The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

“Professor Hannemann.”

Lisette gave a slight bow.

“Even Xiumeia couldn’t break the seal on the door until her third year…” Hanneman’s feelings were quite complicated.

If he followed his method and taught her step by step, Hanneman was confident that he could train Lisette into a seventh-tier Emblem User before graduation.

A seventh-tier spellcaster under the age of twenty is an extremely rare existence in the history of St. Freya Academy.

Who would have thought that Tilissa would achieve this goal in just one semester?

“I know, that’s why I tried to break it. Mother said that what you most hoped for was to see your disciple break the restriction you left on the door.”

"This girl, she's deliberately sending you to scare me, isn't she?"

The thought of what Xiumeia had done during her time at school gave him a headache again.

"Let's find a seat first."

Hannemann waved, and the office door closed automatically.

The moment the door closed, a new magical rune appeared on it, ensuring that the conversation inside would not be disturbed or eavesdropped on.

When he turned around, Lisette had already used her magical hands to bring over two chairs and stood respectfully to the side, waiting for Hanneman to sit down first.

"I can't believe that Xiumeia has such a sensible daughter like you."

"My mother has caused you trouble."

After Hannemann sat down, Lisette bowed again and then sat opposite him.

"Speak, what brings you here specifically to see this old man?" Hannemann asked softly.

“There is indeed something I would like to ask Professor Hannemann,” Lisette said, leaning her head down.

"Ahem, Tilissa is impeccable in terms of personal ability, but when it comes to research, I have more experience. So, what is the question?"

The thought that even Tilissa couldn't solve the question Lisette asked and had to ask him made Hanneman hum softly.

“Does Professor Hanneman remember Draco Irn?” Lisette asked.

Not much information could be gleaned from Ain's corpse, except that his body had undergone considerable modifications.

To find out what happened to Ain after graduation, we need to get information from the academy.

“Draco Ian…” Hanneman said with a hint of nostalgia, “It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that name.”

Of course he remembered the young man who had chosen the Summoner path.

"Can you tell me first why you asked about him?" Hannemann asked.

“Of course.” Lisette nodded and then told Hanneman exactly what Ain had done in Cordelia.

"...He actually went down such a wicked path." Hanneman stood up and bowed deeply to Lisette. "It is my dereliction of duty as a teacher to fail to properly teach my disciple."

In an effort to cure Lisette, the Faldwigs sought help from almost everyone they could, including, of course, Shoemelia's mentor.

Hannemann was well aware of how much suffering Lisette had endured because of this "gift" of the double emblem.

“Professor Hannemann, you flatter me,” Listy immediately stood up to return the greeting. “This matter is by no means your fault.”

"With Draco Ain dead, the feud between the Cordelia family and him has come to an end. What I want to know is, what force is supporting his research behind the scenes?"

Hannemann paused for a moment, seemingly recalling what had happened back then.

"I once tried to get Aion a position to stay at the academy as a teacher, but he refused. The defeat in the Griffin War put him under a lot of pressure, and I guess that's why he didn't want to stay at the academy any longer."

"The next time I heard news of him, it was already when he was in the Empire..."

Chapter 513 Anna: Only I Can Be Your Creditor

Perhaps because school hadn't started yet, the shop was very quiet. Anna sat behind the counter, staring blankly at the throwing knife in her hand.

The wind chimes in front of the door tinkled lazily, prompting her to look up and see a familiar face.

"Long time no see."

Wiener rested his hands on the counter, watching Anna frantically put the throwing knives into her pouch.

"You come straight here as soon as you get back. Aren't you afraid Lisette will have a problem with that?" Anna quickly composed herself and even tried to crack a joke.

Vina and her companions returned by hitchhiking with the Valentin Chamber of Commerce, and she knew exactly how many stops they passed through each day.

Anna knew that Venere had returned to the academy, but she didn't expect that he would come to her place so soon. Although she didn't say it, she felt a little warm inside.

"It makes it sound like I'm sneaking off to meet you without Lysette's knowledge," Vena sighed. "Lysette knew I was coming and even asked me to give her my regards."

Fadevi was unaware of the relationship between Vina and Anna, and assumed that the Valentin Chamber of Commerce had recognized Vina's talent and was investing in her ahead of time.

But as astute as Lisette was, the moment she saw Simmons come to her door seeking to buy the monster corpses, she immediately guessed who was behind it.

"I really have to thank you this time."

Whether in Lumiel Village or in Cordelia Territory, Vina had received considerable assistance from the Chamber of Commerce through Anna's influence, and it was only right and proper for her to visit and express her gratitude.

"I've helped you so much, big and small, and this only counts as one time?" Anna feigned dissatisfaction. "Vina is really heartless."

"It's all my fault for being so useless. I watched my beloved go out to travel and have fun with someone else, while I was stuck here alone in the academy, confined. Sigh—"

“If you can squeeze out a couple more tears, I’ll believe you,” Vena saw through her immediately.

"That won't do. I don't care about anyone else, but my tears aren't something so cheap."

Anna stepped out from behind the counter, her expression returning to as if nothing had happened.

"Tell me, what's your purpose in coming to see me? If you dare say it's just to express your gratitude, I'll kick you out of the store right now."

Anna completely blocked the lines that she had prepared to lay the groundwork, so Viner had no choice but to reveal her other purpose: "I do have something else to trouble you with. I would like to collect another batch of materials."

"...The materials Simmons gave you aren't enough?" Anna was slightly taken aback.

Edel promised to cover Wiener's forging expenses during his time at school, but that doesn't mean he was really being taken advantage of.

The value of the materials alone within the territory of Cordelia is already dancing on the other side's bottom line.

If another batch of rare materials is added on top of that, even the most patient person would have to inquire about the whereabouts of these materials.

“It’s definitely not enough,” Viner shook his head. “I may be setting off to find the Holy Sword in a while, and I want to make full preparations before then.”

Who knows how long this trip will last?

Besides the weapons that might be used on the journey to find the Holy Sword, there are also materials needed to forge an artificial "Holy Sword".

"Searching for the Holy Sword, how wonderful... I wonder if Risty will accompany you again?"

March had arrived, and Anna suddenly had an urge to bring Simmons back to help her run the shop.

"With your mediocre skills, even if you wanted to follow me, I wouldn't dare," Viner said helplessly.

Just encountering a demon apostle terrified Paris so much that he confined Anna to her home for three months.

If he knew that he was very likely to run into a demon on this trip, he would probably lock Anna up until she graduated.

“I understand,” Anna nodded. “You just think I’m too weak and will only hold you back.”

"how is this possible?"

"That means they're using me as a useful wallet."

"A tiny bit, I guess."

Although it wasn't her intention, after reflecting on it, Wiener realized that she had indeed been taking advantage of Anna all along.

"You actually dare to admit it!"

Anna, enraged, laughed and punched Vina in the chest.

Then he flew away.

"Look, even heroes who can fight the Demon Apostle head-on are no match for Miss Anna's punch. Who dares to say that Miss Anna is weak?"

Wiener hurried back.

"...Your acting is so fake."

As the rightful owner of the Emblem of Wealth, how could Anna possibly misjudge the situation?

"Isn't this to appease Miss Anna?"

Viner showed no embarrassment at having her trick exposed.

“Okay, then let’s put this matter behind us. Now let’s talk about the materials. How do you plan to settle the account?” Anna asked.

"Can't we just put it under the Black Eagles' class account as usual?" Viner asked tentatively.

"Of course not!" Anna retorted, hands on her hips. "Guess whose card paid for all those credits before?"

"Could it be that--"

Wiener suddenly realized something.

“It was all drawn from Adele’s own account,” Anna said without keeping you in suspense. “She wanted to win you over, but didn’t want to put you in a difficult position, so she didn’t make the deal between you public.”

"In the eyes of most members of the Black Eagles Class, you, Viner, have absolutely no connection with them, so it is impossible for you to use the Black Eagles Class's public funds to support this part of the expenditure."

"You can't just swat someone's credits all at once, can you?"

With Adele's wealth, it's not that she can't afford these credits, but spending tens of thousands of credits at once would be enough to drain all of her flexible credits.

If we actually did that, it would be no different from turning against each other.

Even if Adele doesn't hold a grudge against Viner for this, she will definitely label Anna, who orchestrated the whole thing, as ungrateful.

Wiener had clearly figured this out as well, and thus gave up, saying, "Then let's just forget about it."

"Ahem," Anna coughed lightly, as if to remind you, "Have you forgotten someone?"

"Oh yeah, I'll go ask Jessica to borrow some; she must have accumulated a lot of credits."

Viner slammed his fist into his palm and turned to leave.

"Come back here!"

Anna would never let Vina go.

She's already hinted at it to this extent, just waiting for Viner to speak up. Does she really need to say it outright?

Just as Anna reached out, Venere seemed to have been prepared, turning around and pressing close to her.

This back and forth turned into her taking the initiative to throw herself into his arms.

But Venere did more than that; he gently cupped Anna's face and lowered his head to kiss her lips.

"Ugh! Ugh—"

Anna was startled at first, but quickly began to enjoy it, her gaze becoming hazy, and her hands involuntarily wrapped around Venere's neck, responding to his advances.

After a long while, they slowly separated.

Anna, slightly out of breath, complained softly, "That's too cunning."

“If Miss Anna is not satisfied, she can always return it,” Venere said shamelessly.

"You think I don't dare?"

Anna returned the kiss, even biting Venere's lower lip in retaliation, blood and saliva mingling in their mouths.

"Listen carefully, from now on only I can be your creditor."

Chapter 514 Tissa's Time Reversal

Anna hung a sign on the shop door saying it was temporarily closed, then led Vina to the long table.

She kept taking out all sorts of rare materials from her ring, which quickly filled the entire long table.

“These are all items the Chamber of Commerce has recently received. Take a look and see what you need. If you need something but it’s not listed here, make a separate list so I can have someone keep an eye out for it,” Anna said, playing with the end of her hair.

"So many?" Even Viner was somewhat surprised by the wide variety of rare materials. "Is business so bad that these rare materials can't be sold?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Anna glared at Vina. "If they hadn't been specially kept for you, would you even be able to see them?"