Please stop persecuting your students!

As the losers of thousands of years ago, Talese and his people can only survive in a corner of the continent, and need to rely on the resources and unique advantages of the Adrestian Empire. In turn, the Empire also needs to rely on the technology of the Dark Movers. The two sides are on the same path but different minds. After successfully destroying the Cult of Seros, the two sides will inevitably fight.

In some ways, Edelgard's hatred for that group of people was comparable to that of the Church. The other party obviously knew what she was thinking, and for this reason, they specially used the "Spear of Light" a month ago to demonstrate their power.

From this point of view, although his background is unknown, at least Qi Xiao, who is on the side of humans on the surface, is worth winning over. After all, he is a tough guy who can survive the massacre of the Spear of Light.

Although this person's philosophy was slightly in conflict with her own future path, they were fundamentally connected - at least in Edelgard's view.

Although Qi Xiao opposes war and acts that provoke war, he also said that the peace he advocates is "peace recognized by the public." In other words, in order to open up a better future, the "uprising" to overthrow the unreasonable rule of the church should be within this scope...

"...Isn't it too early to think about this now?"

Edelgard burst out laughing. This 'Qi Xiao' was not like Byret Eisner, whose background was relatively transparent. Now even whether he was a human or a non-human was a question mark. The truth of what he just said was unknown. Not to mention that the red-haired girl who fell from the sky called him 'Principal'. This person obviously belonged to a powerful force. How could she plan to win him over to participate in her cause without knowing anything about these?

Edelgard wanted to laugh, although she knew why she had such thoughts. After all...

There is really no way to defeat a monster like this that cannot even be killed by a spear of light and can only be defeated by numbers on the battlefield.

Winning over the other party is one aspect, investigating the other party's background and trying to win them over, and on the other hand, we must also find a way to target the other party's recovery ability and "beam".

Of course it would be best if we could become teammates, but if not...even she couldn't stand the Dark Agitator's actions. If this person's philosophy was really as he said, then he would definitely take a hostile stance and would never stay out of it.

Thinking of the village that lived in the valley and was once peaceful but was buried in the flames without even making a sound, a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment flashed in the princess's purple eyes. With a long sigh, her clenched hands loosened again.

These are...necessary sacrifices.

However, the princess who was immersed in her own world did not notice that a figure with skin color perfectly blended into the shadows of the gardening bushes, and then quietly left through the gap between the bushes.

......

Saki, who also left early, found a hidden place where no one noticed and tore open the alternate dimension, releasing the angry catwoman inside. As soon as she landed, Nia looked up at Saki and said with a rare serious expression:

"There's something strange about that princess!"

"Put your hat on first...weird?"

Saki took out the beret and put it on Nia's head, pressing down the pair of soft, big, furry ears. Nia didn't show much discomfort on her face. Instead, she stretched out her hand to pull the brim of the hat down a little more and said:

"She is so resistant to that person named Seifer. Even though the teacher is so extreme and doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, she is so serious about it. It's obviously abnormal!"

"Why do you call me so extreme..."

Saki grinned, feeling that this catwoman was taking advantage of her jealousy to make fun of him. He put his big hand on Nia's head and continued to rub her even through the hat.

"To me, this is just a simple story... Besides, after all, they are the ruling class and we are the common people, so it is normal to have differences."

"Is that right?"

"of course."

Saki loosened his hand and looked away, and Nia sighed softly upon seeing this, and focused her attention on the thoughts that quietly flowed into her heart.

Since the two of them were able to communicate in this way, this "teacher" of his became less and less willing to talk or explain. If he could explain clearly in a few words, it was fine. If the number of words was too long, he would decisively switch the chat channel and share his thoughts with her directly...

Can you take care of her single-threaded cat? Not everyone can think about seven or eight unrelated things at the same time like you do, without interfering with each other, and can also cook a meal by muscle memory!

Nia's complaints aside, in Saki's opinion, Edelgard's reaction, or her aversion to Sephir, was normal. From a normal person's perspective, knowing that a monarch launched a war of aggression that swept across the continent in order to hand over the ruling power of mankind to a completely unfamiliar alien race, performing a live performance of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.jpg can be considered a relatively good-tempered person. Edelgard is at best a relatively irritable type.

There may be other factors, such as the fact that this princess is actually a hidden human supremacist, and her philosophy is completely opposite to that of Sephir in his prime, and they are absolutely opposite, like fire and water. Or maybe she also hates him for not fighting.

Look at Sefeil. Although he has a bad relationship with his father, he is highly respected and admired by his subjects. His national strength is also one of the best on the continent. Nothing left by his ancestors was lost. He launched a war of aggression against the other five major regions and countries on the continent at the same time, and all his subordinates obeyed him.

Let's look at the Adrestian Empire. It has cooperated with Archbishop Seiros and the five saints to establish a country for a thousand years. It won the "Heroic War" that spanned sixty-six years to conquer the mad King of Liberation and his "Descendants of the Ten Heroes". The continent named Fordola circled by the goddess Sotis is its territory.

As a result, a thousand years later, the descendants of the ten heroes who had fought against the enemy secretly raised the banner of rebellion and established the independent Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and then split off from the Resta Princes Alliance. The heroic legacy and the bloodline of the ten heroes that the ancestors had personally won were all gone. The imperial power was hollowed out again, and the direct descendants of the royal family Fresbel died, leaving only the white-haired princess. This...

Nia raised her head and looked at Saki blankly, and Saki looked up at the sky.

If you don’t calculate it, you won’t know. After all the calculations, is our princess so miserable?

After expressing his silent condolences for Edelgard in his heart, Saki's expression quickly subsided. He turned his head to look at the small bushes that could be seen everywhere in the monastery, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Why don't you come out and get to know me?"

Volume 725 Is Your School Really Serious?! : Chapter Chapter : Teacher Saki's First Contact with the Half-Blood Prince

rustling...

The bushes shook, and a man in a high-necked black shirt and with naturally curly hair emerged from them.

In Fodlan, where the skin color is mainly white, this older boy with a yellowish-black skin color who is half a step away from youth can be regarded as one of the few "oddballs" in the academy. His silver-gray eyes, as if able to hide all his worries, stared at Saki and Nia without any emotion. There was a faint smile on his face, and he looked like a smiling tiger with a fake smile.

Of course, this was normal for him. This was the Garreg Maku Monastery, the Officer School, the absolute center of the physical, practical, symbolic, spiritual, and political aspects of the Three Kingdoms of Fordlan and the One Church, and the core of the government and theocracy. For an "outsider", and an "outsider" who entered this place with a special purpose, it was normal to distrust and doubt everyone and everything around him.

Claude von Riegan.

He is a special existence born from the combination of the blood of the Ligang family, the leader of the Resta Princes Alliance, and the royal family of the neighboring country Pamyra. He is a genuine mixed-blood prince, and not the kind of mixed-blood who is infinitely marginalized. Whether it is Pamyra or the alliance, he is qualified to step into the pinnacle of power.

After all, he has the emblem and great power. In Palmyra, martial arts prevail and there is no racial discrimination, while in Fordola, most of the time, people only look at the emblem and not the person, or in other words, as long as you have the emblem, they don't care whether you are human or not.

Right now, this young half-blood prince, who could make it on either side if he was determined, stood in front of Saki and the other two, sizing them up, looking at the two people whose identities were obviously extraordinary, with his focus still on Nia.

'Where on earth did this girl...come from?'

Claude was puzzled. This was a girl who looked younger than Lysitia at first glance, perhaps only thirteen or fourteen years old. She had very long hair and peculiar barely visible lines on her cheeks... Was she from some special ethnic group?

There are not many "aliens" around Fodlan, including the "Siling Tribe" in the north of Faerghus, the "Daska" in Faerghus, the Blikid Islands in the west of the empire, and Taguza further outside. Finally, there is the "Pamyra" represented by the other half of his blood.

However, even with his knowledge, he was still unable to piece together a set of features such as "white skin", "silver hair", "golden eyes", and "special diamond-shaped patterns" from these "aliens" that were closely related to Fodlan, and he could not imagine where this girl came from.

Claude glanced around. This was a dead end with few people, and he had almost followed Saki all the way. The girl's clothes were also very neat, with no signs of her walking through bushes or the like... Could it be that she flew down?

Recalling the shocking scene he and Mr. Bei witnessed earlier, where Red Enma knocked Saki away, and the ghostly movement speed of the red-haired girl, Claude did not delve further into the question of where Nia came from, and refocused his attention on Saki.

This was a man he couldn't understand at all.

He appeared inexplicably, and was initially involved with Lysitia. His behavior was also very strange. At least a normal person would not let a 1.2-meter-tall little girl drag him up to the sky. The spear of light that fell to the west of the Ogma Mountains and the landscape that was formed later, similar to the Purgatory Valley Ariel, also coincided with his movement trajectory, and were probably related to him. Later, even Teacher Bei secretly connected with him.

Don't ask him how he found out. Although he didn't lead the students in his grade as effectively as the other two class leaders, it didn't mean that he didn't pay attention to the students in his grade, especially the "useful talents" among them. He would not ignore them. Lysitia, who was young and practiced both white magic and dark magic, and showed outstanding talents in strategy and command, was naturally his main focus.

As a result, just when he was about to gradually get closer to her, the girl disappeared for three days without any reason, and Teacher Bei tried his best to cover up for her. When Lysitia disappeared, Teacher Bei would disappear with her. The indisputable facts are here, and no matter from which angle we analyze it, we can only conclude that Teacher Bei successfully got in touch with the person behind Lysitia.

It was him and Teacher Bei who discovered Lysitia's little secret, but Teacher Bei ran away without telling him?!

Claude was to be honest, he was quite conflicted. Although he was very interested in the truth about Fordlan and the hidden things of the Church of Ceros, history, emblems, and the heroic legacy, he was also very interested in Saki, who was obviously unexpected, unplanned, and beyond common sense. However...

There is too little information.

Claude, who grew up in Palmyra, is a typical pragmatist. He trusts the information and strategies he has collected more than praying to gods and believing in things. As for Saki and his companions, whose history he perceives may be deeper than that of the Cult of Seiros and Fordlan, he would like to find out more about them through indirect channels before considering whether to make further contact with them.

steady!

He was stable, but this group of people seemed to have popped out of nowhere. All the information came from their mouths. He couldn't get any useful information through his existing information channels. What's more...his teacher Bei had already joined them.

The peeping was obviously discovered by the red-haired little girl with amazing strength and strange magic props. In addition, Teacher Bei joined the other party, and he was also present at the time and was investigating the other party. Sooner or later, this matter would fall into the ears of the man named "Qi Xiao".

What? You said you believed that Mr. Bei would not betray his companions? Claude did not think that they were companions, and he did not think that Byleth had any obligation to keep him a secret.

In this case, he had no choice but to take the initiative. After a brief silence of no more than three seconds, the young man, who looked very casual, waved his hand and greeted casually.

"Ah~ I happened to see Teacher Qi Xiao walking down a dead end, so I wanted to follow him to see if there was anything interesting... Am I disturbing you guys?"

accidental?

Nia tilted her head and looked at Saki. She didn't believe this was a coincidence. This man had a fake smile on his face and it was obvious that eleven out of ten words he said were lies and he was the kind of person with a lot of bad intentions. Plus, the golden cape on his left shoulder - that was an ornament only for class leaders. In other words, he was the future leader and king of one of the three countries of Fordlan. How could such a person be a simple and casual character?

Volume 726 Is your school really serious?! : Chapter Chapter Gradually aroused the desire to kill

'Indeed, the opening is all lies.'

Looking at the boy in front of him who was pretending to be cheerful and greeting him, Saki remained calm and silently affirmed Nia's idea in his heart.

An accidental witness, a spur of the moment message, this is what Claude wants to convey, but what is the reality? As early as the mini tea party with the princess, Saki had already noticed a meaningful gaze fixed on him for a long time. During this period, Chiron, Red Enma and Jeanne's training for him was based on the brain area that the Transformer has been continuously developing, to strengthen his "perception ability" as much as possible.

You can't just rely on superhuman dynamic vision or spiritual power to capture, and then rely on extraordinary reaction to respond, these can only be used against opponents that are visible to the naked eye - after all, Saki's approach is equivalent to operating from a God's perspective in the game. But he is not a God's perspective after all, and his vision is limited. Once the opponent's speed exceeds his dynamic vision, or attacks outside the visual range, Saki will have no power to fight back.

Therefore, the teachers agreed that it was necessary to strengthen his senses and cultivate Saki's "mind's eye". At present, Saki can keenly perceive the long-term gaze of others outside the field of vision and in turn lock the other party's position. This is the current limit of Saki.

When Saki was halfway through drinking his tea and suddenly had the feeling that 'someone was giving him a thumbs-up', he immediately locked onto someone squatting among the flowers.

He didn't know much about Claude, only that Byleth and Lysithea had mentioned him casually, and that there were changes on the invitation. According to his later deductions, the changes meant that Byleth, who was bound to Surtees, would become the "backer" of one of Claude, Edelgard, and Dimitri... In other words, only with Byleth's help could the three of them become the real world - at least the protagonists of the future of this continent.

Considering Byleth's special ability that was discovered later, which was like a discerning eye, even without taking into account the relationship with Surtis, he also had the ability to push those students who were not appreciated for their talents or had taken the wrong path to a peak that exceeded their predetermined destiny. It was not surprising that this situation occurred.

In the end, Byret chose the Golden Deer class, and the other two class leaders were eliminated at what might have been the last turning point in their lives... Although we can't say everything, maybe Byret is actually the villain?

Although the probability is low, after all, Saki already has another suspect in mind.

Pausing his thoughts for the moment, Saki looked at the spirited young man in front of him with a slightly dark complexion. He suddenly grabbed Nia's hand, pulled it to his side, and smiled at Claude:

"Yeah, my kid and I finally found this place for a tryst~"

Nia: “＞――|?o?o??)?――＞!”

Claude: “I see. Sorry to bother you…”

For some reason, he suddenly began to worry about Lysitia's safety... Never mind, people's XP is free, and it's obvious that the other party is willing, so he has no room to take advantage of the situation.

After sensing Saki's obvious rejection and attitude of expulsion, Claude had no intention of further contact and hastily ended this hasty contact.

What a pity. After listening to the conversation between the other party and Edelgard, he thought that this was a relatively easy-to-talk-to person, but he didn't expect that he would start to drive him away without hesitation... He had originally hoped to dig out more information through this contact.

Considering Qi Xiao's elusiveness, once he disappears he may not be seen for weeks. The only thing we can do next is to put some effort into Teacher Bei or Lysitia.

Claude didn't stay any longer, he pushed off the ground with his toes, easily crossed the hedge, and didn't even try to come back, but left in a very clean manner. After the other party completely disappeared from his spiritual power capture range, Saki let go of his hand. After being freed, Nia quickly reached out to hold down the brim of her hat. The sudden attack just now almost scared her to the point of knocking the hat off.

After putting her hat back on, Nia raised her head and looked at Saki with a pitiful look on her face, and asked:

"She really has a big problem, doesn't she?"

"Yeah, your feeling is right."

At first, Saki did want to refute Nia's idea that there was something wrong with Edelgard purely based on her feelings, but after a careful analysis, she found that... she was indeed a suspect, and the suspicion was very serious.

Although there is no concept of divine right of kings in the Fodlan region, and the establishment of the thrones and leaders of the three countries are not interfered with by the church, it is undeniable that the establishment of the three countries was influenced by the church.

The Empire was founded by William I under the guidance of Saint Ceros to fight against the rampant Liberation King and the descendants of the Ten Heroes with the power of the emblem. Although the independence of the Kingdom and the Resta Alliance was initiated by the local nobles and people, the legitimacy of their status was also recognized by the Church - although the failure of the Empire's soldiers to suppress the two independence incidents was also one of the reasons. The first time, the Church mediated the war and the Faerghus region became an independent kingdom; the second time, the Resta rebellion failed to be suppressed and the Kingdom took advantage of the opportunity to enter, and then for some reason, it split again and became a parliamentary alliance of princes.

It is also known that Archbishop Rhea of ​​the church was one of the five saints at the time, the terminator of the Heroic War, the guide of the first emperor of the empire, and the founder of the church - Saint Seiros. As one of the protagonists of the Heroic War a thousand years ago, she did not provide any assistance to the plight of the descendants of her former comrades, and even had the intention of fueling the flames by allowing the independence of the two regions. The empire, which lost the blood of the Ten Heroes and the legacy of the heroes, suddenly became outrageously weak. Until now, it has not even been able to suppress the rebellion of the Seven Cricket Nobles. The once great Adrestia Empire now has only the princess left in the royal family... Who can tolerate this?

That Edelgard was not some Liu Adou-like person. Quite the contrary, she had skills, ambition, and talent. With her status as a princess without real power, she overpowered all the students in the Black Eagle class. Even the son of the current ruler of the empire was convinced by her, and she also accepted his service calmly. With such skills and scheming, it was obvious that she was a person who could do great things!

She has the ability and the story. The decline of the empire till now is largely caused by the church. It is not wrong to say that she has a grudge against the church. Her criminal motive and execution ability are both good. Isn't she more suspicious than Claude who looks sneaky and mysterious? Regardless of whether she is the Flame Emperor or not, she will definitely make a big news!

"So... just kill her now to prevent future troubles?"

The murderous intent rose quietly, and the familiar emerald green unicorn horn accessory suddenly appeared in Saki's hand, and Nia's eyelids jumped.

Do you want to do it, teacher? Auntie! Koukou——bah!

Calm down!

Volume 727 Is your school really serious? ! : Chapter Chapter Have you seen my Nia? She is not lost, I just want you to see her

"rest assured."

Saki flipped his wrist, and the Soul Transformation Device was put away somewhere. The murderous intent that had just been emanating from him disappeared, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again:

"I was just joking~"

"That doesn't look like a joke..."

"It's just a joke really."

Saki said so, and it was indeed true.

Looking at Edelgard alone, there is no doubt that she has received the so-called "deposed princess" script. Her background seems to be good, but in fact, she is not even as good as an ordinary person. Who knows what miserable experience she has behind her.

She is talented and works in a special place like a monastery, which is an unique combination of time, place and people. She will surely revive the glory of the empire, support the precarious ancient family of Fresbel, and wipe out the corrupt religious power of the church that has been suppressing her for thousands of years. She is truly the protagonist who saves the collapsing empire. But are the backgrounds of the other two better than hers?

Not necessarily. At least in Saki's opinion, the three of them all had similar scripts, the only difference was the degree of difficulty.

The white-haired princess has to deal with the seven nobles and the church that seems to be trying to suppress the empire. The half-blood prince is even more of an outsider, and there are a lot of pro-empire, pro-kingdom, and Buddhist factions in the alliance... It's not easy to deal with them. The high-level officials of the kingdom died in the tragedy of Daska. It is said that the kingdom vented its anger on the people of Daska, but at this rate, the real culprit is probably someone else. So far, that person Saki has not had much contact with the Blue Lion class leader Dimitri, and the aristocratic students in the Blue Lion class are basically all revenge scripts.

As for what role the church played in the two major national events, the Rebellion of the Seven Nobles and the Tragedy of Daska, it remains a mystery, and the issue of Sutis has always been a thorn in the side.

Why did the goddess who was suspected to be the Creator Dragon God die? Why did she lose her memory and possess Byleth? Is Byleth's heart not beating related to this? The Dark Ones knew that the goddess was in Byleth, but did the church know about it? Why could only Byleth see Sutis, but not even Rhea, Thetis, and Flynn, who were theoretically her followers?

After a round of investigation, it is not necessarily clear who is less suspected of causing trouble than who. Counting the Dark Movers, the five forces on Fordlan all look like they are going to make a big news. If they were all people like McPenny who could prove it, Saki might really shout "For the love and peace of Fordlan" and take action directly. However, they are all duds... It's really a headache.

"Don't worry so much~"

Nia walked forward, stood on tiptoe and rubbed Saki's head with difficulty, saying comfortingly: