Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

"...This is a very important person."

After seeing what was written on the fabric, Ken was stunned for a moment, and finally, after moving his lips for a long time, he finally spoke.

How big?

"I can't say."

Ken's expression was no longer calm; a clear change in emotion was evident. His lips opened and closed, and finally he uttered three words.

"That's enough."

But for Gu Chen, Ken's reply was enough to reveal all the information that needed to be revealed.

Can't say what it means?

That means the person involved... no, it must be a wizard.

Their status must be very high.

If even verbal communication is not allowed, it means the other party must have some means of obtaining the information.

The worst-case scenario is that walls have ears; the more likely scenario is that if you tell anyone, they will find out.

"Thanks."

Upon hearing Gu Chen's reply, Ken's expression stopped struggling and became peaceful.

"However... I promised you before that I would tell you about the Antinoya family."

"Contracts are very important. Although these are not mentioned in our teacher-student contract, I made a promise to the teacher when I exercised my right to discipline him."

"So, as long as it doesn't involve the question of whose handwriting is on this fabric, I'm willing to tell you everything I know."

Gu Chen smiled slightly upon hearing Ken's reply.

That's enough. There's no need to know too much. Once he has the information, Gu Chen can simply deduce the rest himself.

It's like checking if students in dormitories are using their phones in class. Once you know a student brought prohibited items, the rest is easy.

Gu Chen took back the piece of cloth, stared at the writing on it, and began to analyze it in his mind.

The handwriting was unfamiliar, yet there was a delicate, feminine quality to the writing, and a sense of confidence could be felt in every pause at the end of each stroke…

It's as if they're not worried at all about anyone threatening them.

It's like when the person on the other end sees this handwriting, they can immediately know who you are. If they know even a little bit, they won't interfere anymore.

Gu Chen's eyes analyzed, information weaving through his mind...

The fact that a high-level first-ring mind wizard would be so worried could have been explained in the past by the fact that Ken had signed a soul contract between slave and master.

But now that Elisa has died, the contract has been broken and Ken will no longer be threatened because of the contract.

Even so, if Ken is so worried at Grey Tower Academy, the person who wrote this message must be at least a second-circle wizard!

No, becoming a second-circle wizard is also within Ken's reach.

Could it be a third-ring wizard?

Gu Chen felt a cloud of doubt floating above his head, like the Sword of Damocles hanging over him.

Pressure followed.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

Why would someone like that kill Jim, who has no real identity and would have died in the Soul Forge if he hadn't intervened, unable to even be used as material and only as fertilizer for potion fields?

Gu Chen sensed that some conspiracy was brewing. He looked up at Ken in front of him.

Ken seemed to be deep in thought at this moment; he must know something.

Although the person who wrote the malicious words, Gu Chen, could not know...

But as the old saying goes, you can try to find out about him indirectly.

"As far as I know, the Antinoya family was just an ordinary noble family in the Kingdom of Lorian, who made their living mainly through the brewing industry..."

Gu Chen carefully considered his words before speaking.

"There weren't any major actions taken."

"In the Kingdom of Lorian, there are many such minor noble families. What they do on a daily basis is nothing more than bullying commoners and engaging in intermarriage within their own families. They are not much of a threat, at most they have some private soldiers."

"Occasionally evading taxes is fine, but if you anger the king or fail to pay enough blood tax to Gray Tower Academy, you will face destruction."

"It's not surprising that such a family possesses some secret methods to conceal information... after all, they have accumulated a great deal of wealth."

Gu Chen voiced his question, his eyes fixed on Ken in front of him.

Ken's silence was tantamount to acknowledging what he had said.

Everything is perfectly reasonable, except for one thing which is completely unreasonable.

Jim,

Why kill Jim?

"Something's definitely fishy. Ken, Antinoya couldn't possibly be killing a child just for fun."

"At most, they use some extremely low-level blood magic to make ordinary people who can't even be considered blood wizards, but can use magic a little, brew wine."

"Tell me, Antinoya... if they can reach into Gray Tower Academy to kill a child, they must not be an ordinary mortal family."

Gu Chen posed the first question.

Ken rested his arm on the table.

The steam rising from the Shadowmoon Grey Wolf's hind leg meat obscured his face.

The magical dishes at Grey Tower Academy are served on special plates and boxes, which will keep the food at its best as long as the magic power is not used up.

"...What you said is all correct, but not entirely correct."

"Antinoa... just as you guessed, is not a simple minor noble family. In fact, they are a wizarding family."

At this point, Ken looked up at Gu Chen.

"A wizarding family?"

"I do recall... some wizards go out to live in the secular world, whether they've made their mark there or they've grown tired of life in the academy."

"I still can't stand the struggles and hardships in the wizarding world..."

"In any case, these wizards eventually chose to go to the human world and live in seclusion."

"The wizarding world turns a blind eye to this kind of behavior. As long as you pay a 'retirement pension,' the academy will basically stop interfering in your life."

"Some wizards even ended up becoming kings."

At this point, Gu Chen shrugged, then looked at Ken.

Ken noticed the gaze and nodded.

"Yes, you're right. There are many records of Gray Tower Academy's behavior in the ancient books. It can be said that as long as you don't affect the academy's collection of blood taxes, you can live in seclusion in the Kingdom of Lorian and no one will bother you."

"……you mean?"

Gu Chen had already guessed most of what Ken was saying after listening to him.

The other party can use a special secret method of communication that bypasses the Gray Tower Academy's checks...

There must be a wizard in the family, or rather, the head of the family himself is an extremely powerful wizard!

"Of course, it would be very easy for the Gray Tower Academy to find out, after all, there are probably many big shots in that huge gray tower who are beyond our imagination."

Ken's expression remained unchanged, and the words he uttered pieced together the fragmented clues in Gu Chen's mind.

"What's the story between the Antinoya family and the Lorian family?"

Gu Chen decided to ask one last, crucial question.

"Ha... It's said that Elisa's fiancé is a big shot whose last name is Lorian."

Ken chuckled softly.

"If I remember correctly, King Leon-Lorian has lived to be 98, and I've heard he had a rich romantic history in his early years..."

"Jim..."

Listening to Ken's words, Gu Chen gradually came to a conclusion.

He looked at Jim, who was sleeping in the chair.

Golden strands of hair fell onto the chair, like a lion's mane.

If Gu Chen remembers correctly, the current King Leon also has blond hair!