Unbeknownst to anyone—while Zane and his team were orchestrating their bold scheme at the entrance of Titan Ruin, collecting "entry donations" from students and even teachers—a group of figures stood silently deep within a nearby woodland.
A dozen individuals, cloaked in black from head to knees, watched the scene unfold.
"Why are we stopping here?" one of them asked in a hushed voice.
"We can't afford to be exposed to the Academy forces," said Yublee Hills, known infamously as the Devil-Daughter. "Besides, the drones are monitoring everything. We'll enter once they've all gone inside."
They waited in silence, observing in awe as Zane and his group manipulated the situation—cornering the others into paying for passage, even strongarming the teachers.
These cloaked figures belonged to the Villain Camp, an organization opposed to everything the Academy stood for—its values, its discipline, and its loyalty to the crown.
