**Yu-jin’s request: To hold a festival to lure in Paimon.**

On the surface, it seemed like a harmless enough idea. If Paimon indeed had such inclinations, there was no harm in trying.

Plus, there was a solid pretext.

Unlike most ordinary universities, Pentagon Academy was highly exclusive. They’d never even held a festival. And while social media restrictions had been lifted this year, curiosity about the Academy remained high.  

Hosting a festival under this pretense would be perfect, drawing in enough interest to mask any suspicion from Paimon.

Yu-jin’s proposal sounded like a clever strategy.

“It may be costly, …