The Sword in the Stone
"Professor Fu."
As one of the academy's most popular institutes, the Sword Participation Institute wasn't as aloof as the Spirit Ash Institute, but it still had an imposing air that warned outsiders to keep away.
Unfortunately, everything was relative. After Professor Fu had stood off against the dean for a brief moment not long ago and sent him straight into seclusion, no one could possibly put on such an imposing front around him.
So Professor Fu passed through without a single obstacle and soon reached the place where he had crossed swords with Li Weixuan last time.
Ji Liushuang, whom he had asked the Veil sisters to check in with, was already waiting inside. She came out to greet him at once.
Veil wasn't there. She'd probably realized Ji Liushuang had something urgent to discuss. Her younger sister, Lita, had said her goodbyes as soon as she left the lab and gone back to roaming the streets.
Clearly, it hadn't just been talk. The young woman had truly grown up and learned to let things go, no longer indulging in pointless curiosity about such matters.
"Thanks for all your hard work these past two days."
Faced with the research assistant's warm welcome, Professor Fu displayed all the bearing of an academic leader, offering his concern first thing.
"It was no trouble."
Many people had already noticed Ji Liushuang standing watch here, so the two of them naturally drew a sizable audience.
Seeing that Professor Fu was as impressive as ever—and even dressed more respectably than usual—Student Liushuang gave him a rare, playful smile. The onlookers found it quite a novelty.
"Before Dean Li went into seclusion, he specifically told someone to get the lab dealt with as quickly as possible. So apart from offering a