After confirming that the message had been sent, Ute swiftly destroyed the communicator in his hand, then turned to the grocery store owner.
"I'll leave Theoret immediately and join this war. If His Excellency of the Inner Faction comes here again, please tell him that the Hill School honors the Inner Faction as its leader. Since the Inner Faction has decided to wage war against the Ryder Family, the Hill School will follow!"
With that, Ute walked out.
"May you win a swift victory!"
Watching the school's leader depart, the grocery store owner bent low in a bow.
He knew very well what resolve the leader was taking into this war.
Victory or death!
Perhaps there were selfish motives mixed in as well.
But that stance alone deserved respect.
After all, not everyone could stake their life on a gamble.
Unlike him, the attackers who had been itching to act immediately backed down upon learning of the incident at the Guard Station. Without the Ryder Family leading them, these scattered forces and Dark Eaters would never truly make a move. They wanted to fish in troubled waters, not clash head-on with the Guard Station.
Thus, twenty-four hours later, Professor Tairs escorted Qin Ran out safely.
"Has your backpack gotten heavier?"
After Qin Ran chose the back seat and tossed his backpack inside, the kindly professor felt the car rock and could not help asking.
"No."
"You must be imagining things because you're exhausted."
Qin Ran spoke with absolute certainty.
"Perhaps."
Recalling everything that had happened over the past day, the kindly professor could not help smiling bitterly.
The battle between Dean Ronems and Professor Smith had surpassed his imagination.
Even with the dean doing his best to restrain himself, Tairs had still been run ragged dealing with the aftermath.
He