Finally, Pope Kenan and his two cardinals left. His talk with Fenrir Skoll did not go well. Fenrir Skoll’s visage was emotionless, as if he were the abyss itself, as he watched over their retreating backs from Cassius Ambrosia’s office window. His black eyes became scarlet, with dark rims. Fenrir Skoll clearly struggled to contain the deadly intent buried inside those eyes.

Cassius Ambrosia remained virtually silent during the debate, allowing Fenrir Skoll to take the lead. He had only witnessed the Pope and Fenrir Skoll having a conversation. Their discussion is clearly about him.

“You couldn’t hide your hostility against him at all. There is no need to be that angry.” Cassius Ambrosia said.

Fenrir Skoll said, “Anyone who dares to put you in danger doesn’t need to exist. Leave him to me.”

Sigh~

“Suit yourself.”

“Don’t get angry. I just want you to be safe.”

“I’m not angry. I will be safe beside you.”

—

Back to Conri Lycaon’s point of view.

Conri Lycaon transformed into a large wolf with dark blue fur after fleeing the hands of the Old Pope in his beast form. He’d merely fled for his life and wasn’t running with any particular purpose in mind. Conri Lycaon only desired to be rid of Pope Kenan Light. The hex used to confuse him had a significant impact on him. In his slightly crazed state, he emerged unexpectedly near the main campus.

A big blue-furred wolf was racing towards the main building. Conri Lycaon was heading automatically in this direction at the same time, and Amber Dawn had just finished her classes and was ready to proceed to the cafeteria when a massive wolf leaped on her.

“What is that!? Something big is coming over!”

“C-Call the teachers!”

“Ah! It’s a huge wolf. Run away!”

“Stupid! That’s a Werewolf in his beast form!”

Almost all students in the area were startled by the sudden appearance of the Werewolf with blue fur.

Conri Lycaon in his badly injured state caused his mind to be groggy. His following thoughts are, ‘I have successfully escaped from the Pope. But my injuries are making me feel weak and I am losing too much blood. I need to find someone from my tribe so they can protect me in my slumber. Huh? What is this comfortable aura? Who was it?’

He just raced in the direction of the aura that provided him with relief. But by the time he arrived, he had already lost too much blood and could only fall on that someone, intuitively believing it. Conri Lycaon and Amber Dawn both collapsed. The former faints from blood loss, while the latter collapses under the weight of the enormous wolf. Amber Dawn had no idea this was going to happen, but she just grabbed the massive wolf as it dropped on her.

“Amber! Watch out!!”

Amber Dawn examined the massive werewolf’s physique and discovered that this massive wolf with navy blue fur was producing a strong aroma of blood. She notices several open wounds on his body, which she believes were sustained while Conri Lycaon was fleeing for his life. His internal injuries had been exacerbated by the bleeding.

“His injuries are severe. Please assist me in carrying him to the infirmary. He would die like this if he wasn’t treated!” Amber Dawn said.

Yet no ordinary people had approached her or the enormous beast. After all, this is a werewolf, and they were never close to humans because they were of different races. It is the nature of humans to be afraid of something larger than they are.

“I will call a teacher for help!” Said Amber Dawn’s friend, the same female student who was saved by her from the annoying ghoul during the opening ceremony.

“Where is the injured student?” Questioned the incoming Instructor with mixed blood of werewolf and human.

It didn’t take long for Instructor Armand Hemming and Instructor Klaus Zane to show up when they were alerted. They collaborated with some students to transport Conri Lycaon to the infirmary.

Armand Hemming frowned as he looked at the injured young Werewolf who was resting on the white blanket they had put out on the floor and placed Conri Lycaon on. The white blanket was quickly stained with the aware werewolf’s scarlet blood. The doctor on duty dealt with injuries and diseases of all races. He was checking on the wounds of the young werewolf king and treating them right away.

Amber Dawn, Instructor Armand Hemming, and Instructor Klaus Zane had their clothes stained with blood inside the infirmary, but none of them bothered about their current look.

“His injuries are not that serious except that his internal injuries had caused his bleeding to worsen. He would wake up when his blood was supplemented,” remarked the School Doctor.

“Can you speculate what happened to him to get there in such a state? We wouldn’t have anything to explain to his people if he didn’t wake up by the time they arrived,” stated Instructor Armand Hemming.

“Some of his internal organs had exploded without injuries from the body. These injuries on his vessel were minor ones. It means that he got his internal injuries first before getting his body wounded all over. Moreover, his wounds weren’t made by any weapon. I found some tree bark and grass in his wounds, most made by pointed branches of sharpened edges of grasses. Every wound is shallow. That one that caused him to bleed more than expected is his internal injuries.”

“Causing one’s internal organs to explode? This must be an aura attack. Some kind of spell that caught him off guard and was badly injured thanks to it. But it seems that his attacker had no intention of killing him seeing that he didn’t immediately die.” Instructor Klaus Zane said.

Instructor Armand Hemming asked, “Do you have thoughts about who might have harmed this student? Just based on his identity, there is hardly anyone in this academy capable of harming the young werewolf king of the Fenrir Race.”

“But I don’t think Instructor Skoll and the headmaster would harm a child. Thought only with their strength can use just their aura to injure someone like this,” Klaus Zane said.

Amber Dawn suddenly spoke and said, “I heard from my elder brother and Asher that the Pope from the Templar Temple was coming for a visit today. Do you think he did it, Instructors?”

Everyone in the infirmary, including the School Doctor, was taken aback when the Pope was mentioned. After all, they knew what type of man the current Pope is as adults. He is a ruthless and ambitious man who will go to any length to obtain his desires. Furthermore, it was widely known that Pope despised all races except the Human Race.

“Is it the Pope?” whispered the School Doctor. “I’ll check whether there are any light element traces remaining on the cub’s body.”

“Please hurry, doctor. We need to get this to the headmaster as quickly as possible,” Instructor Klaus Zane remarked.

Armand Hemming, another instructor, nods. If it is true that a Pope raised his hand against a student at the Genus Academy, the headmaster, and Instructor Skoll would have grounds to respond against him. He was required to sign a contract that forbids him from injuring any of the academy’s students before entering the academy.

“I should be on my way. The mansion where the headmaster and Instructor Skoll live is pretty far away. Darling, you should phone me when you have the findings,” Armand Hemming replied.

“Leave it to me,” Klaus Zane answered, “But be cautious on your way since you could run across them as well.”

“I will be careful.” Instructor Armand saw Amber Dawn and said, “I heard this student had saved you before. Can I make a request for you to stay with him at least until he wakes up?”

Amber Dawn didn’t answer straight away, instead focusing her attention on the white Azalea crest on the back of her right hand. It returned, and Conri Lycaon was standing behind him when it abruptly emerged from her palm. She felt uneasy near Conri Lycaon as if this Imprint Crest was evidence of something related to her secret of replacing the owner of this body. 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘭．𝘦𝘵

Amber Dawn consented to Instructor Armand Hemming’s request since she felt she owed him for saving her that day.

Amber Dawn said, “Okay. Please leave him to me.”

Instructor Klaus Zane said to his lover, “I will see you off.”

“Okay, darling.” Armand Hemming said.

As the two instructors left the infirmary, the School Doctor went to collect the machine that lets him determine whether Conri Lycaon’s body had traces of light components. Amber Dawn was trapped inside with the massive comatose werewolf wrapped in bandages.

She notices the massive wolf and finds the sight intriguing. She’d seen wolves in her prior life, but nothing this big. If she cuddles this giant fluffy creature in front of her eyes, his dark blue fur will cover her entire body.

Amber Dawn reached out to the large werewolf, murmuring, “Is his fur as silky as it looks?”

Her hands fell on the nearest tail next to her. She giggles as she feels the smoothness of the fur and wishes she could wrap her arms around the entire tail. She thankfully stopped herself, because it would be considered sexual harassment in this environment. According to the previous teachings she had taken, only the Werewolf’s lover and family were permitted to hug them in their beast form. In normal circumstances, Conri Lycaon would fall on her and she would be unable to touch him.

What Amber Dawn didn’t realize was that the werewolf wrapped in bandages had been awake the entire time and was only pretending to sleep since there were adults nearby. By the time the School Doctor finished healing his wounds, he had awakened.

Amber Dawn’s form has been graced with a big set of emerald-colored beast eyes. Amber Dawn, who was just as sensitive as her, caught the stare and met Conri Lycaon’s beast eyes. Even in their beast form, werewolves can communicate.

HIC!

“You save me, Amber Dawn,” Conri Lycaon stated.

Amber Dawn retreated her naughty hands behind her and averted the Werewolf’s sight after being caught playing with fluff.

“Hehe~ so you’re awake. There is no need to thank me. You have also saved me before. Plus it was Instructor Armand and Instructor Klaus who had carried you here for treatment.” Amber Dawn said.

“Even so… Thank you…” Conri Lycaon said as he continued to stare at Amber Dawn without even blinking his eyes.

His serious gaze made Amber Dawn a bit uncomfortable after all she was guilty that she had touched his fur without permission.

Amber Dawn’s thoughts, ‘Ahh~ why does he keep staring at me? It’s so embarrassing. He saw me playing with his fur. He wouldn’t think I’m molesting him in his sleep right?’

The awkwardness and silence in the room made the atmosphere between Amber Dawn and Conri Lycaon even more embarrassing for the former.

Amber Dawn finally couldn’t hold back and asked, “Why do you keep on staring at me? I’m sorry, okay? I shouldn’t have touched your tail without permission!”

Pfft!

Conri Lycaon said, “Don’t worry. I don’t mind that. I was thinking about how I should ask you to become my friend. As you know, humans, werewolves, and vampires hardly get along. Did I make you anxious? I’m sorry I won’t stare anymore.”

“No. It’s okay. If you want to be friends, I’m okay with it. But I am only an ordinary human. Is that okay with you?” Asked Amber Dawn.

Conri Lycaon said, “My father said not all humans are bad. Since you save me despite the difference in race, I think we can get along well. Though your brother and friend might not be happy about it.”

“Don’t worry about them. I will become your friend. My name is Ambers Dawn. Nice meeting you!”

“Conri Lycaon. The pleasure is all mine.”