Director's Office, the Vanished Robin

Since Robin had already been here, Lin Yu and Max encountered almost no danger on their subsequent journey.

After all, Lin Yu already had a basic understanding Robin the style of the Instance.

Basically, they cleared out everything wherever they went, killing anything that seemed threatening in their line of sight.

Although he seems introverted, he can be quite ruthless when he gets going.

Standing in the empty corridor on the first floor, Max sighed.

"It's so quiet, there's not a single person in the hallway."

Lin Yu surveyed his surroundings.

Based on Robin's previous conversation, she must have gone to find the "Dean's Office".

So it must be in a room.

However, Lin Yu didn't know the exact location.

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then looked at Max.

"All I know is that she's on the first floor, nothing more... Use your Compass to look for her."

Max nodded upon hearing Lin Yu's words, then took out his Compass once again.

After reciting a series of multi-religious incantations as usual, Max began to spin the Compass in his hand wildly.

Max picked up the Compass and started walking.

"Over here, over here."

As she spoke, she quickly walked to one side of the corridor.

Lin Yu quickly followed.

He hadn't gone far when Max stopped in front of a large door.

This door looks quite "prestigious," a double wooden door made of some kind of dark-colored wood that looks very expensive.

The two brass door handles were polished to a slightly reflective shine, while the keyhole was somewhat rough due to numerous scratches.

This is it.

Max announced after he had stopped.

Lin Yu leaned closer to listen, but didn't hear any strange noises.

But complete silence also counts as one type.

Even if the Robin didn't encounter any danger, there should still be some noise from her searching inside.

Therefore, Lin Yu felt a slight sense of unease.

He took a step back and said to Max, "Could you please unlock it again?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Max exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, Prophet... even the wisest can make a mistake."

"My Compass indicates Robin Ms. Robin is very likely inside; she wouldn't need to lock the door from the inside, would she?"

As he spoke, Max reached out and turned the doorknob, and the brass handle turned naturally.

"Click!"

The crisp sound of the latch being opened rang out, and the wooden door was opened a crack.

Max was very pleased with himself.

"How was it, Prophet Teacher?"

Lin Yu adopted a receptive expression. "It was my oversight. In that case, let's go in."

He spoke naturally, taking another step back.

Lin Yu was doing it on purpose—he had roughly guessed that the door was unlocked when he mentioned "unlocking" earlier.

The reason for saying this was to make Max feel at ease and not sense anything unusual while exploring the route.

Max, unsurprisingly, turned around, opened the door, and swaggered inside.

"Robin, are you there?"

Unexpectedly...

There was no response from the room behind the door.

This is a fairly standard "dean's office," with a large area, carpeted floor, spacious sofa, desk, bookcase, and even two artificial green plants.

Max looked around suspiciously.

"Huh? The door wasn't locked, and Ms. Robin isn't inside either?"

She looked at the Compass in her hand.

"But... the Compass definitely shows it's around here."

Lin Yu looked at Max in the room, puzzled but seemingly without any immediate problems, so he followed him inside.

The room was indeed completely empty; there was nothing there.

After Lin Yu personally inspected the area, he confirmed that there were no Robin huddled together under the desk or in other places, ruling out the possibility that Max had overlooked them.

He looked at Max.

Is your Compass wrong?

Max stroked his chin. "Although I don't know this guy very well, it hasn't made a single mistake since I got it."

"So, I think it's basically reliable."

Lin Yu nodded.

He didn't think the Compass was actually malfunctioning.

After all, Lin Yu could tell that this should be the "Dean's Office".

The two corroborate each other, suggesting that Robin must be in this room.

But she wasn't there either.

This made Lin Yu think.

"Did she disguise herself, or is she temporarily in a state of invisibility or other way that makes her impossible to observe directly?"

"However, if that were the case, she should have shown herself or given us a heads-up when she saw the two of us arrive."

"If we assume that Robin didn't leave... perhaps she's hiding somewhere even more secluded."

"Or... is there something fishy about this room itself?"

As Lin Yu pondered, he walked around the room again, carefully observing every corner.

Although I did take a look around, it was just to make Robin, this living person, wasn't hiding somewhere; I wasn't being particularly serious.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Yu actually discovered some clues.

Although the "dean's office" was spacious and bright, and the items around it were neatly arranged, it was not "tidy".

It seemed that the dean hadn't returned for some time, as there were signs of dust all over the room.

Upon closer inspection, one will notice that the dust around the desk and the once spotless wooden surface show signs of recent dust removal.

Even when viewed against the light, you can see some fingerprints on the surface of the wood.

In other words...

Someone has been here.

And that person...

It's most likely Robin!

Lin Yu analyzed the traces left behind, then bent down in front of the desk.

"It's about this height... Robin is a bit shorter than me, so he has to bend his knees a bit more."

Lin Yu stood in front of the desk and tried to match the marks on the wooden surface of the desk with his palm.

"I see, she opened this drawer first."

Lin Yu then opened a drawer under the desk and immediately saw the [key Item] inside.

"Exit Permit Slip".

Lin Yu was quite surprised to see the neatly printed and cut stack of paper pieces, no bigger than the palm of his hand.

"Wow, we found it a long time ago!"

This is so much better than when I opened the door on the second floor earlier.

So Lin Yu quickly picked out four cards and put them in his pocket.

Then...

Lin Yu closed the drawer and began to analyze Robin's next move based on the traces she left behind.

"Hmm... let me see."

"After closing this drawer, she seemed to open this one again."

Lin Yu opened another drawer under the desk, close to the ground.

And what lies in this drawer...

It was a Notebook!