Not far away, a group of students who had been following Raven and the others saw her walk into the hall. Their faces showed a hint of confusion.
“Why does she go to the president’s office?”
“Did you forget? There was an announcement six months ago If freshmen can’t afford tuition, they can apply for financial aid from President Monroe”
“Ch. right. Look at those cheap clothes she’s wearing She probably really can’t even afford to pay for school”
“just don’t get it. How did someone this broke and ugly manage to seduce Preston?”
” she could get with Preston, does that mean I’d have a shot too if I put in a little effort?”
As soon as the last spoke, quite a few others seemed tempted by the idea.
were confident that their looks and family backgrounds were far superior to Raven’s. If she could find a way to get Preston attention, then rely
they could too
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while Raven gived at the entrance of the president’s office.
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being forced to hand it all over to those penniless students. His rage burned even hotter.
Blinded by fury, Kurt jabbed a finger in Raven’s face and bellowed, “Do you think just anyone can walk in here? Get the hell out.”
Raven looked at him calmly, her gaze gradually turning ice–cold. “How did someone like you even become president of this place?”
The utter lack of respect in her voice, paired with the sheer disdain in her words, sent Kurt’s temper through the roof.
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He wondered, ‘The guy’s already screwing me over, and now even some broke student thinks she can walk all over me? If I don’t put her in her place, I’ll lose all authority around here.‘
His expression darkened as he sneered at Raven. “Regalhold University is an elite college, not a shelter for the poor.
“The tuition is 300 thousand dollars a year. Get me the full amount in three days. If you can pay, you stay. If not, get lost.”
Raven suddenly laughed, but there was no warmth in her smile.
She stepped forward without hesitation, taking a seat in the chair in front of the desk. Then, fixing her gaze on Kurt, she spoke unhurriedly, “300 thousand dollars? I do have the money. But do you dare to take it?”
Kurt was momentarily stunned by Raven’s almost arrogant remark.
The next second, he let out a sharp laugh, his anger flaring. “With that attitude? Forget 300 thousand dollars. Even if you had 3 million, Regalhold University wouldn’t take in someone like you.”
As he spoke, he raised a hand and pointed directly at the office door. “Get out of Regalhold University. Now.”
Raven’s expression turned ice–cold in an instant.
A chilling aura, sharp as the frigid winds of a polar glacier, surged through the room as if freezing the very air itself.
The oppressive force of it made Kurt instinctively step back two paces.
Before he could regain his balance, he caught a sudden glint of silver in his vision.
The next moment, two silver needles pierced into his legs.
Almost instantly, all sensation in his legs vanished, and he collapsed onto the floor.
Yet, at that moment, Kurt no longer cared about his legs.
His wide eyes locked onto Raven filled with shock and fear.
Kurt thought, ‘How is this possible? I am an Elite Warrior. Why can’t I even put up a fight against this girl? And more importantly, why does her presence -feel so eerily similar to that man’s?‘
His voice trembled as he looked at Raven. “W–who are you?”
Just as Kurt’s words fell, a message notification chimed from Clair’s phone.
She instinctively glanced at her lock screen,
The moment her eyes landed on the incredibly short text message, they widened in disbelief.
The next second, she quickly turned her head toward Kurt. “President Monroe, s–she is the new acting president!”
Boom!
Her words struck like a thunderclap, leaving Kurt completely dumbfounded.
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For several long seconds, he remained frozen in place.
Then, as if in slow motion, he finally snapped out of his shock. He stared at Raven in a daze. “Are you the new acting president?”
Raven smiled faintly. “Yes. I am the so–called scapegoat you just mentioned.”
Kurt’s entire body stiffened at her words.
He was well aware that the announcement about the acting president taking over had come directly from Lore himself.
Kurt didn’t know her exact identity, but if Lorne had personally appointed her, she must have a close connection to him.
And that was someone Kurt absolutely could not afford to offend.
Regret washed over him.
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Not only had he just insulted her by calling her a scapegoat, but he had also mistaken her for a penniless student begging for financial aid, going so far as to order her to leave Regalhold University.
Let alone three months from now, at this rate, he might not even make it through today alive.
A bitter smile appeared on Kurt’s face as he looked at Raven.
was just worked up because of a certain student earlier. Everything I said was just in the heat of the moment. Please, don’t take it seriously,” he said. forcing a placating tone.
Raven lifted her gaze slightly. Her expression remained calm and indifferent, devoid of any emotion.
“You said I’m here to be a scapegoat. What exactly have you done that requires me to take the fall for you?” she said.
Kurt’s heart clenched.
He immediately shook his head. “You’re here to manage the college; how could you be a scapegoat? That was just me talking nonsense! I didn’t mean anything by it!”
Raven chuckled softly. “Your legs still have a chance to recover but if you keep lying, I’m afraid they’ll be useless for good.”
Kurt’s heart tightened in an instant.
He could tell that Raven was not joking with him.
Kurt hesitated for a moment. Although it felt a little humiliating, he could only admit honestly, “I did run into some trouble.
“Half a year ago, a man suddenly appeared at the college. He forced me to find someone for him. Inever manages to locate that person, sal wanted to find a new president to take my place, he added
Hearing Kurt’s words, Raven’s breathing tightened “Looking for someone? What is his name? Who is he searching for?”
“His name is Cassian Lysander. He is looking for a girl who time–traveled five years ago,” said Kurt
The moment Kurt said that, an overwhelming store surged in Raven’s usually calm heart.
There is no doubt. Hugmuinn’s information was right, she wondered, ‘Cassian is at Regalhold University. And he even kept the same name from before time travel‘
Forcing herself to suppress the emotions roying inside, Raven locked eyes with hurt and asked, “Where is he now?”
Upon feeling the intense pressure in Ravyn’s gaze. Kurt’s heart vembled uncontrollably.
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He hurriedly replied, “He just left not long ago, but he moves around unpredictably. I have no idea where he is right now.”
Raven immediately walked to the window, scanning the entire college through the glass.
However, everywhere she looked, there were only students going about their day, none of them bore even the slightest resemblance to Cassian.
After a moment, Raven slowly withdrew her gaze.
Then, she turned to Kurt and asked, “Do you have any way to contact him?”
“N–no, I don’t,” Kurt said.
“He asked you to find someone, didn’t he? If you found that person, how were you supposed to notify him?” Raven questioned.
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“He enrolled in Regalhold University as a student half a year ago. As long as he is attending classes, I can find him somewhere on campus,” said Kurt.
Kurt suddenly seemed to recall something and quickly added, “I heard that one of the campus belles is hosting a student gathering tonight, and she
invited him to attend.”
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Raven’s expression finally eased slightly.
Still, she wanted to meet Cassian as soon as possible. “Does no one else in the college have his contact information?”
“No one. He barely interacts with anyone here,” Kurt said.
Raven had now confirmed that she would not be able to get any useful information about Cassian from Kurt.
Without hesitation, she took out her phone and sent Hugmuinn a message, asking him to track Cassian’s current location.
Less than a minute later, Hugmuinn replied.
Hugmuinn: [He was seen at Regalhold University ten minutes ago, but after that, he disappeared. He is extremely elusive. I can’t find any concrete details
on him.]
Raven’s fingers slid across the screen as she read the message, remaining silent for a moment before looking back at Kurt. “When did he arrive at Regalhold University? What has he done since then?”
Kurt immediately answered, “He joined the college six months ago/He skips classes all the time, and a lot of the professors are very unhappy with him. Despite barely speaking to any students, tons of female students are crazy about him.”
“Whenever he does show up to class, girls flock to sit in on his lectures. Almost every time, the classroom is so packed that there is not even room to stand.”
Even though Kurt wished he could strangle Cassian, he had to admit that Cassian was ridiculously good looking
But Kurt simply could not understand him
‘If I were younger and had that kind of face, I would be switching girlfriends every day, Kurt wondered.
Yet, to this day, Kurt had never seen Cassian show any kind of intimacy with any gid.
In fact, he had even heard that when a girl tried to approach Cassian, she was immediately thrown out of the classroom at his command.
Kurt could not help but glance at Raven.
‘She wants to find Cassian. is she interested in him?‘ he wondered.
Looking at Raven’s face, which was only passably attractive, Kurt subtly shook his head.
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The girl Cassian had thrown out of the classroom back then was one of the college’s top beauties.
‘Even a girl that gorgeous got kicked out. If it were the one standing in front of me, I doubt she would get off with just that,‘ Kurt thought.
Raven glanced at the expression on Kurt’s face but did not bother to probe into his thoughts. She merely asked in a calm tone, “Where is the gathering tonight?”
Kurt immediately turned to Clair and said, “Clair, check it out quickly.”
“Alright,” she nodded and said.
Clair swiftly picked up her phone and sent a message to a contact.
It did not take long before she received a response.
“The gathering will be held on the third floor of the Century Globe Hotel in the central district. It starts precisely at seven o’clock tonight.” Clair said.
Raven checked the time. Seeing that there were still nearly four hours before the event, she was in no hurry.
Then, she looked at Kurt and asked, “I heard that someone at Regalhold University once successfully unsealed a Starcard. Do you know how it was done?”
Kurt was momentarily stunned.
After a brief pause, he looked at Raven and replied, “It is true that someone at Regalhold University unsealed one, but that student did it on his own, and he never disclosed the method to anyone.”
“Where is that student now?” Raven asked.
de not know his current whereabouts, but I do know that he is from Regalhold’s Valor family,” Kurt replied.
Raven nodded. “Alright, I have nothing else to ask. Do not announce your resignation yet. For the time being, you will still be responsible for handling the college’s affairs.”
If the president had been a kind, elderly man retiring due to age, Raven would not have minded taking on the extra workload herself.
But since she had a free labor force right in front of her, she would make good use of it.
Raven stood up from the office chair, ready to leave.
“M–my legs…” Kurt spoke in a panic the moment he saw Raven’s movements.
Even now, his legs remained completely numb.
“That depends on how you behave. If I am satisfied with you in three months, you will naturally regain the ability to walk. But if you do anything to displease me, then you can say goodbye to your legs permanently,” Raven said.
Kurt’s eyes widened in shock.
He immediately pleaded, “I am sorry! I really know my mistake now!”
Raven’s face suddenly turned icy cold. “If I hear another useless word from you, you will not need to wait three months and your legs will be gone right now”
Kurt’s breath hitched, and he hurriedly shut ty’s mouth
In his panic, something suddenly came to tús mind.
The next second, he quickly reached up, removed the golden badge from his chest, and cautiously held it out.
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“You are not allowing me to announce my resignation, which means I cannot declare your identity. Every student in the college recognizes this badge. Whoever holds it can exercise the president’s authority on my behalf,” said Kurt.
Raven raised an eyebrow.
She took slow steps toward Kurt and extended her hand to take the badge from him.
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She examined the delicate, finely crafted insignia before looking at Kurt with a smile. “Good. Three months will now be shortened to two.”
Kart quickly responded, “Thank you! I will make sure to do my best in the coming days.””
Raven gave a small nod and then strode out of the office.
The moment Raven left, Kurt collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.
“Are all young people this terrifying nowadays?” he thought.
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