Dekan Was Left Speechless After Hearing It All

The three of them were almost out of the campus.

Now, at Dekan's suggestion, we've arrived at the dormitory of the Mage Academy.

Although Dekan wasn't sure if Theresia was home, it wouldn't hurt to look for her.

"Knock knock."

"Theresia, are you there?"

"Dekan? Wait a moment."

Theresia's response came from inside the door.

Soon, accompanied by light footsteps, she came over and opened the door.

"Huh?"

To Theresia's surprise, there were two girls standing outside the door.

Even Cornelia didn't know Theresia, Theresia was very familiar with Cornelia.

Or rather, very few students in this school haven't heard of the Dekan & Cornelia duo.

Apart from Flora, who almost never comes to school and never cares about gossip.

Before Theresia could even greet her, Flora rushed in and hugged her.

"Sister Theresia!"

Flora shouted joyfully.

She was clearly very familiar with Theresia.

"Come in quickly."

Although Theresia was surprised, she quickly invited Dekan and the others to come in and sit down.

"Dekan? What are you doing with Flora? And Cornelia, nice to meet you!"

Hello!

"We ran into Flora today, and the three of us wanted to ask you about Morion."

"Yes! The trio of idiots are going to go and get our brother back!"

"Wait, wait, you're looking for Morion... and what's with the trio of idiots?"

Theresia looked at Flora with a puzzled expression, then at Dekan.

She immediately understood.

Dekan is faking it again!

Wasn't tormenting Alice enough last time?

"Flora, you'd better not think of Dekan as an idiot; he's in cahoots with your brother..."

Theresia pressed her hand on Flora's shoulder and spoke earnestly.

She was terrified by Dekan's questionable actions.

Alice was, after all, a princess, Dekan wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

But Flora might accidentally be tricked by Dekan and lose contact with everyone!

"What? Is Dekan really that smart?"

Flora turned to look at Dekan with a shocked expression.

She didn't understand why smart people needed extra lessons, and how the Knight Academy could have someone as smart as her brother.

"He... he was there to help me with my tutoring."

Cornelia explained.

Flora's mouth was agape, her red lips trembling slightly, as if her faith had crumbled.

"The trio of idiots... they've disbanded just like that..."

Then she sat blankly on the sofa, muttering to herself.

It seems to have crashed.

Dekan shook his head helplessly.

Actually, he never intended to mess with Flora.

Theresia was simply judging others by her own standards.

"By the way, why are you looking for Morion?"

Theresia stared at Dekan with some nervousness and asked.

"Flora misses her brother, and we want to help her fulfill this small wish, so that the siblings can have a touching reunion."

Are you... sure?

According to Theresia, although Flora and Morion are very close siblings, Flora is not attached to her brother.

This younger sister is used to being carefree and thoughtless.

Dekan coughed lightly.

Flora, who was standing nearby, quickly came to her senses and said:

"Flora misses her brother, Sister Theresia, please help me!" (Read in a monotone tone)

"You..."

Theresia looked at Dekan and Flora with utter disdain.

Dekan's expression also looked somewhat awkward.

Flora's impromptu acting was really terrible.

During their previous rehearsals, Flora's tearful and plaintive demeanor had deeply moved Dekan found the sibling bond incredibly touching.

"I did see him in the Royal Capital a few months ago."

Theresia said helplessly, knowing she couldn't hide it from Dekan.

But she couldn't continue speaking.

Morion trusted her, which is why he met her.

And when she asked about the Card Crafter, Morion told her without hesitation.

Out of a sense of morality, she shouldn't tell anyone about Morion's information.

Even her friend Dekan.

"Dekan, you definitely want to capture Morion and collect the bounty from the Hanover Family, right?"

"What do you mean by taking a reward? Isn't helping the Earl find his heir an act of kindness and good deeds?"

"But..."

"As Morion's closest friend, I cannot stand by and watch him fall into such a depravity."

"How did you become my brother's best friend...?"

Flora clearly remembered that when Dekan first mentioned his brother, he showed a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Dekan: "Don't sabotage me, Flora!"

Theresia: "But... if Morion is really taken home, his uncle will beat him to a pulp..."

Dekan frowned upon hearing this.

"Just what heinous things did this guy do to earn his father's such hatred?"

Even if Morion shirked his responsibilities as heir and went off to wander the world, it shouldn't have come to this.

Was Flora not joking?

If Morion were captured, would the Count really be so excited that he would marry Flora to him?

Theresia remained silent, seemingly unable to express herself.

Flora, on the other hand, seems to have successfully restarted from its crash.

"He sold our family's heirloom epic cards to the Resurrection Church, and then bought an incredibly powerful, seriously ill elf from the big slave trader..."

She shrugged nonchalantly and said...

The elf was covered in complex toxins and curses that were difficult to Purification and dispel, which caused this originally priceless slave to be put on a price tag.

After listening to Flora's explanation, Dekan nodded, resting his chin on his hand.

Stealing a family heirloom is indeed despicable.

Furthermore, making deals with the Resurrection Church is a very bad act.

"But surely he shouldn't have been crippled by his father, he's the eldest son after all."

Flora shook her head. "My brother had actually bribed several members of the Resurrection Church a long time ago, and later cooperated with them to steal back that epic card."

"Isn't what he did a great thing?"

They got something for nothing from the Resurrection Church —what a virtuous deed!

"No, no, no, it's not over yet."

"Besides?"

Dekan gradually sensed something was wrong.

"My brother found a miraculous healer who cured the elf's intractable illness. Then he gave the elf that epic card, making her incredibly powerful. He took her to raid the slave trader's hometown and got back the money he'd spent on buying the elf..."

"..."

Even Dekan remained silent this time.

Even ruthless bandits and capitalists would weep upon hearing this.

So you didn't spend a single penny.

And all you got was a super powerful spirit, an epic card, and a huge sum of money?

And this amazing healer in the story... doesn't he give off a strong sense of déjà vu?

"This thoroughly angered both the Resurrection Church and some powerful figures within the territory, ultimately triggering a series of internal conflicts within the territory."

Flora finished recounting Morion's glorious deeds.

The entire living room.

It fell silent.