"At a critical moment like this, what are the professors doing in Black Prison?"
In the pavilion, a wizard muttered a complaint under his breath.
The complaint immediately drew agreement from the others. "Exactly, exactly. Demons actually slipped into the academy... If the Beta Town Post finds out about this, there'll be another uproar outside!"
"I can already imagine tomorrow's front-page headline," the wizard said, pinching his nose and imitating a shrill voice. "'A Guardian Full of Holes—Embezzled Funds or School Negligence?' 'Coming and Going as Though No One Were There, Female Demon Humiliates Academy Guards Again'..."
A wave of subdued laughter immediately rose in the pavilion.
"What nonsense are you all talking about?" Another witch frowned and cut off the laughter. "This isn't the time to mock the Post! The school has troubles in Black Prison that must be handled, and we have enemies within the academy that cannot be ignored... The professors may not be here, but we are. If we gather every force we can, can we not deal with those demons that snuck into the academy?"
The pavilion fell silent.
Lei Zhe smiled and raised a hand to press it against the witch's shoulder, signaling for her to calm down.
"Of course we can." His voice carried a reassuring depth, dispelling the unease hanging in the air. "Every wizard here is our friend, partner, and classmate... This is our Jiuyou, and it is also First University's academy. Before we decide to help the school, we need to know whether the school needs our help."
As he spoke, he pointed at the brilliant "little sun" hanging in midair.
Beneath the "sunlight," violent magical fluctuations surged across the lake's surface, yet they were confined within an extremely small area by an invisible force. First University was telling these