Chapter 1469: Partial Truth

"Meow~"

"Good evening."

Xia De entered the room under the guidance of the servant, greeted with a smile, and at the same time, Little Mia had jumped out of his arms and ran to the fireplace to play with the unicorn.

Miss Dannister also stopped her conversation with Emilia. Xia De actually heard some content outside the door just now. Miss Dannister was informing Emilia of their itinerary. It seems that the two will return to St. Byron's tomorrow. The follow-up investigation of the Battle of Randall Valley will be taken over by other professors of the academy, which made Emilia, who thought she could have a good time locally, very disappointed.

"Miss Sienod is very lucky."

When Xia De sat down, Miss Dannister also said with a smile:

... one morning.

"When she left St. Byron's with you, it happened to be Friday night, and tomorrow we return to the academy, which is probably Monday...

I asked about her course schedule. The first class next week, "Identification and Protection of X-Level Dangerous Alien Biological Species", happens to be Monday afternoon. So she can not only catch up with the academy's lunch tomorrow, but also go to class immediately after eating. I remember Professor Tress, who is in charge of this course, pays great attention to attendance, so Miss Sienod is really lucky."

The female sorcerer was wearing a relatively mature red dress today, with a black belt at the waist, tied into a butterfly knot on the side. She didn't wear too many accessories, just a pair of crystal earrings. The slightly simple makeup could not cover up that kind of mature charm with a scholarly atmosphere.

"Oh, yes, luck."

The elf girl said in a long tone, looking dejected. It didn't look like a good thing. Of course, judging from the expression on Miss Dannister's face, she also knew Emilia's mood at this time completely.

"Week?"

Xia De asked curiously, and Miss Dannister shook her head:

"Of course not. With the academy's professors, how could she encounter danger? It just happened to use this incident to tell her how dangerous it is outside the academy. I think this girl from the Moon Creek clan won't be so keen on life outside the academy in the future."

"But you also said that this is something that doesn't happen in a thousand years."

Emilia retorted in a low voice. Seeing the two looking at her, she immediately realized what she had said.

And Xia De spoke before Miss Dannister:

"Yes, it doesn't happen in a thousand years. But that's for the thousand years before 1853, which is last year."

Xia De said:

"I don't know if you learned about the news about ring sorcerers in various parts of the Old Continent last year. If you learned some, you should understand that recently... some things are very unusual. I am a correspondence student, and I know this quite well."

Emilia nodded slowly, and said nervously:

"I have heard about the smelly mermen in Coldwater Port, and the matter of Professor Dannister leading a team on a business trip to the Pantanal Great Swamp area some time ago."

"Yes, and this kind of thing obviously hasn't ended yet."

Emilia nodded slowly:

"I understand, it's indeed very dangerous... Professor, although you canceled the punishment for past things, I will submit an inspection report to you when I go back... Only you can see it."

Miss Dannister showed a smile, and Xia De always felt that the elf was using his words to completely confirm the fact that "all past mistakes are not punished".

In short, after saying goodbye to Xia De, the elf girl walked out of the room with the unicorn, leaving Xia De holding Little Mia and Miss Dannister to continue talking.

"I think you should speak first."

The door closed, Miss Dannister leaned back on the soft sofa, her delicate face looking at Xia De in the flickering fireplace firelight, and even raised her eyebrows at him:

"I thought I would be able to see that beautiful female sorcerer again this time."

"She has something to do, I mean, this is a gift."

Xia De said, handing out the wrapped gift box Tifa gave him. Miss Dannister was a bit surprised:

"What is this? A bribe?"

"Visiting, it's not good to come empty-handed."

The female sorcerer nodded slowly:

"Although I have had very few experiences with you, I always feel that this is not an idea you would think of. But gifts are useless... This is really beautiful."

She knew what was inside without opening the gift box, couldn't help but praise it, and casually placed it on the small table aside.

Xia De said:

"Instead of me saying it, it's better for you to ask, to prevent me from not saying what you want to hear."

"Also to prevent saying more and making more mistakes, right?"

Miss Dannister asked while shaking her fingers, but she agreed to Xia De's request:

"Since I didn't ask your purpose for coming here when I met you in Randall Valley for the first time, I won't ask this time either. However, you must answer me, Xia De Hamilton, after dawn on Saturday, you came to see me and requested to find Miss Emilia Sienod. Is this related to the Chosen One of the Earth?"

She had already assumed that Xia De fully understood the matter of the Chosen One.

"No relationship."

Xia De did not lie. The two were indeed not directly related.

Miss Dannister nodded, relaxing a bit:

"It's fine if there's no relationship. Then, this matter is related to your private affairs. Please tell me, what aspect of private affairs is it related to?"

This was a key question. Xia De considered it before answering:

"Time Key."

He decided to tell part of the truth:

"The time key I used encountered some accidents. Before opening the key, I learned through a certain method that I would encounter a rare situation - the task of the Father of Infinite Trees. So, I have to prepare in advance. As for why I was so anxious, it was because I used that special method, which required the key to be opened within two hours."

This was also completely without lies, and Miss Dannister also saw that Xia De didn't lie. When she nodded lightly, Xia De noticed that she had completely relaxed, which made Xia De, who was holding Mia, also relax. The cat could feel the strength of Xia De stroking it, which had returned to its usual appearance.

"Time key related to St. Byron's?"

"Specifically, it is related to before the establishment of St. Byron's. In the past time, I met Miss Fiona Delage, who was the second principal of St. Byron's. Of course, at that time, St. Byron's had not been established, and she was just an apprentice. She accepted the task of Miss Mana Felianna and went to the Black Night Kingdom of the Old God 【Veil of Eternal Night】, hoping to obtain the territory of the god in the mortal kingdom as the future station of the academy... She succeeded, and the time point I arrived at was on her way back."

Miss Dannister understood a bit:

"So in the past month, you have always asked me about things before the establishment of St. Byron's. It turns out you were preparing for that key long ago."

Xia De nodded very seriously:

"Yes, but it wasn't until Friday night that my special method could be used... You also know that it is a very sensitive means to know in advance which key might have the task of an ancient god, so I have been hiding it."

"I understand when you say this. Although I am sure you didn't tell all the facts, it's not bad to be willing to tell this information."

"I understand now that you've put it that way. Although I'm sure you haven't told me the whole truth, it's not bad that you're willing to share this information."

"Since it involves the history of the academy's establishment and an ancient god, even if you didn't see the ancient god in the past time, the key you opened is enough to be rated as 【Angel-level】 time key. After going back, organize this investigation into a report and submit it directly to me. Your time key practice credits will be evaluated by me this time."

"Okay, no problem."

Xia De nodded, so he only needed to write part of the truth himself, and then let Dorothy help polish it...

... and it would be fine. The writer lady was good at writing Xia De's experiences half-truthfully.

"In addition, since spring has arrived, have you mastered the thaumaturgy 【Moon Dream】 that I asked you to learn?"

Just when Xia De was relaxed, the female sorcerer asked again. The expression on Xia De's face froze immediately. After a long time, the Destiny Ring slowly appeared behind him:

"I haven't learned it yet... However, because of the experience of that time key, I filled the gap of the fifth-ring spiritual rune, and held a promotion ceremony yesterday during the day. Now I am the sixth ring. The last spiritual rune is Enlightenment - Shadow."

Miss Dannister looked at the Destiny Ring and didn't feel surprised at all:

"It took nearly three months to promote from the fifth ring to the sixth ring. Although it is considered fast compared to others, it is worse than your performance last year. However, Xia De, your successful promotion cannot cover up the fact that you failed to complete the learning task."

"So..."

Xia De pursed his lips, and the female sorcerer laughed:

"It's really interesting to see you look so nervous. Well, I'll give you more than half a month. Today is the 9th day of the

"Seeing you so nervous is quite interesting. Very well, I'll give you another half a month. Today is the ninth day of the Month of Rising Winds. If you haven't finished your study tasks by the end of this month, it will be a matter of attitude. At that time, I will give you some 'little punishments'."

She winked at Xia De, but she was definitely not joking.

"No problem."

"Also, I am taking some professors back to St. Byrons tomorrow morning, and I will take Miss Annette back to Tobesk City on the way. Xia De, are you coming back with us?"

"No need, I have my own methods."

"You see, you always have so many secrets."

She held her teacup with both hands, looking her student up and down.

The flickering firelight also reddened Xia De's face, and the handsome outlander was currently frowning, wondering if he had missed anything. The sorceress took a gentle sip of tea, the black tea moistening her red lips, as she marveled at the miraculous nature of the student before her.

Just as she looked at the tea, she suddenly saw the reflection of the moon in the water. Her mind stirred, inspiration struck, and thinking of the characteristics of the God-Caller divined by the church, she spoke again, pretending to ask casually:

"Your cat is really beautiful. By the way, do you usually walk your cat?"

Xia De was naturally embarrassed to say that he always carried it when walking the cat, so he raised his head slightly and said in a natural tone:

"I rarely walk the cat. When I do, I always tie a leash to prevent it from running around, and sometimes I even hang a small bell on it."

Anyway, Mia couldn't talk, so Xia De wasn't worried about being exposed.

Miss Danister felt relieved; after all, the God-Caller in the divination didn't use a leash when walking a cat.