“Why?”
Hearing the news, Tivia, who had just been relieved, immediately became anxious.
She pressed her hands on the table, looking at the principal sitting opposite her, her eyes filled with anxiety and confusion.
“Xiaoya has already defeated Edward, why can’t she still enroll?”
“Is Edward’s side causing trouble again, or is someone else questioning Xiaoya’s strength?”
“Student Tivia, it’s not because of that, it’s… sigh.”
The principal rubbed his temples and sighed again.
“I’m sorry, I can’t explain the specific reason to you, so please go back.”
“Is it because of that person just now?”
Just then, Sonia suddenly spoke.
“Yes.”
The principal admitted it readily.
He had just argued with that person in the office, and the two girls were standing at the door at the time, so they must have heard a few words.
Therefore, he didn’t find it strange that the girl could guess the answer.
But Sonia’s next sentence surprised the principal.
“That person… was sent by the school board?”
“…That’s right, but I didn’t expect you, Student Sonia, to be the first to guess that.”
“Xiaoya…”
Tivia also looked at her best friend with some surprise.
Neither of them knew that while they were looking at the girl with surprised eyes, the girl was asking another person in the same tone.
“How did you guess that, Mr. Yide?”
That’s right.
It wasn’t Sonia who truly guessed it, but Yide.
“It’s actually quite easy to guess.”
Yide smiled: “No matter what, the person in front of you is a principal; it’s impossible for him to be manipulated so easily.”
“There are only two possibilities to stop his decision: either the reason is compelling enough for him to refuse, or the person stopping him is someone he cannot refuse.”
“Edward falls into the former; the reason of testing strength is something even he, as principal, cannot refute.”
“But this method can only be used once.”
“After all, the reason you were expelled was poor practical test scores. Now that your strength has been proven, even if others are dissatisfied, he, as principal, can suppress it first.”
“So, the only people who can force him to change his mind are those he cannot disobey.”
“And coincidentally, during our first meeting, the principal did mention such a group of people.”
Hearing Yide’s words, Sonia couldn’t help but recall and quickly remembered: “It’s the school board!”
“That’s right.”
Yide snapped his fingers in his soul state.
“So, the identity of that person just now is obvious.”
“Mr. Yide, you’re amazing…”
Tivia lowered her head, looking at the Millennium Puzzle with some envy.
Meanwhile, the principal seemed to have finally recovered, raising his head to look at the two girls.
“Sigh, since you’ve both guessed, I’ll be direct.”
“It’s the school board that’s preventing Student Sonia from re-enrolling.”
Tivia was a little puzzled: “Although the school board theoretically has the power to intervene in everything, they usually don’t interfere with admissions, do they? Why would they suddenly interfere with this matter?”
“I don’t understand either.”
The principal shook his head and stroked his handlebar mustache: “I originally thought that after the duel, I would let Student Sonia re-enroll first, and then report the matter.”
“But I didn’t expect that a school board member heard about this in advance and initiated a vote during Student Sonia’s and Student Edward’s duel.”
“That person just now came to inform me of the school board’s decision.”
At this point, the principal’s expression suddenly became serious: “The school board’s decision, even I, as principal, cannot change. I cannot say more details about the school board, so please leave, both of you.”
Tivia also fell silent.
As a noble from the upper city, she, of course, knew that this dueling academy was originally founded by the joint efforts of five major aristocratic families from the upper city.
As the school board, symbolizing the power of the five great families, its power surpassed even that of the principal.
So she understood that the principal was not lying; he genuinely couldn’t help with this matter.
The girl shook her head and looked at her best friend: “Let’s go, Xiaoya.”
Sonia was also a little disappointed.
But just as she was about to nod, Yide’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Don’t rush.”
“Mr. Yide, what’s wrong?”
Sonia couldn’t help but feel a little confused.
Yide didn’t answer immediately.
He looked at the principal, who had a stern face but kept stroking his handlebar mustache, and his expression became a little strange.
Why did he feel like the principal had a hidden meaning in his last words?
Logically, he should be very angry, right?
Why did he end up looking like he was going to resolutely defend the school board’s reputation?
Also, “more details about the school board” seemed to be hinting at something…
Thinking of this, Yide spoke.
“Sonia, I’ll say a sentence, and you repeat it.”
“First, ask him, who was the school board member who initiated the vote?”
“Huh, will Principal Grandpa answer that question?”
“Just ask.”
“Okay.”
Sonia pouted, feeling hopeless, but still faithfully carried out Yide’s order.
“Principal Grandpa, do you know who the school board member who initiated the vote was?”
The principal was stunned for a moment, then immediately said righteously: “I’m sorry, I have no right to reveal that lady’s name.”
Sonia: “Can you tell me which family that school board member represents?”
The principal’s mouth curved into a smile, as if he understood something, and then his brows furrowed even tighter: “Student Sonia, are you joking? If I directly tell you the name of that family, wouldn’t that be telling you everything?”
“Don’t even think about it. As the principal, a member of the academy, I have a responsibility to uphold that family’s reputation, which is as noble as a unicorn.”
Sonia: “Thank you, Principal Grandpa, thank you for being willing to tell me so much.”
The principal’s brows suddenly relaxed: “You’re welcome, Student Sonia, it’s good that you understand. In fact, I didn’t tell you anything.”
Tivia: ???
Looking at her good friend and the principal having such a serious conversation, the red-haired girl couldn’t hold back her laughter.
If she remembered correctly, there were only two female members among the current five school board members.
In other words, the principal’s first sentence helped them eliminate three options.
As for the later phrase about a reputation as noble as a unicorn, if she wasn’t mistaken, it was also hinting at the school board member’s family crest.
Among the five great families, only the Ixion family met the conditions of having a female school board member and a unicorn on their family crest.
So, didn’t he tell them everything?
Speaking of which, when did Xiaoya learn this way of speaking so seriously and yet talking nonsense!
Is this still the Xiaoya I know!
Something’s wrong!
Definitely something’s wrong!