The Academy’s Deceased Ate It All

"Hold on a moment, Professor. Just calm down a little."

I deliberately didn't approach her. Instead, I took a step back as I spoke.

Just in case, I raised both hands high above my head, as if surrendering.

"..."

But Alice Blesbuck didn't react at all. She just kept her back against the wall and stared at me with wary eyes.

She was on guard against everyone—me, Minerva still seated in her chair, Sbeungali cackling away from my right hand, and even Rauné, who had retreated to its water tank and was watching the situation unfold with a sullen look on its face.

I had a pretty good idea why.

In her head right now, I'd probably become the mastermind behind everything.

Honestly, anyone would react the way she did at the sight of someone with two Seven Calamities bound inside his body. It was a perfectly reasonable response.