"He's only a student in the Necromancy Department. Is he worth this much attention from you?" the shadow in the darkness asked in surprise.
"Heh, he's no ordinary student! There's a great deal of mystery about him. Even now, I can't work out what secrets he's hiding, but he's certainly interesting," Lawrence said slowly, smiling.
"Clark probably came to the Knight Academy this time to deal with you. Last time, he and Duke from the Karo Empire were probably planning to attack you. For some reason, they abandoned their plan halfway through, and Duke suddenly left our country as well. There's something very strange about this," the figure continued.
Lawrence nodded and fell silent for a while before saying, "All right, you can go for now. It won't be that easy for Clark to deal with me inside the Knight Academy. Hmph, it looks like I'll have to strike first and get rid of him."
The figure said nothing more. He leaped onto the roof, slipped out through the place where he had entered, and departed into the distance. Lawrence remained seated inside, quietly sipping his tea and pondering something.
By then, dawn was beginning to break. After leaving, the figure leaped onto the Back Hill of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Martial Arts and headed farther away. With daylight approaching, Han Shuo could no longer pursue him openly. Besides, he had things to do that day, so he temporarily gave up on tracking the man.
Before the Knight Academy's students woke up, Han Shuo retraced his route and returned to the Necromancy Department early that morning. He spent the entire morning alone in his dormitory, practicing Necromancy as usual while silently considering Lawrence's identity and his relationship with Clark.
At noon, Han Shuo went to eat at the