Helrom Prison, Negative First Floor.
In Warden Colendan's Office.
Warden Colendan had always been aloof and orderly in his work, but after picking up the receiver, his expression had become decidedly strange.
His brows furrowed tightly, as if he were pondering a baffling problem.
The expression looked especially out of place beneath his usual dignified, composed exterior.
"...?"
He had been caught red-handed over what he had just said, and he did not even dare to refute it immediately.
How had Warden Bakas heard him?
Could the warden have been conducting a sting operation today, pretending to leave while actually using this as a pretext to discipline them?
But after calming down and thinking it over, Colendan decided that the warden really had gone to Protos Royal Magic Academy today, and that this communication had indeed been made from Protos Royal Magic Academy.
Analyzing it that way...
For Warden Bakas, the most important thing was to give Mr. Luo Qi McCarthy a satisfactory explanation. Punishing him, the warden, was secondary.
Therefore, regardless of whether Warden Bakas had evidence, he had to deny everything to the bitter end.
He absolutely could not admit it through the receiver and embarrass Warden Bakas in front of Luo Qi McCarthy.
"No, I absolutely never said anything like that!"
Colendan spoke firmly into the receiver.
The moment his voice fell, it seemed to match the standard answer Warden Bakas had been hoping for, and Bakas relaxed slightly on the other end.
"I'm warning you. From now on, whatever you think or say on your Negative First Floor, you are not to show the slightest disrespect toward Mr. Luo Qi McCarthy. If I catch you doing so, you know what will happen."
Warden Bakas's still-severe voice came through the receiver, each word nearly enunciated separately at