Who hid My Corpse!

The following morning, the entire Third Academy was under martial law.

Hewinia drew back the curtains of her room and saw more than ten fully armed staff members standing below, while at the distant docks, even more workers from the other two academies were supporting them, boat by boat.

"It seems you don't have to attend class today," Bai Wei's voice resonated in Hewinia's mind. "The holiday has been extended, eh? That must be what students dream of, yet you don't seem very joyful, do you?"

"...Mr. Visas, is this really the time for jokes?"

"Why not?" Bai Wei said with a laugh, "Isn't this just what you originally wanted? To stir chaos and to ensure that nobles cannot live as comfortably as they did before. Look now, neither nobles nor peasants can be at ease, the outcome is better than you imagined, isn't it?"

Hewinia couldn't deny this point.

This festival would definitely be the most unique in the history of the Holy Sound—starting with the death of the Golden Note, putting the complacent Holy Sound nobles on edge, which was indeed what Hewinia wanted to see.

However, the instigator behind all this was not her, but someone who hid deeper, did more, and was more dangerous.

Hewinia softly spoke, "Did you already know about the existence of the other score?"

"Pretty much."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"There was no need," Bai Wei said. "You couldn't handle him anyway, better to focus all your attention on those you can handle."

"...But he's come so close to me several times." Hewinia said, "Aren't you afraid he might suddenly strike at me when I'm not prepared at all?"

"Are you blaming me?"

"Of course not," Hewinia stated calmly. "I do not have such privilege; I am merely your tool, your servant. You are free to do as you please."

"It seems like a complaint to me," Bai Wei chuckled, "Just speak up if you have a problem, I won't get mad. But you should know, I won't let you die."

Bai Wei paused for a moment, then continued.

"But I didn't tell you the truth for a reason. He has one of my Corpse Blocks, granting him a very keen sense of danger. The more you know, the more unnatural your behavior becomes, increasing the likelihood of revealing something in front of him, understand?"

...A very keen sense of danger?

After pondering for a moment, Hewinia asked, "So that's why he hasn't made a move against me?"

Even though Hewinia had always been cautious to keep her distance from the faux Daniel, believing it would deter him from attacking her, the realization that he had managed to kill Orenna without detection made her understand that it wasn't about distance.

"Yes," Bai Wei said with a smile, "While you dread him, he also dreads you."

Hewinia shook her head, "I do not possess such power. He is wary of you, isn't he? Does that mean he can sense your presence?"

"Not in the slightest," Bai Wei replied, "If I could be easily sensed, I wouldn't have remained hidden for so long. He can't sense that finely; he merely has an instinctual feeling of danger. That intuition prevents him from rashly attacking you, yet you are the only Golden Seventh Sound... prior to Orenna, so he is also reluctant to give up."

Bai Wei made his point clear, and Hewinia naturally understood his intention.

So, the faux Daniel's previous approach to her had been out of caution and probing, dreading her danger but compelled by the risk because she was the sole Golden Seventh Sound, trying to find her flaws, wasn't he?

Therefore, when he realized that Orenna had successfully ascended and she was no longer the only Golden Seventh Sound, he immediately shifted his target, killing Orenna and taking her note the very same day.

And if one were to deduce from the timeline, the real Daniel had also just arrived at the Third Academy when he was killed.

Such decisiveness... If it weren't for Bai Wei's existence, the faux Daniel would have likely made a move against her much earlier.

...Much earlier?

Hewinia suddenly remembered the profound sense of danger she felt by the lake on the eve of the Seven Notes·Syllable, which was eventually repelled by Bai Wei.

That meant, at that time, the faux Daniel had already set his sights on Hewinia.

Considering this, a wave of dread washed over Hewinia.

Given the strength exhibited by the faux Daniel, if not for Bai Wei's existence, even if Hewinia had survived the night of Daphne's assassination attempt, she would have inevitably met her end at the hands of the faux Daniel.

Thus, her initial desire to reach the end on her own strength was nothing but an unattainable fantasy.

Seeing that Hewinia had been silent for a while, Bai Wei spoke with a smile, "What, still holding a grudge against me?"

"Of course... not," Hewinia took a deep breath, casting aside all the redundant thoughts in her mind before speaking, "I just didn't expect the existence of another score, and that he has collected at least two Golden Notes... No, to be precise, at least two."

"I can tell you outright, he has three Golden Notes," Bai Wei said. "Apart from the Seventh Note you both share, he possesses two notes you currently do not have."