However, this time, none of them worked.
"Embarrassingly, I completely failed to identify the assailant, and nobody would have known that Lucas was the culprit."
"It's not an ability that can be hidden forever. Perhaps one day he would commit another crime with that atrocious skill at some point and end up being a suspect?"
"Thinking 'he would have been caught later for committing a crime anyway' is too much of a leap. As it stands, Lucas stepped forward to save me when he didn't need to."
If he had only been thinking of his own safety, he wouldn't have babbled about his abilities to the student council president.
Above all, it was clear that he prioritized rescuing Cerys.
So she wanted to help him.
"I will publicize it if you're thinking of covering for him, teacher. It's too dangerous of a skill to just leave among the academy students."
"Calm down, Kyelli."
"Have you lost your judgment because you like him?"