Chapter 479: Their Own Dodging Techniques
Two days later, inside the office of the headmaster at Saint Felis Academy.
Yuliya was flailing her arms about, trying to reshape Euphilia back into her ideal form.
At the end, she couldn’t resist giving Euphilia’s cheek a light pinch.
“Hmm, perfect! Feels just right!”
Mitina rolled her eyes dramatically from the side.
What a vain show-off!
Euphilia opened her eyes, said nothing, and headed straight for the teleportation array in the office.
Time to get back to work!
“You could actually rest for a few more days, you know,” Mitina said, unsure who she was addressing as she looked at both of them.
“No need, no need! I actually wanted to get back yesterday; I must uphold my post!”
“Wow, who knew you were so responsible?”
Of course! I’m all about my responsibilities!
But when it comes to goofing off, not a single one can slip by.
Holidays and work-related slacking are just not on the same level; the latter is clearly more blissful.
“Unlike you, Mitina, who got back yesterday. Was everything sorted out that quickly?”
Mitina shook her head, “No way, there’s still a mess to deal with. But why should I be the one to clean it up? The main tasks are handed off, and how they execute them is on them. By the way, Professor Danny is still keeping an eye on things.”
“…”
d*mn slacker!
“Just keep an eye on things; I’m not getting involved. If anything goes wrong, come to me. I’ll be heading out.”
Yuliya waved goodbye as she stepped into the teleportation array, followed closely by Mitina.
News of the relics incident within the Rensyi Kingdom had already spread throughout the academy by yesterday.
It was reported by the Saint Felis Daily.
Typically, the Saint Felis Daily only covers events within the academy, but this time it was a big deal since both the headmaster Mitina and Euphilia were visibly involved.
However, before the reports came out, many students were already in the know.
What can you do? The incident made a huge ruckus, and news traveled fast among the nations.
Plus, the final beam of light that shot into the sky was rumored to be a divine miracle, spreading like wildfire.
Most people were clueless about the specifics and started asking around, which naturally led them to academy folks.
Then those in the academy froze in shock.
What—this kind of thing actually happened!?
Soon, everyone was buzzing and exchanging bits of information.
However, the only two people who really knew what happened were Euphilia, who hadn’t shown up since, and Mitina, who wouldn’t spill a single detail, leaving everyone to guess.
The mainstream theory was that they feared rumors, but this time, Mitina just shrugged and said, “Feel free to spread whatever you want.”
After all, no rumor could possibly compare to the actual shocking event.
Who would’ve guessed that a seemingly ordinary, soft, squishy student from our Saint Felis Academy could cause such a world-altering scene with just one strike?
Compared to that, the theories about divine beings appearing and sacred artifacts activating sounded way more believable.
Oh, by the way, there was still one person who knew about the incident—Sinful from the Foxmen.
But he had lost his mind during the semi-divine soul transformation in the relic and was barely breathing when he was dragged out.
After some interrogating, he just up and died.
One must say, that guy had a tongue of steel; he always insisted, “I don’t know anything, I know nothing!”
Yuliya and Euphilia appeared simultaneously outside the Magic Academy research building.
As soon as they materialized, Yuliya made a run for it, but Euphilia couldn’t just hightail it out of there.
And so…
“The headmaster is back!”
Immediately, a horde of people flooded out of the building, surrounding her like a group of hungry piranhas.
Even the other buildings came rushing over, slightly delayed.
“Headmaster! We heard you went out on a major mission with the academy head! What’s the scoop?!”
“Headmaster! You went on a major mission and didn’t let us tag along? We’ve been here for so long; let’s face problems together!”
“Headmaster! Where have you been? Heard you were hurt? Are you okay now?”
Everyone was chattering nonstop, each trying to outdo the other.
But all Euphilia could see in their eyes was one gleaming phrase—”Gossip!”
It’s not that people grow up or mature or gain status and stop loving gossip; it’s just that ordinary gossip doesn’t pique their interest.
But when it comes to jaw-dropping news supposedly related to divine beings, no one can resist taking a bite.
Euphilia originally wanted to dodge them using Mitina as an excuse.
Something like, “The academy head requires confidentiality,” or “It’s elf-related internal matters.”
But upon a second thought, she found that approach unsatisfactory.
Saying that would clean her hands of responsibility.
But “Riya” on the other hand would pose quite a tricky situation, not that easy to brush off.
Given how big of a commotion this was, everyone surely knew that Danny had taken Riya to that very relic during the incident.
So, she quickly crafted a little tale.
The headmaster and she were actually on a rescue mission for students.
The reason the headmaster took her along was simply that her spatial magic was top-notch.
And they just happened to stumble into this mess.
As for what exactly happened, she quickly aligned with the guesses most people had—two sacred artifacts clashing.
She kept it vague, not locking herself into specifics.
After all, she hadn’t seen it directly; she merely felt a similar power, and she wasn’t entirely sure.
This vague triplet of reasoning would just leave the details for them to fill in with their imaginations.
People often accept what they think is true, even if it has some holes—who cares?
Finally, she wrapped it up with a sentence, “For detailed info, you can ask the academy head; her perception is sharper than mine.”
Mitina had held her position for so long, she still exuded an air of authority, even if she acted like a rookie around Yuliya.
These people wouldn’t dare crowd around Mitina like this.
Having satisfied their gossip cravings, everyone exchanged a few pleasantries and dispersed.
On the other side, Yuliya also went through a round of concern and inquiry.
But she managed to slip past it unscathed.
I don’t know anything, I didn’t see a thing! I was asleep at the time, and it’s a miracle I got back in one piece!
However, she pulled Kaise aside and asked more seriously:
“Did you guys from Kaistes have any part in this?”
Kaise paused for a moment, hesitated, and replied, “Uh, I don’t think so?”
“Lady Riya, what’s going on? Is it something serious?”
The reason she asked was that Yuliya had also seen cat-like traits on that bizarre beastman, indicating a similar power.
Yuliya watched Kaise’s face for a bit before asking again, “Can you help me confirm whether Kaistes really didn’t get involved?”
Kaise fell silent for a moment, ultimately nodding, “No problem, Lady Riya. But can you tell me what actually happened?”
Yuliya met her gaze, coolly stating, “A divine being indeed appeared, specifically an unfinished semi-divine.”
