Head Teacher 040 was startled by Lin Yi's abruptly cold voice, but then she suddenly remembered something and asked, "'Your plan'? What plan?"
"I'm leaving the Campus!" Lin Yi said.
Head Teacher 040 froze. Since when had leaving the Campus become something that required a plan?
But seeing how serious Lin Yi looked, she pressed her lips together and said, "I won't lecture you about some illusory soft-heartedness. Use your own judgment..."
"But if you encounter them in the future and discover that they've been severely contaminated, don't worry about whose side they're on. Do what needs to be done."
Head Teacher 040 paused, her tone growing somewhat flat and cold. "Remember, make sure you deal with them thoroughly... don't give the 'Burial Body' or the 'Forest of the Dead's Steles' a chance to assimilate them."
Lin Yi nodded. "Understood. It's getting late. I'm heading out."
"Goodbye. Remember, if you absolutely have to return to the Dormitory tonight, come see me before you leave," Head Teacher 040 said.
Lin Yi teased, "What, do you want to give me a goodbye hug?"
"Get lost! Out, out, out!" Head Teacher 040 all but kicked him, cursing as she shoved Lin Yi out of the office before slamming the door with a bang.
After closing the door, Head Teacher 040 remained silent for a long time.
Finally, she sighed and glanced at the Grandfather Clock on the wall, a bitter smile of unclear meaning rising to her lips. "Ah... what normal person keeps track of the time that precisely...?"
May 10, Year X023, 15:13, Teaching Building B.
Standing in the Covered Corridor, Lin Yi did not immediately head to Group B Class 2 beside him. Instead, he gazed thoughtfully at the spot where Mountain Man had disappeared.
As though out of some