"—How do you plan to deal with those patrol members?"
The Yellow Flower Cat lay sprawled on a nearby sofa, slowly licking the clotted cream from a plate. The smacking of its lips sounded especially clear in the office.
"What do you mean, deal with them?" Zheng Qing had yet to come back to his senses.
The Yellow Flower Cat shot him a sidelong glance.
"—Don't play dumb with me! Those patrol members were distracted while carrying out their duty. Someone had to wander right up in front of them before they noticed anything unusual... If that isn't a major incident, what is? What if those people had been demons? Especially during the School Hunt Competition, safety is the highest priority! Frankly, if I were the dean of Edge Academy, I'd directly bar them from graduating!"
The Yellow Flower Cat spoke sternly as it licked the clotted cream before it with loud smacks.
"That's why the school didn't make you the dean of Edge Academy." Zheng Qing gave an awkward laugh.
"I'm not joking!"
The Yellow Flower Cat gave the young dean a serious glare, licked the milk residue from the corner of its mouth, and added, "You can't go easy on them just because you have history with that Nicholas... You're the head of an academy now. You need to be fair and impartial, and you absolutely cannot sacrifice public duty for private reasons! You're a student of Jiuyou Academy, at least. Have you forgotten Jiuyou's motto?"
Equality and fairness.
The two words wriggled at the tip of Zheng Qing's tongue, but in the end, he did not say them aloud.
After waiting a moment and confirming that the flower cat had nothing more to say, he spoke again.
"This isn't going easy on them. It's being realistic."
Zheng