Chapter 282- Festival 13- Backward District

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"Raph?". Thalia's voice snapped him from his thoughts as he glanced back at her, his gaze lingering at the spot where they once stood. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire Thalia trailed his gaze, a sigh escaping her lips. "Still haven't made up with your friends?" She asked. Raph raised a brow in curiosity. "I didn't tell you we had issues". "You don't need to tell me these things for me to get an idea of what's going on". Thalia responded as she patted his head. "Hm. Hm". Romeo gestured with a loud groan, grabbing their attention. "Let's focus on this, shall we?". He said. "Yeah, this is more important than whatever scuffle you have going on with your little friends". Tiffany teased. Just then, three staff members walked out of Raph's room, closing it shut behind them as they did. One of them, Lecturer Misa, a member of the Faculty of Advanced and Complex Circle Theology, whispered a spell as a magic circle appeared on the door handle of the room. She had pale pink hair and seductive pink droopy eyes that brightened her beauty. A snap echoed as she turned around to the people gathered. "I've sealed it for the time being since we will need to come back to inspect it". "Still not done with the inspection?" Raph asked, a tired groan escaping his lips. The second Staff Member, Professor Kazim raised a brow as a light chuckle escaped his lips. "It's impressive enough that you killed thirty level seventy assassins but to think you would remain unperturbed after that, it is truly remarkable". Raph gave him a wry smile in reply, while the third lecturer, Konstantin Zi, a member of the Faculty of Combat and Physical Fitness, shook his head.@@@@ "Don't compliment him just yet, Professor. We still have other issues as to why these assassins came here as well". He was a man with well-combed brown hair and eyes, with sturdy glasses kept neatly on the breach of his nose. "What?" Thalia muttered, a raised brow arched perfectly on her face. "The Control Room was breached last night....a storm of that size shouldn't have occurred at all". Konstantin explained, his gaze fixed on Raph. "If you ask me, I think this kid over here must have provoked them". Kazim sighed. "Provocation or not, we are an Academy that assures the safety of every member of this institution. Don't be so shortsighted, Konstantin". The man clicked his tongue in annoyance as he looked away. "As you wish but it's something we shouldn't easily ignore". He adjusted his glasses and walked away, their gazes lingering on him as he did so. "The control room was breached?" Thalia repeated. "Yes, we don't know the details but he was the one in charge at the time. It may seem like a clumsy excuse but he didn't even sense when they had come into the room" "The Assassin's that is?" Raph asked. "Yes". Professor Kazim replied with a nod. "But that isn't what matters right now. The Control Room is something that only we, Lecturers and staff members, should worry about". He turned around to walk away while Misa walked next to him. The pungent smell of debris got to them soon as sounds of playful laughter echoed in the air. "Fuck this place, it's so annoying getting used to the smell". Mila cried out in protest as she clasped her nose with her fingers. "It can't be helped. This is where the Hyena Assassin guild chose to remain discreet so we must respect that". The Hyena Assassin Guild, a branch from the main System Assasin household, was known for getting the job done. How they did so was unnecessary since what mattered to assassins and their contractors was the end result. "You think they killed him?" Mila asked, her tone laced with disinterest. Choosing a backwater method like this wasn't in her line of thought. After all, she would rather face them and end it rather than send others to do the dirty work. "They had a method of getting into the Academy and out. We don't have that..." Nicho explained. "Despite it being their guild secret, we may get to learn it if we stick close enough". "Liar. Like you didn't just tell them to send their most skilled assassins after a fifteen-year-old". "He didn't seem fifteen now, did he?" Nicho whipped his gaze towards her, a raised brow arched on his face. "In fact, he seemed nearly older than us....we shouldn't underestimate the Juns. They're a household that we have failed to influence". His last sentence held a ting of mischief, a subtle reminder of their origin and their capabilities. "True....but I would be disappointed". Mila said, her tone dropping at the end of the statement. With that, their conversation ended as they walked through the roadway. This was a part of the Capital, not even known by the Nobles and Aristocrats, the Backward District. Here, criminal guilds were at an all-time high, making living conditions difficult for the normals. So oftentimes, the road would narrow down along their path and a dead body or two might be seen lying on the disorganized housing. Other than that, the place was practically bubbling with people, albeit conscious of strangers in the area. They walked through corner after corner and road after road until they got to a tavern far off from the normal buildings. A dark tavern with not a single worthy mention. It stood behind the other buildings, at the corner of the district where a vast forest remained behind. The two figures stood beside each other, their gazes on the small, unnoticeable tavern. "How did you say you knew this place?" Mila asked, recalling their conversation from the other day. "I said it was through an old friend....he's dead, though". Nicho replied. "Huh? But you're from Beyond the East. How do you know someone related to the capital?" "Did you forget all the conversations we had the other day?" Mila shook her head, a bit of blush on her cheeks as she looked away in embarrassment. "Let's just get this over with". With her lead, they walked into the tavern, the creaking, broken door leaving one to wonder.

Chapter 282- Festival 13- Backward District

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