Watching High Immortal flee in disarray, Zhao Bai smiled softly as well.
With her standing guard, Rita's threat had completely vanished. Zhao Bai raised his hand to check his watch. It was time to sleep, so he immediately hurried toward the dormitory without stopping.
The moment he arrived at the dormitory, he sensed something unusual.
The great Principal Theresa was actually not at home slacking off and playing games today. Instead, she was carefully reading an internal mission report. The booklet recorded various trivial matters around the academy, even including Zhao Bai's daily signature dishes. It was practically a comprehensive campus diary report. As an administrator, Theresa had never read these things before.
What wind had blown her this way today?
Campus Diary, Entry One: The already hugely popular Zhao Family Restaurant had become even more popular because of its newly arrived mysterious maid.
Campus Diary, Entry Two: At night, the ghost of a handsome man of unknown identity wandered the school paths. It was said that he wore a white butler's uniform, a monocle, and a light gray ponytail, elegant like a man who had stepped out of a painting.
Campus Diary, Entry Three: Himeko, Head of Disciplinary Affairs, had been staking out the school paths in the early morning when she was caught red-handed by the Campus Police. She later admitted that a hangover had gone to her head, causing her to act without thinking.
Campus Diary, Entry Four: Entry Three was a rumor.
Entry Five: Teacher Himeko accidentally injured a Campus Police officer. Her apology assembly was tentatively scheduled for next Saturday in the school auditorium.
This campus diary read like a collection of jokes. Who knew what talented person had compiled it? Theresa was not reading this cheerful nonsense, though. She flipped through the pages with a frown until she reached the final entry.
Entry Fifty-Eight: Campus Ghost Stories.
Zhao Bai was stunned for a moment. He had thought such things only existed in stories about literary girls, but there were apparently such things here too. These students were all reserve Valkyries. In the future, they would head to the battlefield and wield half-ton weapons to slaughter Honkai Beasts. They were so powerful, yet they were afraid of Campus Ghost Stories?
And ghost-type Campus Ghost Stories, at that?
Shouldn't the ghosts be the ones who were afraid?
Zhao Bai took the campus diary and read it carefully, only to find Theresa pale as paper, with an unmistakable ashen tint between her brows. She seemed nervous to the extreme.
"Zhao Bai... do ghosts and monsters really exist in this world?" Theresa asked haltingly.
Zhao Bai answered in astonishment, "Principal, anyone in this world could be afraid of ghosts and monsters, but you shouldn't be. You're a church nun, the nemesis of evil. Especially since you possess a holy artifact for exorcising evil like the Oath of Judas."
"Who... who said I was afraid?"
Theresa said without much confidence, "I'm merely concerned for the students' safety. Any sign of danger needs to be investigated. Protecting the students is the principal's duty!"
Though her tone was all bluster, her words did come from the heart.
Even if she was afraid, she still had to uncover the truth. Theresa cared deeply about the younger generation. She was such a great yet cowardly person.
"I'll leave this mission to you!!"
Theresa's tone abruptly changed as she stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder.
Zhao Bai withdrew the words of praise in his heart. If necessary, he would replace every last one of them with curses.
The mission details had been sent to his email half an hour ago. They lay there quietly, their title displayed in conspicuous red bold lettering, yet without any special notification. After pondering it for a moment, Zhao Bai realized something was wrong. Theresa had definitely planned this in advance and wanted Zhao Bai to make the trip in her place.
How could there be such a cowardly principal in this world!
Still, a mission was a mission. Zhao Bai did not believe ghosts existed in this world. He already had the misfortune of living with Honkai. If terrifying things like ghosts and gods existed too, wouldn't that be far too miserable?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible.
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