Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 233 - 232: Gravel Path

Chapter 233: Chapter 232: Gravel Path

A female student from Wildering University?

An investigator from the Spring Investigation Bureau?

Even though Ronald had already been contemplating a plan to deal with this girl in his mind, when the spell for the lie detector burst from her lips, he couldn’t help but be taken aback.

What is this...

Had he scaled the wall and infiltrated the university, only to be caught directly by an investigator?

It was as thrilling as driving through a red light at the courthouse entrance on a whim, only to find a police patrol car waiting around the corner.

From violation to judgment, a complete and seamless one-stop service.

So...

How long does one get sentenced for illegal intrusion?

Subconsciously, Ronald’s thinking began to slip toward law-abiding directions.

Just a few hours ago, he had been considering whether to let Raphael report the matter to the bureau, and now, in the blink of an eye, he’d run into them.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say fate was toying with him!

Of course, regardless of the complex emotions in Ronald’s heart right now,

The problem laid out before him was insurmountable.

How should he face the lie detector?

He had no intention of attacking an investigator at such a time, but if he engaged in normal conversation, he would inevitably reach the point where the other party would start asking questions.

Questioning a person who had illegally entered...

From any perspective, that was a very tricky situation.

However, as Ronald was rapidly analyzing the situation in his mind, attempting to find a way out, the girl sitting on the stone bench suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha—"

"Seeing how nervous you are now, did you recognize the spell I used?"

"Don’t worry, I don’t have any ill intentions toward you."

As she spoke, the girl casually waved her hand, and a clear Magic Fluctuation was instantly lifted from her body.

Even with Ronald’s limited knowledge of mystical matters, he could tell that she had voluntarily lifted the spell she had just initiated.

Accordingly, Ronald became even more nervous...

In his eyes, this was almost the most difficult situation to handle.

If the other party had been questioning him with the aid of the lie detector spell, Ronald might have thought of a way to manage with his words. But now, her generous demeanor completely matched the standard techniques of building rapport in psychology.

Building rapport, followed by indirect probing conversations.

Under the deliberate questioning of a professional, certain issues could easily be exposed.

To put it another way, the girl in front of him was likely calculating how to extract more information from him, and her way of doing so was much more sophisticated than that of an average person!

He truly hoped he was overthinking it...

While feeling a mix of emotions, Ronald also understood that he couldn’t let the other party completely dominate the conversation.

So, with a slight nod to the girl, he began to speak:

"Hello, this is..."

The girl immediately replied with a smile:

"Just call me Claudia."

"Alright, Claudia." Upon hearing her self-introduction, Ronald promptly continued the conversation. "Actually, I entered the school in this way due to some compelling circumstances. If I’ve been in any way rude, I hope you’ll forgive me."

Ronald was revealing some of his own motives with this statement.

If Claudia still planned to maintain her friendly demeanor, she should not probe further into the matter after his apparent ’compelling reasons.’

This was also a test for Claudia.

However, upon hearing Ronald’s explanation, the girl’s interest seemed to deepen. She picked up the book she had set aside, stood up, and approached Ronald.

With a rather close distance, her gentle eyes softly gazed into Ronald’s.

Then gently, the girl asked:

"Is that so?"

"Then, sir, how may I address you?"

"I..."

Just as Ronald was about to answer her,

Suddenly, an angry voice arose from the other end of the gravel path, aimed directly at Ronald standing in front of the girl:

"What are you doing?"

"Get away from Claudia right now and mind your..."

The shout had barely started when Claudia in front of Ronald immediately scared the other person into silence:

"Shut up, Gron!"

"This is Wildering University, not a place for you to strut around!"

...

In just an instant, all trace of the girl’s previous gentleness while speaking with Ronald had vanished.

She stepped forward and turned her body to face the person who had interrupted her and Ronald, her eyes were icy and her tone was forceful, her domineering presence nearly overwhelming everything else.

It was in this brief moment that Ronald turned to look over.

The one who scolded him and came over from the gravel path was a young man.

The guy was tall and had an outstanding appearance.

He was only just slightly inferior to Ronald.

Wearing a uniform of the same design style as Claudia, this should indeed be the student uniform of Wildering University. If nothing was unexpected, the two of them must be acquaintances from the same class.

Next, facing Claudia’s reprimand

The expression on this young man’s face was clearly one of embarrassment, and the look in his eyes when he glanced at Ronald was also fraught with aggression.

However, after a few seconds, he managed to forcibly suppress this dissatisfaction.

While walking towards Ronald and her, he explained with a relatively calm tone:

"Claudia, please don’t misunderstand."

"I was just concerned about you..."

Claudia interrupted the man’s words again, her tone filled with deep meaning:

"No need to explain to me!"

"Gron, I know what you should be doing at this time of day; your personal seat at the White Tail Restaurant is still vacant."

"Coming here today must have been quite the bother for you, right?"

...

As soon as Claudia finished speaking, the advancing young man halted his steps.

Over the course of a few short seconds, his facial expression went through several changes.

Finally, the guy said rather dejectedly:

"Claudia, things are not as you imagine."

"I did not intend to deceive you."

Claudia did not directly respond to the man’s apology.

After quietly observing him for a few seconds, she opened her mouth again:

"I can pretend this incident never happened."

"Now if you could please leave immediately."

...

Upon hearing Claudia’s words, the young man seemed to want to say something more.

But after seeing the look in the eyes of the girl before him, he eventually chose to give up and then turned and left the gravel path, his figure dispirited.

Watching the guy leave, until his form completely vanished from view,

Claudia then turned around, putting back the gentle expression Ronald had seen earlier.

Noticing Ronald’s unchanged demeanor, the girl shook her head regretfully and then began speaking:

"In fact, just a week ago."

"Somebody told me that something interesting would happen here today, and it might even relate to my lifelong companion, which is why I chose to rest here during dinner time."

"It’s just a shame that from what I can see, it’s a bit disappointing."

Understanding the situation, Ronald agreed and nodded:

"That is somewhat understandable."

"A young man in pursuit of a girl he admires will go to any lengths, which seems quite reasonable."

...

Hearing Ronald’s remarks, Claudia fell silent for a few seconds before suddenly bursting into laughter:

"Pfft—"

"Haha!"

"Even though you’re younger than me, you talk like you’re an adult!"

Just like that, she made no effort to hide her joy.

A few seconds later, Claudia managed to contain her laughter.

Stopping her own smile, the girl looked at Ronald again, her gaze becoming serious:

"So, sir."

"Would you mind telling me your name?"

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