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n“Ugh… I hope she won’t think of me as an enemy.” Vale replied as he knows that Maya is more dangerous than Wilfred.

nAfter all, Maya seems to have a deep connection with the Order of the Evanescent Vessels. Furthermore, she wouldn’t be the student representative if she was weak.

n“Haha… There’s no one thinking of causing trouble for you except those from the Moontomb Family. You’re capable of ruthlessly killing your own schoolmate after all. Perhaps, aside from you, no one else in the First Year students had tried killing someone. There was no way they would mess on you.” President Noah Featherstar said with a chuckle.

nThis time, Vale couldn’t reply since what he said seemed to be true. Nevertheless, Vale still asked him about his relationship with Maya. They have the same surname after all.

nThen, Noah’s answer shocked Vale for a moment.

n“She’ll be my sister-in-law in the future… I’m courting her sister and I can already see my future with her… Soon…” Noah replied with a longing face.

nVale was stunned as he thought that they were relative already… He thought that Maya was his little sister or cousin!

n‘Is it just a coincidence that they have the same last name?’ Vale thought but an idea popped up in his mind.

n‘Is it about the things I’ve read before in some books? Preservation of the bloodline or something?’ Vale frowned at this thought but since this is an old-fashioned world with mysticism and such, he can’t really comment about this kind of tradition.

nAnyway, he still congratulated the president as it feels like the right thing to say at the moment.

nNoah liked Vale’s complimenting words as he even promised that he’ll teach Vale plenty of things about the right way to become a Referee.

nHe also said that he, as a President of the Club, would be the Referee in case Cornelio arranged a duel for Vale!

n“Really? Aren’t you busy?” Nadine asked.

nShe decided to just forget her blunder about Vale’s Spirit Strands matter. Next time, she swore that she’ll bring a Spirit Converging Crystal with 30-Strand capacity.

n“It’s not that I can’t a lot an hour of my time on such an important event. Since Vale is a member of our committee, it’s normal to support him. If I’m the referee, that Cornelio won’t be able to pull up any tricks.” Noah replied with confidence.

nVale was obviously glad about this but also felt worried.

n“Can I just decline this duel if I think it’s too dangerous?” Vale asked seriously. If possible, he wanted to avoid battling against them right now since they will certainly aim for his life.

nThe Moontomb Family definitely has tricks up their sleeves that they could use against a 14-year-old student like him.

nBefore the others could answer, Philip already spoke and gave his opinion.

n“It will be difficult, he will surely arrange something so you can’t refuse the duel. I heard plenty of things about him and they’re not good. If you can’t find a stronger backer, it will be dangerous. However, as long as it’s a fair and square battle, you should be just fine. Right, you should be able to learn the Primary Dark Spell at that time so you will have other means of fighting instead of just relying on your Ghost Hands…”

nVale furrowed his brows after hearing this.

n‘Primary Dark Spell?’

nGrover realized that Vale is unaware of the Primary Dark Spell so he swiftly explained.

n“It’s one of the four Dark Spells that must be learned by the students of this Academy. The first one that you’ll learn is called Darkness Manipulation. You should be able to learn within this month.”

nVale’s eyes lit up after hearing this.

n“Ahhh… So that’s the name of the spell.” He knows about the required spells that all students must learn. It was discussed by Professor Lucius in their last class last week.

nGrover nodded as he continued.

n“That’s right… Once you learned this, you have to practice it daily and reach its late-stage Elementary Realm as quickly as possible. That Spell will be very helpful for you…”

nGrover then recalled something as he swiftly shifted the topic… “By the way, are you aware of what happened to Wilfred’s body?”

nVale tilted his head as he was curious about the sudden question.

n“I’m not aware…” He replied.

n“It seems that something went wrong with the ritual made by the Gold Necromancer. I think he wasn’t able to retrieve Wilfred’s spirit for some odd reason.”

nVale froze as he obviously knows that answer. The Gold Necromancer didn’t fail at all. The problem is that Wilfred’s spirit was already captured by the Ring Artifact that the Headmaster lent to him.

nHe didn’t even bother thinking of extracting Wilfred’s corpse at that time since he didn’t want to get too suspicious.

nWhat the expert witnesses only knows is that he damaged Wilfred’s brain so he was killed… Regarding the missing spirit, he shouldn’t be implicated in it. At the very least, this is what he hoped to happen so he didn’t get in contact with Wilfred’s body. .𝒄𝙢

n“That’s a shame… I didn’t know much about the Gold Necromancer, is he that great?” Vale asked curiously.

nGrover nodded at this and explained with a hint of excitement.

n“You will learn about him in your history class. His greatest feat was about 19 years ago… Just by himself, he protected the main branch of the Dark Sorceror Refuge in Grimgarde Plains from the Illustrious Liquidators and Lore Hunters… He’s so awesome!”

n“That sounds awesome…” Vale nodded as he recalled that the Illustrious Liquidator was from the Mystic Arts Faction while Lore Hunter was from Elemental Arts Faction.

nHe knows that these organizations were composed of the elite members of the faction they belong to.

nIt means that dealing with them alone would be an incredibly difficult task.

n“That’s right… He’s probably the strongest Necromancer in our Academy right now. So his failure attracted the Headmaster’s attention and it was decided that the Headmaster himself will investigate… I hope that this won’t cause trouble for you.”

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