Cynthia looked satisfied by the general air in the classroom as she believed her words had served their purpose and dissuaded the use of Arcane Tools.
Caius noticed the expression on her face and smiled lightly because he felt she was being shortsighted.
Her discouraging words would only hold weight if every single student decided not to use Arcane Tools, which was statistically impossible. The moment one student used it, especially if against another, then all bets were off because, if they were all going to be looked at less favorably, they might as well try to be the best among the rest.
Even among the dishonored, there can still be a victor and that is what the students would all strive to be.
Thinking about how Kaya—whom he had given an Arcane Tool—started these with her question, Caius wondered if he just might have unleashed Chaos.
Still, maybe Chaos wasn't all bad.
