"Wait, the principal isn't here?" The not-so-bright Victor suddenly had a flash of insight and asked instinctively, "Then what about tomorrow's opening ceremony? Since Saint Marian Academy was founded, there's never been an opening ceremony without the principal, has there?"
Professor Sylph gave him a somewhat strange look, then thought for a moment before saying, "She was rarely here in the past, either."
Victor: "??"
Professor Sylph added reassuringly, "In any case, Cynthia is only a saint, not a god. She can't solve every difficulty for us. As for her safety, there's no need to worry too much. Her two spirits are still within the academy, and nothing is amiss."
Dark nodded to indicate that he understood.
Having been at the academy for so long, he had already learned a fair bit about Principal Arte's little spirits.
She was honored as the "Saint Magister" and possessed the Nine Great Spirits.
Naturally, those spirits were not members of the spirit race, but neither were they elemental spirits, much less Magic Spirits.
If he had to describe them, they were probably magical creatures somewhere between elemental spirits and Pixies.
They had appeared by Principal Arte's side even before she became a magister.
The Nine Great Spirits were bound to her in life and death, sharing their lives. No matter how far apart they were, they could remain connected.
This meant that if Principal Arte came to harm while away, the little spirits she had left in the academy would suffer as well.
Of the spirits she most often kept in the academy, there were two. One was a Griffin spirit, and the other was a Sphinx spirit.
Principal Arte generally used the Griffin spirit to Camouflage itself as her, then used the Sphinx spirit to relay messages.
At present, both spirits were