Shad thought he should be fine, so he said a few words to Father Augustus who walked out of the room, and then entered the separate small study inside the reception room.
The doctor had changed the arrangement of the furniture in advance, so that the two professors sat on one side of the table, and the two who were being questioned sat on the other side. As for the secretary who was responsible for recording the conversation, there was a separate small table.
Although they had been working for two hours straight, the professors did not look very tired. After entering the room, Xia De did not speak immediately, but asked the servants who followed him in to bring a new teapot and pour black tea for everyone before sitting down on the chair.
The professors had a lot of documents in front of them. Although they were very close, Xia De couldn't see any of the words on them. There was nothing on the table on his side except a teacup, so Xia De put his hands together and placed them on the table:
"Good afternoon, Professor Andorra, Professor Cospaya."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton. By the way, I'm an associate professor."
The conversation started with such a small talk, and Shade realized at this time that he actually brought Little Mia with him instead of leaving her to Luvia or Dorothy. But fortunately, the professors have seen more correspondence ring wizards with strange habits. Compared with others, carrying a cat with you can even be regarded as an extremely elegant hobby.
"Mr. Hamilton, the college's background check on you went smoothly."
Professor Andor pointed to the blank papers on the table. It seemed that a spell had been cast so that only professors could see the contents.
"You were admitted last summer. According to regulations, an identity background check was conducted at that time. This work was repeated again six months later. Whether it was divination, field visits, or the use of relics to confirm, your background is quite normal."
He nodded to Associate Professor Cospaya beside him, who picked up the white paper on the table and read out the past experiences of the stranger's body.
What he said was exactly what Shad had heard last summer and what Helen and Grace had investigated.
The hometown of this body is a small town in the south of Delarion. When the body was 16 years old, the hometown suffered a severe famine, so this body fled there with his family, and all the family members died on the way to escape.
As a mentally retarded vagrant, this body drifted all the way to the city of Tobesk, and was chosen by Sparrow Hamilton in the spring of 1853. Then in the summer, it became a ring wizard and its consciousness awakened from blindness and stupidity.
Although Xia De had heard these contents more than once, he listened to them again carefully. When Associate Professor Cospaya finished reading these contents and confirmed them with Xia De, Xia De spoke:
"I only have a small part of my memories before the midsummer of 1853, most of which are just instincts such as eating, dressing, and bathing. So, I don't know if these are real. Speaking of which, I also wanted to explore my past and look for relatives who might exist, but according to the divination of Luvia Anat in our group, all my relatives are dead, and my hometown in the south has completely disappeared from the map."
He looked at the two professors in front of him:
"Excuse me, is this really all that is included in my background check?"
The professors looked at each other. Professor Andor, who was older and well-respected, put down the document in his hand and said:
"Mr. Shad Hamilton, you are a ring sorcerer chosen by Professor Danister. Theoretically, even if there are problems with your background, the academy can still treat it as okay. As for the investigation of your identity, well, there are indeed some suspicious points, but they are just suspicious."
"Excuse me, what is it?"
Xia De was somewhat looking forward to it.
"Whatever the academy learned, it was only indirect knowledge. In other words, we didn't find anyone who had seen you in person before Sparrow Hamilton took you in last spring."
The old professor spoke slowly:
"But other than that, all the information about your origin is self-consistent, and any statement can corroborate each other. So, if there is really a problem with your origin, then the whole world is lying."
As he spoke, he picked up a new piece of paper:
"Your background before entering school was completely fine. Then the question is about your interpersonal relationships in the six months since entering school. According to the investigation, the most sensitive person you have come into contact with was Sir Rickens Prisher from the United Kingdom of Carsenrick last winter."
"Yes, I later saw him in the academy when I went to receive the Felina Medal. Poor guy, he's completely crazy now."
Shade said, and the professor nodded:
"Your relationships are relatively simple and confined to Tobesk and the surrounding area, right?"
Xia De thought about it and shook his head slightly:
"No, I know a foreigner. Miss Mia San Gold, the real owner of the cat in my arms, and also my client. We maintain a monthly correspondence. She is probably an ordinary person who left Tobesk because of a letter and became the last member of an ancient and declining family."
He showed off the lovely cat and then briefly described his relationship with Miss Gold.
The two professors nodded:
"We will investigate that Miss Gold, but based on your description it should be fine. Now that we have covered the simple things, let's get to the main points."
Three metal charms were taken out and placed on the table. The room, which was originally only silenced, was now completely shielded from any possible eavesdropping from time and space:
"Mr. Hamilton, when you first enrolled, the Student Administration Office entrusted you with the responsibility of temporarily supervising the other members of the team. In the second half of 1853 and the first three months of 1854, we did not receive any reports of abnormal situations from you. So now, do you have anything to report?"
Xia De had already thought about how to deal with this problem, so after putting Mia on his lap, he said:
"Regarding Bill Schneider, the academy once said that he had something dangerous in his heart. But during the six months we've been together, I didn't find anything unusual about him. Speaking of which, when I first became a ring wizard, I knew very little, and it was Doctor Schneider who patiently taught me all the precautions.
Then there is Priest Rat Augustus. The academy said he was the only survivor of a high-risk relic loss of control when he was young. Because this old man and I both believe in the righteous god, Mr. Dawn, we usually come into contact with him more often. The only problem with this old man is that as a clergyman, he is very good at necromancy. "
The two professors nodded.
Shad continued:
"Also, about Miss Luvia Anat, whose predictions were too accurate, and Miss Dorothy Louisa, who was suspected to be related to the Zalas Academy of Literature. I was not familiar with them when I first enrolled, so in order to better confirm their situation and to protect the interests of myself and the academy, I developed a closer relationship with them. Simply put... a romantic relationship."
The two professors and the gentleman from the Student Affairs Office all admired him for being able to say such things without changing his expression. The reason why Xia De said it was because he did not intend to hide these relationships:
"Ms. Luvia Anat has made divinations for me many times, and the divinations are indeed very accurate. She can even know when I secretly met Louisa without telling her... This may not be divination, but a female intuition. But I think that the accuracy of divination should only be her unique talent and the special nature of the core spirit rune. She can be called a natural fortuneteller. Although I have only been in school for half a year, I am considered knowledgeable in a big city like Tobesk."
Xia De pretended to think:
"As for Miss Dorothy Louisa, she is a writer, so her interpersonal relationships are relatively simple. After I met her, I met almost every friend she is familiar with. However, I can be sure that I have not yet discovered her relationship with the Zalas Academy of Literature. She is the kind of person who likes to sit down and write in her apartment or my study all day and is reluctant to go out, so her skin is so white... Ahem, oh, there is one more thing. I introduced her to Princess Leia Cavendish at a banquet in the city..."
He looked at the two professors, who were trying not to show a strange expression after hearing what Shade said, and nodded:
"We are students of the Zaras Academy of Literature. We know this. You don't have to explain."
Shad said this to pave the way for the news that he swore an oath in the name of the princess to appear in the newspaper tomorrow morning. At the same time, in order to allow Dorothy and Leicia to communicate normally, he needed to explain why the two girls knew each other.
"That's all I know so far. Wait a minute, let me think about it... Oh, all the members of our group often go to the Black Raven Library in the city to buy information. It's a black market in the city that sells the knowledge of the Ringwitch. I learned some time ago that it is related to the Ringwitch organization 'Apna Library'. Of course, I'm just guessing, and I don't have any solid evidence."
The professors asked for more details about the "Black Raven Library", and the secretary at a small table nearby recorded the information revealed by Shad and his slightly complicated private life.
"Mr. Hamilton, are you familiar with Carina Duke Cavendish?"
Professor Andor asked again, and Shade hesitated for a moment before nodding:
"Yes, quite familiar."
"We have no intention of exploring your privacy, but we hope you can answer a simple question. Oh, I'm really embarrassed to say this."
The old professor smiled awkwardly and cursed the guy who gave him the task in his heart. Associate Professor Cospaya at the side was glad that he didn't have to ask himself.
"Have you ever had... intimate contact with Carina Duke of Cavendish?"
Shade raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized something. It seems that after the battle of Randall Valley, the academy realized that the Witch Council knew too much about the pursuit of the Chosen One, so they were investigating the possible identities of the Great Witches. Miss Carina, who was rumored to dislike contact with men and rarely appeared in public, naturally became one of the suspects.