Chapter 125: Dark Reversal
"Everyone, please allow me to borrow the deputy headmaster for a bit."
Inside the Gaora VIP Hall, Headmistress Isolde grabbed Deputy Headmaster Korvus by the wrist, and both disappeared into thin air the next moment, reappearing within one of the private rooms inside Gaora City Hall.
The headmistress then cast a sound isolation spell before turning her attention to her older deputy, gazing at him coldly.
"So? Care to explain what’s going on in the academy?" Isolde began. "I left for a while to act on the emperor’s will. Yet, the moment I return, I see such a talented student branded as a one-star. Did we or did we not swear to ensure that the younger generation, no matter their status in life, would get a fair chance to rise? That we would protect them from the aristocrats and give them a safe space to grow? I expected better of you, Deputy Headmaster Korvus. If even we give in to the corruption of greed and fame, the empire will fall. You, of all people, should know that."
Korvus broke into a cold sweat.
Due to his age, Isolde had always treated him with respect, despite being a notch above him in both combat prowess and rank.
She rarely reprimanded him, and when she did, it was usually over something minor, often resolved with a simple apology and a sheepish scratch at the back of his head.
This was the first time she had been angered to such a degree.
"P-Please allow me to explain, Headmistress," the old man stuttered. "I have not broken my oath to the emperor. You know I wouldn’t."
Isolde narrowed her eyes but seemed somewhat convinced by Korvus’ words.
The old man had always been borderline mad when it came to patriotism, so unless his mind had been subtly tampered with, there truly should be no way he would fall to corruption.