Shortly thereafter, the two returned to the Academy.


    It was still as bustling as ever during the hours when the students were outside the ssrooms and quiet when they were inside.


    Not much had changed, but Matt could sense an increase in the number of strong guards.


    ording to I this was something that happened because of Matt.


    Ever since Matt appeared in the Second Academy, a new person and capable of bing a Bloody Vampire General who was even awarded the title of ''Hero'' for his heroic deeds on the frontier against the Human Empire, the First Academy decided to take the Second Academy students more seriously.


    After that, great things were granted to this Academy, including resources and protection personnel. Many powerful people were sent here.


    By the time Matt arrived at the Academy, the ssrooms were full. So hardly anyone managed to see him, and those who saw him failed to recognize him at first nce.


    He walked through the Academy and headed toward the ssroom where he was studying. He was curious to know if Reagan Cooper was here.


    But as he walked past the ssrooms next to I, he created quite a shock among the students and teachers who saw him.


    "Matthew Dietrich!?" many ssrooms gasped a few seconds after he walked by.


    Somehow, both teachers and students rushed out to see and ran through the halls. A simr situation urred in many of the ssrooms, which were in shock after seeing him.


    And soon after they managed to catch up with him, he was at the door of the ssroom where he was studying. The door was open, so when they saw him, everyone was shocked.


    Reagan Cooper was teaching normally today. Ever since he learned that Matt might be dead, he had been hard at work trying to get a worthy new student.


    He wanted to see if he could get a second Matt, so he looked through the entire Academy and created a special and different ss. He brought the most talented ones here to try to develop them.


    He even went to the Third Academy, looking for talent. But at the end of the day he ended up disappointed.


    While it is true that there were talented people in both Academies, most of them were not a tenth of what Matt was.


    Among the students of the Second Academy, he realized that I was the most talented and could be at the level of the Supreme Talents of the First Academy. At least in thest year, she was like that. So he taught her too, but in the end, even she didn''t match Matt''s speed.


    Finding a second Matt was an impossible challenge, or so he thought.


    For this, he continuallymented and did not expect that he would be able to meet him today.


    But just as the ss was ending, the same Matt he had been thinking about appeared in front of him, once again, in the doorway of that ssroom.


    "Professor Reagan, it''s been quite a while since Ist saw you." Matt said with a chuckle at the end.


    Reagan Cooper and the rest of the students were in shock.


    Some did not know who this person was, but they recognized I because she asionally came to ss. She was the most powerful of the Second Academy, someone who should be among the elite of the First Academy but was still here.


    So they were stunned to see her here, and today, she looked more radiant than usual.


    But they didn''t expect her, an elite, to be after an unknown man.


    Still, many of them did recognize him.


    "Matthew!?" In shock, they all stood up abruptly, startling those who didn''t know who he was.


    And Reagan Cooper ran up to Matt. "Is it really you, Matthew?" he asked in shock.


    Matt smiled at him. "Naturally, who would it be if it''s not me? I got back a few hours ago, so it''s only natural that the news hasn''t spread," he replied.


    Reagan Cooper felt his eyes fill with tears at this, but he smiled proudly and stood up to greet him as he deserved.


    "Greetings, General Matthew, wee back!" he yelled.


    His shout was heard throughout much of the ssroom, and the people who came running from other ssrooms confirmed that this was Matthew Dietrich, the Two-Star Bloody Vampire General who was awarded the title of ''Vampire Hero''.


    Being one of the most popr people in the Dark Kingdom, many people wanted to meet him, but right now, the vast majority of them felt fear.


    Matthew no longer seemed to be the same student as before.


    Even Reagan Cooper could feel it. ''What an oppressive feeling I feel... I find it hard to breathe just because of his gaze; what kind of power did he achieve in this time?'' He was in shock, but a lot of people started to crowd around, so he had to step forward.


    "I understand you all. I know you want to meet such an important person like him, but you''ll get the chanceter. For now, go back to your ssrooms; sses are not over yet. You, too, teachers, please set an example. Otherwise, I will have to call the Disciplinary Committee." His shout was heard loud and clear throughout the hallway.


    And since he was the one speaking, it caused fear in many faculty and students, even more so because he brought the newly inaugurated Disciplinary Committee into the matter.


    So many of those present left a few minutester.


    And after he saw that they all went into their ssrooms, he looked inside the ssroom he was supposed to teach in and smiled at them.


    "That''s all for today. You can go back to your rooms and get ready for tomorrow. I have something important to do, so I''ll take my leave." He said, without having finished his ss. After that, he took Matt and I with him, leaving the scene in a few seconds.


    That shocked the students, who were still waiting for the teaching talk he said he would give them at the end of ss.


    Apparently, Reagan Cooper, the Academy''s strictest teacher, could be a scoundrel asionally when it suited him.