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However, in Thirteen-Ring where most witches are weak, there were not many capable of casting spells above Six Rings, capable of delivering damage. After all, based on the estimation of Magic Power consumption at the scene, this hit would consume about 60,000 Mana, which could potentially drain two of her sisters dry.

And the Magic Power of most Witch Students in District Thirteen was similar to that of her previous sister, around 10,000 Mana.

Great, at least now the scope of suspects has narrowed down,

thought the little witch to herself.

"Captain, you're here, ah, Princess, and Senior Mia, why are you all here too?"

As soon as they saw the others arrive, the witches who were originally guarding there came over. They were all Alice's teammates, but they were initially surprised and then became excited when they saw who was with their team captain.

"That's great, since the Princess is also here, that dreadful fellow definitely won't get away this time."

"Right, right, and Senior Mia too? I want to see how that guy can hide this time."

.....

As for Dorothy, she was somewhat uncomfortable with this.

Tsk, she had just finished taking an assessment at the Armed Society, and while some people still somewhat looked down on her, feeling she took advantage of assessment rules and won trickily, which wasn't very righteous, now it was just a month of eating, and suddenly they had all flipped their attitude?

Of course, the food had indeed played a part, but what mattered even more was actually her Martial Soul.

The Fairy King Martial Soul had been going to the Armed Society every day for special training during that month. Although most of the time she conserved her Magic Power and did not manifest, occasionally she would appear and spar with others.

Unlike Dorothy's social anxiety in her real self, the Fairy King Martial Soul had inherited the social champion aspect from Dorothy's online persona.
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After all, a homebody is typically timid and compliant in reality but takes aggressive action online.

In this one month, the Martial Soul had become quite popular in the Armed Society. Her unbelievably fast progress truly subdued many from the Disciplinary Team Thirteen who were also receiving special training.

Moreover, the Fairy King Martial Soul was never secretive. She was happy to share her experience, truly a life-saver for those suffering under Euphilia's rigorous training sessions.

After all, Mother Dragon was not fond of talking; her training was naturally more practical than theoretical, emphasizing that if something could be done physically, there was no need for discussions.

So, her teaching method was also very direct, involving continuous actual combat where she would constantly target the students' flaws and beat them up tremendously, and if the same flaw persisted, she would beat them up again, even harder than before.

In short, she used pain to help the students remember and urged them to promptly alleviate their flaws. Being beaten up frequently naturally led to them learning their lessons.

But such a direct teaching method required high perceptiveness from the students; those who were perceptive quickly learned their lesson after one or two beatings, but it was difficult for those who were less perceptive, and during such times, the pointers from the Fairy King were life-saving.

Though, her pointers were also a bit sarcastic, using phrases like, "It's easy; just position like this, then do this, just need your hands." "No way, how could anyone not understand something this simple, you only need....." "If you don't fix this ... fatal flaw soon, you'll probably get killed."

Yeah, truly love-hate pointers.

What one hated was her incessant babbling, a natural knack for sarcasm, and what one loved was her keen eye that could pinpoint the crux of issues.

Thinking about the things her Martial Soul had done, Dorothy felt somewhat uneasy in front of the people from the Armed Society, having a sense of being publicly executed, especially when she overheard someone whispering.

"Wow, the Princess's real body is so quiet, that's just great. Although the Fairy King Martial Soul is also good, it does tend to run its mouth."

"I think the Fairy King is more fun, I used to play Magic Web Duel too, and I've been a fan of the Fairy King since then."

....

Dorothy: "..."

This damned Martial Soul, ruining my reputation.

The homebody witch couldn't help but shiver with rage.

"And do you really think I'm some kind of all-powerful creature? I'm just a little witch, and when it comes to investigation, you professionals don't fare much better. I'm just here to join the excitement, what could I possibly figure out?"

Dorothy was internally complaining about the high expectations these Enforcement Team members had for her.

Although she had watched plenty of Detective Shinigami as a student in her past life, that didn't mean she could actually become a famous detective.

However, even though she felt this way, Dorothy still put on a confident front and started to wander around the ruins of this desolate floating island.

To add to her presence, she even pulled a pipe out of her bag and clenched it in her mouth, though it was just for show and filled with a magic potion meant to calm the mind, not tobacco.

The little fox, maintaining its Akari form, followed by her side, acting as the detective's assistant.

The Earth-Wood sisters looked like they were cosplaying a detective team, but in reality, they had already started enthusiastically researching the architectural methods of the floating island.

Luckily, aside from these two unreliable external helpers, Senior Mia seemed very dependable.

The Golden Princess frowned as she observed the ruined floating island, her expression growing serious.

"Have you checked the local spell-casting permits?"

She turned towards Alice's team and asked.

You must know that the entire Witch Academy is enveloped by a spell-control barrier. High-power lethal spells are regulated within the academy, and outside of special places like the Arena, any spell-casting in other areas requires authorized permission.

Logically speaking, the release of high-risk magic in the metropolitan area should have been detected and frozen during the casting process, but now, an accident had occurred.

"Senior, we checked early on, and the result was that the person was untraceable, just like last time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken so long and still not found anyone," one replied.

By Alice's side stood a proficient witch with two round white ears, several giant horns on her head, and a long slender tail trailing behind her.

This was Alice's deputy, the vice-captain of Team Thirteen, the mouse-person witch, Ista.

"We've already raised questions to the Holy Words Department about checking the operational status of the academy's barrier, but those guys claimed that the barrier was functioning normally."

As she mentioned this, the mouse-person witch's face showed a hint of anger.

The Holy Words Department is responsible for maintaining the Great Barrier of the academy, but this department doesn't actually belong to the academy—it's part of the Angel Family inherited by the Divine King.

Although Witch Academy is established by the Angel Family, it doesn't mean that the Angel Family equals the Witch Academy. In fact, the academy is just the largest and most renowned enterprise of the Angel Witches; they also have some other enterprises.

Thus, the Holy Words Department isn't managed by the student council but governed autonomously by the Angel Witches.

However, the current head of the Holy Words Department is from the faction of the Director of Studies, and their relationship with bodies like the Disciplinary Team Thirteen hasn't been very good.

"Although those Angels are indeed a bit arrogant, they wouldn't neglect their duty in such critical matters concerning the safety of the academy. If they say it's all normal, then the Great Barrier must indeed be functioning fine," Mia did not seem as upset as the little witches. She had numerous interactions with members of the Holy Words Department and understood their personality well.

You must know, the Great Barrier of the academy was left by the God King, and the internal structure of the Angel Family is quite fascinating—it's not like a typical family structure, but more like a religious organization. Their highest deity is their ancestor, the God King.

Now, if someone came into your church and claimed that the holy relic left by your deity was damaged, it's unlikely they would be gracious about it. However, given the Angel Witches' devotion to the God King, which borders on zealotry, even if they didn't believe it, they would certainly check the status of the "Holy Relic" thoroughly after such a claim.

Therefore, it's likely true that the Great Barrier is still operating normally.

So the question becomes, if the Great Barrier is functioning fine, then why didn't it intercept this attack? Could it be that someone erased the spell-casting records? But only the Angel Witches have ever had control over the Great Barrier...

Ah, this...

...Senior Mia fell into deep thought....