But the response she received was nothing but mockery in the Goddess of Mind's Eye's gaze.
"Cough!"
Dark quickly coughed to draw everyone's attention, then said, "Emma, if you have any thoughts, you can say them."
Emma withdrew her gaze and tried her best not to think about anything else. "I have nothing to say. Are we following the procedure next, or skipping it?"
Of course she wanted to skip it, but Dark chose to follow the procedure.
Although a thorough screening was extremely inefficient, it was indeed an effective method.
However, he was very familiar with all the second-year students and had basically confirmed that there were no suspicious individuals among them. Thus, he was fairly relaxed while screening the second-years—until Victor Gaude entered the barrier.
"Hey, Dark." Victor Gaude raised a hand in greeting as soon as he entered.
Dark glanced next door and, sure enough, saw Robert Broheim undergoing Professor Kazel's inspection.
He nodded. "Good evening, Victor. Sit down first."
As Victor sat down, he asked curiously, "Is this late-night screening because of Senior Fern Morse?"
He had experience with this sort of thing.
Dark nodded slightly. Once Victor had settled down, he said, "I need to ask you a few questions. Just answer truthfully."
Victor's gaze swept over Dark and shifted to the other two people at the teachers' table.
One was a long-haired woman he had never seen before, while the other... well, was Professor Lily, sitting primly upright.
Though he found it strange that the one seated in the middle was Dark Dimon rather than Professor Lily, Victor did not voice it at this time.
What he did not know was that the Goddess of Mind's Eye had already seen every one of his thoughts.
Seeing that he had no particular reaction, Dark