A mage typically keeps their secrets close, but this one was too intriguing to ignore.

Oripulas, filled with genuine curiosity, asked Lee Han how he had deduced the criminal’s identity. The methods used by the previous students had all been techniques Oripulas could comprehend. However, whatever technique this Wardanaz boy had employed was beyond Oripulas’s grasp—no small feat, given his 131 years as an Imperial magistrate.

What could it have been?

“Well, actually…”

Actually?

“So… does telling you affect my grade?”

No! Just tell me already!

Oripulas’s excitement was evident, and even Professor Rozine, who was feigning disinterest, perked up …