Winona took Adele away so as not to disrupt the meeting, an important meeting that would decide whether to treat Adele as the “Light of Humanity” and cultivate her with all their resources. Judging from Adele’s current potential and the information and resume provided ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) by Winona, the probability of her being selected was very high. And the reason wasn’t because she was obedient, sensible, or had a high level of ideological awareness, but rather, because she was emotional and not very scheming. Compared to rationality, Adele was more inclined towards sensibility. Under this premise, as long as the humans let things develop naturally and provided Adele with appropriate “investment” and assistance, they would gain a reliable ally, or at worst, not an enemy. Even if Adele might completely side with the Vampire Clan in the future, she would probably belong to the peace-loving dove faction like “Lady Chen Xi.”

“Headmistress Winona!” Adele followed Winona through the long corridor until they reached a secluded area, then she finally felt relieved and called out impatiently.

“What is it, my quasi-legendary mage, good student?” Winona stopped. This happened to be the break room where Enforcement Bureau personnel drank coffee and beverages. She brought Adele here for a temporary rest.

“Ugh...” This is clearly teasing me, Adele thought helplessly. I just...stole your cat... But Winona turned around and handed Adele a glass of juice, showing that she wasn’t really targeting the girl.

“Thank you.”

“If you have any questions, ask them now.”

“I’ll answer them as best I can.” Although Winona didn’t look very old, and her usual attire wasn’t serious, mostly wearing mage robes or casual clothes, her position gave her a naturally imposing aura. Adele also acted obediently in front of her.

Hearing Winona’s words, Adele’s eyes lit up instantly, forgetting to even drink her juice, and she replied eagerly, “Okay!” The next moment, she asked directly, “I want to know how Teacher Victoria is doing!”

“Is she okay!?” Although Winona had anticipated Adele’s question, her heart still churned. As someone who arrived late at the amusement park incident, she regretted not realizing True Ancestor Ron’s intentions sooner. If she had, Victoria wouldn’t have been alone. As for Yashi...her responsibility was to protect and evacuate the civilians. She couldn’t abandon her duty to protect Adele and the vampire girls. So Winona couldn’t really blame her. In the end, the only one she could blame was her own slowness.

She had later heard the report on the “amusement park incident.” Besides the Hell Queen Jormungandr and Adele, the report also included information about Teacher Victoria. Victoria, who escaped from the amusement park severely injured, wasn’t on the list of those to be protected and treated. On the contrary, the order issued by the elf True Ancestor Lislotte was: All senior agents of the Enforcement Bureau, listen up! If “Victoria” is found, arrest her if possible without endangering lives. If lives are endangered, you may act accordingly! This meant capturing her alive was preferred, but if not possible, she could be killed on the spot!

Winona’s eyes widened in shock at the time. Although she didn’t understand the reason behind Lislotte’s order, she trusted Lislotte, who had protected humanity for countless years. Her loyalty had been proven time and again. As for why she was so biased towards humans and devoted herself to them, that was another story. But her decisions were always made from the perspective of humanity, always in line with human interests...this was something everyone acknowledged and believed! So it meant that...for some reason, Teacher Victoria had gone from “Adele’s protector” to a public enemy of humanity, a dangerous existence that threatened all of humanity, even the entire world!

With complicated feelings, Winona secretly investigated. And the results of the investigation made her even more despairing. But she didn’t intend to hide it from Adele. As a witness to the incident, Adele had the right to know.

So Winona bit her lip, not even realizing it, and murmured, “Teacher Victoria...she’s probably not in good condition right now.”

“I haven’t seen her.”

“After True Ancestor Ron’s fall, she escaped from the amusement park during the chaos and is still at large.”

“Escaped?” Adele’s eyes were filled with confusion and puzzlement. Why use this word for Teacher Victoria? The only ones Adele could imagine being described as “escaped” were criminals. But how could Teacher Victoria be...? But at this moment, the scene from the day of the amusement park incident flashed through Adele’s mind. Just as Teacher Victoria was about to succumb to True Ancestor Ron’s attack, the life crystal on her Moon Sprout staff, representing her life force, shattered. Even the magic power that clearly carried Teacher Victoria’s aura completely vanished, replaced by countless dark tentacles rapidly extending from the shadows, blocking True Ancestor Ron’s attack in place of Victoria’s magic. But at that time, was Teacher Victoria...still herself?

Although Adele didn’t want to be suspicious, she had to respect the facts. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

“That’s right, escaped...”

“The current Victoria, her body...has been taken over by the evil god who caused the ‘Dark Day’ in the magical world,” Headmistress Winona revealed the despairing truth in a calm tone. Her heart ached like it was being pierced by needles.

Adele involuntarily took a step back, her face filled with shock. The worst outcome she could imagine had now become reality.