Chapter 49 — Aura Manifestation [3]
I tilted my head and asked,
"But does the Disciplinary Committee always have to personally bring back students who sneak out?"
"No, not necessarily. Honestly, it's not mandatory. The Academy places a lot of importance on personal choice—so whether a student sneaks out and causes trouble or neglects their own future, it doesn't really intervene."
Eleanor sighed, her expression unreadable.
"But I can't just sit back and watch the future of this Empire go astray. I want them to learn here how to follow rules and stay on the right path."
"So that's why you go this far?"
"I suppose so. I can be a bit rigid and old-fashioned in that sense. And besides, I'm the only one who can really do this. No one else can rein in the nobles running wild around the Academy… well, I guess Lady Layla, Cedric, and Sara could, but realistically, I'm the only one who does."
Upright, almost stubbornly righteous—
