely dumbfounded. It raised its head and stared at the three of them.
It burrowed back into Lanchi's shadow.
The gossip this hug from Lanchi would cause was probably no less explosive than Loren publicly hugging two women at Iketerite Academy.
"..."
Lanchi had never encountered a situation like this before.
The key point was that Sigrid and Talia seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"Section Chief Nikola, now you understand why I kept some distance from them at school, right... And can you get me to the Special Operations Division soon?"
Lanchi looked around at the students who made his scalp prickle and spoke through clenched teeth to Red Falcon Nikola.
He didn't want to stay on campus for another second. He had never found Red Falcon Nikola so troublesome before.
"Looks like I misunderstood, Professor Landry."
Red Falcon Nikola held back his laughter and raised a hand expressionlessly, his voice carrying a hint of perfunctory apology.
"Someone, escort Professor Landry and his two wives to the Special Operations Division."
He signaled to his subordinates to open the vehicle door for Professor Landry and let him and his two wives get in. The Countermeasures Department would take Professor Landry to the headquarters of the Imperial Special Operations Division.
A short while later, the black Magic Guide Vehicle parked on the other side of the plaza shifted forward slightly, and imperial agents opened its doors.
Lanchi said nothing as he boarded the vehicle with Talia and Sigrid.
It was naturally best that the Special Operations Division was willing to give them a ride.
Nikola pulled