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"No."
Dean Frist outright refused Elise Clark, and then explained, "During this trip to the parallel universe, our College and the various factions within the Supreme Council all maintain a certain understanding. As long as our College, especially Link, cooperates with the Supreme Council's operation, the Council will suppress any retaliatory action that Great Sage Mitchell and his Tower of the Great Sage Mitchell might take against our College."
"Heh heh!"
Elise Clark chuckled ambiguously but didn't say much more.
The protagonist of the situation, Link Grande, remained silent as if Dean Frist wasn't referring to him at all.
Elise cast a sideways glance at Link, glaring at him fiercely for a while.
Seeing that Link continued to remain silent, Elise wrinkled her nose in displeasure, but ultimately kept her thoughts to herself.
People differ in temperament, circumstances, and choices. That's all there is to it.
There's nothing more to say.
