Chapter 321: Eighteen Hewinia’s Response
“Hevnia.”
“Hevnia!”
The sowhat urgent male voice awakened Hevnia from her daze, her confused pupils gradually regaining focus. Then, subconsciously, she turned her head towards the source of the sound.
It was Ogg, sitting beside her, now hiding his head under an upright book, looking anxiously at her.
Seeing that Hevnia finally turned to look at him, Ogg’s face showed no relief but instead raised his hand and pointed at the lectern.
“Professor Arianna is watching you!”
It was then that Hevnia ca to her senses and imdiately turned to look at the lectern, seeing Professor Arianna staring at her with an unfriendly expression.
Moreover, it was not just Arianna; at this mont, the entire classroom of students was also gazing at her.
Realizing what was happening, Hevnia quickly stood up, promptly and straightforwardly apologizing, “Sorry, Professor, I was distracted.”
“Ah, yes, you were distracted, Miss Hevnia,” said Arianna coolly, “Although I know you encountered so not very pleasant things last night, I still want to remind you that today’s lesson is very important. If you don’t want to fail the finals, you’d better listen carefully.”
“Yes, Professor!” Hevnia quickly regained her composure.
“Then sit down.” Arianna nodded slightly, allowing Hevnia to sit down before waving her magic wand once more, drawing magic arcs in the air, “Good, let’s continue. The relationship between the score and the sound, ever since the creation of Holy Sound…”
Relieved that Arianna did not hold Hevnia too accountable, Ogg finally relaxed and then, full of concern, looked at Hevnia, asking in a very soft voice, “Hevnia… Are you okay?”
Hevnia knew what Ogg was asking about.
Now, the whole academy knew about her ordeal last night; even Arianna was aware, so they naturally assud Hevnia’s distraction was because she was still thinking about that incident.
But it was not.
Hevnia was contemplating her earlier encounter in the Forbidden Forest.
That malicious and dangerous gaze that even provoked a “retaliation” from Bai Wei, it should be noted that this was the first ti Bai Wei had revealed his might to outsiders since entering Holy Sound.
…So what exactly was that thing?
Was it really the Snow Thorns Beast the workers always talked about?
Hevnia had her doubts; she really wanted to ask Bai Wei for clarification, but Bai Wei just kept nonchalantly saying, “I don’t know, I’m not clear, I don’t understand,” and “that was just your hallucination.”
Such responses, which didn’t even bother to give a plausible excuse, irritated Hevnia imnsely.
But she was, regrettably, without any ans to challenge him.
As for the words Bai Wei used to repel that entity, Hevnia wasn’t too concerned; Bai Wei had never hidden his purpose and had made it clear from the mont he entered her body.
However, Hevnia still wanted to clarify sothing.
In these few short days, she had suddenly gone through a series of events: being found by that guy Aiman, Phinis’s unexpected invitation, the clever sche last night revealing her identity, and being targeted by that unknown creature in the Forbidden Forest.
This series of crises naturally made Hevnia more vigilant.
Was it a “coincidence” due to the Festival’s approach stirring up all parties, or because Bai Wei had entered her body?
Or to put it differently, were these crises triggered by the Festival or by Bai Wei?
Hevnia had to consider this possibility.
But as the saying goes, you eat one bite at a ti, handle one thing at a ti. The more crucial the mont, the more necessary it is to stay calm and prioritize.
The thing in the Forbidden Forest, though unknown, probably wouldn’t pose a big problem as long as she kept her distance for the ti being.
As for Visas, she still didn’t understand Bai Wei well enough to make rash decisions; she needed to continue observing, analyzing, and even…using him. At least she could be sure that Bai Wei and that thing in the Forbidden Forest were not on good terms – so that could be regarded as a sort of safeguard, albeit a dangerous one.
So, the most pressing issue now was the individual who knew her identity.
Although in terms of power, that person may not be as formidable as the Monster in the Forbidden Forest or Bai Wei, the threat they posed to Hevnia was the greatest.
It was like a concealed mine ready to explode at any mont.
When and where it would blow, Hevnia had no idea.
It was incredibly dangerous.
But as Hevnia had analyzed before, this person was not soone “overt” but rather, like her, a praying mantis operating in the shadows.
So before being “exposed,” Hevnia had to take care of him or be dealt with by him.
As she thought this, Hevnia slightly narrowed her eyes, then quickly returned to normal.
Her normalcy here ant…a look of grievance, red-rimd eyes, and a nasal tone tinged with a cry.
“Ogg.” Hevnia looked at Ogg and asked in a low voice, “Can you help do sothing?”
“Ah?” After a brief mont of bewildernt, Ogg quickly perked up, “What can I do for you?”
In his eyes, this was the first ti Hevnia had ever sought his help. (He always believed that lending books to Hevnia was a voluntary act on his part.)
Hevnia tightly pursed her lips, about to speak, but then quickly shook her head: “No, that’s not right… it’s against the school rules, I can’t let you be punished.”
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