"Grandpa?!"
The word slipped from my lips, a sharp whisper that was lost in the sudden shift in the room.
Down at the podium, Sylvia's perfect noble mask didn't just crack — it completely shattered. Her back went stiff, and her cold eyes went wide with real shock. She looked up toward the high balcony.
She had not been told. The whole Celestial family had been kept in the dark about this.
Then, the whispers started.
It began as a low murmur from the people, but within seconds, the voices spread through the rows of students like fire, growing into a wave of disbelief.
"The Lightning Sovereign...? Zephyr von Celestial?"
"Wait, the Zephyr? The monster who disappeared twelve years ago?!"
"Are you insane? He's not just a powerhouse... he's a Sovereign! A literal living legend who practically stepped into the demi-god domain! What is a man like that doing here?!"
