Wizard World Irregular

Clara was wearing a magical ring that would let her know whether a person was lying or not.

This was a Unique Artifact that was given to her by the Headmaster of Nightfall Academy, Nero, to help with her interrogation.

If she felt the slightest itch on her finger, it meant that the person she was talking to was lying. If she didn’t feel anything, it meant that the person was telling the truth.

Aside from this ring, she was also taught by her family to read the body language of a person. Even if the ring were to register that Ethan wasn’t lying, as long as she was able to detect the faintest signs of a lie, her suspicion would remain.

“Yeah, I captured the Ancient Wendigo,” Ethan replied with a smirk. “I mean, capturing such a weak monster was very easy to do. I could have done it with my eyes closed.”

His words were heavily laced with sarcasm, which made Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret look at each other in surprise.

They were planning to step in once Clara was to ask Ethan a question, but before they could do that, Ethan had already answered, leaving the two of them at a loss for words.

Clara, who was paying close attention to Ethan, felt an itch on her ring finger, which meant that Ethan was lying.

She also didn’t see any changes in his posture, eye contact, and words. In fact, she sensed a different kind of feeling that was coming from the handsome young man.

It was none other than ridicule and disdain.

These two feelings made Clara feel uncomfortable, especially when she saw the way Ethan looked at her.

The young man’s gaze made her feel as if she was a helpless young maiden who was being played with in the palm of his hand.

She didn’t expect to have this kind of reaction—especially not from someone who was younger than her.

“When your team fought against the Ancient Wendigo, it received serious injuries, forcing it to conjure a blizzard,” Clara stated. “Do you think it escaped? If yes, then where do you think it went?”

“It didn’t escape,” Ethan answered. “I caught it.”

Once again, she felt her ring finger itching, making Clara frown. Her two attempts to test whether Ethan was lying or not weren't working.

Perhaps, feeling a little angry, Clara decided to throw a random question to change the flow of momentum.

“Do you like Lilian?” Clara asked.

“Like?” Ethan snorted. “I love her!”

This time, her ring finger didn’t itch, leaving Clara at a loss for words.

She was hoping to create a rift between Lilian and the handsome young man by asking this question.

Clara thought that Ethan would say no, which would definitely make the young lady sad. But she believed that this was a necessary evil to prevent her junior from being led astray by the man whom she had developed a crush on.

Actually, it was not only Clara who was using an artifact to detect lies from a person.

Cedric and Lilian had similar artifacts with them, and they were paying close attention to Ethan’s answer.

When Lilian confirmed that Ethan wasn’t lying, her face became beet red, and her heart started to beat wildly inside her chest.

“Y-You love Lilian?” Clara stuttered. “How much do you love her?”

“I love her so much that I can’t wait for her to… you know,” Ethan said the last words with a devilish smile on his face, making Lilian’s face turn a shade redder.

Sebastian, who was inside Ethan’s Sea of Consciousness, laughed out loud as he patted the young man beside him, who was covering his face with both hands.

“Your Other Half is quite a smooth talker,” Sebastian said in a teasing tone. “I almost pity you for having to deal with the aftermath.”

The real Ethan didn’t even bother replying and simply groaned in embarrassment because his Other Half was destroying his image.

The original plan was to allow Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret to tell the delegation from Nightfall Academy that Ethan didn’t need to capture the Ancient Wendigo because he already had his own Ancient Wendigo.

By showing it to everyone, it would clear all suspicion and bring this matter to a close.

However, his Other Half didn’t agree to this. His reasoning was simple, and that was Luna.

The angelic beauty had seen the Ancient Wendigo, so when it was her turn to be asked a question, she wouldn’t be able to lie.

Because of this, his Other Half was putting up an act in order to pull everyone’s attention to him.

Also, the fewer people who knew that he had an Ancient Wendigo, the better.

Dansleif was a Trump Card that must not be seen by anyone that he didn’t trust.

It would greatly limit the Ancient Wendigo’s effectiveness in the future, especially if their opponents knew they had a strong monster at their beck and call.

There was also another reason. If people knew that Ethan had an Ancient Wendigo, there would be certain individuals who would want to steal it from him.

Right now, he could barely fight against people at Conall’s level. If several people of the same caliber appeared, his chances of surviving were low.

Ethan’s Other Half didn’t mind if their enemies sent one or two assassins to deal with Ethan. The Ancient Wendigo was more than enough to deal with them.

What he was afraid of was that multiple assassins would target him at once, nipping him in the bud before he could grow to his fullest potential.

“Do you have any more questions?” Ethan asked in a teasing tone.

“N-No,” Clara replied. “I do not have any more questions.”

“Good.” Ethan nodded. “It’s getting late, so I’ll excuse myself.”

Without even waiting for a reply, Ethan walked away and grabbed Luna’s hand. He didn’t intend to let the angelic beauty get questioned.

Clara and Cedric didn’t stop him from taking away Luna.

The reason? She was the person whom they least suspected to have captured the Ancient Wendigo.

Cedric and Lilian had explained in detail how horrified Luna was of the Ancient Wendigo. The monster had almost succeeded in devouring her as well, so she was at the very bottom of the list of the students whom they wanted to interrogate.

However, to ensure that they wouldn’t even bother to question her, Ethan’s Other Half had already taken her away from the scene.

In order to make sure that the angelic beauty wouldn’t slip up, Ethan’s Other Half even told Luna that he intended to use a bit of his powers to make sure that the lie-detecting artifacts would not trigger when hearing her answer.

This was a fail-safe precaution to help the honest young lady to lie in order to prevent the delegation of Nightfall Academy from becoming suspicious of her lover.