The rest of them had basically the same flabbergasted reaction as Lolander, accompanied with a hint of fear. Yes, fear. With the spirit chains, they could very easily recognize each other's mental states. The fear was especially present in Chloe and Lolander.
Xiao Lin was very curious. He did not understand why that name caused such a big reaction in them. He very quickly heard Lolander attempting to flatter the woman by saying, "I want to apologize for my joke earlier. Please rest assured, Xiao Lin might be our temporary colleague, but if he had done anything to offend you, I wouldn't let him off easily."
Lilith narrowed her eyes at him. "You're from the Sainte Académie?"
Lolander hurriedly nodded, adding, "That's right. I was fortunate enough to be able to witness that simulated battle at the start of the year. You savagely beat up all the participants from our academy. Ah no, I should say you beat all your opponents in the tournament.
