The sun slowly sank, about to disappear below the horizon. When the last ray of light shone on the earth, a faint and not very intense spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared in the sky above a small hill on the outskirts of the Academy City.

"Why is it so high up here!"

Two figures appeared in mid-air, one in front and one behind, and fell clumsily to the ground from a height of three meters, like clumsy frogs queuing to jump into a pond.

"Ouch... Ouch... Ouch..." Johannes lay on the ground, gasping for air for a long time before reluctantly rolling over, feeling like his bones were about to fall apart.

Fortunately, there was a soft grassy ground below, not much hard objects. He also promptly used some martial arts he learned from the Archbishop to make a buffering movement, otherwise it would've been lucky if his head wasn't cracked and bleeding.

As for Agatha, she fared worse. After being burned by the dark power of the blazing Angel holy flame, she immediately passed out and then hit her head on the ground...

But her physical fitness was much better than Johannes, this fragile Theurg. She probably wouldn't die.

Lying on the grass, Johannes pondered for a while, feeling that something was off.

"Of course! In this kind of situation where the protagonist falls from a high place, shouldn't the male lead accidentally touch the female lead's chest or have some other lucky pervert event happen?!"

With a sudden realization, Johannes shifted his gaze eagerly to Agatha's lifeless body lying beside him.

"So, who is your ideal female lead? The black Elf or... me?"

"Of course it's Agatha. I still prefer a perfectly shaped and mature lady, like an elegant and charming older sister. Comparatively, Miss Judicator is also very cute, but after all, she's a naive young girl. If she were a bit older, I might hesitate... Eh?"

Like a rusty machine, Johannes stiffly turned his head and even heard the creaking sound of his neck lacking enough lubrication.

"Miss Vira, when did you...?"

"Since you were staring at that fallen Elf with such bright eyes. Ah, I should've kept quiet. I wanted to see how things would develop."

Vira calmly landed behind them, sighing with a hint of regret, holding a plant with huge umbrella-shaped leaves in her hand.

Although the orientation of the teleportation was determined, there was still a slight deviation in the specific location. From this angle, Johannes was considered lucky.

"Cough cough, it was just a momentary lapse. Can you pretend you didn't see it?"

Johannes pretended to cough, "Well, you know, since we finally escaped together, we have a bond of life and death. So, Judicator-sama, you won't report this to the Bishop, will you?"

"Um..." Vira's eyes shifted, revealing a subtle smile, "If I plan to report it, what will you do?"

Johannes became frustrated. How could a mighty man of eight feet tall be frightened by a mere threat? If you insist on forcing me, then I can only...

"I'm sorry, I was wrong! Please spare me, Judicator-sama!"

Vira stared at Johannes, who was groveling on the ground like a tiger leaping down, with a disappointed expression (￣.￣).

"Huh, you're so cowardly."

"Huh?" Johannes raised his head, looking confused.

"Normally in this kind of situation, shouldn't you be saying something like 'Since that's the case, why don't I just...' and then come at me directly with this and that? Well, even though it's my first time, I'll do my best.

The girl tightly crossed her arms and gently swayed her body, her face flushed with embarrassment as she said, "I'm sorry for interrupting."

Johannes felt like his mind was about to collapse. Turtle, why did he end up with such a partner for this mission? What was His Holiness thinking?

Why does this child, at such a young age, only have these thoughts in her mind? If it were to spread, the reputation of the church would be instantly ruined...

Wait a minute, speaking of teammates...

Johannes suddenly froze, got up from the ground and brushed off the grass leaves on his body while looking around.

"Hey, where's Karina? Isn't she nearby?"

Everyone else was here, but Karina was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh, she's probably still in the city."

"Huh?"

"In theory, yeah. Didn't she get kicked away by the Golden Dragon before? My teleportation tool can only teleport targets within a certain range, and Karina was not within the range."

Vera said matter-of-factly.

Johannes's expression immediately fell. "Doesn't that mean abandoning our comrade?"

"Is that so? Is there a problem?" Vera asked with a nonchalant expression.

"This..." Johannes was shocked. Normal people would find this unacceptable, right?

"The conditions didn't allow it," Vera carefully placed the umbrella leaf in her hand on the ground, "We were facing a Holy Rank Angel and a Golden Dragon. It's a miracle that we were able to escape, isn't it?"

"But..." Johannes hesitated, thinking about the female knight.

"And besides, she might be fine. The ones attacking the city are the Black Elves, and you guys haven't done anything bad. Milt is not some evil person, so nothing truly awful should happen, right?"

"That makes sense..."

"See?" Vera said while walking towards Agatha, who was unconscious on the ground, struggling to lift her and drag her back.

"Phew, this person is quite heavy."

As her peripheral vision swept over Johannes, who was still struggling in place, Vera's mouth curved up slightly.

She wasn't entirely wrong, at least it wasn't a lie, but it wasn't exactly the truth either.

For example, she had already noticed the approaching Tiran trio, but she didn't say anything to warn or retreat immediately.

And when Karina immediately went to face Aya, who was obviously stronger, she didn't stop her.

Ultimately, this knight was not needed in her plan, so she had decided to give up on Karina from the beginning.

"Little Vera, you seem to be in a good mood."

Suddenly, a gentle male voice resonated in her mind, but Vera wasn't surprised at all.

"Well, of course. Everything is going smoothly. By the way, that teleportation bracelet is quite handy."

"Of course it is. It's a precious treasure crafted by the Elf clan from the previous era. After giving it to you, I can only use those old teleportation scrolls, which are so slow and have caused all my teammates to die..."

The voice on the other side sounded somewhat helpless.

"Black Elves, huh? It doesn't matter how many of those guys die. As long as my brother succeeds in the end."

"... Little Vera, has anyone told you that racial discrimination is not good? Besides, I never said that I succeeded over here."

"It's because you can definitely do it as long as it's my brother." Vera said confidently.

There was silence on the other end for a while before a few light laughs were heard. "You're right, no doubt, I did succeed. Also, those flowers you planted are quite useful and have been a great help."

...

Inside the campus, in the office of the Dean.

It was already late at night.

The individual competition segment of the Martial Arts Festival has already ended. For most participants, the Martial Arts Festival would come to an end after the top one hundred rankings are announced tomorrow. However, the audience and visitors are expected to increase, as the most exciting team battle segment is about to begin. Young and talented individuals who are already exceptional in their own right will showcase spectacular team battles with impressive visual effects. Even ordinary people who have not practiced martial arts or magic can enjoy the show. Therefore, some people who happen to pass by will also join in out of curiosity.

Milt also encountered many scenes like this before, and everything was prepared in an orderly manner.

But unfortunately, there was a problem at this crucial moment.

"Bliss's news won't be available for another three days," Lucius said, holding a cup of black coffee without sugar. He looked tired and lacked enthusiasm.

"Um, who is Bliss?" Ciella asked.

"It's not 'who,' it's the knight captain we saved when Musbell went berserk!" Lucius replied impatiently.

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Ciella drew a picture of a certain sword master on the paper.

"He uses a knight sword, not the kind of confusing sword used by that lame sword master!"

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Ciella drew a picture of Snook Karan.

"He's a teacher on an external mission, not the head of security!" Lucius grabbed his hair in frustration.

Scratch, scratch, scratch...

"Can you stop drawing? You're definitely doing this on purpose!"

"Mr. Lucius, I've undergone strict training, so no matter how funny it is, I will persist in drawing it... Ahh, I can't hold it anymore, Lucius, your dark circles can compete with a panda's, haha!"

The dean tried very hard to keep a straight face but failed in the end, producing a particularly strange expression.

"Alright, I understand," Lucius took a deep breath, his temples throbbing. "You want to copy the work manual again."

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I was too arrogant. Orz."

He immediately became timid.

"Stop being smart and serious."

Lucius sighed, "It's impossible to confirm their identities before the Martial Arts Festival ends. We can't punish them without evidence, but it's also unrealistic to release them for security reasons."

"In that case, just keep them locked up. With the suppression array in place, they won't cause any trouble."

"Yes, and there's another problem. According to Karina, the Judicator may use a large-scale spell."

"What does the Holy See say?"

"The Judicator, known as the 'gardener,' was expelled from the tribunal three months ago. Holy Knight Karina, who originally belonged to the Milanía Holy Knight Order, has already been identified as a heretic. Therefore, their actions have nothing to do with the Sacred Church."

Lucius sneered.

Although it felt like they were just shifting blame without a doubt, it made sense, and he couldn't provide any evidence to accuse them. All he could do was curse a few times.

"According to Karina, there should be some secret small-scale arrays set up in the city. When activated, they can quickly launch large-scale spells. So can you, with your abilities, find them?"

"It's a bit difficult..." Ciella rubbed her head apologetically. "Although I can detect mana, if the array is not activated, it's just an ordinary carving. It would be like searching for a few carvings throughout the entire city..."

Lucius was already accustomed to Ciella's unreliability, so he covered his face and raised his other hand to gesture.

"Wait, wait, we have a solution! Since there is a magic formation in the city, what if we go outside the city?"

Oh, that could work.

But then we'll need to create a new venue...

Can we design and build it all in one day?