Academy Genius Tamer Episode 206
Betty’s death had a huge impact on Ardel Academy.
death on campus. Clearly traces of being poisoned by someone. The incompetence of the academy in not being able to catch the suspect let alone the culprit.
At this rate, the number of nobles who wanted to completely suspend education at the academy and return their children increased.
It wasn’t much different from Taesoo Han.
It seems to be the work of the black magicians. The movement is not serious. Let me know if you want a return to Castica. I will send you a wagon and someone you can trust.
I carefully read the letter Han Tae-soo sent and put it in my pocket.
Thank you, but it makes more sense to open the Ardel Academy in this situation.
Is Castile Safe?
not.
Soon there will be no safe place in the Ardel Empire.
If the academy even poisoned him, it would mean that he had grown to a certain extent and would rise to the sun.
How many cubes have you swallowed?
Of course, there are practical reasons for that… .
There was also an emotional judgment mixed in.
We weren’t close, but we were pretty close.
Who killed Betty senior?
We need to find the culprit and kill him.
all members of the guild.
Gathering in the basement of Natalie’s studio, we became serious faces.
Even if I pretended not to be, there was no one here right now.
I was the one who had seen Betty up close, but it seems that the other friends also had some contact with him.
A good senior who accepts juniors who approach him without hesitation.
Everyone would have no objection to the fact that Betty was a really good person.
So, it was even more disappointing.
So, I couldn’t understand any more.
“I’m not the kind of person who can have a bad relationship.”
I don’t know the details of the story.
But, I was so sure. Betty-senpai is never someone who will make enemies enough for anyone to hold a grudge. Such a senior was poisoned by a potion with traces of black magic.
“I sympathize. There must have been another reason. The reason why you must kill the senior.”
Adela nodded at my words.
“But, I don’t know what it is. Although that senior was affiliated with the Magic Department, he wasn’t talented in combat. He wouldn’t have had to fight the warlocks, and he was the type of person who only researched in the lab… .”
“Research.”
I turned to Adela and rolled the words out of my mouth.
“… Isn’t that a study that shouldn’t have been done?”
“A study that shouldn’t be done?”
Han Si-hyuk had warned me before.
When I first created the detox artifact, someone would be uncomfortable with the discovery. He said he might harm me to stop the research.
For now, the possibility that Betty-senpai had jumped into such a dangerous research could not be ruled out.
“I am thinking of all the possibilities. We’re not investigators, but there’s not much information we can get right now.”
Originally, Han Si-hyuk should have started the investigation as soon as the incident occurred.
If that was the case, Adela and I might have intervened in this case in the name of assistant investigators.
However, the academy was in a situation where there was no internal investigator due to his vacancy. Professor Grint took his place until a new investigator was appointed.
Professor Grint is a good professor, but he is not an expert in this field.
I couldn’t just wait in a situation where I didn’t know when it would start.
Adela seemed to have had the same thoughts as me.
A trembling voice, unlike hers, echoed through the workshop.
“This is not a problem that can be passed on. Betty-senpai, of course it’s a pity… But, but… I don’t know who will be next if I let this go. I think we should catch it to prevent something more unfortunate.”
Adela looks back at me slowly.
“Han Shiha. It will be difficult, but… Please confirm the topic of the research thesis that your senior was preparing.”
“okay.”
“Or the papers that your seniors recently read don’t matter. If there are any of them that may be problematic, let me know.”
“Oh, I know that too.”
I am the person who has the most access to Betty-senpai’s research here and now.
It would never be comfortable for me to have to go through Betty-senpai’s luggage, which has become a keepsake, but it was something I had to do.
Rather, I was more concerned about something else.
It’s Betty’s senior who suddenly left all her belongings in Professor Ernst’s lab.
If the research topic was really a problem, I wonder if even the records have already been stolen by the warlocks… .
I had to move as quickly as possible.
* * *
An artifact that can store external magic.
The draft of the thesis that Betty was trying to hand over to me contained a rather dangerous subject, and as we hypothesized, I thought that this study could be the cause.
However, when I was confused because I couldn’t find a clear cause.
The news about Betty senior came from a completely different place.
“Han Shiha! Han Shiha!”
Natalie found the direct cause of her senior’s death.
I didn’t know it would come out here.
Natalie pulled out last week’s sales list with a gloomy expression on her face.
“… The necklace is gone.”
necklace?
“It wasn’t originally for sale, but I think the employee sold it to Betty. I use it for research purposes… .”
As soon as I heard Natalie, I remembered what necklace it was.
‘It is a necklace with stored magical power.’
‘It can also attract external magic.’
‘It’s actually an early prototype of Cube. It was discarded because it was weak enough to draw mana.’
A necklace driven by a similar principle to the cube.
I asked Natalie with a cold face.
“Why didn’t you dispose of it?”
Artifacts of the workshop that have not yet been inherited cannot be discarded at will by Natalie Sun. I know that.
However, the mistake led to such a great tragedy that he had no choice but to rebuke him.
“You should have been more docile to the staff.”
“I mentioned that it was not a sale item, but I did not say the reason on purpose. It’s just trash… .”
That would be better than just spreading strange rumors.
Natalie said it was a waste product, but did not reveal her exact identity.
“I told you not to sell it, so I didn’t know it would turn out like this… It wouldn’t have happened if it had been removed earlier… It’s all my fault… .”
A necklace obtained for research was discovered by someone in the school, and Betty-senpai was poisoned.
There was no mention of belongings found at the time, so the necklace must have been taken by someone.
Natalie stood there for a long time with a stiff face.
Natalie, who always had a bright face, stood still as if she was about to cry.
Maybe they think that even tears are a luxury, but the withered face is just a deep regret.
It’s not that you don’t know that feeling.
Even if they weren’t close friends, this would be quite a shock to Natalie.
But,
In fact, at this moment, self-blame is meaningless.
If I had edited the thesis a little earlier,
If only he had noticed the danger of the subject and stopped Betty-senpai.
No, it wouldn’t have happened if I had broken that necklace then.
There is no point in regretting what has already happened.
At least for now, Natalie’s testimony will be pretty helpful in figuring out the culprit.
It’s not something we can solve on our own.
I opted for the more reliable one.
“Let’s go to Professor Grint.”
* * *
Professor Grint looked down at the case file with a cold expression on his face.
6th grade schoolboy, Betty, has died. Friendships are amicable, and they don’t even have the personality to buy grudges.
Well, on campus.
A student has died at Ardel Academy, where it should be the safest.
The poisoning was the first.
“I don’t know… .”
Professor Grint frowned and mumbled. As for the warlock attack in the investigation room, the academy is no longer safe.
The Academy, which was cultivated by Dean Ernest, supported by the imperial family, and which he had devoted his entire life to building, is shaking.
Now, it has reached a point where no professor or student can be trusted.
“Things like parasites… .”
Professor Grint named the warlocks that way.
They are like parasites in this society that hide somewhere and do evil things.
The culprit is obviously on campus.
There was no sign of an outsider’s intrusion, and there would not have been enough time to escape after the incident.
Then the case goes back to the beginning.
How the hell did a big guy hide in the school and do this?
For what reason is an innocent child… .
However, Professor Grint’s doubts were soon resolved.
Professor Grint asked in a cold voice.
“The necklace was stolen?”
Two students who came to me with something to discuss.
I asked for an interview in the professor’s room, so I blocked the outsiders and brought them in… .
I came with a testimonial I hadn’t thought of.
That is, the necklace related to Betty’s research topic has disappeared from the scene.
Professor Grint looked up at Siha Han and Natalie slowly.
“Is that a necklace from your workshop?”
“yes… yes!”
Natalie nodded her head, and politely put her hands together. There was still guilt in her eyes.
The subject of the thesis Betty was studying was something that Professor Grint had already grasped.
However, as the results of the thesis were not achieved and the progress of the research was still insufficient, it was not considered as the direct cause of death.
However, if there is a real thing, the story is different.
“… .”
There is a difference between having a dangerous idea in your head and holding an object that embodies it.
An artifact that can draw in external magic… .
If you think about it, it’s something they would have coveted.
“It was a dangerous thing.”
At the same time, it is a marvelous discovery that wizards can covet.
If Betty’s thesis had been published with sufficient evidence, the wave of the magic world would have been enormous.
From the moment he came up with this idea, he was already a genius child.
It is very sad to lose such a genius… .
Professor Grint turned to Natalie, who was frozen, and spoke.
“It’s not your fault.”
flinch.
Even when Han Si-ha said the same thing, Natalie couldn’t fully accept it.
It’s just a temporary one, so I guess he was saying it to comfort himself.
It is entirely my responsibility for failing to dispose of that dangerous item earlier.
Natalie still thought so.
However… .
“thank you.”
The consolation that was not Professor Grint’s was obviously helpful to Natalie.
Natalie smiled sadly and took the material she had brought with her.
Professor Grint turned around and sat down as if his business was over.
“It was a very helpful testimony. If there is any progress in the investigation in the future, I will give you some advice.”
“all right.”
“Then go in now.”
Because from now on, I thought it was my
Professor Grint returned the two of them to the same position as the first.
Natalie’s valuable testimony and the purpose of poisoning.
It was a short interview, but quite a lot came out.
Professor Grint thought he would soon be able to catch those who killed Betty.
But, contrary to his wishes.
Things started to go in a completely different direction.