That voice was undoubtedly Aoi's, the blue-haired elf who was sitting in front of everyone. However, she had spoken so softly that no one in that room had heard. All the others did not react and did not even seem to notice her speech; in the end, there were no other elves or half-beasts in that office.
Elves also have amazing hearing, so it was not impossible for an elf to speak at such a low volume that it was imperceptible to human sound. But this was strange behavior for the head of the events committee, after all, asking Luke to purposely defeat one of his teammates was an odd thing to do.
In Aoi's mind, all the pieces of that board were already falling into place.
'I heard about the demonstrations of strength from a half-beast student of Zhanid. He was spotted flying without a piece of support equipment, so his mana reserve must be interesting. According to the third oracle, a half-wolf had created an explosion on the eastern beach of the archipelago, with an energy level of intensity five.
I checked the entry history on the island and there is no other half-wolf that has entered the archipelago in the last 12 months, and the half-fox that arrived along with Zhanid has not shown comparative efficiency in combat magic classes. Luke Lange could be a very useful pawn'
Aoi Wintergift was an astute woman, besides being the head of the events committee, in a few weeks she was going to take over the post of student council president. As the only member of the old team to be nominated for the position, she was the first student to have an outright victory in the elections for council president.
All this made that elf the most influential student in the academy, a status that exactly represented her elegant and determined attitude.
[This girl... she reminds me]
'Ayumi'
Aoi's noble attitude was somewhat similar to Ayumi's, and this similarity made Luke more interested in discovering Aoi's plans.
The half-wolf and the elf then exchanged glances, and within seconds they both understood the deal. Luke nodded, while the elf just closed her eyes in response, also bowing slightly. With that, Luke's goal now was also to defeat Hawk Vermillion, a mage he did not yet know the skills of.
Luke took the paper given to him by Aoi and signed it. It was a four-page document with the regulations of the battle, the only action prevented was the death of the opponent. However, serious injuries were limited in the early stages of the event, the ranking phase before the larger performances.
Once the document had been signed, Adrian and Luke left the room. In the pocket of the half-wolf's uniform was a note that Aoi had placed next to the documents he had signed, there the information about the mission was described in detail.
As soon as Luke and Adrian reached the third floor of the building, walking down that first flight of stairs, the blond-haired boy collapsed.
"Luke that was so stressful, I thought I was going to die" Adrian said, breaking into tears.
"What made you so nervous?" Luke questioned.
"Aoi's presence is overwhelming on its own, but there is going to be a committee meeting today. So I was sure the bastard Hawk would be there" Adrian explained, "Hawk Vermillion is one of the most prominent fire mages in the academy, but not only is he extremely prejudiced against half-beasts but he has ties to Melki's empire.
I heard that he has been licking Miss Aoi's boots for a few months now, trying to gain an influential position in the student council.
The moment the voice finished speaking, all wind flow returned to zero. That little breeze of air stopped flowing through Luke's arms. Before even thinking of any possibility or consequence, the half-wolf snapped his fingers with the piece of paper. Creating a small amount of flame in his hand, completely burning the contents.
With that, the half-wolf had accepted the contact.
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Inside the student council room, sitting in her chair, Aoi Wintergift gave a small smile at that very moment.
'I got an interesting piece for my board...' she thought.
With that, she closed her eyes for a few seconds. Once her eyes were closed, Aoi activated her gene skill.
<The Grand Keeper>
Within seconds, every corner of Melki's academy flashed past the elf's eyes. Every millimeter of the island was checked in seconds, so she confirmed Luke's support.
The Grand Keeper is a skill of legendary quality, which allows the user to check a given area in seconds. Coupling this gene with her extensive mana and magic mastery, Aoi Wintergift was the most powerful and well-informed woman in the archipelago.
No one could escape her gaze and her influence, but her skill was far from perfect. That was a clear fact.
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[You didn't mind that girl? She knew a lot about you]
'She spoke to me directly only to get my respect. If Melki's empire already knew of my presence, they would have attacked. I don't imagine she has an information network, I haven't felt any presence around in the last few days...'
[Which means she knows about it by other means]
'Exactly, maybe it's some magic like that scroll, or even an artifact network. But I don't imagine that kind of information about me is circulating'
[That's an interesting analysis Luke. I got curious now with that thought... Anyway, the best thing now is to look more into that girl]
'Yes, if she has information about me, the ideal is to level the playing field.'