Chapter 95: Your guess is correct

"Sit down," the dean ordered Liliana after the room had been cleared, leaving only her and the people closest to her behind.

Liliana obediently sat in the chair beside Leonhardt.

"You didn’t completely remove the poison from your body?" the dean asked.

Liliana shook her head. "Mali secretly altered the dosage of the medicine she gave me. I couldn’t get rid of all of it."

"Give me your hand," the dean ordered.

Liliana immediately extended her hand. A purplish-black energy flowed from the dean’s fingers into her arm, moving steadily as though trying to penetrate her blood vessels.

"Do you feel anything?"

Everyone’s eyes turned toward Liliana, waiting for her answer.

"No. I don’t feel anything at all."

The dean released her arm and nodded.

"Did Mali know about your power?"

"No."

"Are you sure?" the dean asked, clear doubt visible in his eyes.

"I never used it at the academy."

The dean nodded in understanding before asking again, "What was your relationship with Mali really like? Were you truly enemies?"

Liliana raised her head to look at him. "Why? Did something happen?"

"There’s a seal preventing the poison in your body from being removed. The seal won’t harm you, but it will slightly affect your physical condition in the future."

"What will happen?"

The dean shook his head. "You don’t need to worry about that. The seal should disappear once the poison has been successfully removed. Don’t trouble yourself with unnecessary thoughts."

Liliana didn’t answer immediately. She looked at the dean cautiously before asking again, "Dean... what about Mali—"

"Ahem." The dean cleared his throat. "My men have already examined her. Mali is indeed dead. That was her real body."

Liliana’s body stiffened for a few moments.

"But I didn’t kill her at all."

"You don’t need to worry about it if you really didn’t do it. What’s the point of thinking about something unnecessary?" Lucien asked.

Leonhardt and the others nodded in agreement.

"Isn’t there any other way to..."

The dean smiled faintly. "Do you want to try bringing her back to life with your power?"

"I-I..."

"Liliana Draven, you should understand this better than anyone else in this room. Your power is something the current Emperor despises. It is a power that should have disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, and one that might bring about great destruction in the future."

He took a deep breath before continuing, "You should already know how the Emperor would react if Mali were brought back to life."

Liliana froze. "Dean, you mean..."

"Keep those thoughts to yourself. You have no right to say them aloud in front of us."

Liliana unconsciously turned toward Leonhardt, who was sitting beside her.

Leonhardt met her gaze before shrugging.

"Something you never considered before could happen simply because you uttered those words. My father, the Emperor, is not someone you can speak about carelessly. He is the representative of the Moon Goddess, entrusted with protecting, safeguarding, and overseeing all of you werewolves within the Morovela Empire," he explained.

Liliana clenched her fingers. Clearly, she was still reluctant to accept the reality of the situation.

"Are you still thinking about finding a way around this?" Lucien asked from the chair directly opposite her.

"Liliana, don’t forget that Pack Draven is standing behind you. Even if you feel indebted to Mali and her family, do you want Pack Draven to suffer the consequences as well because they have formed a blood pact with you?"

Liliana flinched. She let out a weak sigh before looking at Cassian.

"Brother, I’m sorry."

"As long as you understand," Cassian replied.

After a while, the dean spoke again.

"Starting tomorrow morning, you will undergo private training under my people. With your power, for which there isn’t even a proper guide to study, I believe you’ll die very soon if something like this happens again."

"Why?"

"Why?" the dean repeated, frowning.

He shook his head slightly. "Perhaps it’s because of your current status as someone who has a connection with Crown Prince Leonhardt, or perhaps for some other reason. For now, go back. I’ll take care of everything for you. Don’t cause any unnecessary trouble, and don’t leave your dormitory room until classes begin tomorrow."

Liliana looked at everyone in the room. Seeing that no one intended to say anything further, she finally nodded and returned to her room.

The moment the door closed, the calm atmosphere that had briefly filled the room vanished in an instant.

Cassian immediately reached for the medicine bottle in front of the dean.

"Is this poison from the human world? And Liliana has been consuming it as well?"

The dean nodded. "There is still approximately twenty percent of the poison remaining in Liliana’s body."

"Twenty percent? And you say it’s not dangerous?"

"This is what I wanted to discuss with all of you. Sit down," the dean ordered.

Cassian stared at him for a few moments before finally nodding and returning to his seat.

"Mali placed a protective seal on the poison inside Liliana’s body."

Leonhardt raised one eyebrow.

"I can’t guess what her true intention was. However, that seal prevents the poison in Liliana’s body from being removed while also stopping it from spreading. It’s as though..."

"Dean, are you saying that Mali Forst might have actually done something good for Liliana, even though she was just accused of killing her?" Vincent, who had remained silent until then, asked.

"No one knows. I need to investigate their past before I can draw any conclusions."

"What did your men find during their investigation?" Leonhardt asked.

"They only found a few pieces of evidence. The location where Liliana and Mali fought had been completely wiped clean. Even after using their best abilities, my men still couldn’t find any other clues."

"What evidence?" Lucien asked.

"Liliana attacked Mali and attempted to injure her."

Leonhardt smiled faintly.

"Are we thinking the same thing, Dean?"

"I believe so. Within the Morovela Empire, there is no one capable of concealing or erasing traces this thoroughly except that person."

Leonhardt nodded in understanding.

"Don’t try to investigate any further. I’ll take over from here."

"Are you sure you can handle it?"

"If I can’t, then no one else will be able to."

Cassian looked at Leonhardt with a complicated expression before shifting his gaze toward the dean.

"You said there wouldn’t be any problems if the poison was removed from Liliana’s body soon. But judging from your explanation about the seal earlier, removing that poison won’t be easy, will it?"

The dean chuckled.

"Cassian, you’re truly just like your father. Your mind works remarkably well." He nodded. "That’s right. Your guess is correct."

"What will happen to Liliana’s body if the poison isn’t removed soon?" Cassian asked in a low voice.