"Let's go."
After making the declaration, Rozen waved his hand, and his coat suddenly rolled up, covering all of them.
In the next second, the coat fluttered and turned into a three-legged crow.
The three-legged crow suddenly flapped its wings, leaving a burst of bright fire powder, and directly soared into the sky. It instantly passed through the academy's barrier and went outside.
The students, guards, and professors could only watch as Rozen left with Io, but none of them had the courage to chase after them. They just stood there in silence.
The dean didn't attack again. He watched the three-legged crow go away, feeling the pain in his body, and sighed.
"I'm really old …"
The Dean uttered words that were neither self-deprecating nor sentimental.
The person who responded to his words was a white-haired, skinny old man who came forward.
"Are you really going to let them go?"
The old man who said so was the head of the medical department, the general representative of the professors, and his position in the entire academy was second only to Edward Rutherford, the dean of the academy. He was the only one who did not participate in the arrest of Rozen and was only responsible for the students' retreat. He was also the professor who knew the dean the best and was also the dean's confidant, Percival.
In this academy, even in the whole world, the person who knew the dean the best was undoubtedly the professor's chief representative.
The professor's chief representative knew all the dean's secrets and knew all the dean's plans. For the dean, he was the most indispensable assistant and friend.
That's why Percival said that.
Because …
"If you fail to arrest Professor Eriard, the royal family will definitely hold the academy accountable. In addition, The Fool's Sanctuary is now exposed. The royal family must know that you are secretly carrying out secret research, and now they must be wondering if you have ulterior motives. If they catch this opportunity, they will definitely not let it go. They will definitely find ways to embarrass you, right?"
Percival said to the dean.
"If we don't take down Professor Eriard, the royal family may even suspect that the academy colluded with the Black Prince to provide Absolute Royalty and Infinite Chain Reaction to the Black Prince. That's not what you want to see, right?"
It was precisely because of this that the dean wanted to take Io down first and convict him, exonerating the academy and himself.
"If it's just the academy being suspected and you being put in a difficult position, that's fine. But if the royal family gets involved in the management of the academy, not only will your research not be able to proceed smoothly, you might not even be able to hold the Night Meeting anymore. The Divine Mechanism Society will be completely hopeless. This is no small matter."
Percival then explained all the disputes that had arisen.
Therefore, from the dean's point of view, Io had to be captured no matter what.
He even had to take down the dean of the Black Prince's faction.
Otherwise, even if Io took the blame, the royal family would still suspect that Io was just the dean's scapegoat.
"In order to protect the academy, or rather, the Night Society, you have to first take down Professor Eriard, then think of a way to capture the Black Prince. Now, you have failed at the first stage. This is not your style."
Percival said bluntly.
It was precisely because he knew this dean the best that Percival knew that the dean's wily and farsighted mind would not tolerate such a failure.
Declaring defeat at the very beginning was too much of a loss of composure.
But what could he do?
"Who would have thought that Rorelles Aniela's strength had already reached such a level?"
The dean smiled bitterly.
"… Are you sure you gave it your all?"
Percival frowned. He actually doubted this.
Percival knew his old friend very well. Be it intelligence or strength, he was impeccable and superior to others. He could be called a monster among monsters. How could he lose to a previously unknown transfer student?
Compared to losing to Rozen, Percival was more willing to believe that the dean had shown mercy on purpose and used the loss as a means to achieve some goals.
The dean of the academy was indeed capable of doing such a thing.
Unfortunately …
"I did go easy on him at the beginning. I only allowed the Queen to summon the First Legion, which was one-fortieth of its combat power."
The bitter smile on the dean's face deepened.
"But in the end, he forced me to use my full strength. All of the Queen's legions were summoned together, but they were all taken care of by him in one go. At that time, I realized that his strength was indeed above mine."
This was an indisputable fact.
Although he was a wily old fox, the Dean of the Academy was not unwilling to admit this point.
Of course …
"I never thought of letting Rorelles Aniela save Professor Eriard. Professor Eriard's guilt is necessary. Even if we don't have to answer to the British royal family, we definitely have to answer to the Association. We can't let Professor Eriard continue to be free."
The dean shook his head.
"Originally, I planned to use Professor Eriard's arrest to force Rorelles Aniela to make a move and let him deal with the Black Prince. Who knew the result would be like this."
This was the dean's plan.
The cunning old fox seemed to have known everything between Rozen and Io. He also knew that once Io was wronged, Rozen would definitely take action. That was why he did all of this.
However, even the cunning old fox didn't expect that not only did he fail to capture the Black Prince, but he also lost his biggest trump card. Not only did he use himself to build Rozen's reputation, but he also lost his biggest trump card.
"Fortunately, Rorelles Aniela's goal is also the Black Prince, so things won't get too bad."
Speaking up to this point, the dean's bitter expression finally eased up quite a bit.
"As long as we can take down the Black Prince and solve this matter, we can answer to both the royal family and the Association. Even if there will be a lot of trouble, it's not impossible to solve."
Thanks to this, the academy didn't completely collapse.
It's just …
"The price is the loss of Raymond and the strongest position. The loss is too great."
Percival also sighed.
On the contrary, the dean looked indifferent.
"Our ultimate goal is the Divine Mechanic. Compared to the Divine Mechanic, even the Mythical Devil in Raymond is just a drizzle."
Recognizing this fact, the Dean felt the pain in his body lessen by quite a bit, and then he stood up.
"Compared to this, I'm more curious about how Rorelles Aniela will deal with the Black Prince."
The dean gave instructions to the professors around him.
"Immediately prepare for the execution of Farsight. Be sure to receive the current situation of the Mechanized City as soon as possible."
Hearing that, the professors around him responded one by one and dispersed.
"Master …"
On the other side, the girls in the squad looked at Magnus worriedly.
It was as if their master had encountered a terrible enemy that he couldn't defeat, so they were worried about whether he would be shaken and terrified.
But Magnus didn't waver at all, nor was he terrified. He just stared at the direction where Rozen left.
"Let me see your performance one more time."
Magnus muttered in this manner. His tone was heavy and filled with anticipation.
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