Chapter 319: Late Night Interrogation

Around dinner time, everyone at the Dining Table reserved for the members of Dud Manor was looking at the guest who was seated beside Ethan with varying expressions on their faces.

This guest was none other than Lilian, who looked like the happiest girl in the world as she chatted with Ethan.

Even Chloe couldn't bear to shatter the sweet smile on the face of the blonde young lady who was offering the cherry on her cake to the handsome young man beside her.

With a rare blush on his cheeks, Ethan bit into it, which made Chloe, Luna, and Nicole, who were also sitting at the Dud Table, wish they had recorded this scene so that they could use it to tease the handsome young man in the future.

Cedric, who was watching this scene from the guest table, covered his face in embarrassment.

If he had any misconception that his sister didn't have strong feelings for Ethan, these actions of hers confirmed that she really did have feelings for him.

Clara, on the other hand, was mildly amused by this scene. She had known Lilian even before she enrolled in Nightfall Academy, so she knew how high the latter's standards were when it came to a life partner.

She had many suitors, all of whom were handsome and born from powerful, High-Ranking Noble Families.

But, she didn't even consider them to be worthy of her and always gave them the cold shoulder.

Now, that same person was blushing like a little girl in love as she fed the young man whom they were suspecting of having captured the Ancient Wendigo inside the Legacy Domain.

But, there was one more person who was looking at this scene in disbelief.

It was none other than Langston Kerr.

As a High-Ranking member of the nobility, he knew who Lilian was.

His father was one of the many nobles who were pushing their sons to become Lilian's fiance. However, all of their attempts hadn't borne fruit, for Lilian rejected their proposals.

Langston had no romantic feelings for Lilian and didn't care about who she would decide to marry. But, seeing her act this way made him want to reconsider his future plans of making Ethan's life a living hell.

If he happened to make an enemy of Lilian, his already strained relationship with his Father might reach a breaking point.

Once that happened, there was a high chance that he would be disowned and kicked out of their residence.

'J-Just how did this happen?!' Langston clenched his fist under the table. 'Is that guy born with all the luck in the world?!'

Since everyone was paying close attention to the Dud Manor table, only a handful were able to see Langston's reaction.

One of them was Emma, who sneered at the teenage boy in her heart.

As someone who was also part of Schwartz Manor, she was well aware of Langston's hatred toward her Master. Sёarch* The nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Because of this, she formed a close relationship with Langston's inner circle, allowing her to gather information about his future plans to make Ethan suffer.

Of course, she had already laid the groundwork in order to thwart these plans.

However, seeing how shocked he was at seeing Lilian's closeness to Ethan, she couldn't help but smile.

Emma was aware of the power that was dormant in the young lady's body. Because of this, she wanted Lilian to become one of her Master's lovers, allowing him to gain the power to fight to his peak condition, wherever he may be.

Also, she was looking forward to meeting Ethan later tonight.

Her Master had asked Lilith to pass a message to her, telling her to meet him at the treehouse before midnight.

The Black Cat added that Ethan was planning to give her something, which made the beautiful young lady's heart skip a beat.

'I wonder what Master will give me later?' Emma thought as she drank her fruit juice.

While Emma was deep in her thoughts, Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret gave a knowing glance at each other.

They were quite amused by this sudden turn of events and communicated with each other telepathically.

'It seems that the Ancient Wendigo wasn't the only thing that Ethan stole when he went to Nightfall Academy,' Professor Rinehart said with a smile.

'Indeed,' Professor Barret replied. 'This boy is more capable than we give him credit for. Perhaps you should pull some strings. You know what I mean, right?'

'Hah! Nero will cough out blood if that happens.'

'The more he suffers, the better. Does he think that we will take things lying down? This will teach him not to mess with us.'

The two Professors chuckled in their hearts as they looked at Ethan and Lilian from the staff's table.

An hour later, all the members who had gone to Nightfall Academy for the expedition were gathered in the Northern Tower of the Academy.

The four members of Nightfall Academy and the Magistratus that came with them stood together.

Clara, who was the leader of the expedition, scanned the faces of the students of Brynhildr Academy.

After seeing that the Mage Slayer, Henry, wasn't present, a frown appeared on her face.

Truth be told, aside from Ethan, Henry was the second most suspicious member of the group who had fought against the Ancient Wendigo.

Due to his status at Brynhildr Academy, there was a very high chance that he also had the means to capture the Ancient Wendigo, if he was being supported by Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret.

For the time being, she pushed these thoughts to the back of her mind and waited for Professor Rinehart to start the discussion.

"I'm sorry for gathering you here late at night," Professor Rinehart said. "Our guests from Nightfall Academy have come to ask every one of you a few questions. Of course, if these questions are too private, you have the option to not answer them. But, if possible, I'd like all of you to cooperate with their… interrogation."

Professor Rinehart said the last word in a teasing tone, but this was enough to make Clara blush.

While what the Headmaster of Brynhildr Academy said was the truth, she didn't want it to be spoken aloud in the open.

Taking a deep breath, she took a step forward and greeted the students in front of her.

"I'm sorry if our visit has caused all of you discomfort, but we want to address an issue that is troubling our academy," Clara said in a polite, and respectful manner. "After searching the Legacy Domain, we have every reason to believe that our target, the Ancient Wendigo, is no longer there."

The members of the expedition team, except those who fought against the Ancient Wendigo, all looked visibly confused as to why Clara was saying something like this.

The only ones who remained calm were the people who were present at the scene, which included Ethan, Luna, Nicole, Garnet, and Rowan.

"According to our assessment, it is highly probable that the members of Brynhildr Academy have captured our target," Clara explained. "We are here today to confirm whether this is true or not."

Her gaze then shifted to Ethan, who was looking back at her with a calm expression on his face.

"Mr. Gremory, did you perhaps capture the Ancient Wendigo that was supposed to become one of the Guardian Beasts of Nightfall Academy?" Clara asked.

Everyone's surprised gazes then landed on the handsome young man, who seemed to be unbothered by Clara's inquiry.