Doctor José exclaimed, "Director Hart!? What? I doubt the control room sent you to check up on a security incident!"
Director Hart said coldly, "The control room that sent me, you idiot. I smelled a strong odor of blood coming from this direction. I can't say I was terribly surprised when I remembered that this was one of the candidates' integration days."
Doctor José said, "Well, I can explain everything..."
Director Hart raised her finger and said, "You'd better shut up, cockroach, if you don't want to die."
The atmosphere was icy. Director Hart emanated an aura of absolute power—not only because she was a rare Rank-A Hunter, but also because she was a woman of brutal charisma and authority, feared by any man working for the academy far more than they did any Zombie.
Suddenly, Alexandre emerged naked and covered in blood from the room where the incident had occurred. "Alright, then I'll explain it to you, Director!"
Director Hart looked at Alexandre's imposing, blood-covered physique from head to toe. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
He replied, "I'm Alexandre HautVille and I've just joined the academy. The security guard opened the door for me when he saw that the situation was getting out of hand, and it was I who incapacitated the three infected! If you want proof, just watch the security camera recording!"
The headmistress didn't reply, but only looked back and forth at the two rooms. Her gaze lingered on the hole in Alexandre's window for almost a minute. Eventually, she shrugged and said, "HautVille, right? You should know that when you reach a level similar to mine, you'll be able to tell lies from the truth at a glance."
The headmistress turned and started to leave, saying, "Clean up this mess, and fast."
Alexandre took the opportunity to scan the headmistress as she walked away. Meanwhile, the doctor and the security officer seemed almost bewildered that they'd all gotten through the conversation with their jobs intact.
"Did you really have to bring me into it?" Edward complained. "I thought you said you'd take responsibility for everything."
"It was either you or the professor," said Alexandre, "and he's the one who will be of the most use to me later on. Be grateful I saved your life." Then he looked at his Pip-Boy, seeing the results of his scan.
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╟─╼[Character]
║ ╰╼[Name]: Hart, [???]
║ ╰╼[Role]: Hunter, Director
║ ╰╼[Affiliation]: Hunter Association, [???]
║ ╰╼[Guild] Black Sun
║ ╰╼[LvL]: [???]
║ ╰╼[Tier]: A-
║ ╰╼[Biology]: Hunter
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Alexandre had a very bad feeling about this woman. Unlike the other two in the room, Alexandre wasn't afraid of her, but he was deeply worried about the fact she was literally walking around with a death's head, swastika, and a Nazi slogan on her arm. She seemed to be devoted to extremist ideology and didn't care about who knew about it.
A few minutes after Director Hart's departure, two doctors and two other members of security arrived and began to clear the combat zone.
Alexandre looked seriously at José and said, "Given what you now know, I guess there's no need to extend the quarantine for me?"
Doctor José raised an eyebrow. "I suppose not. But, you know… We have some unfinished business. Come with me into the elevator and we can chat about exactly what you want from me."