491 A Mystery

Things were going so swimmingly that there was no reason to expect any major split from expectations: the exams would end without any complications, the students would return home for their semester break and their festival, Baiyi would "celebrate" the merriment alone, his new student intake would be carried out as usual, and then finally — the finale to the spat between Voidwalkers and the Church would end once and for all.

At least, that was what the script in Baiyi's head said until the same day when he had just managed to secure a verbal agreement with the Church morphed into an eventful night.

He was planning to resume his research on that antique armor, Mystique, when Attie had practically burst into his room, her body slamming the door open without a courtesy knock.

"What is this? The start of a violent porno?" Baiyi drawled casually, his eyes scanning Attie's flushed face.