Amon listened to Naga's voice on the other end of the phone, one brow lifting slightly.
"What? You want me to help someone cheat and get him into Kassel College? Do you know what kind of place Kassel College is? It's the Secret Party's executive institution, the headquarters of the world's largest Hybrid organization.
"It's not somewhere you can enter just because you want to. Whether someone can become a Kassel College student has nothing to do with grades. It depends entirely on their bloodline."
"I know," Naga said in a soft, almost coquettish voice. "Just tell me whether you'll help."
"Help? Of course I'll help! I'll do everything I can to get the person you arranged into Kassel College. Who are we to each other? Authority expires if you don't use it, and it's rare for me to get to be an interviewer."
Amon's tone was resolute, his words decisive. "Tell me, who is it? But I can't guarantee it. I'm not the only interviewer."
"His name is Lu Mingfei. He's a gaming friend of mine," Naga said. "Kassel has already sent him an interview invitation."
Amon's expression became even stranger, because when the Principal had assigned him this task, he had made it perfectly clear that Lu Mingfei had to join Kassel College.
His actual assignment was not to assess the applicants attending the interview, but to lure Lu Mingfei into the college... by any means necessary!
"Oh, Lu Mingfei. I remember that applicant. His bloodline happens to be right on the threshold for the college's admissions standards. He's the sort of person who sparks debate. But since you've asked, I'll make sure it gets done."
Amon was not making that up. Lu Mingfei's bloodline truly was on the threshold—but at its upper limit. And it was also