Volume 8 Chapter 52: Everything Lining Up
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 8 Chapter 52: Everything Lining Up
<span style="font-weight:400">The next few days were the usual as the students continued their free studies in different ssrooms. However,
<span style="font-weight:400">"There are few people in this ss," Students from other sses who came here had disappeared.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I suppose they found the lectures too demanding." Despite the limited number of lectures, those conducted were at an S-ss level. The rapid pace of these lectures was understandably overwhelming for the students.
<span style="font-weight:400">"This is the level I must work to be in S-ss," Jack groaned. He couldn''t believe it. This was a tall wall he would need to scale one day.
<span style="font-weight:400">"The fact that you''re still here means you haven''t given up," Scarlet grinned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because it wouldn''t be fun without you guys." Jack would have to sit there without anyone to talk to. It would definitely be a dull day.
<span style="font-weight:400">While they talked, Alfia frowned as she turned to the others. Keith may not have been saying it, but the others realized it. Carolyn was talking with a bunch of girls. It was their group on one side and the princess on the other. However, it seemed Keith and Carolyn understood as they continued to converse.
<span style="font-weight:400">They were distancing themselves from one another.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Are they going to be alright?" Herrick muttered to Gabriel. Even this guy felt the strange distance the two of them had. Gabriel took a deep breath, "There''s nothing we can do about this. And I think it''s normal."
<span style="font-weight:400">"But it doesn''t seem right either," There was something definitely off with all of this.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Didn''t they go on a date or something?" Just a few days ago, Keith had gone out with Carolyn. So it was strange they were acting like this now.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...The only thing we could do is watch," Gabriel could guess what had urred. There was really nothing they could do since it was between these two. And he wasn''t the only person who realized something was up as Alfia and a few others saw this.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Are we really not going to help the two out?" Jack and Gabriel were now walking in the hallway. The two decided to go to the bathroom. Gabriel questioned, "What can we do to help them?" There was really nothing; the two knew each other for so long. They might even screw it up, to be honest.
<span style="font-weight:400">"But the thought about Carolyn being with another man is weird," Keith and Carolyn; the two were practically joined to the hip. And it was mostly because of the girl.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Does Keith not know about her feelings?" It was apparent to everyone that the girl liked him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I think out of everyone, he should know about it." Gabriel sighed as the two walked. As the two were about to turn the hallway,
<span style="font-weight:400">"I can''t believe those two are getting married!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Jack and Gabriel froze as they turned to one another. Getting married? This discussion had to be about Alger and Carolyn.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Senior Alger is so lucky, I can''t believe he''s being engaged to Carolyn." This student sighed; he had a crush on the princess.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Lucky? This had nothing to do with luck, you fools." A haughtyugh came out of his mouth.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What do you mean?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Her marriage with Alger is nothing more than political. My big brother is going to be king once this happens!" Doyleughed as he said this.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That foolish idiot doesn''t even know either! She''s going to be sacrificed!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Jack and Gabriel''s eyes widened. When the two heard of that, they quickly walked away, "Is what he''s saying true?" Doyle was not a person they could really trust.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yet, what Keith said about the infighting was fresh in their minds.
<span style="font-weight:400">"No, it has to be true," Gabriel took a deep breath. This guy definitely has some gripes with Carolyn. But to hear all of that meant that Alger wasn''t doing it to get something from the Solis Kingdom.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Listen to me, Jack. We need to tell the others."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah," Jack nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">"…" Gabriel and Jack then told everyone about this. There was a heavy silence in the air between everyone. Herrick mmed his fist, "So that guy is basically using Carolyn to get to her coins!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wait a moment," Sarah paused, "There''s no reason for the Philosopher Kingdom to do something like that. In terms of abilities, they''re higher than the Solis Kingdom."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"This has to do with the Solis Kingdom''s fight for power," Krystal sighed.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?" Besides the three who were with him, the others were confused.
<span style="font-weight:400">"There''s no point in hiding anything." Krystal then exined everything that had urred in her family, Keith''s meeting with Oscar, and how Felix was nning to use Carolyn for political gain.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What the hell is going on in your kingdom?!" Herrick pped his head.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"But how does Carolyn tie into all of this."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Alfia, Scarlet." Krystal turned to the girls. She knew the elf and the demon had been doing something behind everyone''s back. But she chose not to say anything since it didn''t seem harmful. But it had to tie back to Keith.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Alfia, you need to tell them everything," "Yeah." Since Krystal had brought everything out, it was time to reveal what they found,
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I think the thing Alger wanted is Carolyn''s abilities."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">Gabriel, Krystal, and Faelyn instantly understood everything.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Scarlet and I had been researching Alger, and we found he had dated a few girls with silver hair. Don''t you think it''s kinda odd?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…Carolyn also has silver hair as well."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. There''s too much to be a coincidence. And what difference do they have to her? The power," Carolyn was the only one who had that power. It was not something others had.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"The Philosopher Kingdom is also known to be a magical weapon kingdom."
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." An eerie feeling surrounded the entire room.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Dorm Mother Diana, can we get your take on this?" These great spirits have lived longer than all of them. They should have known something was up.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"This is more of Nephele''s expertise." The wind was everywhere. With it, it would bring voices over.
<span style="font-weight:400">Nephele thought, "It has been quite some time since I heard anything about the Philosopher Kingdom." Thest time she heard about it was around 800 years ago. Even she can''t recall everything that far back.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"But when you talk about the power Carolyn used," Nephele thought, "If I remembered correctly, I heard that the saintess of the Philosopher kingdom used the same element."
<span style="font-weight:400">“…” The original founder of the Philosopher Kingdom was the saintess, and Carolyn had the same thing.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"….Don''t tell me they wanted to use her power for their own."
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<b>Thud.</b>
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<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone turned around to see Keith at the door. He had dropped his bag on the ground. That was thest straw as he quickly dashed out of the ind.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Damn!!!"
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