As the rumors from that morning continued to spread, all the third-year students knew that he had definitely gone to ask the professors about it, and naturally wanted answers from him.
"Nothing serious."
Dark gave a casual reply.
Although that answer also confirmed the truth of the morning's rumors, it calmed the students down.
Afterward, he refused to explain further on the grounds that it concerned the "victim's" privacy.
Under those circumstances, some still wanted to dig deeper, but most people's curiosity ended there.
After all, it was merely a topic for idle conversation, a diversion from their dull lives.
Once they had confirmed that it would not lead to any more serious consequences, the crowd dispersed.
But the matter itself was far from over.
That afternoon, after Potions ended.
Dark once again came to the Hidden Place behind the faculty dormitories. After receiving treatment, Charles had already fallen asleep.
The professors gathered again to discuss the operation they would carry out that night.
Namely, using Skuld's Quill to investigate the Castle!
Although Dark had linked the reason Charles was able to find the "hidden trial" to the activity of divine factors.
Until it was actually proven, that was still only a reasonable conjecture.
And even if Dark's theory proved correct, that did not mean the "hidden trial" could not be found at times other than Sunday night.
The question was whether the activity of divine factors at other times was sufficient. For example, Saturday night.
Although the activity of divine factors on Saturdays might not match that of Sundays, it should theoretically still be active enough to make proper use of.
And even setting aside "time," what if the user personally possessed a large amount of divine factors?
In the end.
If the activity of divine factors truly correlated