Who hid My Corpse!

"...The Player is the one who plays the Chapters." The Dean whispered, "This is what you said in your first lesson to me, and I also know it is your lifelong pursuit, even believing that it should be the lifelong pursuit of every Player."

"Indeed, Raul." Ulysses nodded, "Since you remember, then why would you ask such a question?"

"I just did not expect you would go this far for it." The Dean mustered his Courage, lifted his head, and met Ulysses' gaze, "So what is your true goal? To have that guy collect all the notes for you, and then play your 'clamor' to make up for the regrets of twenty years ago, or..."

"Is she just a lamb you raised? You intend to take everything away when the dust settles? And in the end... play the Chapters with your own hands?"

Faced with the Dean's questioning, Ulysses' expression did not change much; he merely kept a calm Gaze on him and slowly retorted, "What do you think?"

"...Whatever it is, I won't let you have your way." The Dean stood up straight bit by bit, "The Holy Sound should no longer produce a Divine Song, should not let the wishes fall to a specific person. Because this could overturn the Holy Sound inherited for thousands of years, and I absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen."

Ulysses lightly laughed and shook his head: "Raul, you have really changed. I'm not talking about twenty years ago, but even earlier, when I first met you. Back then, your eyes were very pure; they had light, but now, those are all gone. What blinded you to lose even your initial purity, turning you into someone spouting nonsense."

The Dean's eyelid twitched slightly, but he tried his best to maintain calm: "Even if you say so, you can't change my decision, and I will try not to involve you in this matter. Let's pretend I never came tonight, and you don't know who Hewinia really is, at least tonight, she is Hewinia, and Cesar is still fleeing. But the things after that..."

He paused.

"Principal Ulysses, you are already old; this is no longer your era."

"Since that's the case, it's better to enjoy your twilight years properly, to be someone who only lives in others' memories and textbooks."

After saying this, the Dean turned and left.

Ulysses still sat there, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Anita came in and quietly stood beside Ulysses.

"It's almost time." Ulysses said slowly.

"Yes, it's almost time."

Anita softly echoed.

"This time, your 'clamor' will become the greatest hymn."

"And that child will become your finest stepping stone."

Ulysses smiled at Anita and then extended his hand,

So Anita slowly leaned down, half-kneeling before Ulysses, placing her face upon his hand, like an obedient lamb.

"Of course." She gently said, "So do I."

...

What on earth is going on?

Upon returning to her dormitory, Hewinia immediately pondered this question.

She did not use [Domination] on Anita, so why would Anita help her?

And from the Dean's reaction, it was clear he already guessed it was her doing, so why did he not check again on the spot, but instead let her return?

These are two questions.

However, the latter question can barely be explained by the Dean being unable to be 100% sure, so he hesitates to overturn an emblematic figure like Anita without solid proof.

The main issue is the first question.

Anita, or rather Ulysses, why did he choose to help her?

And since he came to help her, it certainly indicates Ulysses knew Hewinia's identity, and knew from the start.

But, why exactly?

If her 'father' Ivan helped her to secure greater benefits for the family, then what exactly was Ulysses' purpose?

Hewinia pondered hard.

Then she surmised, the answer should be more or less the same, if only approached from the angle that "everyone serves their own interest," then Ulysses' motive could be explained.

His goal is also the Seven Notes·Divine Song, also for the Holy Sound Master's wish.

He failed twenty years ago, so hopes to achieve it through Hewinia twenty years later?

Or perhaps...

"Does he want to act against me once I've almost finished collecting the notes?" Hewinia murmured.

Clearly, she was asking Bai Wei.

"Approaching it this way is not problematic." Bai Wei said with a smile, "After all, it's all for the Holy Sound Master's wish. For the exact reason, there's no need to think too much, better to consider more immediate issues."

"Immediate issues?"

"Yes, whatever the reason, that old man will act only at the last moment." Bai Wei said, "And before that, you still have two notes left, what should you do about that? The Dean has clearly been suspicious of you... no, it's not suspicion, he has already identified you; it's just that due to the pressure from the old man, he doesn't dare to act without evidence. But once he finds evidence..."

Hewinia also came back to her senses.

Indeed, just like Bai Wei said, whatever Ulysses' intentions, at least tonight he is assisting her, which most likely indicates he plans to wait until she has almost completed her collection before making a decision.

But the Dean is different.

Regarding the Dean, Hewinia is quite knowledgeable.

She knows how this Dean from a humble background held his position due to the status of being a "Ulysses' disciple," at least he leveraged this status to gain support from the two major families of Taichu. So previously, that's why his attitude towards Hewinia was so favorable, and now, even if he is very confident in identifying Hewinia as Cesar, he doesn't dare take that little remaining risk to confront Ulysses directly.

But once he finds solid evidence, he won't hesitate anymore.

Hewinia thought of the tuner the Dean deliberately mentioned before their parting.

If he truly could awaken the tuner, with the tuner's affirmation, then Hewinia would indeed have nowhere to hide.

And before that, the Dean will definitely be more guarded against Hewinia, making her subsequent actions more difficult.

Unfortunately, the Dean's note is not one of the two notes Hewinia needs.

If possible, Hewinia really wanted to bypass the Dean, because she was not confident she could defeat him without using Bai Wei's power.

And if she continued to use Bai Wei's power, Hewinia couldn't be sure how long she could last.

Especially tonight's unforeseen circumstance, forcing her to use Bai Wei's power when she initially didn't plan to.

To the extent that now...

"Don't worry." Bai Wei said with a smile, "The people you need to deal with may not be as many as you think."

Hewinia frowned slightly, just as she was about to ask clearly, her vision suddenly blurred.

Pain, intense pain surged up to the brain.

Hewinia realized that the price had come, and although she tried hard to remain conscious, it was to no avail.

In the end, she collapsed onto the table without even making it to the bed, and fell into unconsciousness.

But a few minutes later, she awoke again.

"The body is already in this state, huh."

Bai Wei looked down at those slender hands, said with a light smile.

"Well, looks like I need to hurry... before she completely collapses."