NOVPUB"Very well, I look forward to you becoming an official member of our school staff, dealing with you has been quite hassle-free."
Violet nodded in satisfaction. Compared to those who sought to trouble her upon meeting, she preferred capable individuals who could help her solve problems.
"Regardless, the first month will be an assessment period. If all goes smoothly, you will only be converted to a full professor at Saint Kray Temple if you meet the assessment criteria."
"I’ll do my best,"
Lanci replied.
"You need to be aware that there might be some difficult students in the school. You are only a few years older than them, and some of them won’t easily be convinced by you. When I’m not around, some of the noble students might behave particularly arrogantly. However, you could ask your sister in advance; understanding the students might be easier from the perspective of a student."
Violet reminded him.
"Rest assured,"
Lanci nodded.
He had a wealth of teaching experience.
Although the school regulations prevented teachers from readily punishing students, Lanci had already piloted educational prison reforms on the Northern Continent.
After students were corrected in prison, once back in school, there was an obvious major improvement in their mental states, and the increased praise for him was a testament that the students were indeed convincingly reformed.
"Additionally, you should be aware that the Empire is currently engaging in war with the Allied Forces, and the religious groups within the Empire have found the opportunity to start acting frequently, especially prevalent in the capital, Brilda, which has been a real headache for the Capital Garrison Headquarters. If you discover any information related to illicit religious groups in the school, please report it immediately to the Principal’s Office."
Violet stood beside the desk, lightly tapping on the surface, her expression turning solemn and chilling.
As darkness gradually fell outside the Rose Window, the murky interior shone with her purple eyes becoming even brighter.
"Is it the Rebirth Church?"
Lanci felt the atmosphere change and even the temperature in the dimly lit Principal’s Office was dropping, bringing the night’s chill of Brilda.
When it came to cults, the Rebirth Church was the first that came to mind for Lanci.
But his response seemed to silence Violet for a moment.
"...For now, we need not concern ourselves with the Rebirth Church. The emerging religious group I was referring to is the Silvermoon Reform Association, which is more targeted towards subverting the Empire and poses a significant threat."
She had just been testing Landry, but the fact that he instinctively thought of the Rebirth Church meant, for now, he was less suspicious,
"Of course, if you manage to obtain any secrets about the Rebirth Church’s clandestine operations, you may share that with me as well,"
she said.
The Rebirth Church’s bishops in the South Continent only had a temporary cooperative relationship with the Empire, but that couldn’t alter their inherent extreme threat. No one knew when a branch of the Rebirth Church might abruptly breach its pact with the Empire.
"Silvermoon Reform Association..."
Lanci had heard this name today already.
Red Falcon Nicola seemed to be investigating them.
"They attempt to sway public opinion, collect evidence of misdeeds by nobles, merchants, and politicians through unconventional means, and seek to change the workings of the Krenate Empire’s society through cost-effective, rewarding, and highly effective methods such as ’assassination’."
Violet glanced at Professor Landry’s expression, typical of someone from the borderlands newly arrived in the capital, and explained.
Therefore, the Empire might overlook the disputes between the Nobility Faction and the People’s Faction to some extent, but it cannot tolerate the Silver Moon Reform Association taking advantage of the all-out war on the South Continent to continue growing within the Krenate Empire.
"Do you mean that there might be followers of the Silvermoon Reform Association disguised as students infiltrating this school?"
Lanci faced Violet’s scrutinizing gaze, guessing whether she had already detected some clues.
"I’m afraid quite a few, and even many students have actively and covertly converted to the Silvermoon Reform Association members. This church is too adept at seducing people’s hearts," 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Violet replied unreservedly.
"I have plenty of experience fighting cults; those seducing cultists are just too outrageous."
Lanci immediately pointed to the floor and stated, his tone firm and confident.
"Then I shall look forward to it,"
Violet hesitated for half a second before saying,
"Should you find any member of the Silver Moon Reform Association, you may bring them to me for execution."
So far, this young man with black hair and blue eyes, a newcomer to the capital, did not seem fully trustworthy, but there wasn’t much reason to doubt him from their current exchange.
"Even if they are nobles?"
Lanci inquired.
He was already aware of the unusual status of nobility within the Krenate Empire.
"I will not coddle anyone who tries to harm the Empire,"
Violet’s slightly upturned lips conveyed a hint of pride and ice as she stared at the new professor.
"So will I,"
Lanci responded.
"?
Talia thought Lanci would say something like "I understand," but instead, he bluntly stated that.
Are you really so guiltless, Lanlan?
What gives you the nerve to say that?
