"So what exactly is going on now?" Professor Jones asked. Professor Sylph took a deep breath and said, "Just as Kazel said, I also believe that the one who returned with the group was a duplicate transformed by one of the Elves. Cynthia may never have come down from Mount of Gods at all."
Everyone present, even Diana, had become sufficiently intelligent after receiving the blessing of the God of Wisdom.
As long as they had enough information, they would surely be able to deduce the truth of the matter.
However, the information currently available to them was far, far too scarce. Under such circumstances, even if the God of Wisdom himself descended, he could not conjure the truth out of thin air.
"Ergane, what do you think?" Professor Kazel turned and asked. Ergane merely shook her head with an indifferent expression.
Dark sighed and said, "Professor, Ergane has never even seen the principal in person."
"You're right," Professor Kazel said. "I was getting ahead of myself." In truth, everyone was somewhat anxious.
Professor Jones immediately asked, "Sarah, you said Arte had never come down from Mount of Gods. Does that mean all the messages she sent before were delivered by duplicates?"
Professor Sylph slowly shook her head. "I don't know." Professor Sylph had been the first to learn that something had happened to Principal Arte. But with the House Sorting Ceremony imminent, she had to prioritize it. Under no circumstances could Archbishop Galle Norris discover that something had happened to Principal Arte!
Everything had to be camouflaged to make it seem as though nothing had happened to Principal Arte.
The issue was that the Holy Church forces stationed around the outskirts of Mount of Gods had most likely already learned that Principal Arte had returned with the group.
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