Charlotte wondered what Azel wanted with that man.
Professor Xebli was not someone people respected.
He was the professor in charge of teaching Alchemy to first-year students. On paper, he was brilliant — his knowledge of herbs, potions, and strange transmutations was unmatched.
But his character was rotten.
Everyone in the academy knew the rumors.
The way his eyes stayed too long on certain students, the rumors of him luring young girls to "private lessons."
More than once, the principal had stepped in.
More than once, parents had complained. But every time, the so-called victims denied anything had happened.
They claimed the rumors were false, nothing but gossip. And so, the cases were pushed aside, swept under the rug again and again.
Charlotte had seen it all.
She knew how the world worked.
People with power could always twist the truth to protect themselves.
And Xebli was clever — he knew how to hide his tracks.
