Teaching Building, Office N307.
After a long time, Lucas came to this place again. Last time he was alone, but this time Judah was by his side.
The little fellow, less than a meter tall, entered the office and wandered around, looking here and rummaging there.
Hearing that they were looking for Welt Yang's diary,
Judah was quite interested.
With the memory of the last reincarnation, Lucas didn't need to search aimlessly like a headless fly this time.
Targeting a certain desk,
Lucas walked forward, casually rummaged a few times, and pulled out a small black booklet, or rather, a diary.
Opening the first page, familiar content came into view.
"[XX Month XX Day.]"
"[Weather: Sunny. St. Freya Academy is as peaceful as ever today, but...]"
Lucas frowned slightly, then flipped to the back.
Judah stood by, tiptoeing to look at the content in the diary.
The little fellow's peeking,
Lucas did not stop it.
After a few glances, Judah spoke, "Human, you wouldn't believe this person's nonsense, would you?"
"I'm just looking at the valuable information left by the survivor; it's far from the point of believing him."
Lucas said as he read from the first page to the last.
The content in the diary was no different from the previous reincarnation...
There was no difference at all.
"Did I guess wrong?"
Lucas quickly flipped through it two or three more times.
Hearing him say this, Judah patted her chest and said, "That's good, but... what are you doing again?"
"I want to see if there are any secrets on it."
Lucas replied very calmly.
However...
He didn't find other secrets, but Lucas did notice that some pages seemed to have been torn out of this diary.
Because they were torn too cleanly,
Lucas hadn't noticed it before, until now, upon careful inspection, he paid attention to it.
"Did Welt tear it? Could it be the one in my bag...? But it looks like more than one page was torn out."
"Did he leave clues in other places in St. Freya Academy?"
"If he really left them, where would Welt leave them...?"
Thinking of this,
Several names flashed through Lucas's mind.
Himeko Murata, Bronya, Theresa.
Welt Yang might have left other pages in those places.
However...
Theresa could basically be ruled out.
After all, Lucas had thoroughly searched before to get the Headmaster's key.
Neither Theresa's office nor her room had anything left by Welt Yang.
The most suspicious candidates fell on Bronya and Himeko Murata.
The Tsundere Redhead Onee-san goes without saying.
Lucas didn't even dare to look for her. It wouldn't be surprising if Himeko Murata hid some secrets.
As for Bronya...
In Bronya's room, there were many things that couldn't be touched.
For example, Gundams, building blocks, figurines.
Back then—Lucas was in a hearty duel with Bronya.
The 2K computer display was dazzling.
The enemy approached, and our side attacked.
Because Bronya preferred to be meticulous, her troops, though few, were quite powerful.
So Lucas could only resort to trickery.
He set one trap after another, waiting for Three-No Girl to fall into them.
As a result, Bronya really did fall for it, and Lucas seized the opportunity to divide the battlefield, then dispatched guerrilla squads to enter and exit seven times.
By the time Bronya reacted...
It was already too late; even a deity would be powerless to reverse the situation.
Lucas immediately dispatched his troops to drive straight in.
Just as he was about to capture the enemy base.
Due to excessive excitement.
Lucas accidentally bumped into a cabinet in the room, causing a certain Gundam model to fall and shatter on the floor.
Bronya, whose mood was already quite ordinary, instantly darkened.
And then?
Lucas was killed by Bronya.
After this one time...
Lucas no longer dared to approach the cabinets where Three-No Girl kept her Gundam models, building blocks, and figures.
Those places were also quite suspicious.
Judah said, "Then did you find anything?"
"No."
Lucas, having come back to his senses, shook his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then pulled out the note from his bag.
The message on it had not changed.
Comparing them slightly.
Lucas easily saw that this note was torn from the diary.
Whether it was the style, size, or color, they were all identical.
What was puzzling was...
The closer the note got to the diary, the more the text on it showed signs of twitching, and the body of the note itself began to heat up.
Lucas noticed this, and simply placed the note inside the diary.
And so...
Something magical happened.
Right before Lucas's eyes, the diary and the note merged into one, indistinguishable from each other.
The text on that note also changed rapidly.
The black ink lines twisted and jumped like snakes, rearranging themselves on the white page to form new text, the entire process slow and steady.
Judah immediately let out a cry of surprise.
Lucas's eyes were sharp; it seemed Welt Yang could still drop some valuable information.
Although what that Anti-Entropy Leader knew might not be the truth.
It could still provide Lucas with ideas.
Immediately...
One large and one small, both stared wide-eyed at the diary.
Lucas, when you see this, you must have already obtained the Eden Star, right?
Regarding its activation method, I don't think I need to elaborate.
Now...
I have three very important things to say.
First—there are at least two Herrschers at St. Freya Academy. One is a pink-haired fox ear girl who calls herself Crimson Jade Maru. She has no physical body, possesses the ability to change forms, and can control humans, machines, and even objects. Her power is terrifying.
Precisely because of this.
I didn't dare to leave a direct message, fearing she would discover it and tamper with it.
I could only use this circuitous method to tell you.
I hope you don't mind.
Crimson Jade Maru?
When Lucas saw this message, his heart felt no ripple.
What Welt Yang said was all information he already knew.
It was just more specific than what Sakura had said.
Second—I owe you an apology.
Crimson Jade Maru... she was released by me, and I didn't know...
I simply didn't know that the red lacquer drum was an artifact used to seal Herrschers.
Lucas's heart finally rippled at this moment.
His fist hardened.
He had said that there was something inside the Bronze Bell.
How could the red lacquer drum have nothing?
It turned out...
The red lacquer drum was used to imprison Crimson Jade Maru, and Welt Yang had released that Herrscher of Corruption.
No wonder Su said this Anti-Entropy Leader was trying to break the rules.
Lucas continued to look down.
Fooled by the Bronze Bell's slander, I accidentally released Crimson Jade Maru.
Lucas, if you make a deal with the Bronze Bell, be very careful, there are few truths in its words...
Please be careful.
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