Inside the Mage Tower of the Arcane Academy, Vice Principal Jenny had a gloomy expression as she watched Yuna leave the negotiation room. Yuna bowed to her respectfully before leaving, then closed the door quietly. Jenny and her heavy thoughts were the only ones left in the room.
A few seconds later, Merlin opened the door and walked in. When Jenny saw him, she felt a headache in her heart. When facing this young student, she did not treat him with the same attitude as before, but treated him as an almost equal.
Merlin is now the president of the student union of the Arcane Academy, and during his time at school, he was a member of the academy's management. Although his status is not as high as her, the vice-president, the gap between them in terms of actual power and influence is not that big.
"Sit down." Jenny looked at Merlin and rubbed her brow, as if trying to sort out her thoughts. "I didn't expect that the final winner of this incident would be you, kid."
Merlin was slightly stunned, then shook his head nonchalantly and said, "I'm still not sure what happened. In fact, it was not my intention to become the president of the Arcane Academy Student Union."
"Don't be so ungrateful." Jenny glared at him, with a hint of helplessness in her tone. She took a deep breath and asked, "What are you going to do next?"
Merlin curiously asked what the vice-president and Yuna had just talked about. Jenny sighed and answered a little tiredly, "It's nothing more than cooperation with the Royal Chamber of Commerce. But because of Kotora's attack on the senior dormitory, and of course, the most important thing is the attack on you, the president of the student union, he and the forces behind him have received the due price and punishment. The Royal Chamber of Commerce will pay a huge amount of compensation to calm the anger of the academy."
Merlin was shocked after hearing this, and Jenny continued, "The second thing is about Kotora. A nobody like Kotora dared to plot against the academy, and this matter has seriously slapped the face of the Arcane Academy. However, due to the intervention of the Star Empire and the operation of Kotora's father, Prince Arno, Kotora's punishment is to be completely expelled from the Arcane Academy and never be recruited again. He is also not allowed to return to the six empires within ten years. He must go to the frontiers to fight against the demons and hunt down enough demons and fifty demons of equal strength before he can leave the frontiers and return to the empire after ten years."
Merlin couldn't believe it, thinking to himself "So serious?" He didn't expect the academy's punishment on Kotora to be so severe.
Jenny seemed to see what Merlin was thinking and snorted. She continued, "Kotora took the main responsibility for attacking you, saying that he wanted to capture you and get the secret recipes of the delicacies you developed." Her voice was full of disdain. "Merlin, you don't believe this explanation at all, do you?"
Merlin nodded, not convinced at all by Kotora's explanation. Jenny naturally wouldn't believe it, but Kotora kept insisting that there was no one behind him, and they could do nothing about it. After all, the king and prince of the Star Empire came forward and apologized and compensated. Most importantly, this incident did not cause much impact except for you and Yuna. Yuna is still their family, and as for Merlin, if he hadn't been the student council president, the matter would have basically been settled privately.
Merlin remained silent, but in his mind he was pondering a more difficult question: Who is the guy behind Kotora? He would rather increase his own punishment than give out the person behind the incident. He continued to inquire: "What about those guys who broke in disguised as students? Did you get anything from them?"
When Jenny heard Merlin's question, her expression instantly became complicated. She shook her head, her expression solemn. "No. This group of people has no origins at all. They seem to have no emotions and are not afraid of death. No matter what means you use, they won't say a word. I really don't know who you have offended. These attackers are simply the best Deadpools."
"Deadpool?" Merlin was surprised. He thought to himself that if he couldn't get the identity of the person who really wanted to attack him from these two parties, future investigations would be more difficult. His brows were furrowed, his thoughts were in turmoil, and his heart was filled with anxiety and confusion.
"It seems that I must be more careful." Merlin whispered to himself, and secretly made up his mind that no matter what happened next, he could not sit and wait for death.
Jenny glanced at Merlin, her eyes revealing a mixture of emotions. She took a deep breath and continued, "We in the Court of Inquisition will continue to investigate this matter, so you don't have to worry too much. As long as you stay in the Arcane Academy, this is the safest place."
Merlin rolled his eyes at Jenny's words. He totally distrusted this so-called "safest place". He thought to himself that his original body had died quietly in his own dormitory, and he had also encountered an attack in the open space in the back mountain before. Now this incident happened again. The "safest place" was simply bullshit.
Although his identity is different from the past, as the president of the student union, those who want to attack him in the college may have to think twice, but the uneasiness in his heart still cannot be eliminated.
In order not to offend Vice Principal Jenny, Merlin nodded affirmatively, indicating that he would follow her advice. Jenny took out a document from the table and placed it in front of Merlin, and continued: "Merlin, this is the compensation from the Royal Chamber of Commerce and the Star Empire for this incident. This amount of money is enough for our college to overcome the deficit this year, and all the previous debts can be paid off."
Merlin glanced at the document. Now that he was the president of the student union of the Arcane Academy, he should have the right to know these things.
Jenny's next words gave him a headache: "In theory, every time the president of the student union of the Arcane Academy takes office, the academy will approve a sum of 5 million gold coins for the student union funds, but you also know the current situation of the academy. The student union funds have long been 'passively' cancelled. Now most of the activities of the student union are funded by the student union president himself."
"Like the last president, Alex, who relied on the family behind him."
Merlin's heart sank. Alves's family that existed in name only? He looked at the financial report of the Arcane Academy in silence. With just a glance, he knew how shabby and precarious the academy's finances were.
As the president of the student union, you have to pay for the maintenance of the student union yourself? Isn't this just exchanging money for power? Moreover, such a huge amount of gold coins is required. No wonder Electrolux wanted to recruit me to join.
"How did you deal with Dennis and Alicia?" Merlin looked up and continued to ask, not continuing with Vice Principal Jenny's words.
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