Chapter 2952: The Silver Six-Pointed Star
Above Puji Island.
When silver starlight descended.
From the tricksters of the North District to the Archwizards atop the Astronomy Tower, then to the Legendaries in the outer seas, everyone felt the heavy pressure belonging to an Ancient One contained within that starlight.
And the higher a wizard's rank, the more acutely they felt it.
Professor Emma, who had been entangled with Monteria, immediately wanted to break away and return to the island. But Monteria, wielding Yuanshi, clung to her like a madman.
"Have you gone mad?"
The enormous firebird spread its wings, its shrill voice carrying both shock and fury. "—You actually cooperated with those people from the Starry Sky! Do you want to destroy all of Puji Island?"
Before this, Professor Monteria's betrayal had still seemed somewhat negotiable in her eyes—although his Black Magic experiments were not accepted by the mainstream Wizarding World, as the saying went, 'A thief of a hook is executed, while a thief of a kingdom becomes a lord.' A Registered Wizard's Black Magic experiments were merely Black Magic experiments, but a Legendary's Black Magic experiments became 'postmodern experiments' or 'avant-garde experiments' of the Wizarding World.
How many wizards in this world could go their entire lives without coming into contact with Black Magic?
More subtly, Professor Monteria had come from Alpha Academy and bore an ancient surname, while the one whose 'Legendary opportunity' he had stolen was Colmar, who came from Jiuyou Academy and had forged her own path.
Given the current complex relationship between the North District Wizards and traditional wizards, finding a way to have the school accept Professor Monteria as the dean of Edge Academy seemed likely to win broader support within the alliance.
Even Old Yao, that great demon, could enter the school