Wearing a fake mustache, Anna leaned listlessly against the wall of the security office. Her eyes were still fixed on the entrance to St. Joan's Girls' Academy, but her mind had clearly wandered somewhere else entirely.
St. Joan's Girls' Academy was simply too boring.
She had originally come to St. Joan's Girls' Academy on Malinda's behalf to look for Cassandra Credos.
Who could have known that Cassandra Credos had never even come to register at the academy?
Or, to be precise...
Someone had come to register at St. Joan's Girls' Academy with Cassandra Credos's letter of introduction.
But that person was not Cassandra Credos.
It was merely someone she had hired.
That person had been paid to appear at St. Joan's Girls' Academy.
Moreover, from beginning to end, the hired stand-in had never met the employer.
They had communicated only through letters.
Anna's investigation had stopped there.
As for investigating further?
Anna had no desire to invite unnecessary trouble.
Because of the Secret Police.
A few days earlier, Anna had discovered that the Inner Bay's Secret Police were watching St. Joan's Girls' Academy. Although she did not know whether it was because of her kick to the groin, she knew she had to keep a low profile.
Of course, aside from those irritating Secret Police officers, there was also-
Arthur Credos!
A once-in-a-century genius!
Someone who had achieved step-entry!
And...
The secretly born child of misfortune, the one favored by the Grim Reaper, the current Black Cat, the Cat Faction Leader, the South Los Swordsmanship Tournament Champion, the master of Caesar Manor, the Medium Arthur Credos.
That string of titles made Anna feel as though she were dreaming.
But she knew her source of information was reliable.
After all, the Cloak Society cared a great deal about its reputation and