"You want to remove yourself because you don't want to offend the Arcane Academy? You know, when the dust settles, the Arcane Academy will definitely realize that they were tricked by the Royal Chamber of Commerce, and I will be the 'sinner' you push out." Yuna's voice was weak as she continued, "You plan to put all the blame on me and take the opportunity to negotiate with the Arcane Academy?"
Kotora smiled slightly, seeming satisfied with her guess: "Smart sister, that's right. You are just a consumable in the marriage. By sacrificing you, I can successfully complete my plan and even gain greater benefits for myself. Anyway, you are just a pawn in my heart."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering the last hope in Yuna's heart. A strong sense of anger and unwillingness burned in her heart. Was it possible that all her efforts would eventually become victims of others? Is her fate really going to be controlled by others?
Yuna felt disheartened, tears of betrayal flowing from her eyes, as if the whole world was collapsing in front of her. She raised her head with an unwilling look on her face, her heart filled with doubt and anger. "Kotora, I am sure that the people who arranged the riot were all students I personally supported. How did you control the power I had set up in the academy over the past two years? Even Dennis and Alicia have no right to order them. Only I can mobilize this power!"
Kotora sneered at her and said, "Who said that the students rioting below were yours?"
Yuna's pupils shrank and she looked at her brother in disbelief. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, thinking that it was impossible for Kotora to plant someone who could infiltrate the Arcane Academy without her knowledge. If the power of the Royal Chamber of Commerce was used, she would never have been unaware of it, especially since they were able to enter the student dormitory. This meant that there was a force involved that she was completely unaware of.
"What are you talking about?" Yuna's voice trembled, and a feeling of uneasiness began to surge in her heart. As her thoughts surged, she felt suffocated, as if an invisible hand was tightly strangling her throat. She wanted to retort, but found herself unable to speak.
Kotora did not give an explanation. Instead, he took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, then curled his lips into a grim smile: "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't worry, I will stop my leave of absence immediately after you leave. At that time, I will take your place as the student council president as a third-year student." When he said this, there was a smug look in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.
"Don't you find it strange that no teacher has come here for so long? Logically, with such a big commotion, the teachers from the academy should have come to stop it long ago."
Yuna was actually stalling for time, and deep down she still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that the teachers from the academy would be able to arrive in time to stop all this from happening.
But the faint hope in her heart gradually collapsed with the words spoken by Kotora himself.
Kotora squatted down, his eyes as sharp as a knife, staring directly at Yuna: "Because, father is here." After he finished speaking, the smile on his mouth became more and more obvious, "A prince has arrived and invited all the teachers of the Arcane Academy to attend the banquet. There are only a few teachers left in the Arcane Academy. As for the teachers who stayed, guess which faction do they belong to?"
Yuna's heart felt as if it had been struck by lightning, shock and fear intertwined. She couldn't imagine that her father would show up at the academy at this critical moment and even summoned all the teachers to a banquet. She understood that all this was a trap set by the family. Her father had never thought of letting her be free from the beginning, and the so-called goal was nothing more than a deception against her.
"Okay, take her away. She doesn't need to know what happens next." Kotora waved his hand and ordered Alicia to take Yuna away.
And at this moment, a violent explosion suddenly occurred in the corridor where they were. A deafening roar was heard, and then a large hole was blasted in the wall of the corridor, with dust flying and gravel scattering.
In the chaotic smoke, a figure rushed out in a slightly embarrassed manner. It was Merlin. His face was full of astonishment and confusion, and his eyes quickly swept around, finally landing in the direction of his bedroom. To his shock, his door was blocked by several people.
Yuna knelt on the ground, looking dazed, as if she was so shocked by the situation that she lost her reaction. Merlin was puzzled. Why did these people appear at his door?
But there was no time to think about it. Merlin knew he had to return to the dormitory as soon as possible and pick up the space ring on the table. He ran eagerly towards his room, but the moment he turned around, Kotora's eyes were already locked on him.
Kotora showed a look of surprise, then raised his hand, and a staff instantly appeared in his hand.
"You want to escape?" Kotora smiled coldly and attacked Merlin without saying a word.
Merlin tried to turn around to confirm Kotora's identity, and a vague memory flashed through his mind - he seemed to have seen him from afar at the door that day. Alicia said it was Yuna's brother, Kotora Clement.
However, before he could think too much, Merlin realized that Kotora had already attacked him. He quickly took out a magic scroll from his space ring and threw it at Kotora. The scroll drew a ray of light in the air and was instantly infused with magic power. With a slight sound, the magic sealed in it was released.
The frost instantly condensed into a layer of ice armor on Merlin's body, protecting him from harm. Just then, Kotora's fireball spell came along.
boom--
The fireball hit Merlin hard, and the strong impact pushed him backwards. Although Merlin was affected a little, he quickly adjusted his center of gravity, used the impact force to pick up Yuna, and rushed towards his dormitory.
Kotora, Daniel and Alicia didn't react at this moment, especially Kotora, who looked a little ugly when he saw his sister being carried into the dormitory by Merlin.
Merlin pushed Yuna into his dormitory, then rolled on the ground, quickly came to the table, grabbed the space ring on the table and put it on his hand.
Then, Merlin grabbed Yuna from the ground and held her in his arms, looking behind the door with a vigilant look on his face.
Yuna felt safe in Merlin's arms, but then she came to her senses. She looked up at Merlin, her eyes full of confusion and anxiety. "Why are you here?"
Merlin did not explain. He took out the dagger that Otto had given him from his space ring and put it against Yuna's snow-white neck and shouted to the outside, "Kotora, I don't know what hatred there is between us, but now make your people stop, or I will kill your sister!"
Yuna: "???"
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