Su Shijun's suggestion was very tempting.
But it could not put anyone completely at ease.
"Then... procedurally speaking..." Colmar licked her lips, her voice still carrying a trace of hesitation.
Shearing wool from a sheep was not difficult.
But if that sheep could use magic, and had marked every strand of wool on its body, then shearing it became a very risky affair.
As the former vice president of the Student Union, the Sage of the North District knew better than anyone how cumbersome and stringent First University's approval procedures were. That was why, even when Genie's Hut had been under the greatest pressure, she had never turned her attention toward her former alma mater.
She did not want the North District Wizards to be burdened with heavy shackles and responsibilities the moment they came into being in this world.
"These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary circumstances naturally call for extraordinary measures... There definitely won't be any procedural problems."
Su Shijun confidently adjusted her enormous red-rimmed glasses. "The Patrol Team needs a complete set of patrol equipment, needs to consume a great many talismans and potions, needs to consult the library's records on unfamiliar Magical Beasts, and needs a laboratory to detain illegally crossing creatures... All of these are perfectly reasonable justifications."
Beside them, the fat witch who had been listening to their conversation finally could not hold back and coughed heavily several times.
"This is Danhaag!" The receptionist tried to make her tone sterner, but her beaming expression gave away the effort. "...You cannot discuss immoral, or even illegal, matters in my office!"
"In the name of the Nine-Tailed Fox," Su Shijun said solemnly, putting on an act as she raised a hand, "everything I do is for First University!"
It was a flawless, correct piece of nonsense in