"Unless their plan started decades ago."
The dean finally spoke, "He was an excellent graduate of the academy, started as a teaching assistant in the alchemy class after graduation and gradually earned his professor's certificate. He's quite a down-to-earth kid. As for his assistant, she is an alchemist we specifically hired from the Alchemy Association. They had never had any interaction before, and this was my decision."
The dean's voice sounded a bit sad; many professors at the academy have grown up under his watch.
He trusts his judgment of people, believing that his students could not be surreptitious infiltrators.
"I tend to think this is some sort of possession magic, which could also explain why the Time Travelers always seem to vanish without a trace."
