Not far from the main lecture halls was a building that looked like a palace.

It is where the principal stayed. The home of the 19th century strongest wizard.

There are many guards with white automata patrolling the area.

The automata had different sizes from kid-sized to giants near 3 meters tall (10 feet).

The automata also had different equipment like spears and swords.

These are the mass-produced automata known as the Heimguarders.

These automata lost to the quality dolls the students had.

However, they're still on par with the automata from the Garm series.

It is just that these automata required more control than the dogs.

There are close to 30 patrol robots here.

This place is on the highest alert ever since the principal almost got killed last night.

Without the no.1 student to help, the principal might have been a goner.

Naturally, the security had been raised after that.

Moreover, Scarlet Eyes is famous for being as powerful as the Marshal. This is just the bare minimum security.

A few figures emerged on top of a building not far away.

"21...26..."

Nagisa counted.

"27 automata, are we really barging in like this?"

"We could try teleporting past the guards."

Natsuki said with her parasol on her shoulder.

"But, that looks impossible."

They could feel a giant barrier covering the palace.

The sigils on it rippled with a magical force.

"A barrier?"

they frowned.

"A mana isolation barrier."

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"Outside mana can't go in while inside mana can't go out. Magic can't penetrate into that barrier."

Natsuki said.

"I can get us close to the barrier but not inside."

Natsuki continued.

"The moment we hit the barrier, we will be forced out of our teleportation."

"Hmm, I see, so we will be exposed either way."

Wu Yan rubbed his chin.

"I guess that also means we can't blast the whole thing away with the same stunt as last night."

"So, are we going to infiltrate it?"

Nagisa is nervous but strangely excited.

"Then, don't we have to..."

"Yeap."

Natsuki nodded.

"We have to go through those guards to find the principal."

"Okay, it's settled. Let's say hi."

Wu Yan decided.

"Put them down."

Ikaros and Astrea nodded.

Nagisa and Kanon gave Wu Yan nervous looks.

Natsuki is the only one to retort.

"Why do you sound happy?"

"I do?"

Wu Yan asked.

"That can't be true. After all, I am being used to assassinate the principal."

"You have some kind of plan?"

"It's nothing."

Wu Yan grinned.

"This 19th century strongest wizard is so kind that he wouldn't pursue his assassins and is waiting for me in his palace? No, this is a laughable attempt at normalcy."

Ikaros, Astrea, Nagisa, and Kanon were puzzled but Natsuki got the gist of it.

Wu Yan told them to move forward.

"Let's roll out."

The palace is off-limits to almost everyone. Only security members and Discipline committee people may enter.

The guards had simple orders.

No one other than the security team and the principal may pass.

They have the authority to detain anyone who approaches.

However, the fa?ade is simple; they forgot that the intruder might just attack them.

Fwoosh

A cold storm appeared out of nowhere.

With the temperature dropping like a ball, the sunlight dimmed and permafrost appeared on the ground.

"What the hell?!"

"What's going on?!"

The guards were taken by surprise. Ice crystals danced down.

When a petal touched them...

Cling

The petals spread out very fast like a blooming flower.

The guards were frozen in ice in no time at all.