Did the villainous professor survive today?

The black limousine slowly glided out of the mansion and drove along the wide road.

Kroenke and Sophia sat in the back row, the latter curled up with her head resting on Kroenke's lap to catch up on sleep.

She didn't sleep well after seeing the dead body last night.

Soon, the butler drove the vehicle to the gate of St. Auster Magic Academy.

Looking out from the campus entrance, the first impression is white, an endless expanse of white.

Every building is bathed in sunlight, its surface gleaming with a lustrous sheen. Each building is connected by a skylight, one after another, stretching endlessly, as if the entire school were a work of art carved from a giant ivory tusk.

A group of people had already gathered at the entrance of the Balleka Hall where the speech was to be given. Most of them were students and teachers, all dressed in uniform black dress uniforms. In addition, there were a few reporters.

The inaugural address for the youngest chief professor was given at the opening ceremony. In order to further solidify his status as the youngest chief professor in history, the family also made special arrangements to open the address to the public, hoping to expand its influence.

The limousine arrived at the backstage area of ​​the venue. At the back door, a few people were holding cameras and looking around.

Upon noticing the limousine bearing the Ludwig family crest, they swarmed around it like a beehive:

"Professor Krenk! I heard you were assassinated by a black market assassin from the lower city last night. Is that true?!"

"Professor! Why do you think the assassins chose to do it precisely the night before your lecture? Was someone unhappy with your rapid promotion to professor?"

"What are your thoughts on this incident...?"

"..."

They were all newspaper reporters who had not received formal invitations and were unable to enter the venue, so they resorted to this method to try to obtain some exclusive information.

Kroenke didn't reply. Instead, he dragged the half-asleep Sophia straight into the stadium through the back door.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he heard a familiar voice:

"Krenk, I heard you were attacked by assassins last night?"

Krenk looked in the direction of the sound.

The owner of the voice had impressive long, silvery-white hair, like a cascading waterfall, and skin that was visibly delicate and soft, like the thin layer of cheese that had solidified on the surface of heated milk.

She wore a deep blue evening gown adorned with various gemstones, diamond pendants dangling from her ears, and her eyes were an almost transparent color, serene and profound.

Upon seeing the silver-haired woman before him, Krenk couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Krenk Ludwig's fiancée—

Sistine Barberini

[Death Threat: A]

Later in the game, players will have the opportunity to unlock an extremely powerful hidden helper.

Sistine Barberini.

This female sword saint possesses eyes that can see through everything and is hailed as the sharpest sword in the Holy Kingdom.

Some players have even tested this, finding that after summoning the female swordswoman to join the battle, they could control the character to hide and she could solo most of the later bosses, even overwhelming many of them.

It can be considered the most powerful wheelchair in the late game.

Furthermore, phrases like "Help me, Miss Sistine!" have become iconic and spread across various video platforms.

Two conditions must be met to summon this powerful ally.

The first condition—

Players must swear an oath before the opponent's sword: "My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are for justice."

There is no room for lying in oaths; this female sword saint possesses the Eye of Insight, capable of seeing through any lie.

If the player has committed any misdeeds before, she will not offer the player any help whatsoever. If the player has committed numerous evil deeds, she may even directly turn hostile and teach the player a lesson.

The second condition—

Use a clever trick to kill off the mid-game boss, Kroenke Ludwig, ahead of time.

If players allow the mid-game boss Krenk to continue committing his evil deeds, the most likely outcome is:

Sistine, the Grand Master of the Holy Knights, who vowed to help the needy and eliminate evil, deeply loved her husband, but she could not accept that he was going further and further down the path of evil.

Finally, on the verge of collapse, she killed her husband with her own hands and chose to commit suicide in a suicide pact.

The player must take care of this before she kills Krenk.

Furthermore, the player cannot kill Kroenke with their own hands; they must cleverly use the plot to kill him or create an accidental death.

Otherwise, Sistine, who deeply loves her husband, would also become his enemy.

"Klenk, are you... alright?"

When Krenk was brought back to his senses by Sistine's voice, she was looking at him with a worried expression.

"Are you injured? I heard that the assassin's bounty is second only to St. Auster."

"My brother is invincible, he wouldn't be hurt by a mere assassin!" Sophia said matter-of-factly.

Sistine glanced at Sophia, then looked at the butler beside her:

"Butler Sebastian, please take Sophia to the lounge to get her makeup done. I need to speak with Kroenke alone for a few minutes."

"Sister Sistine, how can you monopolize my brother like this..." Sofia complained unhappily.

"Hmph! They're already so lovey-dovey before they're even married..."

Sofia muttered something, but she left the two of them faster than anyone else.

She strongly supported the marriage.

Krenk tried to reach out and stop his sister, but she disappeared around the corner in a flash.

Sistine watched Sophia's figure disappear, then turned to look at Krenk:

"Are you alright?"

Kroenke swallowed hard, staring at the "Death Threat A" message on the system panel, wondering if he could say something was wrong...

His answer was quite subtle:

"I was fine at the time."

"You weren't injured either?" Sistine asked again.

"No, he didn't hurt me."

"I don't recall my fiancé having the ability to deal with assassins of this caliber," Sistine shook her head.

"I used a clever trick to make him drink the poisoned wine."

Kroenke was already starting to sweat.

According to the memories of the previous incarnation, only three people knew that "Krenk" was an ordinary person.

Two of them were his parents, and it was his parents' idea to make "Kroenke" a chief professor and enter the academic world.

Sophia, the younger sister, was unaware that Krenk was a mediocre person.

Hidden from her parents and "Klenk," she naively believed that her brother was the smartest person in the world.

As for the third person, it was his fiancée, Sistine, who learned the truth through her Eye of Insight.

However, in the current timeline, "Kronk" has not yet committed so many evil deeds; she is still in the stage of persuading her predecessor to turn over a new leaf.

But that's not the point. The point is that Sistine has the ability to detect lies. If she gives a bad answer and finds out that she's not "Klenk," the outcome is predictable.

"Poisoning?" Sistine frowned slightly.

"He's here to kill you, and he still has the leisure to drink?"

"I fooled him, otherwise it wouldn't have worked."

Krenk carefully considered his words; if he continued, "V" and the matter of time travel would be exposed.

His mind raced, and he said:

"I have a speech to give later, so I need to prepare."

Krenk used a declarative sentence, thus avoiding the possibility that Sistine would realize he intended to leave her and become suspicious.

"Okay, go ahead."

Sistine took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from Krenk's hands.

Clearly, she mistakenly thought that her fiancé was too nervous because he lacked confidence in his upcoming speech.

"I'm leaving now."

Kroenke walked straight towards the backstage area, went there alone, and closed the door.

You have avoided the fate of being discovered by Sistine and dying because of her knowledge of the truth about your time travel.

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