127. King of Destruction (3)
127. King of Destruction (3)
“Are golden birds so cute?”
“Yeah, I’m a bit immune to cute things, but Nishia, you want to be difficult.”
“Is that enough? Aww! I want to see the golden bird too!”
“Lady Nishia, first of all, I will go to the Ashen Forest with the young master and check the appearance of the golden bird.”
At night, we gathered in the store and took a break from working on each other. Nishia was wrestling with the sudden change potion report, and Denas and I were preparing a new project. Sora was just supporting us like that.
Today is a day when the store is not open, so there is no way customers will come. But the shop door opened nervously. When I asked who came, it was Slop Arogas.
“Slope, what happened—”
“Heo Eok, Seo… senior.”
“Why is that?”
“Ha, just once. Please help me.”
“Calm down and explain what’s going on.”
Slop wipes the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. Then, Sora handed Slop a glass of water. He gulps down the water and sits down.
“You know the child I mentioned earlier. That… These are the stories of murdered titans.”
“Yeah, that’s what I said.”
“After I met my senior, she went back to deliver her strawberries to the orphanage, but she found that the child had disappeared. She reported it to the 2nd District Guard and they are looking for it, but they have not been found.”
Slop, who said that far, clenched his fists tightly.
“This is what the guards said. She couldn’t have gone outside the education district. It’s like entering the land of the academy. There are only Area 1, which is Arisha’s territory, and Area 3, which is Shaiza’s area, of the land that is adjacent to Area 2.”
“I understand. In short, is she asking you to help find the child?”
“Yes. Please… Please.”
When I nodded, Slop’s complexion brightened slightly.
“Tell me the characteristics and name of the child.”
“Yes. Name is… “
*
Guards from the education district were scouring the grounds of the academy. Going one step further, she sent Nishia to Area 6 and asked Saint Eldenia to explain the situation. Due to an oath issue, Eldenia cannot leave District 6 when the sun goes down, unless she is involved in the incident. After hearing the news, it seems that Eldenia helped her.
Clergy and nuns with magic that favors the search pour out of District 6 and begin the search for Ayelin, the child Srop is looking for. Seeing how a tremendous amount of manpower was mobilized with my words, Slop lowered his extended head while trembling his hands.
“Thank you. Thank you Also, the senior is a giant. You move the saintess with just one word!”
“Give thanks to Eldenia, not me.”
“Yes! Thank you very much.”
“First, let’s find the child.”
If a child named Ayelin really entered the land of the academy, that would also be a big deal. As I said before, the lands you can move directly from Area 2 are Areas 1 and 3. District 1, the area of Arisha’s class, was at least better. The problem came when he entered Shaiza’s territory.
Unlike the realm of Arisha with many buildings and people, the area of Shaiza is quite wide and the population is spread out except for the market. In other words, the chances of the child being spotted are small.
In addition, the forest covering the entire district 3 is a problem. If he accidentally enters the Ashen Forest, the life of the child cannot be guaranteed. There are a lot of people searching, so I’ll have to focus on finding the forest.
“Let’s go to the slopes.”
“Yes!”
Srop and I entered the forest to explore District 3. It’s nighttime because it’s the weekend, but most of the students’ workshops you see here and there are lit up. I knocked on the doors of several workshops, wondering if I could hear the sighting information. However, there was no particular harvest, and I knocked on the door of the last workshop I knew. Then, a female student in the class comes out.
“Who are you? Uh? Woros?”
It was Sally Merina, a poisons expert who had previously been pressed by Marina May in her class. She looks at me as she holds onto the leash of her large dog.
“Sally came because I wanted to ask you something.”
“You want to ask me something? You, no one else!?”
Sally Merina looks at me and tilts her head. She explained her situation to her. I don’t know why, but she puts on a disappointed expression for a moment, then seriously nods her head.
“I didn’t come here to ask about poisons, but that’s a little bit like that. You mean the child is gone? Kid… Ira… Uh!?”
“Any guesses?
“Come to think of it… I think the poison juniors asked if a child could come to the academy earlier.”
“Toxic junior?”
“Yes. There is a meeting to study poisons. Poisons are like candy. It’s a meeting called We have a regular meeting every weekend, where our juniors—”
She interrupted her by placing her hand on her shoulder.
“Where are those juniors? There is no time.”
“Uh, yes… Let me guide you. It’s still time to be in the studio.”
“Please.”
Following Sally Merina, we arrived at a large two-story workshop. I heard that it is a jointly used laboratory where six students pooled their money and borrowed it.
“Ah? Saw. Something was strange, so I looked carefully.”
“Was it weird?”
“I was trudging along, as if I was sleepwalking.”
“Where was the place?”
“It was near the District 5 shutdown complex. I came across it by accident while I was looking for herbs contaminated with heavy metals.”
“Really? I get it. It was a huge help.”
At my greeting, the first-year junior smiled and nodded her head.
“I heard that you are such a competent manufacturer of poisons. Dear Sally. Besides, he said he was handsome-“
“My, when did I do that!!”
“You said that when I went to watch the tournament—”
“I didn’t!”
Sally and her junior holding each other’s shoulders, pulling and pushing. I said goodbye to them and decided to head for District 5. When the word District 5 comes up, uneasy feelings spring up. The slope asks when you are moving in a hurry.
“Senior. What is District 5 doing?”
“It is a Mado Industrial Complex that was built when the Elana Education District was struggling with operating costs.”
“An industrial complex? You mean the school district?”
I explained that while heading to District 5 with Slop.
“It is not just an industrial complex, but a place where idea products made by gathering the knowledge of students at the time were printed. There was an accident in which the remnants of magic power leaked from the huge magic stone, and it was closed as it was. I heard that the impact is still there.”
“Why did Ayelin go to such a place… “
“There is a corner for straw. Let’s go first.”
“Yes.”
I clenched my teeth. District 5 is literally a closed complex. Ruins However, it is not a forbidden area, so sometimes there are students who cross the wall and head to District 5. There are students who are looking for specific items, like the juniors of poison expert Celie Merina, but that’s a very healthy example.
District 5 is deviant students. In other words, it is a place where delinquent students gather, and there are big players there. Arisha’s class 1st year runner-up. This is the location of the organization hideout of the Remy Micaret. There is one hideout in District 2 and District 5, and if District 2 is a hideout used by people outside the academy, then Area 5 is a hideout used by members of the academy student organization. Maybe Remy is involved in this case. She thought the incident was too contrived. But if Remy is involved, that would explain.
If she did things the way I thought, her target would be Slop Arogas. Previously, Remy tried to enlist Slop into her own clique, but she did something Slop refused. If it was Remy Mikaret’s idea, she might have been trying to keep Srop in check, since she’s all enemies if not on her side.
But the Remy Mikaret I know, no matter how much she tries to attract the slopes, she wouldn’t choose to take the risk of being spotted by someone. Regarding Remy, thinking about it now is futile, and as she runs, she moves to District 5. First of all, if you search District 5, something will come out.
That’s how we arrived at District 5. True to its name, the closed area, a brick wall greets us. Srop and I entered the inside of Area 5 through the dog hole.
“Do you know the secret passage of our class and the secret passage of Area 5?”
“There is no such thing as a secret passage. It’s just a hole someone drilled.”
“That’s true, but senpai really doesn’t know anything, doesn’t it?”
As we enter District 5, we are greeted by the unpleasant smell of oil and burning grass. The smell of burning grass is literally the smell of burning plants, such as tobacco. The impression is crumpled by the unpleasant smell.
“How do I find Ayelin in a place like this?”
“There is a place for straw.”
“A place to lay straw?”
“This is Remy Micaret’s hideout. She may or may not be the culprit. If not, she will be able to find Ah Yellin with her help.”
My choice is very reasonable. Students in District 5 are usually belligerent, screwed up, and disgruntled students. If we, who normally go to the academy, go to a place like this casually, there will definitely be a fight.
If Remy Micaret is the culprit, that’s fine. Because she’s done with robbing her and taking her Ayelyn. If she’s not the culprit, she’d better search District 5 with her help. In District 5, Remy is literally a tycoon. Because she is someone no one else can touch.
Saying that, Slop and I moved while avoiding the ruined factory building as much as possible. Inside the factory building, soft light leaks out. The delinquent students set the fire. Slop, who is used to this atmosphere, confidently enters the building and tries to ask if he has seen Ayelin. I stopped him and went to Remy Micaret’s hideout.