Chapter 440

Chapter 440: The Sleeping Black Queen

This time after returning to the academy, Lolan Hill spent more time at the Temple Academy. Considering that she would leave next year, she planned to arrange some matters before leaving.

Firstly, there were positions within the academy, but only two: one was the reserve chief of the Temple Academy, and the other was the president of the “Black Lotus” club at the Fortress Academy.

In fact, due to Ausuna’s failure and her prolonged sleep, the current chief position at the Fortress Academy was actually held by her. There was no other reason; it was because the “Black Lotus” was a more extensive and powerful club than the “True Crimson Rose.”

As a result, there was now a legend circulating in Emanas about the “Sleeping Queen.”

According to some rumors, the current underground ruler of the Fortress Academy was a mysterious top student who never appeared in front of others, sleeping deep within the ancient castle. She would only wake up during full moon nights to meet subordinates and make decisions.

Some students from academies far from the Fortress Academy would curiously ask students from the Fortress Academy if their current leader was still the ‘Black Queen.’

Some students would say they didn’t know, some would remain silent, while others would respond with a subtle expression, saying that the current leader of the Fortress Academy indeed revered black and could be called the ‘Black Rose Queen.’

“So, who exactly is joking around here?”

In the Black Lotus activity room, Lolan Hill sat behind a tall desk, propping up her head as she looked down at the crowd below. Her long black hair, slightly curled, scattered over her black dress. Her true red eyes, framed by her black hair, had a captivating charm.

Since reaching Sequence 5 in the Angel Sequence, she had recently picked up the Demon Sequence again. With gradual accumulation, she estimated she would reach Sequence 5 by the end of the year. For some unknown reason, after becoming a Demon Sequence, her personality became more proactive and aggressive compared to when she was in the Angel Sequence.

Perhaps this was how the use of power gradually guides and transforms one’s personality. The Demon Sequence excelled in offense, rarely having protective or defensive moves. Its strength and skills tended towards extremes.

At this moment, standing in the activity room were the club officers. Previously, they might have been presidents of other clubs, star students, or experts recruited after the Black Veil incident. Now, with the Black Lotus unifying the academy internally, these people naturally fell under Lolan Hill’s command.

Almost every one of them had received favors and guidance from the president, with some even receiving a rebirth, freeing them from their previous state of lost fervor.

Compared to those loose clubs, the members of the Black Lotus, due to the extraordinary potions bestowed by Lolan Hill and her teachings, regarded her as an idol and a figure of worship, making the cohesion exceptionally strong.

This could be considered an unintentional success.

To defeat the brainless followers of Ausuna using magic, a more powerful and autocratic club emerged within the Fortress Academy, so much so that even Edlen’s influence in the academy was less than Lolan Hill’s.

As Lolan Hill’s gaze swept across the room, these genius students of Sequence 6 straightened their backs, lowered their heads, and stared at the ground in silence, creating a brief moment of silence in the room.

“Alright, Lolan, it’s not a big deal. Let the rumors and legends go. Besides, they do sound quite impressive, hehe,” said the only person brave enough to stop Lolan Hill at this moment. She was none other than the current top expert in the academy, known as the “Scissors of Separation and Judgment,” Bumansa.

After the devastation caused by Ausuna’s secret arts, past experts either graduated or saw their strength decline due to the aftereffects of Ekhaka’s secret arts, requiring long periods of recovery. Now, Bumansa was acknowledged as the strongest within the academy, undefeated in internal combat matches.

One could imagine that with the graduation of the fifth-year students this year, Bumansa, still a second-year student, would stay at the top for a long time. As for Lolan Hill? She was an exception within the academy, not participating in rankings.

While Bumansa was persuading Lolan Hill, she placed a cup of brewed tea in front of her. Lolan Hill looked down at the crowd below, then lowered her eyelids, picked up the tea, and slowly drank it.

Only then did the crowd in the room finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Many wondered why the president seemed much stronger after the break. They weren’t as nervous facing teachers as they were now, fearing being called out by the president.

Rumors about the academy initially began with some officers’ thoughts. Since they had defeated the Black Veil, as the new ruling club of the academy, they naturally wanted to showcase their formidable strength and authority, and praising their own president was the first choice.

Without mentioning anything else, their club president, whether in appearance, strength, or personality, was several times better than Ausuna. Keeping it a secret for so long was truly unbearable.

People have a desire to show off. Others’ envy is a source of joy, which isn’t necessarily a great evil, especially among students in their prime. Thus, through various coincidences and encouragement, rumors and stories spread among the students.

Some said that the current leader of the Fortress Academy was a witch more powerful and darker than Ausuna.

Her name was never spoken aloud (actually, Lolan Hill had instructed not to mention her name casually).

She was incredibly mysterious, rarely appearing in front of other students (because Lolan Hill often stayed at the Temple Academy and would spend less time in the academy in the future).

She favored black, sleeping in the depths of the ancient castle, surrounded by black flowers (because the club uniform was black, and as the president, she naturally wore uniform-style clothing, with the black lotus pattern on her clothes seen as a mysterious black flower).

The best way to deal with rumors is to promptly debunk them and make public statements.

But what if the truth was even more bizarre?

Who could have imagined that a second-year student would gather almost all the senior students in the academy under her command, with only a few done intentionally, and the rest happening inadvertently during the struggle against the “Black Veil”?

If the truth were revealed, it might provoke even greater discussions and waves.

Thus, Lolan Hill could only remind her officers to behave themselves and stop spreading strange news. Many students from other academies were discussing the “Sleeping Queen,” and even in the Temple Academy, someone had mentioned this to her and asked if she knew.

How could she answer? She could only smile and change the subject. After returning to the Fortress Academy, she would surely instruct the energetic club officers to behave properly and restrain their members from spreading such messages.

But when the members of the Black Lotus remained tight-lipped, many students in the school became even more interested in the legend, causing its spread to grow wider until even freshmen and teachers knew about it.

“Teacher, does such a student really exist?” a freshman asked near the end of class.

“Perhaps there is,” the usually professional and strict teacher gave a subtle response, causing surprised cheers in the classroom.

(End of Chapter 440)