With Emilia's Bean Pod Candy, Shade naturally had no interest in chewing plain bean pods anymore. He asked Emilia to prepare more of the candy, and she was delighted to do so.
But Daniste and the two girls had not come so early just to tell Shade that the Bean Pod Candy had been successfully developed. They had returned to the Academy before midnight yesterday, and matters concerning the Creation Church's Church had temporarily come to an end. Though everyone knew it was only a temporary conclusion, Daniste was no longer needed there at this stage.
"Today, Principal Professor Pigman will lead several alchemy professors from the Psychology Academy to the Arcadia Region. The principal is proficient in Sealing Technique and will assist in sealing that 'Fire Seed Source.' The Academy professors will likely remain there for quite some time, researching it alongside other factions and taking part in the coming investigation of the [Creation Church]."
"Researching the Fire Seed Source?"
Vanessa raised an eyebrow, and Daniste nodded lightly.
"We need to understand its basic properties. The Church's traitors left behind no research materials when they fled. The loyalists of the Creation Church now know even less about it than Shade and the Witch Council do."
She added:
"Your Speaker has already provided some information. I heard she will also be going to the Arcadia Region today."
Megan immediately sighed.
"Yes, yes. Her Excellency the Speaker told me to meet her before nine, and we're going together. Honestly, if I could see Shade in Arcadia, that would be one thing. But if I can't even see him and still have to go on official business, why do these things always fall to me?"
Everyone around the table laughed, and Emilia strongly agreed.
"Exactly, exactly. We didn't get to see Shade