Chapter 318: Seventeen, get lost! This is my prey.
Delaman’s magic wand tapped lightly on the invitation, and soon, a murky glow appeared on the wand.
“Um…” Delaman pushed his thick glasses up his nose, and then turned to look at Hewinia and Orenna beside him, “Indeed, I felt remnants of a spell on the invitation, and judging by the type and scale… Miss Hewinia, what did you say you experienced last night?”
“The Second Note’s Light Touch Technique.” Hewinia replied.
“Yes, that must be it,” Delaman nodded slightly, “You see, a hundred years ago, this was a very normal, common spell, but now, in combination with other spells, it has indeed lost its original meaning and become somewhat unacceptable. Miss Hewinia, I think I understand why you were so agitated last night.”
Pausing for a moment, Delaman then turned his head to look at Orenna.
“Miss Orenna, I would like to hear your explanation.”
“This has nothing to do with me, Professor Delaman!” Orenna said excitedly, “I didn’t set up any spell in that invitation, especially not such a disgusting one. This is Hewinia’s slander against me!”
“Oh, Miss Orenna, are you saying there is a problem with my detection?”
“No, Professor Delaman, what I mean is…”
“You mean, this is Miss Hewinia using her own reputation to slander you?”
Orenna was rendered speechless, simply biting her lips tightly while Hewinia on the side remained very calm.
At first glance, it seemed as though Orenna was the victim.
Of course, this was indeed arranged by Hewinia.
The trap spell she fell into last night was the “Smoky Wind Recognition” of the Third Notes.
It is a very common talent-detecting spell, apparently aimed at discovering Hewinia’s true identity. But if others knew that Hewinia reacted so angrily and furiously to such a harmless spell as “Smoky Wind Recognition,” they would find it strange, compounding her troubles.
Thus, when she furiously grabbed the magic wand from someone else last night to confront Orenna, Hewinia also casually released a new spell on the invitation to cover up the “Smoky Wind Recognition” of the Third Notes.
And the spell she chose was the one Delaman just detected—the “Light Touch” of the Second Note.
Like “Smoky Wind Recognition,” this spell is also harmless—it records certain attributes of the person subjected to the spell.
However, it does not directly detect the note of the person affected like the Smoky Wind Recognition, but rather, it’s like a massive hand of Magic Power gently touching the person’s body, then recording their physical shape, voice tone… and scent.
This was originally a useless spell, but in some people with ulterior motives, it could achieve very odd effects.
For instance, with the data of the person’s body and voice tone, spellcasters could use shaping magic to create a fake person.
It’s similar to the unspeakable dolls from Bai Wei’s previous life.
Some would even engrave the unique voice tone of the affected person on their magic wands.
It’s like wearing a beloved’s intimate clothing.
Yes, the Light Touch Technique itself is a harmless spell, but in the hands of a perverted user, it becomes vile.
So, letting the academy know that she was subjected to such a spell explained why her behavior last night was so out of character. Especially in the girl’s dormitory, where many had experienced such things to some extent, they became immediately indignant, nearly drowning Orenna in their spit last night.
However, they were stopped at the last minute by the dormitory manager and the professor who arrived just in time, telling them to calm down first.
Then the next day, Hewinia and Orenna stood before Professor Delaman.
Though Professor Delaman is male, he also knew very well how repulsive the Light Touch Technique is for girls.
Certainly, in the revered Holy Sound, not only women but also men fell victim to it, discovering even more perverse and vile means, but that’s beyond the point here.
Regardless, for Hewinia, she had achieved her purpose, everyone would pity her, everyone would see her as the victim, simultaneously exerting pressure on Orenna.
After all, for a Golden Rank Seventh Note to be subjected to such a “filthy” ordeal, everyone would feel outraged, thus never suspecting whether Hewinia was actually affected by the Light Touch Technique.
That was already the best response plan Hewinia could come up with last night in such a short time.
“Miss Orenna.” Delaman looked down at the invitation again and then asked, “This invitation was issued by your brother Phinis, does it mean that the spellcaster is your…”
“No! Absolutely not!” Orenna didn’t even let Delaman finish speaking before immediately denying, “It has nothing to do with Brother Phinis! And certainly not me, our Lawrence family would not do such a thing!”
Orenna could not dare imagine the consequences if outsiders thought that the Light Touch Technique had been cast by her or Phinis; thus, she had to vehemently deny.
“But the invitation was sent out by your brother,” Delaman said, “and it went through your hands to Hewinia, and yet you claim that you and your brother have nothing to do with this matter?”