Ⅰ
Night had fallen, and St. Joan's Girls' Academy was utterly silent.
Though the Inner Bay had been anything but peaceful that day, St. Joan's Girls' Academy had remained unaffected-in fact, even if Barro Hamlet became the lord of the Inner Bay, St. Joan's Girls' Academy would still remain perfectly peaceful, without a single disturbance.
Naturally, this special treatment had nothing to do with the academy's twice-yearly study trips and celebrations.
It was because of-
Saint!
On the Mystical Side, that word meant only one thing: a deity!
A deity had appeared at St. Joan's Girls' Academy!
Many believed it had been Lady Joan herself, while even more thought it must have been someone else. But whether it was the former or the latter, the unique majesty of a deity had left these mere mortals unable to remember who it was. They could only use the word "Saint" in their place.
That word alone was enough to place St. Joan's Girls' Academy above worldly affairs, and also...
Leave it free of the supernatural!
Or rather, all the supernatural elements originally present had been infiltrated, then eliminated one by one.
As for any new supernatural elements?
They would meet the same fate.
After all, the Old Lion placed enormous importance on this place.
Still, that did not mean the girls at the academy had no yearning for the supernatural.
On the contrary, their yearning had reached an almost extraordinary level.
Part of it was their innate curiosity.
Part of it was their environment.
Knowing it existed yet being unable to reach it made every girl search for secrets like a curious cat.
Sadly, their efforts ultimately came to nothing.
Never doubt the Old Lion's ability to get things done.
And so, despite going to enormous lengths, the girls in this year's