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nVale frowned after he felt the Dark Spirit’s reaction.

n“Why is that?” Vale muttered.

nThe Dark Spirit wasn’t speaking to him but he can feel her intentions, her needs, and her emotions.

nAs soon as he asked the previous question, he felt the Dark Spirit’s repulsion over mystical items. She can’t store any mystical items in his shadow at all just like what happened with the cadaver bag. It was quite baffling so Vale couldn’t help but be curious about it.

nIn the end, he decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his dark spirit later this evening.

nHe hadn’t done so last night because he had so many things on his mind because of the assessment… In any case, he has so many questions with his Dark Spirit… He would ask her about her real appearance, her powers to give him prophetic dreams, the power to store things in his shadow, and her repulsion to mystical items.

nWithout a doubt, all of these things were something he wanted to clarify since these were matters that he could never find in the books.

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nThe class soon ended and everyone couldn’t help but discuss the secret organization.

nSome of them even started guessing the name of this organization based on the clues they have.

n“Do you think they’re called the Rogue Spellcasters?” Chad suggested.

n“That’s a lame name… I think they’re called the Time Stealers Organization instead. Perhaps, the pocketwatch they’re searching for can control time.” Jody suddenly suggested as she joined Vale’s group going to the cafeteria.

nWell, her group of friends decided to immediately return to their dormitory and didn’t bother to have their lunch.

nSince she doesn’t want to eat alone, she joined Vale’s group instead.

n“Time Stealers Organization… That sounds awesome alright… As expected of our journalist classmate.” Lisa commented as she thought that this name sounded cool as well.

nShe then paused for a moment before she added.

n“Right, I think they can also be called the Thirteenth Path…” 𝑖.𝑐ℴ𝑚

nAt this suggestion, everyone’s eyes lit up, and looked at Lisa with new light…

n“Thirteenth Path sounds cooler!” Jody reacted as she felt that this name idea might be useful in her future mystery-type articles.

n“Indeed… That’s a good one, Lisa… I can’t even think of a proper one.” Aubrey added as she doesn’t have a good naming sense at all. Even her dog was simply named Gran which means Gold in the Oardic language.

n“How about you, Vale? Can you try to give them a name?” Jody asked as they all found an empty table to gather.

nTheir meal for today wasn’t that appetizing but would certainly give them energy for their club activities if they have one today.

nThey have beans and bacon with savory eggs, fried potatoes, and toast. It seems like a breakfast meal but no one would complain.

n“…”

nVale started scratching his chin as he wasn’t able to answer since he didn’t think of any names at all. After a few moments, he tried… 𝘳𝘦.𝒸𝑜𝘮

n“Well… How about the Villain Order?” Vale suggested after thinking for a while. It’s definitely a bad name but at least, he tried.

n“That’s not going to work, Vale.” Chad commented.

n“That’s a bit too direct but that’s a good try.” Lisa chimed in.

nVale could only chuckle as he knows that it was not a good name as well. In any case, he was thankful to know that there is actually a huge organization that is possibly aiming for his pocketwatch.

nAt first, he thought that they were simply gangsters who were looking for an expensive-looking pocketwatch.

nHowever, that is obviously not the case after learning that several factions were attacked because of their search for this item…

nOf course, it’s still possible that he was imagining things and they weren’t searching for his pocketwatch… The possibility is only high but it wasn’t certain yet.

nAfter their lunch, some of them visited their clubrooms while Lisa went to the Ceremony Hall to apply what she learned from the Professor.

nAlthough she doesn’t have any Darkness Pill to help her, it’s not impossible to simply rely on the Magic Circle so she decided to try it for now.

nIn any case, Vale also promised to help them this coming Sunday in case they still failed their spell recording.

n“Vale, you should go to the club tomorrow!”

nA familiar voice suddenly called out to him as he was returning to his dorm.

nIt was Philip Hoffman, his batchmate in the Battle Arena Committee.

nVale turned to his back and asked.

n“What’s in the club tomorrow?”

nPhilip was actually not alone and behind him was Priscilla. It seems that they were returning to the Seven Pillars Garden as well.

n“Did you forget? We’re tasked to clean the Archive!”

nAs soon as he said this, Vale felt excited. He had almost forgotten about it! Thankfully, Philip reminded him today or he would’ve missed it if he felt lazy going to the club.

n“You’re right… Let’s clean the Archive Room together.” Vale answered with a meaningful smile on his face.

nOn the other hand, Priscilla seem to be frowning as she looked at Vale with a complicated gaze.

n“Priscilla… Are you not happy that we’re going to clean the Archive Room?” Vale asked.

n“Aahh… It’s not like that. Well… You see, I saw your girlfriend and she seemed to be troubled. She’s surrounded by a few senior students and I’m not sure if she was acquainted with them… However, I might’ve seen her terrified… Can you check if she’s really alright or I’m just imagining things?”

n“…”

nVale didn’t immediately react.

nHe certainly has some female friends but not a girlfriend…

nAt first, Vale thought that Priscilla was making a joke but as she continued, he realized that she had mistaken something and that she was serious about this whole thing.

nVale took a deep breath as he processed these things quickly in his mind.

n“Are you referring to Leonore Roland?” Vale asked with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

n“Yes.” Priscilla answered with a gentle nod.

nVale wryly smiled as he continued.

n“I understand… First of all, she’s not my girlfriend. I’ll be in deep trouble if she has a fiancé from a high nobility. Where is she? If she’s in trouble, we should call for a Professor’s help.”

nUpdated from 𝑟.𝘤𝘰𝓂

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