The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"I trust you. If you need any assistance, just let me know, and I will fully cooperate with you."

The lord's attitude remained as humble as before, but now it carried an undisguised sense of devotion.

Believe in Dekan, and may you be safe and sound.

"If you're willing to trust me, then there's no problem."

Dekan responded with a light laugh.

As long as you have key intelligence and time to prepare, the enemy is too easy to deal with.

This time, Dekan hopes to pull off something big.

……

the next day.

The mornings at Hervenlit Academy in the royal capital were as peaceful as ever.

Professor Arno, the vice-principal of the Knights Academy and also the homeroom teacher of Dekan's 1-A class.

After getting up, washing up, and changing his clothes in the morning, he headed towards the school building.

He bought a cup of coffee and a copy of the Norton Morning Post on the way.

"Although I'm quite worried about Dekan, there shouldn't be any problems for at least the next couple of days. If he really offends the Ice Princess, it will take a day or two."

Professor Arnold comforted himself.

Even if he will likely have headaches in the future.

What's meant to come will come; there's no need to guess.

For the next few days, let's try to live our lives in peace.

"Let me see what's new."

He took a sip of coffee and picked up the newspaper.

However, the headline in the newspaper was—

"Thankfully, all members of the Resurrection Church returned safely after the hijacking incident."

"The magic airship was speeding, and the suspect has been apprehended by Tristine police."

"puff!"

Professor Arnold spat out his coffee.

He hurriedly flipped through the newspaper, forgetting for a moment to wipe himself with a handkerchief.

Even though Dekan's name wasn't mentioned in the title.

But Professor Arnold.

It's obvious without even guessing that Duoduo has some connection with Dekan.

"This is only the first day..."

Professor Arnold shook his head, utterly dejected.

He's already hesitant to buy tomorrow's newspaper.

finally.

Professor Arno stuffed the newspaper into the trash can.

It doesn't matter anymore...

He felt that even if Dekan pulled off some unexpected moves in the next few days, it wouldn't affect his mindset...

110 Dekan will visit the college and attend events.

The city of Tristan is like it's on holiday today.

Before 10 a.m., all the magical devices in the city that were not usually activated except for holidays were already running.

It makes Tristine City look like a dream.

Many magical screens repeatedly played promotional content such as "The celebration project will officially begin at 12 noon on December 25th!"

Although there are still a few days until the New Year, Tristine City looks exceptionally prosperous and dazzling.

People are naturally happy.

The long-awaited New Year atmosphere has arrived early.

Isn't that wonderful?

The whole city was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

They are really looking forward to what kind of amazing project will be released at midnight.

It is said that Lord Viscount Lampard will personally preside over the event.

There will also be a mystery guest attending.

People, engrossed in the festive atmosphere, were completely unaware of the upheaval that was about to befall Tristine.

And who knows what undercurrents are swirling within this city.

......

The second floor of a mansion.

A few people were gathered there.

Their expressions were mostly solemn, as if they were a little bewildered by the sudden joyful atmosphere in Tristine City.

"Why is there a celebration all of a sudden?"

A middle-aged man touched his head.

They were the ones who were clearly planning to cause trouble in Tristine City.

I have this strange feeling that the lords are the ones who are going to cause trouble?

"Could it be that the lord's side extracted the intelligence?"

"It's unlikely. Even if they use extreme torture, the two guys who were captured wouldn't dare to confess so quickly."

Even if the traitors of the Church of Resurrection are hiding in prison, they will not escape the Church of Resurrection's revenge.

One of the church's tenets is to punish traitors at all costs.

Moreover, the three guys who tied up Dekan had no idea about the details of the operation plan.

"Let's prepare for the worst. Lady Isabel may issue an order to act ahead of schedule at any time."

Isabel was the name of the person who led the meeting at the temple.

He was also a confidant sent by the cardinal.

Their original plan was to start the operation a day later.

After all, the Ice Princess was in the open, while they were in the shadows.

Making ample preparations without delay is advantageous to them.

Now it seems that if the lord's actions are not a coincidence, they may need to act sooner rather than later.

Since it's unclear what the lord's true intentions are, Isabel probably wouldn't dare to disrupt the schedule and start ahead of time.

After all, the lord's puzzling actions didn't seem like he was taking any precautions.

Most importantly, no warning messages came from the intelligence personnel in the capital.

This indicates that the lord did not seek help from the capital.

It's very likely that it's just a simple event plan.

After all, a press conference-style event is unlikely to interfere with their actions.

Moreover, today happens to be the day that Dekan and Ice Princess have scheduled for the special review.

In Isabel's instructions, she hoped to avoid the uncertainty of Dekan as much as possible during the operation.

Therefore, even if action were to be taken ahead of schedule, Isabel would probably only issue instructions after Dekan and the Ice Princess's meeting.

It will be close to the time of the press conference by then.

This is a good opportunity to see what kind of project the lord will release.

We will then decide whether to take action ahead of schedule.

......

Tristan Magic Academy.

Because Ice Princess's time was precious, she only gave Dekan one hour.

Their appointment was scheduled to start at 11:00 AM and end before 12:00 PM.

Dekan left the lord's manor early in the morning, and arrived at Tristine Magic Academy in a carriage sent by the lord and escorted by the knights.

Dekan was not wearing the Hervenlitt Academy uniform today.

Instead, he was dressed in a black tuxedo provided by the lord, with a heavy cloak draped over his shoulders that exuded solemnity, and his hair was styled in an exceptionally refined manner.

Dekan is also very busy today.

After all, once he completes the top-level review, he still needs to attend the celebratory press conference hosted by Lord Lampard.

Then we'll give the Resurrection Church a whole new lease on life.

At this time, a number of students were gathered at the entrance of Tristan Magic Academy.

They watched as the lord's personal guards respectfully opened the carriage door, and Dekan stepped down with a calm expression.

His solemn and dignified demeanor made him look like some powerful and wealthy person.

Many Tristine College students were stunned.

They had heard that among the students arriving at the Royal Capital Hervenlit Academy this year would be a legendary prospective master card maker.

Unfortunately, the legendary gray-haired, blue-eyed Dekan was not among the visiting student group from Hervenlitt College yesterday.