Kassel College

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Kassel College (卡塞尔学院)
Type	Hybrid academy and dragon-slaying institution
Affiliation	Institutionally linked to the Secret Party; its Board of Directors answers in the shadows to the Secret Party's Council of Elders 6
Occupation / Role	Educates Hybrids, administers bloodline examinations, conducts dragon-related research, and dispatches execution missions 1 9 21
Status	Active
Location	Chicago, with its President's office located there 17 21
First Appearance	1

Background / History

Luo Qiusheng enrolled at Kassel College alongside Lu Mingfei. He entered as an A-grade Hybrid, performed well in the 3E examination, and was considered one of his year's most promising freshmen; only Lu Mingfei's S-grade status and Zero's exceptional Mirror Pupils eclipsed his reputation. Luo was also rumored to be capable of ignoring Vice Principal Nicolas Flamel's Spirit Commandment. 1

The college binds enrolled students through the Abraham Bloodline Pact. Withdrawal requires the removal of all memories connected to Kassel College and may leave the former student vegetative; the institution is therefore unwilling to allow an A-grade Hybrid such as Luo to return to ordinary society. 7

After Luo disappeared with Constantine's dragon bones, the Board of Directors' investigation team seized him and convened a hearing in Valhalla Grand Conference Hall. His public challenge to the investigation team's authority and its connection to the Council of Elders prompted the attending students to leave the hearing en masse. 6

Principal Hilbert von Ange ultimately intervened in the dispute, stated that he would handle the tribunal, and refused Luo's request to leave the college. 8

Organization

Principal

Hilbert von Ange serves as Kassel College's principal. He personally questioned Luo regarding Constantine's remains, protected him from the tribunal's consequences, and monitors unusual developments involving Luo's bloodline and activities. 7 8 17 18

Board of Directors and Council of Elders

The Board of Directors operates an investigation team that can act outside ordinary college procedures. Its shadow superiors are identified as the Secret Party's Council of Elders. 6

The Council can issue encrypted mission files and direct operations involving students, including the mission that sent Luo Qiusheng, Lu Mingfei, and Chu Zihang to a site from Luo's past. 24

Investigation Team

The Kassel College investigation team, also called the Board of Directors' investigation team, reports directly to the Board. It detained Luo over Constantine's remains and brought him before Andrew Gattuso at Valhalla. 6

Academic and Operational Departments

• Alchemy Department — Develops alchemical items and sought Luo's assistance with the casting of Qinggui Zhusui. Luo later helped create a device capable of storing the Spirit Word Time Zero. 9 10
• Execution Department — Conducts field operations and dragon-related missions. Raymond is a veteran operative, while Kassel assigns students to high-risk missions under its authority. 11 12 21
• Equipment Department — A technically focused department noted for following Luo closely and for destructive experimentation on campus. 16 21
• Student Union — A student organization led by Caesar; Luo joined because he considered Caesar a decent person. 6
• Lionheart Society — Student organization led by Chu Zihang. 8

Campus and Facilities

• Valhalla Grand Conference Hall — Venue of Luo Qiusheng's tribunal. A wooden enclosure was erected in the center for the hearing. 6
• Principal's office — A vine-covered, two-story building near Valhalla. Its interior contains wall-to-wall bookshelves, a large frosted-glass skylight, and a central tea table. 7
• Cafeteria — A multi-floor dining hall; Chu Zihang is shown eating on its third floor. 8
• Dormitories — Luo occupies Room 304, adjacent to Finn von Frings and Lu Mingfei in Room 303. 7 8
• College forum — A major channel for campus news, including reports of Luo's disappearance and tribunal. 6
• Encrypted terminals — The college issues dedicated communication phones and terminals for official contact and mission notifications. 11 26

Education and Bloodline Policy

Most Hybrids at Kassel can awaken only one innate Spirit Word in their lifetime. The ability is determined by bloodline and ordinarily cannot be learned, altered, or exchanged later. 7 8

The college uses the 3E examination to assess students. Luo's A-grade entry rating and successful performance in the exam established his early standing, while Lu Mingfei entered as the year's S-grade student. 1

Academic enforcement includes examinations, make-up classes, and summer short-term sessions. Eva notified Luo that he had missed exams and needed to attend remedial classes. 16

Missions and Dragon-Slaying Operations

Kassel deploys students and operatives against dragon-related threats. The Execution Department's assignments may waive travel costs, permit collection of dragon-bone fragments for alchemy or weapon forging, and carry significant casualty risks. 11

The college classified the Jormungandr intelligence operation as an SS-rank emergency mission. Lu Mingfei was named executive agent and commanding officer, with Chu Zihang and Luo Qiusheng assigned to assist him; the team was ordered to retrieve critical intelligence by 19:00. 21

Kassel's mission system does not always treat Luo consistently. During the events surrounding Jormungandr's awakening, Eva issued emergency directives to Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang but not to Luo, leading him to question the AI's neutrality and the institution's intentions. 20

EVA

EVA is Kassel College's super artificial intelligence. It manages student notifications, academic messages, communications, mission assignments, and real-time tracking. 16 18 20

EVA confirmed Raymond's safe return to college headquarters after Luo extracted him from the subway operation. 15

Luo regards EVA as an instrument shaped and controlled by generations of Kassel executives and dragon-slaying scholars rather than an absolutely neutral system. This is his assessment, prompted by EVA's failure to send him an emergency mission notice. 20

Relationships

• Hilbert von Ange — Principal; shields Luo from the tribunal while refusing to let him withdraw, and continues investigating his anomalous bloodline and movements. 7 8 18
• Luo Qiusheng — A-grade student whose possession of Constantine's dragon bones brought him into conflict with the Board's investigation team. 1 6
• Lu Mingfei — S-grade student enrolled alongside Luo; later designated executive agent for an SS-rank Kassel mission. 1 21
• Chu Zihang — Lionheart Society President and student operative assigned to assist Lu Mingfei on the SS-rank mission. 8 21
• Caesar — Student Union President and Luo's organization leader; his killing of Norton became a major topic on the college forum. 6
• Andrew Gattuso — Presiding official at Luo's hearing before the investigation team. 6
• Raymond — Execution Department veteran and field operative whom Luo extracts during the Jormungandr operation. 11 12
• Zero (Renata) — Student connected to Black Swan Bay; her files were arranged by Principal von Ange to conceal her past. 10

Story Role / Major Arcs

Constantine Tribunal

Kassel's internal conflict becomes overt when the Board's investigation team detains Luo for allegedly taking Constantine's remains. Luo challenges both the evidence against him and the Board's relationship with the Council of Elders, exposing the institution's factional tensions. 6

Principal's Intervention

Von Ange prevents the tribunal from forcing Luo out, questions him about Constantine, and makes clear that Kassel and the Secret Party will not easily release an A-grade Hybrid. 7 8

Jormungandr Operations

Kassel supports investigations into Jormungandr, including the Siberia expedition and the subway operation involving Raymond's classified files. The destruction of those files temporarily delays humanity's pursuit of the Dragon King. 11 12

SS-Rank Mission

The college elevates Lu Mingfei to command an SS-rank emergency operation, assigning Chu Zihang and Luo as support. The mission's unusual personnel arrangement and later assignment to Luo's former home raise Luo's suspicions that the Council of Elders is testing or manipulating him. 21 24