It extended beyond the garden buildings, shifting slightly with the angle of the setting sun.
"Found it!" Robert cried in delight.
"Keep it down!" Victor hurriedly said.
Robert said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, the sound can't get out."
Only then did Dark withdraw his gaze and look toward the hidden passage entrance Robert had found.
Sure enough, the seal on the entrance had already been removed.
But unlike what Robert had guessed, the professors had most likely unsealed it themselves.
The corners of Dark's lips lifted.
He discovered that exploring together with others under these circumstances had its own unique kind of fun.
The three of them each possessed different information, so when they encountered something, they naturally displayed different levels of reaction.
Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he whispered, "Wait, someone's coming!"
Victor had already reacted, while Robert was half a beat slower.
Dark gestured for them to move aside, leading them out of the way.
The footsteps grew louder and louder, and two unexpected figures appeared around the corner.
"I told you, don't believe everything you hear. How could something like saving the world possibly be real? Who's going to save this scarred maiden heart of mine?"
Sara Swati's complaints rang in the ears of the three boys like drumbeats shattering a sea of clouds.
Meanwhile, Heidi Euphemia, the second-year Magister House prefect, pushed Sara along from behind and defended herself.
"It's not like I believed it either! But there's a rumor like this going around the academy, and it sounds so convincing. I'm a prefect, more or less, so I have to investigate it."
Sara said, "Then why did you have to drag me along? Today is Valentine's Day, Miss Prefect!"
"I'm scared!" Heidi said righteously. "Besides, you didn't have any plans anyway."
Sara said angrily, "But