Professor Lisha and the others clearly hadn't expected that the genius girl from the Spirit Ash Institute had been shaped by Professor Fu himself.
And in the process, he had summed up and verified a wealth of supernatural knowledge, then proposed entirely new ideas of immeasurable academic value.
Of course, as intellectuals, they were still quite sensitive to wording.
"Also?"
She wasn't surprised by Professor Fu's confidence, but Professor Lisha clearly noticed the unusual choice of words. Frowning, she asked.
"As scholars, the thing we should be most wary of is prejudice in favor of our own school. Even if our ideas differ, what's wrong with meeting more young geniuses?"
With a chuckle, Old Fu spoke calmly, but his words still carried the confidence of someone eager to forge ahead.
"If we didn't have this kind of magnanimity, how could we become one of the top laboratories at the academy, let alone earn even greater recognition?
"You might not know this, but regarding the meteor shower from a few days ago, I've officially become a temporary consultant for the Night Watcher investigation team.
"The person in charge of the next phase of this incident might even come by to inspect and offer guidance. Didn't you notice I dressed up today?"
As he lectured, Professor Fu even showed off his outfit and straightened his collar, looking as pleased with himself as a man riding a swift horse through spring.
An officially temporary consultant... Wasn't there something a little off about that wording?
Of course, Professor Lisha couldn't help snarking to herself.
The meteor shower had caused such a commotion that there was no way she, a long-term resident of the academy, hadn't heard about it.
She'd simply devoted nearly all her attention to her current project and hadn't spent much effort