False Rules

"Why?" The sports commissioner gritted his teeth. "No, you can't accuse me. I'm the Scholar!"

"Then what was the Poor Student?" the School Bully shot back.

"I-I..." The sports commissioner was unable to answer, panic flashing in his eyes. "But I really am the Scholar!"

The School Bully spoke again. "You beat Zhang Zichen over that love letter. Maybe you beat him so badly that he transferred schools!"

"What about the Principal?" The sports commissioner gritted his teeth. "Compared to the harm he caused Zhang Zichen, what were a few hits from me?"

"And the School Beauty! She's a Commoner too, just like the Principal. Didn't they say that once one person was accused, the Court Minister would kill one more and it would be over?"

"Why not accuse them?"

The Head Teacher shook her head. "The School Beauty is a Godhead. She can't be accused!"

The School Bully nodded. "From what it looks like, you seem more suspicious than they are."

"You... You can't all be Beasthoods, can you?" Unable to find anything to refute them with, the sports commissioner had begun making wild guesses.

Watching the chaotic scene before her, Yin Ge raised an eyebrow and glanced at the School Bully.

Accuse the sports commissioner? No, she couldn't accuse him!

Indeed, the School Bully's reasoning was clear and made sense, but it was still uncertain whether he was the Court Minister.

Even if he really was, there could still be a discrepancy in perspective.

Yin Ge knew that the Poor Student was a Beasthood and clearly understood how he had been erased.

So using "the Poor Student was a Scholar Godhead" to prove that the sports commissioner was not a Scholar Godhead was not actually accurate.

If the sports commissioner really was the Scholar, he would be wrongly accused.

Therefore, Yin Ge decided to reveal the real reason the Poor Student had been erased.

The reason she had not explained it yesterday was that she wanted to use it as bait, so she could better identify the Beasthoods and some of the Godheads.

Moreover, at the time, she had yet to prove that she was the Grand Physician Godhead. Even if she had said it, others would have doubted her.

Saying it yesterday would have brought more harm than good!

But now that the Court Minister and the Scholar Godhead had both been identified, keeping it from everyone would only disrupt the White Night Faction's thinking.

And she had already proven that she was the Scholar, greatly increasing her credibility. This was the perfect opportunity to set things straight.

Now, the benefits of saying it outweighed the drawbacks.

Therefore, she had to reveal the cause of the Poor Student's death, but she could only tell half-truths. She could not reveal everything.

After all, information such as the Sage was classified by the Neutrino Persona Order Center.

And if she revealed that she could contain Beasthoods, any remaining Beasthoods might feel threatened and attack her. Her safety would no longer be guaranteed.

She had to say it, but she could not be the first one to speak.

Someone else had to start the topic so that she would not become the center of attention or seem so abrupt.

Fortunately, she had considered revealing the Poor Student's cause of death just now and had found an opportunity to speak with the Principal.

At that thought, she discreetly glanced at the Principal.

The next moment, the Principal's voice rang out. "Accuse one of us: me or the School Beauty."

The sports commissioner's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded. "Right, right! You two have the same Godhead. Why accuse me first?"

"Why?" The School Bully froze, then frowned deeply. "Wasn't what I just said clear enough? The sports commissioner may have impersonated the Poor Student!"

"Actually, there may be another reason the Poor Student was erased." The Principal's expression was grave. "If a Beasthood exposed itself, that would fall outside the Son of Heaven Game's rules and would also result in erasure."

This was, of course, a lie. It was the lie Yin Ge had taught the Principal to tell in advance.

But to the people before them, all information about the Son of Heaven Game came from the Principal. Naturally, his words were more convincing than Yin Ge's.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"What?" The sports commissioner was dazed for a moment before speaking excitedly. "I knew it! I knew the Poor Student wasn't the Scholar!"

But the School Bully was puzzled. "A Beasthood exposing itself? Would anyone do that?"

"Of course." The Principal nodded. "Many people with poor mental resilience would rather die than endure the game's torment."

He spun lies with ease.

But Yin Ge knew the Son of Heaven Game was not that kind. Unless someone was accused or their Personhood was contained, the game would never end.

Yin Ge ran through this information in her mind, then adjusted her facial muscles into an expression of hesitation.

Very quickly, the Head Teacher noticed Yin Ge's reaction and asked directly, "Do you know something?"

At her question, everyone's attention turned toward Yin Ge.

Yin Ge naturally spoke up. "If what the Principal said is true, then the Poor Student should have been a Beasthood."

"How do you know?" The School Bully was utterly baffled.

Yin Ge pressed her lips tightly together. "When the Principal was speaking just now, I remembered something. The day before yesterday, when you were arguing, the Poor Student told me he was a Beasthood. He was scared and didn't want to play the game."

"Right after he said that, he became like a puppet. He could only wander around and couldn't communicate anymore."

"Thinking about it now, he was already different from us then. He should have already been erased."

Yin Ge's chest rose and fell slightly, as though she were very frightened.

After hearing her, the School Beauty recalled the matter and widened her eyes slightly. "I think I remember that. The Poor Student really did look vacant at the time."

Good thing there was a witness... Yin Ge thought.

The Head Teacher, however, frowned at Yin Ge. "Why didn't you say something earlier about such an important matter!?"

"I didn't know that a Beasthood would be erased for exposing itself." Yin Ge lowered her head, looking deeply wronged.

"And I didn't know whether what he said was true. I thought he was trying to fish for information from me."

"You were all arguing too. Before I had the chance to say anything, Godhead Time began."

"Who knew he would be erased outright the next day? I thought he had been erased by the Court Minister or another Beasthood. I didn't understand what was going on, so I didn't dare say anything."

As she spoke, she revealed just the right trace of helpless confusion.

The School Bully frowned deeply. "Then why do you dare say it now?"

Yin Ge lifted her head slightly, a bit more confidence entering her voice. "I've already proven that I'm the Scholar, someone from the Daylight Faction. Of course I dare say it."

"But there's still a problem." The Head Teacher was still frowning. "Didn't the Godheads and Beasthoods only appear at night? How did the Poor Student know he was a Beasthood during the day?"

"I don't know that, since I've never received a Beasthood." Yin Ge spread her hands.

The Principal spoke again. "According to the information I received, Beasthoods are obtained during the day. There's no need to wait until night."

The materials provided by the Neutrino Persona Order Center had indeed said so. Yin Ge knew this clearly.

After hearing the Principal, the others fell silent for the moment, because no one could find a flaw in her words.

After a long while, the Head Teacher finally asked again, "So you're saying the Poor Student was erased by the Son of Heaven Game because he exposed his Beasthood?"

"That should be the case." Yin Ge looked at the Principal as though seeking confirmation.

"If you weren't lying, then the Poor Student died because he exposed his Beasthood." The Principal nodded.

Upon hearing him, everyone fell silent once more.

Only the sports commissioner slowly let out a breath.

"Ha..."