
"i'm disappointed." It was the first thing the principal said when we entered the office.
“Think of a fight between students almost ending with a fight between the leaders of the three committees. Is that a joke?”
Everyone is silent. Even Alan did not dare to say anything in the face of the principal's reprimand.
But the principal seemed dissatisfied with it. "Alan, do you think this is a palace?"
“School Head, I–”
"Shut up!" Principal Evelyn yelled and hit his desk. "Are you not sufficiently embarrassed by the behavior of the club committee members ?!"
Alan lowered his head.
“Not only did they start the fight, but they also tried to threaten Katherine! Is that what the club committee did!?
“Even you threatened Katherine to release the hostages. Do you think this is a palace where you can do everything you want just because you are a prince? Let me tell you, this is the institution, my agency! If you want to show your superiority as a prince, then get out of here!”
Woah, hearing Evelyn scold Alan was refreshing.
Alan gritted his teeth in anger. He could feel laughter and ridicule coming from me and Dina.
But even though he was a prince, he did not dare to offend a twelfth layer powerhouse. Furthermore, Evelyn was also the principal of the imperial institute. His strength and connections were on par with the three great noble families.
If Alan said something wrong now and made the principal dissatisfied with him, he would have a powerful faction opposing him. At that time, things will not be saved.
Upon seeing that Alan did not dare to defend himself, Evelyn calmed down. She then gave me a silent blink as if asking if I was happy with her appearance.
To be honest, I was more than happy to see Alan scolded and unable to retaliate.
I'm sure Dina and Katherine are as happy as I am.
Well, the noble students are a bit pale. They might wonder if Alan would silence them to hide this humiliation.
Even Iris trembled slightly.
After she finished her scolding, Evelyn called out to the students involved in the fight.
"Explain, what happened?" He looked at ordinary people.
The commoner gulped and forced himself to speak.
“K-Head of School, I heard them talking about killing ordinary students yesterday. W-This morning, Ash is dead. The Headmaster, Ash, is my friend! I hope you can make it fair! ”
"We didn't kill him!" One of the noble students shouted in panic. “School Head, we didn't kill anyone! Even if we don't like them, we don't dare to make trouble in the academy!”
“Is that?” Evelyn narrowed her eyes. "But you attacked him in the cafeteria, and I'm sure you were serious..Maybe you tried to hide something?"
The nobles froze in fear.
Evelyn stood up from her chair and walked towards the students. “You know, one student died last night, and we don't have any clue about the killer.. To me, you guys seem very suspicious.”.
"Chief School, please! The dog's words mean nothing!" One of the students shouted.
"Dogs?" Evelyn suddenly stopped and looked at the student who was speaking. "You call a student a 'dog' in front of ME?"
“III, ha–”
"Shut up!"
Instantly, the office was filled with tremendous pressure from Evelyn.
The student turned pale. He felt his body becoming heavy and his bones cracking under the pressure. Even though the principal did not injure him, the pain was unimaginable.
"Nobody calls my students dogs!" He snorted coldly. “I don't mind if you're a noble, a commoner, or even a prince! Even the emperor did not dare to call my disciples 'dogs' in front of me, do you understand!?”
Evelyn snorted again and the pressure disappeared. Instantly, the student fell to his knees and gasped for breath.
Evelyn walked up to him and grabbed his head. "There's an easy way to tell if you did it, and it's reading your memory."
The noble students turned deathly pale like sheets of paper, but Evelyn ignored their expressions. He held the student's head and smiled sweetly. "Don't refuse, I can't guarantee you won't be a fool if you do."
Then, he invaded his mind.
I whistled inwardly.I didn't know Principal Evelyn had this kind of talent. Although his soul quest was extremely rough and slightly dangerous, it was quite good in general.
A few seconds later, he released the student with a frown.
Then, he pointed to another student.
"you came here!"
“K-Head of School..”
"Now!"
The student walked towards him in fear only to scan his soul as well.
But like last time, Evelyn continued to frown.
"Next!" He called again and scanned the souls of other students. He continued scanning every student until all the nobles were panting.
But until the end, the wrinkles on his forehead did not subside.
He then looked at the commoner and snorted. “They are innocent.”
“H-Hah?”
"None of them has the memory of killing your friend" Evelyn said.
The student froze. The next second, he turned pale. "No way, it must be them!"
"silence!" The headmaster shouted in a bad mood.
"Come here!" He pulled an ordinary person towards him and touched his forehead in search of his memories.
But again, his search yielded no results.
“... Looks like you are telling the truth.” He said and let go of the student. “Huh, we're deadlocked again. None of you are related to the murder. ”
The office became quiet.
A few seconds later, one of the noble students raised his hand.
"School head, I have something to say."
The headmaster looked at him coldly. “Speak.”
“I ask for a duel! Student named Joseph accused us of killing a student in public, affecting our reputation and honor! And student Rose used excessive force to hold us back! We ask for a duel against them!”
We're dumbfounded. Thinking that the nobles would try to retaliate so quickly.
But that wasn't the only surprise.
Alan smiled coldly and also made a request.
“... I also request a duel.”