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

　But what she received in return was a look of ridicule from the "shrewd goddess".

　"cough!"

　Dark quickly coughed to get attention, and then said, "Emma, ​​if you have any thoughts, you can say them."

　Emma looked away, trying not to think about anything else: "I have nothing to say. Shall we proceed with the procedure or skip this step?"

　She certainly wanted to skip it, but Dak chose to go through the procedure.

　……

　Although a comprehensive investigation is extremely inefficient, it is indeed an effective method.

　However, he was very familiar with the second-year students and had basically confirmed that there were no suspicious individuals. Therefore, he was relatively relaxed when checking the second-year students—until Witt Gold entered the barrier.

　"Hi, Dark." Witt Gold raised his hand in greeting as he walked in.

　Duck glanced next door and saw Robert Broheim being examined by Professor Cazell.

　He nodded and said, "Good evening, Witt, please sit down."

　As Witt sat down, he asked curiously, "Is this late-night investigation because of Senior Fern Morse?"

　He has experience in this area.

　Dark nodded slightly, and after he sat down, he said, "I need to ask you a few questions. Just answer them truthfully."

　Witt's gaze swept over him and landed on the other two people in the teachers' section.

　The two people were a long-haired woman he had never seen before, and the other... well, Professor Lily, who was sitting upright.

　Although it was strange that Dark Dimon was sitting in the middle instead of Professor Lily, Witt didn't say anything at that moment.

　However, he was unaware that his thoughts had been completely seen through by the "Goddess of the Mind".

　Seeing that he didn't react, Dark followed the usual procedure and pointed to the "Brain Fluid Demon," asking, "Do you know what this is?"

　Witt examined it carefully, then hesitated and asked, "Slime? Or jellyfish?"

　Dark looked at the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye," who nodded slightly at him.

　Dark said, "Then it's your turn to ask the questions."

　“Yes, Master.” Having received the instruction, the Goddess of the Mind’s Eye, under Vittor God’s astonished gaze, asked, “Since you don’t even know what a ‘Cerebrolysmic Demon’ is, you can’t possibly be a ‘Cultivator.’ Have you had any contact with Fern Morse?”

　“No,” Vittor Gold immediately retorted, “I still know what the ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ is!”

　The "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" frowned immediately, then asked, "What is the 'Brain Fluid Demon'?"

　Witt Gold raised an eyebrow and quickly said, "A demon that feeds on brains?"

　The "Goddess of Intuition" curled her lips into a mocking smile, chuckling softly, "Is this what you call knowing? Then how did you find out about the 'Brain Fluid Demon'?"

　“Of course it’s from…” Witt Gold suddenly seemed a little stunned, but he didn’t stop talking, “Of course someone told me.”

　"So it seems that 'someone' only has a superficial understanding," the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said lightly. "Since you can't even recognize the 'Brain Fluid Demon' right in front of you, don't claim to know anything. Please answer my question again: Have you had any contact with Fern Morse?"

　Witt Goddard looked displeased and said directly, "Why would I have contact with a senior from the House of Fools?"

　As soon as he finished speaking, the "Goddess of the Mind" turned her gaze to Dark.

　Dark nodded slightly to her, and the "Goddess of the Mind" said, "You may leave now."

　Witt Gold walked out of the exit with a look of astonishment on his face.

　He really didn't know what he had done to offend that woman.

　……

　After he left, Dark whispered, "Did you figure something out?"

　The Goddess of the Mind's Eye's expression turned serious: "He may have nothing to do with the 'Cerebrolysmic Demon,' but I see a mist in his mind."

　“Mist?” Dark frowned.

　The Goddess of the Mind said, "A layer of mist shrouds his mind, preventing him from being seen. Of course, that mist is still too thin for me to see through easily."

　Dark asked, "Is that fog good or bad? Is it something I know or don't know? Is it controllable or uncontrollable?"

　"The Goddess of the Mind" whispered, "Since there was no response when I was spying on him, it can be seen that he probably doesn't know. It's possible that something is parasitizing his body and needs that layer of mist to conceal its presence."

　Dark frowned. "Isn't it 'Brain Fluid Demon'?"

　The "Goddess of the Mind" shook her head and said, "That must be something on a completely different level."

　Dark became even more puzzled: "He often meets with the Blood Princess. If something is truly parasitizing him, it's impossible to keep it from the Blood Princess forever. Professor Lily, what do you think?"

　Lily's eyes widened suddenly: "Huh? Ah! Lily wasn't sleeping!"

　Dark: "..."

　This mechanical screening process was indeed a bit boring for the little fairy.

　Dark: "Why don't you sleep somewhere else?"

　Lily: "I already told you I'm not asleep! If you keep this up, Lily will get angry!"

　Dark turned back and put three stars after Witt Gold's name.

　Witt Gold's abnormality cannot be ignored.

　Even if he is not a "breeder", he is still a key person to watch.

　……

　The screening for second graders ended quickly after that, followed by third graders, then fourth, fifth, and sixth graders.

　After all the students in all six years of the Knight Academy had been checked, Darke finally relaxed, took a sip of tea, and said, "Except for the students who went to the dungeon, everyone should have been checked, right?"

　Professor Sylph, having already stepped into the barrier, said, "There's no mistake. The 'Dungeon Escape Device' has a record of it."

　Each student is given a "Dungeon Escape Device" when entering the dungeon, and the academy uses the "Dungeon Escape Device" to locate the students.

　While this location isn't very useful for entering dungeons, it can still be used to confirm who is in a dungeon.

　Dak nodded and said, "Then let's compile the results of the investigation."

　As he spoke, he got up, walked around the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye," and went to Professor Cazell's side to conduct the statistics with him.

　Dark pointed to the notebook and said, "Here, I have three key targets marked with three stars, a few more with two stars, and relatively few with one star."

　"It's not much different here," Professor Kazel said with a slightly grave expression. "There are two students marked with three stars who require special attention, and six more with two stars and one star. I didn't expect there to be so many students in the academy who need attention, and this is just the Knights' House. I heard that the Fools' House is the worst affected area?"

　Professor Sylph countered, "There are very few truly problematic ones among them, and that's not something we should be considering right now."

　Dark said, "So, should we conduct a second round of review on the key individuals we're focusing on, or should we start a comprehensive investigation of the entire Fools' House?"

　Professor Sylph then looked at Professor Cazell and asked, "Cazell, what do you think?"

　After a moment's thought, Kazel said, "My personal suggestion is to conduct a second round of investigation first. I have two suspects within the Knights Academy. If they are confirmed, perhaps we shouldn't continue the investigation."

　Dark asked, "Are they the two marked with three stars?"

　“No,” Professor Cazell shook his head and said, “They are two marked with one star.”

　Dark was surprised: "If that's the case, why not just mark it as three stars?"

　Professor Cazell chuckled, “Because they only possess the appropriate degree of suspicion.”

　……

　Professor Sylph then gathered the twenty students, according to the list, into the barrier surrounding the faculty seating area.

　Of these twenty individuals under close scrutiny, twelve were handpicked by Dak.

　Among those marked with three stars, besides Spike Leon from the first year and Wit Gold from the second year, there was also a fifth-year student.

　Andrew Morton, a fifth-grader like Fern Morse, is a physically strong but unremarkable student.

　But the "Goddess of the Mind" saw something amiss in his heart!

　He was not only a mage but also a rare wizard!

　Although wizards are a type of magic-based profession, unlike the highly revered mages, wizards usually require various materials as a medium for their spells. Therefore, they are always dealing with cauldrons and frequently brewing various herbs that emit unusual odors.

　Those smells gradually accumulated and became difficult to remove, thus creating a dark impression on the wizard.

　The "Potion Studies" at St. Marian College originated from wizarding techniques.

　Andrew Morton has kept his identity hidden all this time, and he rarely uses "Potion Cards" even in magical duels.

　This prevented him from fully utilizing his exceptional abilities, and his performance remained mediocre.

　But in today's indiscriminate screening, he was finally exposed!

　In fact, his wizarding identity would only earn him points in the eyes of the professors, so there was no need to hide it at all.

　Unless, he has a special reason!

　And a wizard who can create "brain fluid magic"... that makes sense.

　Furthermore, the fact that he was a classmate who frequently interacted with Fern Morse only increased the suspicion.

　……

　Professor Cazell believes that the main suspects are a first-year student and a fourth-year student.

　Both being from the Knight Academy, the first-year student was a girl who looked somewhat timid.

　As a professor who taught part of the "arithmetic" class in the first year, Dak was naturally quite familiar with her.

　That girl was named Julie Zefneria. She was of average height for her age and her performance in class was quite average. When she was called on to answer questions, her round face would blush with extreme shyness—but that was precisely what made her suspicious.

　Because she is a student at the Knights Academy!

　According to Professor Cazell, Julie Zefnera is actually quite wild at heart, and she has at least three years of experience studying magic theory.

　In other words, if she didn't hold back, she could easily become the top student in the first-year Knight Academy this year.

　Dark had never expected her to be such an outstanding student. Therefore, seeing her timidly walking into the barrier with her head down, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

　Another fourth-year student that Professor Cazell suspected was a boy named Cameron Maysfield.

　This boy possessed extremely advanced mental magic. According to Professor Kazel, he was a natural-born mental mage, and even Professor Kazel could not easily see through his mind.

　Cameron Maysfield was fairly well-known within the Knights House, unlike Andrew Morton and Julie Zefner, who deliberately kept a low profile.

　If Professor Cazell hadn't been so emotionally turbulent when he casually mentioned that Fern Morse might become an idiot due to the implantation of the "brain fluid demon," Professor Cazell wouldn't have suspected him of possessing mental magic.

　In short, there are five most suspicious people in the Knights' Academy, namely:

　① Spike Leon, a first-year student

　② Julie Zefner, a first-year student

　③ Second-year student Witt Gold

　④ Cameron Maysfield, fourth grade

　⑤ Andrew Morton, fifth grade...

　Of the remaining fifteen individuals under surveillance, there may be three to five spies.

　Dak and the others summoned them all, partly to prevent the five most suspicious individuals from becoming too nervous and doing something regrettable, and partly to silence the spies and prevent them from spreading rumors before the results were in.

　Of course, the second round of review will also be conducted one by one.

　Professor Sylph still separated the barrier in front of the teachers' table, and then let Professor Lily manage one side, while she went to the other side with Dark and Kazel to examine the twenty students one by one according to their grade.

　The first one to enter was Spike Leon, a first-year student.

　Spike Leon sat upright in his chair, his spine ramrod straight, naturally exuding an aura of righteousness akin to that of a lion.

　Dark had a good impression of him and originally didn't want to doubt him, but...

　“Spike, could you tell me your specific situation? If you’ve come to the academy seeking help, I think Professor Cazell and Professor Sylph would be very willing to assist you. The condition is that you tell me your story in detail.”

　Dark looked into Spike Leon's eyes and spoke slowly.

　The tall orc prince, when facing this second-year senior who was not particularly tall, suddenly had the illusion that he was the short one.

　It rubbed its hands together very nervously, its face full of hesitation.

　……

Chapter 674 Begging for Subscriptions: Dark Dimon ★★★