72 Chapter 72

Gabriel came out of the shower and got dressed before going to bed. He didn't even bother to go to the balcony to check outside. However, even as he laid on the bed, he couldn't go to sleep. He just sat on the bed, going through the Book of Light Spells.

The people started gathering around the body, especially the senior students and the people from Hawrin's floor.

They saw Hawrin's bloody body and pieces of glasses nearby. A knife was stabbed on the back of Hawrin's head. While some of the students went to inform the Teachers about what had happened, the others went to the old man who was in charge of the dorms.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Year Students didn't wait for anyone as they barged inside Hawrin's room to check if the killer was still inside there. Let alone finding the killer, the youngsters couldn't even find a single trace of anyone. The room was definitely a mess. There was blood on the floor.

There was also a wooden bat nearby, which also had some traces of blood.

"It wasn't a simple murder. It was an act of proper revenge... Someone took their sweet time in this murder..." A man observed the traces of blood that were spread throughout.

He walked to the broken glass door of the balcony, gazing outside. "Whoever did it... They are still inside the Dorms. And if I'm not wrong, they are one of the newly selected students. Get the entire dorms sealed. Send the third-year student to ensure no first-year leaves their room."

"Right." The other students who were following the young man listened to him instantly, even though the man was asking them to run an errand.

The young man who observed the broken glass was neither a teacher nor the Handler of the Dorms. Instead, he was also a Fourth Year student like the people he just commanded. Despite being in the same year as the people he commanded, no Fourth Year student ignored his commands.

The blonde man was the strongest Fourth Year Student in the Class of Light. Not only that, he was essentially the strongest student in the entire academy. Ever since he joined the Academy, he never lost any battle or any challenge. He even finished all the missions he selected.

Not only that, but he also had the highest Rank in the Tower of Challenge. He was the only student from the current generation who had managed to enter the top hundred rank in the Tower. Out of the Twelve Thousand names on the Tower, his name was ranked at Ninety seventh.

[97       Garrick Raini      Light         93]

He was Garrick who had managed to reach the ninety-third floor the last time he attempted. He was no less than an idol for every student at the Academy, even though he just entered the fourth year recently.

Standing near the balcony, Garrick noticed a young man coming toward the dorms from a distance.

Garrick passed through the broken space in the door and stood at the balcony, observing Lelin coming.

He noticed on Lelin's badge, realizing that the kid was a first-year student.

"Wings of Light."

Two wings appeared behind Garrick as he jumped from the balcony.

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Lelin was observing the Museum when he heard some commotion in the distance. Curious, he came back toward the dorms, noticing a crowd gathering outside.

He looked up, noticing a man flying in his direction. Behind the man, he noticed a broken window in the room that was right beside his room. There were also some blood marks on the window. It didn't take him long to realize what had happened, especially as he noticed a body through the gap between the crowd.

"Someone has been killed. And let me guess, the doubt will be on me since he saw me outside at this time... And here I thought I could avoid troubles until I was done..."

Garrick landed before Lelin, observing him from top to bottom. There was not a single speck of blood on his clothes.

"What's your name?" Garrick inquired. "And what are you doing out at this hour?"

"Aren't you out as well?" Lelin smiled.

"Anyway, I think you're looking in the wrong direction. If I had killed him, I wouldn't need to run outside to avoid suspicions. My room is right next to the room where you came from. If I were the killer, I would have to be stupid to run all the way outside instead of just entering the next room and going to sleep... I didn't kill him."

"And how do you know I'm here to talk to you about a murder?" Garrick frowned. He hadn't even spoken about the room where the murder happened or who was killed.

Lelin answered everything with such ease; it was as if he knew about everything before even being asked. That made him even more suspicious.

"Maybe because I'm not an idiot?" Lelin responded. "So many people have gathered outside the dorm at this time. It's evident something big has happened. I also saw a glimpse of the body. If you look carefully from where I'm standing, you'll see it as well."

"Then there's the broken window, which has some blood, where you came from. That means someone was killed and tossed out the window, and now there's an attempt to find out who did it," Lelin scratched his temple as he answered. "As I said, you're looking in the wrong direction."

"If you only saw the body and the blood on the window, why didn't you think that I might be the killer instead?"

"Because you'll have to be an idiot to fly out instead of sneaking out secretly. I'm not the only one who saw you flying out of that room. You're not the killer either. If I'm not wrong, the killer is still inside the Dorms, and it's a student."

"You might want to look at the personal enmity angle. If possible, look for someone who took a bath recently."

"Why a bath?"

"That's what I would've done if I had killed someone in cold blood as my first murder."

"And how do you know that it's the first murder of that person?" Garrick frowned.

With Lelin's explanation, his suspicions about him had gone down, but he still didn't clear Lelin. There were still some suspicions in his head since there was a possibility that he was the actual killer.

With his hands behind his back, Lelin started walking toward the crowd.

"Because that person became too impulsive. If it weren't his first killing, he wouldn't be that impulsive. If he were cool-headed and experienced, he would've killed that person inside the room," Lelin explained. "He wouldn't have tossed him outside. It was rage... But it was also inexperience."

" Naive... Then again, quite talented..." A smile appeared on Lelin's face as his lips curved up. " If I'm not wrong, this is the first time a student has been killed inside the Academy since..."

"Since the Church of Light killed the Dark Mages," Garrick finished the sentence.

"Exactly. Then again, the Church did it openly. This person... He managed to kill someone and then sneak out without being seen. I doubt someone even saw him leave, but then again, you should always consider the possibility and interrogate everyone. However, as I said, check for the one who recently took a bath... You might find your guy."

Lelin walked inside the Dorms, not even bothering to observe the body from close.