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

　Dark looked at her and said, "Don't worry, I'm not doubting you. It's just a routine inquiry to gather some necessary information. After that, the principal and vice-principal may come to see you. Don't be nervous, just tell them everything you know."

　Cathy nodded quickly and said, "I understand."

　Dark said, "Okay, that's fine. But during this time, try not to go out alone; it's best to go with friends."

　After saying that, he saw Cathy out of the office. "He just left like that?" Robert said in surprise.

　“Otherwise,” Darke glanced at him and said, “she’s just a witness, she doesn’t have much information to offer.”

　Witt said, "But the information she just provided was crucial! She was found as a victim on a familiar route. Robert, how could you not mention such vital information?"

　Robert glanced away and said in a low voice, "But didn't I say that place might not be the primary crime scene?"

　Witt said, "But you deduced that from the fact that there were no signs of a struggle there."

　“Different paths, same destination!” Robert exclaimed hastily. Dark shook his head, saying, “The incident occurred on a commonly used road, and it’s confirmed that someone had walked there before. That means the grassland elf appeared at the scene shortly before Cathy found him. But whether that’s the primary crime scene is still uncertain.”

　"Why?" Robert asked instinctively.

　Dark said, "Because there is another possibility: the grassland elf was there, and was instantly knocked down by the murderer in such a short time."

　Robert and Witt exchanged a glance, a sudden surge of fear rising in their hearts.

　They had all witnessed the grassland spirit's performance and had a considerable understanding of its strength.

　But if even such a powerful being can be instantly killed, then if they continue their investigation... it's fine if they don't find anything, but if they do find something, they might end up like the grassland elves.

　Seeing that they were no longer acting rashly, Dark said, "Whether he was attacked on the spot or not, we can find out by asking the elves in his class."

　In short, investigate whether that grassland spirit stays out all night. With that, Dark stood up from the sofa.

　Inside the office, "The Goddess of the Mind" also stepped out. Dark said, "Let's go, let's go take a look at the lab."

　Behind the teachers' dormitory, a once-secret place that is no longer hidden due to the high frequency of entry and exit.

　"There's a laboratory here!" Only Robert was surprised. Witt, however, was more concerned about how Dark knew that the grassland spirit had been sent here.

　But Dark simply drew out that wisp of "the blessing of the wind spirit," twirled it on his index finger, and instantly he knew.

　There was no reasoning, no divination. All there was was a mouth.

　Dark simply asked Professor Sylph a few ordinary questions... and entered the hidden place.

　Dak, familiar with the place, arrived at one of the laboratories and, sure enough, saw the professors gathered there.

　Also present here is Lucia Artemis, the "Elf Princess".

　Besides the "Elf Princess," the other two, Macmillan, the leader of the Elf Magic Academy, and Shrek Holmes, the president of the Sports Club, were no longer present.

　The incident happened suddenly, but the vast majority of the witnesses were members of the sports club.

　After leaving the infirmary, Shrek Holmes went directly to the club and summoned the members to issue a gag order.

　At the same time, he also established a patrol group according to his own ideas. The members of the sports club were basically from the Knights' Academy, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to do what knights were supposed to do.

　The leader of the Elf Magic Academy, following Lucia Artemis's instructions, went to restrain the elves to prevent them from doing anything irrational due to the attack on the grassland elves.

　This is not about anything else.

　The observer sees clearly, while the participant is confused.

　When emotions run high, there's always an outlet. The elven players aren't all good-tempered either; they'll either beat up orcs when things get heated, or curse them when things are fine.

　Ordinary brawls are fine, but the real danger is when things escalate into real fights. If old and new grudges are settled together, the orcs and elves might both be down before the main tournament even begins.

　—I wonder if the team leader will make it in time.

　As for Lucia Artemis, she stayed behind to observe the injuries of the grassland elves.

　"It doesn't look very optimistic."

　As Dak entered the laboratory, he merely glanced around the room before frowning.

　In addition to the principal, vice-principal, Sister Carlian, and Professor Steven Harvey, even Professor Cazell was called to the laboratory.

　Of particular note are the "dream-making machines" that have been brought over. These things all suggest that the grassland spirit's injuries are more serious than he imagined.

　"There are no external injuries, but the soul is damaged. Now it seems that the area of ​​damage to the soul is probably not small."

　Dak gestured for Witt and Robert to stand at the door and wait, while he put on a white coat, disinfected himself, and entered.

　A moment later, he finally understood the core of the problem: the soul repair was being hindered.

　For a necromancer who mends souls as easily as eating and drinking, this should have been a very easy task.

　Professor Harvey was even able to separate Werther's soul from the Demon King's soul, and he had recently made a lot of progress in his research on Heroic Spirits, so sewing on a blank soul was no big deal for him.

　However, once the experiment began, Professor Harvey immediately discovered that the soul of the grassland elf was enveloped from head to toe by an extremely special power.

　This meant that no matter how much he tried to cut his soul, he couldn't escape the influence of that power.

　That power prevented the soul of the grassland spirit from bonding with the blank soul.

　It's as if the power of destruction is based on physical damage. It makes the soul impossible to repair, only to continue to drain away.

　A few minutes later, Dark saw Professor Harvey stop what he was doing and say with a serious expression, "Call Midia over."

　Professor Sylph nodded slightly and immediately vanished like the wind. Darke's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood.

　It's the power of magic!

　e.

Chapter 1175 It must have been the orcs who did it (4k)

　Mitia Bartholomew is not only an astrologer at the "Star Tower," but also a powerful sorcerer.

　However, if it were just a regular spell, everyone present had the ability to easily neutralize it.

　The fact that they are now specifically going to invite Professor Mitia indicates that the magical power within this grassland elf is far from ordinary.

　After a moment's thought, Dak realized the problem. Professor Mitis arrived quickly.

　Dark felt a gentle breeze enter the room, and suddenly two professors appeared beside him.

　Is that him?

　Professor Mitya strode to the experimental bed and looked down at the grassland elf. Professor Sylph briefly explained, "His soul is cursed." A sorcerer was originally just a type of magic-based profession skilled in using spells to set up barriers and rituals.

　However, due to historical reasons, they are always associated with "curses".

　In reality, sorcerers are indeed proficient in curses—both casting and dispelling them.

　Professor Mitia immediately sensed the cursed power surging within the soul of the grassland elf after just one glance.

　But at the same time, she also sensed the peculiarity of that cursed power. Then she suddenly widened her eyes, a silver moon appearing in them, and used her "Starry Eyes" to observe more deeply.

　After a long pause, Professor Mitia closed her eyes and said, "This is the witch doctor's curse."

　"The Witch Doctor's Curse"

　Professor Sylph suddenly looked up at her.

　Professor Mitia said, "It's just as you think, an orc witch doctor."

　While any wizard skilled in medicine can be called a witch doctor, only the orcs have truly systematized the profession of "witch doctor."

　Similarly, there are shamans who are proficient in totems, and demon wizards who are proficient in physical enhancement magic.

　Therefore, when people talk about "witch doctors," they are specifically referring to animal shamans.

　Everyone present knew exactly what this result meant. "Is it certain?" Principal Arte asked, frowning.

　Professor Mitia remained silent for a while before finally saying, "After a long period of development, orc witch doctors have formed their own unique system, and their magical power characteristics are very obvious."

　In other words, she couldn't possibly be wrong.

　Unlike Principal Art, Professor Steven Harvey ignored all of that and asked directly, "Can it be unblocked?"

　Professor Mitya shook her head slightly and said, "It's not something that's easy to resolve. I need some time to study it carefully before I can give you an answer."

　Professor Steven Harvey nodded and said, "Let's get started then. Just tell me if you need anything."

　Professor Mitya said, "Standard testing equipment will suffice. Let's begin."

　After saying that, she immediately began to try to analyze the curse power attached to the soul of the grassland elf.

　Professional things are left to professional people to do.

　Principal Arte and Professor Sylph exchanged a quick glance before walking out together.

　Dassack hesitated for a moment, then followed him out of the laboratory. In the blink of an eye, only Professor Mitia, Professor Harvey, and Professor Kazel remained in the laboratory.

　The remaining onlookers then left the scene.

　Even Lucia Artemis, the "Elf Princess," had lost the will to stay inside and wait.

　After all, the results of the test were one of the situations she least wanted to happen.

　Because the test results are pointing the finger at the orcs! She herself is now even starting to wonder if the culprit who attacked the grassland elf Dylan might actually be an orc!

　"Among the orcs currently in the academy, is there anyone capable of wielding a curse of this magnitude?"

　Lucia Artemis, still unwilling to give up, tried to ask.

　Professor Sylph glanced at her and said, "Witch doctors don't cast curses entirely based on their own abilities. At present, we cannot determine whether any of them possess the special power to cast such curses. Of course, we cannot place all the blame on the orcs just because of this. As mentioned before, they have no motive to do such a thing."

　There may be motives for fighting, but there is certainly no motive for murder or robbery. However, once people start fighting, it is often difficult for them to stop.

　Therefore, it is completely unreasonable to judge whether someone is a suspect based solely on "motive".

　Moreover, since this matter involves "curses," the element of "crime scene" becomes less important.

　Because sorcerers do not need to stand in front of the target when casting a spell.

　Even if the target of the curse is walking in a crowd, they may suddenly collapse.

　This is consistent with the information obtained by Dak through his investigation.

　"Is that how it is?"

　Dark sighed and then briefly explained the information he had obtained from Cathy Kipling.

　Professor Sylph listened and said, "Shrek Holmes has already mentioned this. Furthermore, according to Lucia, the grassland elf Dylan is accustomed to being alone. After yesterday afternoon's exhibition match, Dylan returned to his dormitory alone, and no other elf has seen him since. But this doesn't mean Dylan didn't enter or leave the tower last night." Dark pressed his temples and said, "In other words, more useless information."

　Professor Sylph shook her head and said, "Of course it can't be useless information. Casting a spell through sorcery is just speculation. This information is crucial to analyzing the whole case."

　Dark said, "But the fact that Dylan was under a spell is a certainty that has already been established. As long as this matter is not in question, the orcs cannot escape suspicion."

　"Then!" Lucia Artemis exclaimed quickly, "Is it possible that the murderer did this intentionally to shift suspicion to the orcs?"

　Professor Sylph glanced at him again and said, "Of course, there is a possibility, but until another suspect is found, the orcs are the most suspicious group. And the rhinoceros orcs, who have been repeatedly defeated in the previous duels, are even more suspicious."

　Principal Arte said, "The orcs deserve an explanation, no matter what. But right now, the more important thing is to ensure the safety of the victims."

　After saying that, she looked in the direction of the laboratory and emphasized, "There shouldn't be any problems."

　With Professor Harvey and Professor Cazell there, as long as Professor Mitia can break the curse, she can make even a dead person stand up again.

　Everyone continued to wait.

　Principal Arte and Professor Sylph went into the next room to discuss and carefully plan what to do next.

　Lucia Artemis, meanwhile, returned to the laboratory with a worried expression and stood at the door, watching from afar.

　Witt and Robert, who hadn't uttered a single word since they came out, followed Dark to a slightly further corridor and finally opened their mouths to speak.

　"I knew it! I knew it! It must have been the orcs!" Robert kept repeating as soon as he had the chance.

　“That’s enough, Robert,” Witt said impatiently, annoyed by Robert’s constant nagging.

　As the source of the curse was confirmed, he found himself increasingly confused about the situation.

　Those detective stories all have a clear main plot, and the detective and his assistant can easily find the answer by following the main plot.

　But now, as they continue to receive information, they only feel that the fog is getting thicker and thicker, completely burying the truth and leaving them completely clueless.

　"This is getting more and more troublesome."

　Dak leaned against the wall, head bowed in thought.

　As the investigation continued, what initially seemed like a simple incident became increasingly complicated.

　Although he maintained his subjective opinion, objectively speaking, the suspicion of the orcs had indeed increased.

　If word gets out about the source of the curse, the elves' rebellion will likely become uncontrollable.