"Alright, go back to the room. There we will do the blood seal contract after I finish talking with the Dean." I still had things to do, so I had to move things along.
Instructor Telive brought the other four back into the side room, leaving Adel, myself, and the Dean to be the only ones left in the room. I then cast a soundproofing barrier around us since what we were going to talk about next should not be heard. I turned and looked at the Dean, my expression much more serious this time around. "Tell me, who told you that the dungeon was safe? Those two girls you saw, although they do not remember now, were put through experiences no girl should suffer through. Some monsters like orcs and goblins are not the kind of monsters you can let young girls, who had no idea how to properly fight, go up against."
The Dean looked at me and folded his hands in front of him on top of his desk, and leaned forward. "It was one of the Prime Minister's people. I never thought he would go so far, but he sees you as a rock that is blocking his path and wants to get rid of you. My people were able to dig up this much, but there is no direct evidence that the Prime Minister was the one to order the man to lie. He is also in the next room over. He was abandoned just like how Count Freedman abandoned his brother to cause trouble for you."
"Hmmm… I want you to do me a favor. You should be powerful enough to do this. Change that bastard who lied into a young girl and toss him into that dungeon." My eyes were cold. Magic that can make someone a girl or boy did exist. It was called morphing magic, a type of illusion magic, but it cost a lot of mana to use, so there were very few who could use it.
"I will make sure it is done. I had planned to do so myself." I watched as the Dean's aura changed. At least he knew how to be angry about the situation.
"Leaving the Prime Minister aside, I will be dealing with Count Freedman myself. I think it is time he lost his title." I paused and looked at Adel. "Adel, I will need you to play along with this one as well."
"Whatever Faith needs me to do, I will do," Adel answered back without any hesitation. I was not going to make her do anything she could not do. I was just planning on making it seem like the Count had kidnapped the kingdom's princess. Just enough to get rid of the Count once and for all. It might seem scheming and whatnot, but I am sick of it all. The people of this kingdom do not need people like the Count being in the upper echelon of the kingdom. And I know if he was just stripped of his title, he would only try to come back and attack me even more. So to get rid of him once and for all to make sure that no one I love is harmed, I will need to harden my heart and finish him off for good. But for this, I will need Adel's help.
"Ahem…. What you do is what you do. As of now, we need to discuss a more important matter. What was it that you found in the dungeon." The Dean asked. I guess we were the first to ever make it to the end of a dungeon.
I did not hold anything back and explained everything that had happened. I went through all the aspects of the dungeon I knew about and explained things as best I could. After hearing my explanation, the Dean sat back in his seat and let out a sigh. "This Azengrade person concerns me. If he is powerful enough to tamper with dungeons which some of the greatest mages of this kingdom can not, then he is in a league of his own. We will need to be more cautious. But I have a question for you, Baroness Cyrilia."
Calling me by my title made me a little nervous about what he was about to ask. "Tell me, how do you know so much about the monsters in the dungeons?"
I frowned. I knew this was going to come up at some point. But I also knew I had no obligation to answer his questions. "That is something I can not answer."
"Hmmm…." The Dean looked me up and down, but I did not waver in the slightest as our eyes met. I hate to tell this old man, but he is no longer on the same level as me anymore. Before I dived into the dungeon, maybe I would have been forced to tell him, but now I no longer need to worry about anything.
"Dean, Faith's secrets are not something that will jeopardize our kingdom. She is someone who loves this kingdom more than anything. So I would appreciate it if you stopped and let things be." I heard Adel suddenly speak up. As soon as she did, the Dean lowered his eyes. "Then I will leave it at that. But I expect if I need information on certain monsters that appear in dungeons from now on, that you will assist me in letting us know what their habits might be so we can avoid such situations as this."
I smiled and bowed my head: "I will be happy to assist at any time."
"Good. Let's get your blood seal contracts finished. Then I will take care of the Prime Ministers man while you deal with count Freedman." The Dean finally said as he stood up.
In no time at all, I was finished with the blood seal contracts and sent Telive and the others to my estate to wait there for me while I finished up things with the Count. Looking at the Dean, I bowed my head once more as I said: "I thank you for your assistance. I will be here tomorrow for the opening ceremony."
"Yes, I expect a lot from you in the years ahead." The Dean replied while seeing us off. Adel and I walked to the gates with a certain Instructor being dragged behind us. This did gain a lot of attention from those around us but I did not care.
