The Last Gentleman-Chapter 253: Principal’s Office

[Principal’s Office]

The most mysterious area in the Omphalocentric Academy, without equal.

Even for an honorary professor like Qian Bosen, who was externally appointed, a prior application was necessary to visit the principal’s office.

Located at the top floor of the fetal heart church in the center of the campus, symbolizing the “navel point.”

At midnight,

most teachers and students had already gone to sleep.

A young man with a middle bun and dressed in a black suit was climbing the lengthy staircase to the top floor at this time.

The barrier at the end of the stairs, like a star river, did not repel the young man;as he reached out and touched it, the surface rippled like waves on water.

As the young man stepped into it, the gravity he experienced was immediately reduced to “one ten-thousandth.”

With just a light tap of his toes, his body could float in the air.

The scene that presented itself was more akin to an astronomical room than an office.

Various starlights, poised between illusion and reality, adorned the room, and even celestial illusions of star rivers flowed within, which could even carry individuals as they slowly drifted, perfect for aiding sleep.

Directly opposite was an oversized structure of an observatory, from which, by drifting along the star river, one could overlook the entire campus.

At the centre of the ceiling of the astronomical room, the master of this place, the master of the entire campus, was floating.

Principal Desline, naked but wrapped in wings, was cradling a special celestial body adorned with craters and peculiar patterns, and even looking at it would cause spatial disturbances.

White hair fluttered, and her eyes were firmly closed, like a mother who had fallen asleep holding a baby.

At this moment, the principal was not wearing the crying mask,

Her beautiful face was decorated with star tears and naturally brilliant eyeshadow;the principal, who was thought to be of advanced age, appeared to be only around thirty years old,

the beauty of the scene completely stupefied the young man at the door, his mind emptying for a short period.

“Have you arrived?”

The gentle words flowed into the young man’s brain along the star river, pulling him back to reality.

Principal Desline slowly opened her eyes, revealing her unique starry pupils,

As she was about to descend, clothing that resembled silk ribbons immediately moved towards her, encasing her – this ribbon-like apparel was a peculiar manifestation of reaching a certain skin volume.

She got dressed as her wings unfolded, connecting perfectly.

At the same time, the surrounding star particles quickly converged towards the principal’s face, forming her usual crying mask.

“Principal Desline,” Yi Chen immediately gave a standard gentleman’s bow.

“The report you submitted to the authorities, it had omissions regarding the incident at Levinhome, didn’t it? According to my observations of Levinhome, the role you played in this incident is second only to Sun Dis.

Even a strand of the death star formation related to the Doctor fell because of you, can you tell me the truth?”

“When I was acting with Barry, we were attacked by Vice Principal Evatt…”

Yi Chen knew he couldn’t possibly deceive the principal and was ready to explain the whole process in detail, but the principal had already arrived in front of him, placing her finger on his mouth.

“Shh~ With such a thrilling tale, I wouldn’t want it to be presented orally;I want to see with my own eyes how a gentleman at the human stage managed to defeat a Doctor in preparation transformed into the dead.

Relax your mind…”

The principal’s index finger slid from Yi Chen’s lips to his forehead, and when she felt his mind was completely empty,

a special star particle emerged from the tip of her finger,

with a flick… pop!

The star particle slammed into Yi Chen’s head and immediately burst out from the back of his skull as a multitude of neuron-like star particles,

They began to intertwine and assemble, recreating the scene in the lobby of the Sunlight Hotel, with even the pervasive death aura depicted.

The principal, as if watching a movie, wrapped her arms around Yi Chen and watched together.

As the memory playback ended, the star formations dissipated,

Applause~ Principal Desline clapped her hands in satisfaction with the film.

“I didn’t expect you to possess such a talent for death;no wonder, when you first joined the organization, Doctor Visari from the Hippocrates Hospital took notice of you.

Though it involved some trickery and gambling, your triumph over Evatt was an undeniable fact. Looking across the history of the organization’s evolution, no one has ever done such a thing.”

“Choosing to conceal was the right move, otherwise the First Gentleman would have definitely eliminated the other options and directly made you the sole candidate.”

“Mmm.”

Just as Yi Chen was about to bring up the matter of sensing,

the Principal suddenly took his hand and walked toward the observatory.

“With your eyes, you should be able to take in the beauty of the Academy at a glance, right? Do you know why I’ve made such an effort to keep the Academy in ‘starry sky’ state and isolated from Zion City?”

“To give the students a more pure and quiet learning environment…”

“Go on.”

“To isolate from the First Gentleman or, shall we say, from the surveillance of the Skin?”

When Yi Chen said this, the Principal revealed a look of satisfaction on their face, “More precisely, it’s to isolate from the surveillance of the Divine Skin Mansion, which was an ‘investment’ built by the Old World. Some things from the Old World can monitor our general movements through the Divine Skin Mansion.

I was born with the ability to connect with star formations, using them to capture the dynamics of everything around us.

The moment I step out of the campus, I immediately feel the prying of Skin, which is an uncomfortable feeling, but there’s nothing I can do about it—we currently can only rely on ‘Skin.’

Although I have my biases, I do not deny that it’s indeed Skin that has given us the chance to survive.”

“What do you think about this?”

After a slight pause, Yi Chen gave his reply:

“The Old World has multiple epicenters of illness, only the ‘Elusive Skin Market’ offered us the chance to survive right away.

The organization has developed for hundreds of years without imposing overly harsh terms, and most gentlemen haven’t been restrained, always enjoying the right to freedom.

At least for now, the Skin Market seems friendly.

But our situation is not necessarily good. Once the Grey Zone fully spreads over here, such stability will definitely be disrupted. Before that happens, we must seize the initiative and also develop some things of our own.

Of course, the organization has probably been working on this already, like the Power Station.

If possible, I will try to negotiate more initiative with the Skin Market in the future.”

The Principal was somewhat surprised by Yi Chen’s answer, “You going to the Skin Market? How would you do that?”

“For example, by personally visiting the Elusive Skin Market and negotiating with the Origin Disease there, or talking directly about a connection agreement with them using the identity of the ‘First Gentleman.'”

“Hahaha!”

The Principal couldn’t help but laugh aloud upon hearing this. It was not a laugh of mockery but one that came from the heart.

“Qian Bosen was right, you always play the game in an unconventional way—hope you can manage it. So far, seven generations of ‘First Gentlemen’ have tried to negotiate with the Skin Market. While we’ve seen improvements in our conditions, we’ve never managed to gain the initiative.

Those in the Skin Market are not as agreeable as us;hidden deep within the Skin are many dirty and filthy things. What they exhibit to us, what they bestow upon us, is only on the surface.”

“Mmm… I will certainly only negotiate when I am fully confident.”

“Good~ I’m very satisfied with your answer, after all, you are one of the very few humans whose future I cannot peek into.

Since you’re just a little shy of reaching the limit with your sensing, let me personally teach you… follow me~”

The Principal continued to lead Yi Chen, floating towards the center of the office. The miniature celestial body that had been in her arms before was now floating on its own here, currently turning on its own.

Suddenly Yi Chen actually felt a gravitational pull from the celestial body, an irresistible pull.

The celestial body, which was originally only the size of a soccer ball, started to expand rapidly, gradually obscuring his entire field of vision.

Just as Yi Chen felt something wrong and turned his head, he was surprised to find that he and the Principal’s physical bodies had never moved at all;they were still standing at the observatory.

It was only their consciousness that had approached the celestial body.

Hum!

In the blink of an eye, Yi Chen had landed on the uneven surface of a planet, with the Principal following suit, her wings flapping as she descended.

“This is a ‘Fantasy Celestial Body’ that I created, situated between reality and consciousness. Only humans with a talent for sensing can see it, can let their consciousness descend upon its surface.

Do you see the highest peak in the distance?

We need to walk there, then climb to the top to witness and observe the movement of star formations.

Don’t be idle along the way, try to merge as much as you can with this place.

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All I can do is lead you. Whether you gain anything depends entirely on your talent.”