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"I knew things wouldn't be that simple!"

"Since you already know, then I won't hide it from you anymore."

"Madias Mesa, the most crucial element of our plan, the 'Lone Poison Witch,' has been completely rendered useless and can no longer fulfill her previous purpose!"

Diluc's tone made no attempt to hide his disgust and loathing. After all, you've been preparing a plan for several years, but an accident happens when you're about to succeed, and it happens twice in a row. No one could hold back, right?

"So, should we dissolve this terrible 'alliance'?"

Faced with Diluc's challenge, Matthias pondered for a long time before finally making his choice.

"No, our plan still has a chance; it's not time to disband yet!"

"But if we want the plan to continue, we need to find someone's help..."

"This must be done by an exceptionally talented researcher!"

PS:

Who is this researcher?

It's so hard to guess!

Columbia & Sandoni/Academic City: Chapter 47 The Only Answer to the Prophecy!

Some time ago.

In the pitch-black room of the Levov Black Academy, where light was almost invisible, the student council president, Diluc, stood in the shadows, exuding an aura of oppression.

Diluc was just an ordinary person, not a member of the Star Pulse Generation, and had absolutely no abilities.

However, the oppressive aura emanating from him, befitting someone in a superior position, brought unprecedented pressure.

"What exactly happened? Why did you become like this?"

Diluc's expression was very serious, and extremely grim, because Ophelia's powerful strength had vanished after participating in just one battle.

Not only were the poisonous miasma belonging to the "Lone Poison Witch" gone, but even the endless star power became extremely fragile, as if it could disappear at any moment.

"I do not know either…"

Ophelia's voice was still as sorrowful as ever, almost no different from usual, still with that compassionate demeanor.

Diluc stared at her for a long time, but saw no problems or affection in Ophelia.

"When did it start?"

"When did your power begin to disappear?"

Now that things have already happened, Diluc knows that the situation is difficult to undo unless he finds the source of the problem and solves it.

However, it is clear that the disappearance of the witch's power is not a simple matter, and it will be no easy task to investigate the matter or help Ophelia restore her power!

"Ever since that day when I fought Columbia, this ability of mine has completely disappeared."

"And when the battle ended, I heard words like 'purification' coming from her mouth... If I'm not mistaken, it was probably her who did it."

Columbia?

Purification?

Does that woman, Que Enwei'er, have such abilities?

Upon hearing Columbia's name, Diluc's expression darkened further, because his biggest trump card was "The Poisonous Witch" Ophelia, but now what?

Ophelia lost!

And they lost completely!

Now, even our biggest trump card can't defeat the opponent. If we go straight in, wouldn't we just be throwing our lives away?

"Could it really be her?"

After finding out who did it, Diluc not only did not choose to investigate, but also silenced the intelligence organization behind him, ordering them not to act rashly without orders.

Because in this world, the strong truly possess the power to overturn everything!

The exception is the old hag "Wanyou Tianluo" from Jielong. Although she looks like just a little girl, she is actually an immortal who has been reincarnated several times.

The entire Jielong and the conglomerate behind it belong to Fan Xinglu. In other words, the conglomerate, which seems to dominate the entire world, is actually no match for Fan Xinglu, this immortal.

why?

Because Fan Xinglu is strong, extremely strong!

It's even powerful enough to stand against the entire world by itself!

Even if the six conglomerates pooled all their resources, they would still find it difficult to survive under Fan Xinglu's command. This is the confidence that comes with strength.

Although Diluc has no special abilities, he is definitely not stupid!

So for the next short period of time, Diluc kept thinking about how to solve Ophelia's problem.

However, it is clear that the current Golden Bough Alliance does not possess such capabilities, because the person who created the "Lone Poison Witch" is "Dr." Hilda Jane Rowlands from the Arcant Research Institute.

How can we conduct such an experiment without even having researchers?

Just as Diluc was frowning in thought, news came from Matthias, making Diluc's expression even worse.

He had originally intended to keep this a secret and deal with the aftermath slowly, but how did Matthias find out? And from Columbia no less?

This made Diluc restless.

"I understand... I'll handle this."

Isn't it just about finding a researcher?

Besides the "Great Doctor" who had already broken with them, Diluc knew many other famous researchers in Allercant, all of whom were first-rate geniuses, so dealing with this matter should not be difficult.

"Koronai!"

After thinking for a while, Diluc looked at the green-haired figure behind him, his tone filled with an unyielding tone.

"Yes, yes! I'm here, Chairman!"

The girl, who had been motionless, immediately ran to Diluc after hearing the student council president's instructions, her face filled with nervousness.

This is Kashimaru Korona, the secretary of student council president Diluc.

Although she looks young and has a rather weak personality, she must have special abilities to become the student council secretary. It was precisely because Diluc saw these abilities that he made her his secretary.

Corona's ability is "divination".

The time must be in the evening, the content of the divination is decided by Corona herself, and finally... it can only be performed once a day, and the result will be a divination that is absolutely opposite to reality!

For example, if the divination result is "You will definitely win the lottery tomorrow," it means you will absolutely not win tomorrow. Conversely, if the divination result is "You will definitely not win the lottery tomorrow," it means you will definitely win tomorrow.

It's a very powerful divination ability, but...

Corona herself seemed never to have realized that she possessed such an ability, and simply regarded divination as a hobby.

"These past few days, they've been doing divination for me every day."

"Please do a divination for me on this topic today..."

"What will happen if I go to Aeneasa?"

Aeneasa, a representative of the sculptural school at the Allcante Institute, is a leading researcher in the field of autonomous form.

"Yes, I will do a divination for you!"

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As evening approached, Diluc watched as Corona entered a state of divination.

Soon, a smile appeared on the girl's face.

"That's great, President!"

"My divination indicates that if you go to see that person, the final result will definitely be smooth sailing and you will succeed immediately. You may even extend your lifespan as a result, living to 100 years old will not be a problem!"

Diluc: "..."

The divination sounded wonderful, but the thought that Corona's divination might be completely opposite to reality made Diluc restless.

If I invite Aeneasa, will the outcome always be failure? Is it even possible that I'll shorten my lifespan and die as a result?

In that case, we shouldn't go looking for Enesta. There are other excellent researchers in Alcantara.

the next day.

"You will get what you wish for and live as long as a tortoise!"

"Let's continue tomorrow, with a different person."

Day three.

"You will become the most popular person in the world and live to be a hundred years old!"

"Let's continue tomorrow!"

Before I knew it, two weeks had passed.

During this time, Diluc tried divination on many people, but the results were always positive, and he would die a peaceful death...

Doesn't this clearly indicate that no matter what you do, it will fail?

And you'll die because of it!

"How did things turn out like this?"

Diluc's face was as exaggerated as if he had eaten a spicy snack; even someone as intelligent as him was powerless in the face of such a deadly situation.

Unless hope arrives at this time, it's unknown how long it will take before we can meet.

"Oh no, President..."

Corona's voice became somewhat flustered, clearly indicating that she had divined something bad, but the girl's attitude made Diluc's eyes light up.

Based on his ability to predict the opposite of what he believed, he finally found a path to success from among countless dead ends.

"That Sandone... if you, President, were to go to her, you would surely suffer an unprecedented defeat, and then, due to bad luck, you would lose your life!"

It was clearly not Corona's intention to not see such a terrible outcome, so she could only try her best to comfort Diluc in her own way.

But Diluc's voice was so casual, even revealing a hint of relaxation?

"Found it! Our target is Sandogne!"

Columbia & Sandoni/Student City: Chapter 48 World Tour and the Life of a Homebody

Although Diluc had already devised a backup plan, his deep-seated suspicions forced him to become vigilant again.

Upon recalling what had just happened, Diluc frowned immediately, finding the whole thing very strange.

Why did so many people who sought out Arlecant all end in failure and death? This forced Diluc to turn his attention beyond Arlecant…

Although the Alcant Academy has many research geniuses, and the top talents among them can help the "Golden Bough Alliance" overcome difficulties, this does not mean that the other academies do not have research geniuses.

On the contrary, the other colleges also have many research geniuses, but they rarely show themselves and are generally not seen at all.

After all, geniuses like these are treated like treasures by the financial groups behind the academies. If anything were to happen to them, they would probably be purged.

Diluc was well aware of this, which was why he had previously gathered a lot of information on geniuses, especially those from this year…

Sandogne!

To be honest, Diluc didn't really want to hear that name, after all, the girl's background was quite special, with a father who was a high-ranking member of a conglomerate.

If we were to lay a hand on Sandone, who knows if the girl would go to her father to complain? If the higher-ups of the conglomerate took notice of the Golden Bough alliance, Diluc and his crew wouldn't have enough lives to spare!

Therefore, from the very beginning, Diluc abandoned any intention to make contact with the other party, which reduced trouble and ensured his own safety.

But I never expected...

Sandogne turned out to be his lifeline?

"This world is truly insane..."

"No, I'm afraid the world will have already gone mad by the time the star shower arrives?"