The Eve of the Day-Switching Festival

"Moth, Moth, this is Owl..."

In a secluded corner of the Academy, Mo Hei held a Terminal and spoke in a mysterious code no one else would understand.

Judging by his manner, he seemed to be in contact with someone.

"Owl, Owl, you seem to have gotten a little too close to Siglica these past two days."

A voice, lowered just as much as his own, came from the other end of Mo Hei's Terminal.

"Have I? As long as Dania can't tell, I think it's fine."

"True, but what I mean is, have you spent so much time with them that you've picked up the Academy's bad habits..."

Beep—

After that, the person on the other end ended the call.

Rustle—

Then Mo Bai walked into the corner with a Terminal in hand, looking helpless.

"Didn't we agree on a time and place to meet? Why hide here and talk over the Terminal..."

Mo Bai looked at Mo Hei with concern.

Could Mo Hei have caught the Academy's eccentric streak after Mo Bai had been away for only two days?

Mo Bai knew that newly formed beings were easily influenced by their surroundings, but did that apply to Mo Hei?

Mo Hei wasn't actually a newborn...

But if that was what had happened, Mo Bai would have to keep Mo Hei away from Lynae.

"Ahem. I just wanted to try talking the way Senior Siglica and the others did in the story of that game we played."

Mo Hei mumbled, sounding a little sheepish.

"All right. As long as you don't get as strange as the other Academy students... Anyway, how's the investigation into Dania going?"

After their brief exchange, Mo Bai asked about the surveillance task he had entrusted to Mo Hei.

"I've been watching carefully these past