"Mentor Lutia, someone has submitted an unusual report to me regarding Viktor."

The moment Lutia received the message from the paper bird, she rushed to the principal's office.

Before he could even sit down, the head instructor, seated at the head of the table, looked directly towards the door and asked:

"Would you like to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Lutia, whose fingers had just touched the back of the seat, stiffened slightly, and then her fingers subconsciously gripped the back of the seat tightly.

"Victor has been diligently studying under my supervision. I wonder what the Chief is referring to as the anomaly?"

As Lutia spoke, she pulled up a chair and sat down.

As is customary at adjudication meetings, this was the official start of the meeting. Seeing this, the other instructors subtly adjusted their postures.

Only the chief mentor, seated at the head of the table, let out a soft chuckle: "Hahaha..."

His voice was deep and hoarse, sounding somewhat strange.

The chief mentor, however, didn't seem to care at all, and after laughing, sighed:

"Doesn't Instructor Lutia know what exactly happened in Selene yesterday?"

"Do I need to remind you? That 'Incarnation of Greed'... is dead."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lutia's expression froze beneath her mask, her eyes filled with confusion.

She couldn't understand why anyone would know that "the embodiment of greed" was dead.

You should know that recently, this kind of extermination has only been carried out once in that... place that is not exactly Selene, and it was done by his own students.

"How did that old man know that?"

"..."

Although the other judges did not express their opinions, two of them had already turned to look at Lutia.

Clearly, they all had some guesses about the chief mentor's rather suggestive words.

"If I may ask, is it that one that was poisoned by someone more than ten years ago, and is now located outside the border of Selene?"

Soon, someone asked a question.

The chief mentor did not answer immediately, but instead tilted his head slightly to look at the mentor sitting to the side.

Although the principal's office was dimly lit, with only starlight scattered throughout the room illuminating the space, each tutor's position was fixed.

Seeing this, everyone turned their heads slightly, including Lutia, who also looked in that direction.

She then saw Sweet, who had tried to force his way into her office a few days earlier, and he seemed to have anticipated it, looking at her in the same direction.

The two were three meters apart, but Lutia seemed to see a smug smile on the other's face beneath the mask, and her eyes instantly turned icy cold.

"Sweet, you initiated this investigation, so you should explain it."

The silent standoff was extremely brief, as the chief mentor broke it all with a single word.

"no problem."

Sweet readily agreed, glancing at Lutia one last time, a smile appearing beneath his mask:

"As you all know, although we have concluded that the Land of Smiles has been destroyed, our investigation is not over."

"Especially Viktor, the main figure in this incident. Even now, the suspicions surrounding him haven't been cleared. But..."

Sweet's tone suddenly turned heavy as he spoke:

"When I wanted to meet this young man a few days ago, hoping to appreciate his talent, I was stopped by Teacher Lutia."

"Of course, I wasn't angry about it, but I did have some questions."

He stopped there and looked at Lutia again.

Besides the chief mentor, the other mentors also looked at Lutia. Even through the masks, their meanings were instantly clear.

This unspoken questioning filled Lutia with immense frustration. She gritted her teeth, and the words Sweet had spoken before leaving that day echoed in her mind once more:

"Then you'll regret it."

At the time, Lutia didn't take these words to heart because she didn't think the other party could find out anything, but this time it was a little different.

Victor's potential was greater than she had imagined. He not only quickly mastered the basics of potions but also learned arcane arts and even killed the "Avatar of Greed".

"So, you investigated my student without my permission?"

If it weren't for the mask, Lutia's eyes would probably be blazing with fire.

"Don't get it wrong, Lutia, this was approved by the Chief."

Sweet leaned back, his tone steady: "And I've already found out, Victor isn't even at the academy!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding instructors made some subtle movements, something rarely seen in a composed mage.

Therefore, such a behavior must have been caused by a huge emotional fluctuation.

Lutia couldn't help but look at the chief mentor, wanting to confirm whether Sweet's promise was true.

But after waiting for three seconds, the other party still did not make any response.

For a moment, Lutia felt a surge of anger, her hands clenched tightly on her knees, and her eyes grew colder.

The reason why the judges are named "judges" is not only because they have a higher status and more power than other judges, but also because they have another advantage.

That is, there is no need to secretly train students, which can greatly conceal their potential and prevent them from being subjected to various unnecessary threats before they grow up.

But now, this unspoken rule has been broken.

That's shameless.

Lutia cursed inwardly, but her face remained unusually calm.

"I know that people still have doubts about Viktor, but I hope everyone can be more rational."

She didn't offer any explanation, and her tone lacked the sharp edge of her earlier retorts, becoming completely calm, as if she had given up the struggle.

Upon seeing this, Sweet smiled beneath his mask.

Last time, he tried to break into the other party's office to take a look at Viktor, but he was attacked by the other party's magic, although he was not injured.

But he completely lost all his pride in front of the students.

"Since you've admitted it, what's the point of this so-called supervision? Did you instigate Viktor's actions...?"

"No."

Before Sweet could finish speaking, Lutia interrupted him:

"If you insist on attributing the credit for killing 'The Incarnation of Greed' to my student, then I would be very grateful to you, Instructor Sweeter."

As she said this, she shook her head slightly:

"Unfortunately, you seem to have forgotten what that monster has become over the past ten years."

"That's a rare pseudo-level 8 monster, even stronger than those that were previously recorded. Its danger level has reached silver."

Lutia shrugged, looking genuinely disappointed.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding mentors all turned their attention away, and after exchanging silent glances with the other mentors, they all turned their gazes toward Sweeter.

"Don't believe her, Victor was involved in the 'Land of Smiles' incident!"

However, no one spoke; they simply stared at him silently, each pure white mask casting a silent doubt.

Even the chief, who was seated at the head of the table, silently took out a scroll from his storage ring and began to examine it.

What puzzled Sweet even more was the sound that followed.

"I have evidence that Victor was not sent to that cave."

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