Problems of Their Own

After making a promise to hear the Rover's past, Mo Bai learned that the research on his Tacet Disc had produced results.

So he was asked to visit the Research Institute with the Rover.

On his way out, Mo Bai caught sight of Mo Hei, who was still talking with Headmistress Losera.

There was no time for him to go over and speak with her.

Mo Hei had appeared near Void Matter Lake with no background or past as far as the Academy knew, so naturally, she had come under suspicion.

But Mo Bai wasn't worried about what would happen to her.

Losera was there.

They had watched a few movies together in the past, and Mo Bai had gained a rough sense of her character.

Unlike the opportunists among the Academy's upper ranks, Losera cared more about Mo Hei's mental well-being than what she stood to gain from her.

For some reason, she also treated the amnesiac Mo Hei with more care than she gave an ordinary student.

Mo Bai wasn't worried about Mo Hei's physical safety, either.

After asking Nue to take Aemeath back to Solaris, he had sent Nue to dwell in Mo Hei's shadow as her bodyguard.

Nue was still Mo Bai's Shikigami, so her supply of Cursed Energy was linked to his.

That meant Mo Bai could send her Cursed Energy whenever she needed more power.

And if something arose that even Nue couldn't handle, Mo Bai would appear at Mo Hei's side through her.

For now, he would let Mo Hei spend some time on her own at the Academy.

Come to think of it, aside from their first meeting in the Sonoro known as the Academy's Dark Side,

Mo Hei had never had the chance to experience freedom.

He remembered that even when