The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"As you all saw, she encountered an unexpected incident while we were crossing the Glenes Forest."

　"That was around three o'clock this afternoon. I was just about to confirm with him how to deal with Archbishop Caleb Norris after entering the academy."

　"Unexpectedly, she suddenly disappeared when I simply turned my head and blinked."

　"At first I thought she had suddenly discovered something and was just leaving for a while."

　"I never imagined she disappeared so completely, it was like she just evaporated."

　That's roughly what happened.

　"I can add more details if you want to know more."

　Dark frowned slightly and asked, "Didn't she reveal any information about the Mountain of the Gods on her way back?"

　Chris shook her head and said, "No."

　Professor Mitya tapped the table, somewhat puzzled: "Even if walls have ears, how could she still be heard after such a great distance? If that's truly possible, it can only mean that the 'ear' has been following her, or that there's a medium on her... If it's the gods on Mount Olympus causing trouble, then never mind what I said."

　Dark glanced at her and said, "If it were Hermes, one of the twelve Polopos gods, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do this."

　Professor Mitis emphasized, "If that's true!"

　Dark said, "In fact, Principal Art had already come out once before Chris and the others went to the Mountain of the Gods, and she had sent a message through a fairy. At that time, she was not restricted by the 'Ears of the Walls.'"

　Mitia suddenly asked, "What did she say?"

　Dark slowly turned to Professor Sylph and said, "Let Professor Sylph tell us."

　Professor Sylph suddenly seemed surprised: "Didn't I tell you about this?"

　Professor Mitya's expression gradually faded, and she said, "It seems not."

　Professor Sylph said, "It's not too late to say it now."

　Everyone immediately turned their attention to Professor Sylph. Professor Sylph said, "As I said before, Cynthia has a close connection with the fairies, and when necessary, she can even synchronize with them, as if she were present in their bodies. So, if she really wanted to send a message, she could easily maintain a certain level of contact with me directly through the fairies without relying on anyone else. But in fact, apart from the time before Chris went to the Mountain of the Gods, she has never done so."

　“I didn’t pay attention at the time. After all, synchronizing with the fairy requires a quiet and safe environment, and she probably didn’t find such an environment.”

　"But now it seems... if what comes out of the 'Heavenly Court' after that is always an illusion created by a little elf, then it really can't be done."

　Professor Mitya frowned. "Sarah, what we want to know is what she said."

　Professor Sylph glanced at her and continued slowly, "That time, she synchronized with the griffin elf and spoke to me. But the synchronization was very brief; it was less of a message transmission and more of a report that she was safe. At that time, she must have just emerged from the 'Heavenly Court.' She seemed very excited, as if she had encountered a spectacle unseen for centuries. Something special is happening in the Heavenly Court of Mount Polopos."

　“She told me.”

　"The Heavenly Court still exists, and the gods within it have never perished; they have simply survived in a different form."

　....

　After these words were spoken, some people in the audience were shocked, while others remained expressionless.

　If you pay close attention, you can tell that those whose expressions don't change are more likely to have already learned about this from Professor Sylph.

　Those who were as shocked as Professor Mitia were clearly learning about it for the first time.

　"Sylph, do you know what that means?" Professor Mitya exclaimed in horror.

　Professor Sylph slowly said, "This means that the twelve gods of Poropus escaped Ragnarok, that as long as one enters the Heavenly Court, one can come into contact with the living twelve gods, and that Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, is also still alive."

　After speaking, her gaze fell directly on Ergani. Ergani frowned slightly.

　Professor Cazell, standing beside her, immediately said, "Ergane's true form isn't necessarily Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom. Of course, our current assessment leans towards that. But if it were true, we could actually use it to deduce the current state of the Twelve Olympians."

　Some things are actually obvious when there is enough intelligence.

　After a brief moment of digestion, everyone reached almost the same conclusion. Dark interjected, "We discovered Ergane's heart in the dungeon, restored her body through a ritual, and then summoned her soul back from the laws. But the consciousness that determines her thoughts remains outside. If Principal Arte's rumors, and my understanding, are correct, Athena, the 'Goddess of War and Wisdom' in the 'Heavenly Court,' should be in a state of merely remaining consciousness. At most, possessing a few fragments of a body and soul."

　“I also have some information to share.” Sister Kallian sighed and slowly recounted her sister’s story about the “possessed angel.”

　Sister Lillian, the sister of Sister Kallian, once used magic to summon angels and summoned a "possessed angel" from "Heaven".

　However, the "possessed angel" she summoned refused to return. It even devoured her consciousness and remained in the human world in human form.

　“His Holiness the Pope and Archbishop Caleb Eris are very aware of this matter; they even helped stabilize the soul of the ‘possessed angel,’” Sister Kalia said expressionlessly. “During that time, the Holy Church possessed a real angel, unlike anything they had ever seen before. I think they must have obtained much information from that angel that we never knew.”

　Chris exclaimed, "I understand now. This is why the Holy Church appeared on the Mountain of the Gods."

　Ophelia pondered, "The essence of an angel is pure and immaculate. Under normal circumstances, it would never devour the summoner's consciousness. But since it did so and refused to return to 'Heaven,' it can only mean that it has been corrupted. And the source of that corruption lies within 'Heaven.'"

　Then she glanced around and said, "Caesar Norris is at the academy; he might know the source of the contamination."

　Professor Mitia joked, "If we tie him up, seal his magic, and let Kazel read minds, maybe we can find out the answer."

　The truth of the matter seemed to finally be revealed, and the tense atmosphere in the meeting room eased slightly.

　“Let’s summarize,” Professor Kazel said.

　Summarizing is not difficult.

　Based on all available intelligence.

　First, there are sources of pollution within the "Heavenly Court".

　Secondly, the twelve gods of Mount Porobos are still alive. However, it is highly likely that they are barely surviving in a state of residual consciousness, and their consciousness is extremely likely to be corrupted.

　Finally, after Chris arrived, Principal Arte never came out of the "Heavenly Court" again; the few times she did, they were all clones created by fairies.

　After careful consideration, Dark said in a deep voice, "What we need to discuss now is what Principal Arte was trying to convey by sending the elves out of 'Heaven'."

　"The first time can be described as acquiring information."

　"There must have been reasons for the second gift-giving and the third return with the team."

　After Dak finished speaking, everyone began to discuss it among themselves, and gradually some results were reached.

　Sister Kallian even speculated from another angle: "Is it possible, I mean, is it possible, that her third return with the group wasn't for her own sake?"

　"She may have realized that she couldn't leave 'Heaven's Court' in a short time. So she created the illusion that she had already left 'Heaven's Court' by returning with the group for the third time."

　“St. Marian College needs her, or at least needs others to think she’s still there.”

　Professor Jones then raised another question: "Why did she suddenly disappear midway back with the team?"

　Professor Sylph said worriedly, "The problem is that the two fairies she left at the academy have also disappeared at the same time. I can't imagine what could have caused those two fairies to disappear. It must have been an unexpected event!"

　Professor Jones said, "The reason has always been there, but you just don't want to think about it. Under normal circumstances, there are only two reasons why Arte's fairy would disappear. One is that she is no longer here. The other is that she actively called the fairy back."

　“No, there’s a third possibility,” Professor Kazel shook his head and said, “If Principal Art’s connection with the fairies were completely severed, the fairies would also disappear after a period of time. But based on the current information, even though her connection with the fairies has weakened after entering the ‘Heavenly Court,’ it hasn’t been completely severed. In conclusion, whichever the possibility, she must have encountered something unexpected.”

　Both Professor Jones and Professor Cazell's statements were quite euphemistic. To put it more bluntly:

　Principal Arte is dead.

　2. Principal Arte is in danger and must summon all nine fairies back to her side.

　3. Principal Arte has been sealed or imprisoned in some way.

　Of these three possibilities, the second one is actually the easiest to accept.

　Because the second possibility only goes as far as encountering a crisis, and is not a conclusion.

　Dark said, "In short, list out all the possible scenarios. Since things have developed to this point, and we're here, unable to instantly teleport to Principal Arte's side, we can only trust that she can solve the problem on her own. All we can do is try our best to decipher the message she's trying to convey and prepare to go and provide support as soon as possible."

　“Dark is right,” Professor Sylph said. “Whatever happened to Cynthia, what we need to do remains the same.”

　Professor Cazell said, "The key point is still these three gifts."

　The matter then returned to the study of those three gifts.

　By this time, everyone present had a clearer understanding of the whole situation.

　They would no longer be like lost ants, bewildered and helpless. Let's assume that Principal Arte truly encountered insurmountable problems in "Heaven." Then the three gifts she sent couldn't have been without purpose.

　Unraveling the secrets hidden within them has become the easiest way to get closer to the truth.

　Furthermore, regarding the preparations for going to provide support... or rather, for a rescue. Since it's a problem that even Principal Arte can't solve, even if everyone present rushed in, they would most likely just be throwing their lives away.

　They must be fully prepared.

　Ideally, we should acquire power surpassing that of Principal Arte!

　But only a saint, or someone above a saint, can surpass a saint.

　Fortunately, such a place does exist in St. Marian's Academy today.

　However, if we want to bring it to the forefront, we need to speed things up.

　Professor Sylph concluded, "We still have some time, let's try to find out what we can."

　The group immediately demonstrated remarkable initiative, spontaneously forming three groups based on the three gifts and commencing a more detailed and comprehensive study.

　Professor Cazell still took the garment.

　Professor Mydia took the stone.

　Then Professor Sylph took the scabbard from Professor Lily's hand. The others then spread out and surrounded them.

　Dark was most interested in the scabbard, so he prepared to start with it. But Professor Sylph simply pushed the scabbard in front of him and said, "Take a look."

　Although Dark felt unworthy, he still studied it carefully. He closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, he opened them again, now shining with golden light. Although both possessed the "Eye of Truth," what he could see was different from Professor Kazel's.

　But as expected, the scabbard did not appear to be of high value in the "Eye of Truth".

　But the "eye of truth" is not omnipotent.

　The world is full of wonders, and things that can escape the gaze of the "eye of truth" do exist.

　He continued to observe the scabbard with the "Eye of Truth." The scabbard itself did not have many distinctive features; if one had to describe it, it would be slightly wider and shorter than a typical rapier.

　When you bring it close to your face and sniff it closely, you smell a stench that is similar to that of decay.

　Then light up the glow and examine the interior.

　You'll then discover that the inside of the scabbard, which should be the easiest place to hide something, doesn't even have any patterns.

　"Could it be that the material is rather special?"

　The values ​​perceived through the "eye of truth" differ from human values ​​themselves.

　Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the scabbard has a low value in the "Eye of Truth," but is of high value to human society.

　The most obvious issue is the material itself. Dac's research on metallic materials was not in-depth; he basically just used whatever was available.

　But he had someone by his side.

　Professor Kazel glanced at him briefly and said, "The main material should be celestial copper."

　"Tian Tong," Dark asked in confusion.

　Upon hearing this, Professor Sylph explained, "Heavenly copper is recorded in many books. It has excellent ductility and malleability, and its conductivity of magic is no weaker than that of silver. In the era when gods still existed, a large amount of heavenly copper was unearthed. Humans considered it a divine metal and used it to forge items for the nobility. But in reality, the essence of this heavenly copper is not much different from ordinary copper. It only got the name heavenly copper because it was often used by the gods to forge utensils."

　"Simply put, this is copper from a divine society, and it's not scarce," Darke said, indicating he understood.

　Not being scarce doesn't mean it's everywhere. After Ragnarok, countless places mysteriously disappeared.

　The mineral deposits of celestial copper should be located in those mysteriously vanished places. For example, the "Heavenly Court" likely possesses countless quantities of celestial copper. And this sword sheath made of celestial copper might indeed just be an ordinary tool from the "Heavenly Court."

　Darke gently stroked the surface of the scabbard and whispered, "Since the material itself has no secrets, could the information be hidden within these patterns?"

　As he spoke, he took out paper and pen and tried to trace the patterns on the sword sheath onto the paper.

　Because of his experience in transforming "magic runes," Dark is quite sensitive to this kind of thing.

　But what he ultimately copied was something that resembled a paper-cut window decoration. With his current level of knowledge, he couldn't see anything unusual about it.

　"professor."

　After thinking for a moment, Dak pushed the copied pattern in front of Professor Sylph.

　Professor Sylph had been observing the pattern for some time, and after examining it closely, she quickly identified it: "It looks like a totem of orcs. We can go to the library to check some information about it."

　Dark breathed a slight sigh of relief: "At least we're starting to get somewhere, aren't we?"

　Professor Sylph nodded. "Indeed, at least we have a starting point." "Shall we go to the library now?" Diana poked her head out and asked.

　Dark shook his head slightly and said, "Go to the lab next door and get me some equipment."

　Diana set off immediately.

　The other professors glanced over and casually said, "Get me a set too."

　Rose then stood up and said, "I'll go get it too."

　Soon, the two brought over a large amount of equipment from the adjacent laboratory.

　The professors then began to conduct more in-depth experiments.