The moment Leon heard the name “Melkvey”, his entire body visibly tensed up.

He stood frozen in place, mechanically turning his head back toward the Headmaster’s Office.

At the doorway, the elegant, dignified red-haired woman had just finished greeting Headmaster Olette—and now, she turned her sharp, fox-like gaze toward Leon.

She smiled.

But this smile was completely different from her previous air of absentminded innocence.

At this moment, she was smiling like a cunning fox.

Leon had only ever seen two other women smile like that—