Who hid My Corpse!

Of course, reaching thirty or forty should be the limit, like the principal who can delay until fifty or sixty, probably he's the only one.

Hewinia thought silently in her heart.

"I don't quite understand." At this moment, someone spoke again, "First Academy is so big, can he precisely find each one of us? Besides..."

That person raised his head to look at Phinis and Hewinia over here.

"All the exposed Golden Notes are students, right? So why am I being pulled in? Hardly anyone knows my note, or that I will attend the festival."

"You're right, Roland." The Dean nodded, "But the problem is, your orchestra members know you. If they're harmed, your identity won't remain hidden either, so hiding at such times is meaningless."

"Yeah, thinking only about oneself at this moment." Karen slowly said, "That's truly selfish. Haven't you thought if you're eliminated, someone might use your face to approach us, and what happens when we don't know your identity? Don't be too harmful without any profit."

Roland looked at Karen coldly but didn't say anything else.

"Harsh words but true." The Dean nodded again, "So, after urgently discussing with the principal, I made the current decision to gather all Golden Notes attending this festival... alright, now everyone take a look at each other, remember everyone's face, of course, it's best to introduce yourselves."

This childish way of "making friends," to the elites of this country present, was indeed somewhat laughable.

But under Cesar's pressure and the principal's decision, everyone obediently completed this ceremony, remembering each person's face and identity.

After the introductions, Hewinia weakly raised her hand: "May I speak?"

"Of course you can, Miss Hewinia." The Dean said gently, "This is not a class, feel free to speak your mind."

The Dean's attitude towards Hewinia was noticeably better than towards others, but the people present were not surprised, after all, she was the principal's "favorite pupil."

"Does self-introduction really work?" Hewinia said, "If he really replaced one of us, we couldn't tell, just like Mr. Daniel back then... ah, sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."

"It's okay." The Dean glanced at the woman first, then said, "Letting you know each other is just to give you a general idea, so you're not completely unguarded when you see each other in school, and the real countermeasure is something else... Everyone, check your chair's armrest, things have been placed there."

Everyone froze for a moment, then immediately reached for the armrest, indeed finding a strip under the armrest.

"Now, please tie this chain to your hand." The Dean said while tying it himself, "Raise your hand so we can all see it, don't be too clever, it concerns everyone's life."

Under mutual supervision, everyone tied the bracelet.

The bracelet tightened at the moment it was tied, digging into the skin, causing a few who couldn't tolerate pain well to cry out, Hewinia included.

But after the cry, Hewinia was surprised to find the bracelet had disappeared.

... No, it didn't disappear.

Accurately speaking, it was already engraved on her skin, like a note.

"... What is this?"

"These were given to me by the principal, named 'Soul Lock.'" The Dean said, "Just like its name, it's tied directly to the soul, not the body. This means simply changing one's physical appearance cannot replicate it."

Everyone understood immediately.

"So even if that guy Cesar kills us and turns into us, he won't be able to transform this chain, and we can determine whether he's himself or Cesar based on whether he has it, right?" Phinis concluded.

"Yes." The Dean nodded, "That's exactly it."

"... Is there no way to imitate it?" Todd asked, "Can't it be taken off? As far as I know, that guy has several Golden Notes and a bunch of Forbidden Techniques, could he possibly remove this thing as well?"

"There's no possibility." The Dean shook his head, "The principal can assure this because it's not a Holy Sound technique. To remove it harmlessly, one must have a soul strength rivaling the gods."

Upon hearing such an explanation and the principal's assurance, everyone no longer questioned it.

Then Hewinia weakly raised her hand again: "Speaking of, the principal always lives alone, will he be alright?"

As soon as these words were spoken, most present looked at Hewinia as if she were an idiot.

"Rest assured, Miss Hewinia." The Dean still spoke warmly to Hewinia, "No one in Holy Sound can beat Principal Ulysses... if it weren't for his old age, not good for fidgeting, that guy Cesar absolutely wouldn't dare to come in. Of course, the principal would be very happy for your concern."

Hewinia didn't speak any more.

"Speaking of, is this too passive?" Roland said, "If this bracelet only has reporting effects, then that guy could completely kill us, seize the notes, and hide without showing himself, waiting for the festival, and what can we do?"