Chapter 285: Already Getting Interrogated

He wasn’t the only one to notice, either. All six of them forgot about what they were discussing and focused on the door. They wondered the same thing: who it could be and how they had entered the room without their permission.

However, they all soon released their tense shoulders when they saw the Goldencrest uniform on the person. It was a tall, clean-shaven man with a pair of thick glasses. The man scanned the room and finally laid his eyes upon Julius.

“Hello, Mr. Snow. My name is Travis Gulkan, and I am a professor. Would you please follow me? I have some questions regarding your recent disappearance.”

Although the man worded it like a request, his tone and demeanor would imply that it was anything but that.

That being said, Julius could understand where the school was coming from. He had been expecting this after all. He only wished that he had more time to catch up with the others before it happened.

With an acknowledging nod, he headed over to the man but was pulled back by Aubrey.

“Why does he have to go with you right now? We are just in the middle of reuniting with our friend,” she said to the professor with some attitude.

“When someone who goes missing with the princess suddenly shows up out of the blue without any communication, people are obviously going to want some answers,” Travis said to Aubrey.

“Well, if you want him to come along, then we are coming too.”

“I’m sorry, Ms. Crysalia, but this is a sensitive matter, and you are still a mere student. I can’t allow you to accompany Mr. Snow until we have had the chance to question him.”

Aubrey was about to argue further, but Julius sensed Derek step forward before she could.

“We understand you wish to question him and we have no problems with that. However, if you wish to do so, you will allow us or one of my family’s retainers to accompany him. He is still a child and since he doesn’t have any parents or guardians, one of our families will take up that role,” Derek said firmly.

The man hid the frown that came to his face pretty well, but Julius spotted it. “We are not going to be asking anything too personal. We are merely trying to get a report of what happened during the incident from Mr. Snow’s point of view.”

“Then there should not be any problems with having someone to come along with Julius.”

The man seemed to understand that it was a pointless battle and sighed. “Fine, you can join him if you wish.”

Travis looked away from Derek and waved his arm at Julius. “Come along Mr. Snow, we have much to discuss. We have already made contact with the Princess and have plans to question her as well at a later date.”

Julius shrugged his shoulders, thinking it would be nice if the others came along. He wasn’t planning on sharing anything too personal with the school anyway. He had already decided with Reinera that they would tell them about the teleportation circle and that they were trapped inside a rift before being able to sneak out after a while.

They had also chosen to tell others that they were hiding in a city near the rift, not wanting to involve House Easten or anyone else.

He just reminded himself to stay calm and not give them too much information, as long as he did that, they would be fine.

***

They followed Travis to the campus area where all the administration buildings were. Julius had not been in this direction since his first days at Goldencrest.

However, he was pleasantly surprised to see both Marcus and Stella waiting outside for them already. He looked over at Derek and Lily questioningly.

Lily shrugged at him. “We contacted them on our way over. They were already close by anyhow.”

It wasn’t just them who noticed the two Tier 5s. It would appear that Travis also saw them, and not only that, but he also seemed to recognize who they were. Seeing that the man became noticeably more uncomfortable with their appearance was a little amusing.

It was hard to tell how strong Travis was. The man was wearing an item that did a really good job at shrouding his aura. Although, as usual, having an item to help with aura control was an indication on its own. But Julius wanted to assume that the man wasn’t anything less than Tier 4 especially since most professors were either high Tier 3 or Tier 4.

However, the man likely had a more logistical role within the school, so it was possible.

Julius wasn’t getting any dangerous vibes from the man anyway. Even if he was a Tier 4, he didn’t think the man was combat-oriented.

“What are you two doing here?” Travis asked, showing some anxiousness.

“We were told that young Julius needed someone to supervise the questioning you plan on giving him,” Marcus said simply while staring at Travis with intense eyes.

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Travis chuckled nervously. “I don’t think there’s a need for that. We aren’t planning to interrogate him; we only wish to ask him some simple questions about what happened and where he and the Princess have been these past several months.”

“Then I don’t see a problem if we come along as well,” Stella said brightly, repeating the same argument Derek had said earlier.

Travis opened his mouth to respond but must have thought better. He sagged his shoulders and nodded, directing them into the building.

They walked down the hallways and ended up in front of a set of large doors. Julius couldn’t sense anything beyond these doors, as a separate layer of enchantments was placed around the room.

He was only able to see what was inside once Travis opened the doors and guided them inside. What he saw upon entering kind of surprised him.

Based on how the man had described it, there would only be him and possibly a few others questioning him. Instead, there were a lot more than just a few people.

The room was set up like a large conference room, with a huge table at the center and an equally large number of chairs. Many staff members, all in uniform, sat in each chair, probably close to two dozen people in total.