As Shang left the room, he put on his helmet. Count Sword couldn't appear in public yet.
The armor and the helmet isolated Shang from all eyes and even Spirit Senses. They could see the black armor, but they couldn't see behind it. Naturally, Shang had worn the helmet on his way to the academy as well and had only taken it off in front of the room.
As Shang stepped out of the building, the drills in the academy became quieter.
When Shang appeared, the atmosphere turned oppressive for everyone around him.
Funnily enough, this wasn't the effect of Shang's connection to the Abominations. After all, that had been hidden by Lucius' Spell.
The reason for this change in atmosphere was Shang's decades of living in isolation amongst beasts.
When Shang had left Jerald's garden back then, one of the guards had told him that he felt very dangerous to him and that other people would feel the same. After living amongst humans, Shang's aura had retreated.
