Hearing the faint reprimand in Mevis’s tone, Shari snorted coldly, crossing her arms.
“You too—don’t call me by my real name in the academy. If Lord Shadow finds out that all the resources spent placing me here to assist you were wasted, it will be on you.”

As the former Empress, Shari would not tolerate being lectured by anyone except Lord Shadow. She knew the risks of using the All-Seeing Eye within the academy but had no other choice to pass that cursed entrance exam.

Mevis, as always, kept her expression neutral, her tone calm.
“Understood, Shari.”

Shari …