Jenny pursed her lips.
Unsure if she should leave Skyler and Charles with these two-faced professors.
However, wasn’t it a good thing that the professors had decided to help them?
If Skyler and Charles went through the entire process of finding and meeting with VP Doris themselves in this vast academy, only to discover that she is not present, it would take them much longer.
On the other hand, if Professors Noire and Hawthorne took charge of this matter, they could easily take Skyler and Charles to VP Doris. If the VP wasn’t present, they could inform Skyler and Charles to return later.
Honestly, Jenny wasn’t exactly onboard with the idea of Skyler joining Starlight Academy, unlike her parents. She had spent four years here and knew just how dangerous it was. With Skyler’s potential, she worried he would only be putting himself in danger.
Therefore, it was best for her to do what Professors Noire and Hawthorne said.
As much as she disliked them, she knew they were the only ones who could bluntly tell Skyler and Charles that the two weren’t talented enough to join the academy if they didn’t find VP Doris and ended up being the ones to oversee this whole matter.
Jenny glanced at Skyler. He was clearly waiting for her to decline the professors and stay with him. After all, she was the one who had assured their parents she would help them settle in the academy.
But she thought that if she stayed with him and the professors refused to let them join the academy, her brother might turn to her for help. So Jenny decided it was best for her to stay behind and not go with them.
She couldn’t bring herself to tell Skyler directly that he shouldn’t join the academy. He would undoubtedly misunderstand her, taking it personally. However, if someone else told him he wasn’t good enough, she wouldn’t be involved in anything.
Thinking this was for the best, for Sky’s safety, she turned to the professors.
"Okay, sir. I will return to take the classes. Please inform me about my brother later."
Her gaze traveled toward her brother, a quiet intensity in her eyes. He stood there, stunned, caught off guard by her words.
"Do your best."
She said, her voice firm. Even though she knew he wouldn’t be able to do anything, let alone his best in this matter, and he could only watch as she turned away to leave.
Charles’ eyes widened. Even he could tell these professors were no good, but Jenny was leaving them to fend for themselves?
Instantly, he reached out to stop her, but a hand clamped down on his arm.
Charles looked down at the hand, then met the familiar crystal-like blue eyes that were now filled with disappointment.
Skyler shook his head at him.
"Let her go. We can’t rely on her. It’s good she revealed this now. It would have been disastrous if we had discovered it later."
Jenny’s footsteps came to a halt. She wasn’t an Epic tier—a 12-star fighter class Light who wields a water whip infused with elemental power—just in name.
She heard what he said.
However, when she looked back, he had already addressed the professors.
His voice was calm and collected.
"Sir, I believe we should first meet with the Vice Principal to clarify some things."
Professor Hawthorne snickered at Skyler’s attitude. He rolled the papers in his hand and started hitting his head with them.
"Brat, you don’t get to tell me what to do. Let’s be clear, someone like you shouldn’t even be here. You’re here due to VP Doris’s generosity. Be grateful and don’t get ahead of yourself. After all, it doesn’t matter if you are Jenny’s brother. I can always revoke the special pass if you keep pushing your luck."
Hawthorne smirked when he saw how Jenny didn’t step forward to argue or help Skyler. It seemed she wasn’t idiotic enough to side with her brother when she knew he wasn’t good enough for this academy.
’Good. Now we don’t have to worry about her interfering or complaining to Doris like she did in the past and got us punished.’
He and Noire were still angry about the past, particularly the humiliation they had endured from Doris for trying to put Jenny, Max, and their group in their place. But they could no longer vent their frustration on them, as they were too powerful now.
However, they could easily take it out on someone else connected to Max’s team.
Skyler was the perfect target.
Jenny clenched her fists as she witnessed what happened. This was why she disliked these two professors above all others; their brusque behavior was nothing new to her.
She exhaled, thinking this was for the best. Unable to see Skyler’s face, she cast a final glance at Charles before leaving the hall.
Unlike her, Charles watched Skyler silently. His friend’s eyes were fixed on the ground, and his face remained eerily calm.
This told him that Skyler was pissed. A shiver ran down Charles’ spine at his calm face, although he was stronger than him.
’Something is wrong. Why do I feel like these professors aren’t going to end well? And what was wrong with Jenny? Why did she leave us even after hearing that?’
He muttered inwardly with a frown.
Skyler nodded at the two professors, though he had put them on his blacklist.
"I understand. I know my place. Now, can we go and meet the Vice Principal? As one of the overseers of this famous academy, I believe she won’t go back on her word. Or should I assume that this institution only houses people who break their promises?"
Hawthorne was stunned. It was Professor Noire whose eyes widened at his words.
"You! How dare you disrespect..."
His words were interrupted by a laugh from behind, causing everyone to turn toward the source. Their eyes fell upon the man seated behind the counter at the end of the hall, his feet propped nonchalantly on the surface.
The man appeared to be in his forties, dressed in worn-out gray clothes.
He was the one who laughed, his eyes closed, but as if sensing their gaze, he opened them and glanced at them.
His brown eyes lingered on Skyler.
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"You are one funny kid."
He said, a smirk playing on his lips.
"It’s been a while since I have witnessed something so amusing in this place."
Professor Noire and Hawthorne’s faces blanched when they saw the man.
Before they could even speak, he was already standing before them.
Even Charles and Skyler were shocked.
They just blinked, and he was there!