67 – Discovery (3)
After secretly chasing a female professor into an aging building, Aden recommends Marie to pause near the entrance, and searches her pockets for a small pouch. Ejected.
When I opened the entrance tied with a string, a soft light like a firefly leaked out from inside.
Arden carefully put her hand in it, then took it out again and put it over Marie’s head and rubbed it together like scattering grains of sand.
Mari, covered in yellow powder falling over her head and not knowing why, tilted her head.
She was the first thing she saw even for a woman with a lot of knowledge.
“What is this?”
“‘Secret of the Fairies’. If you spray it on your body, it serves to reduce your presence.”
She was one of the items he and a member of her close fraternity had taken from him in hopes that it would be of no use to her.
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Instead, it doesn’t even suppress her magical power, so the downside is that it’s highly likely to be found out against people with sensitive senses.
Aden didn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t get caught with this, and she didn’t use it, and she was close to using everything she could to ensure her safety.
“He has all the odd stuff. So, are you going to follow that professor?”
“I guess so.”
From the moment she entered such an ugly building, she said she knew what he meant, but when she heard it with his ears, her suspicions grew even more.
At this exchange meeting, what the hell do you want to do with the man in front of you and that stupid commoner?
No matter how you look at it, it’s not something an ordinary cadet would do in the academy, which is in the midst of a festive exchange.
At first, she thought there must be a reason and followed it, but at this point she couldn’t help but wonder about her inner story.
“What are you and that man trying to do? During the exchange meeting, don’t you just walk around all day without participating in the event…. Besides, why did that professor want to follow you?”
“… Can’t explain right now. It’s not that I have to keep it a secret from Miss Marie, it’s too long to tell you everything right now.”
“Haa, it looks like you got caught up in something quite troublesome.”
Marie, who put her forehead on her head and shook her head, looked at Aden with serious eyes.
I don’t feel the slightest hint of a lie. I don’t think it’s just an excuse to pee on your feet to get through the current situation.
Then it really meant that there was a story like that, but Marie had no idea what it was.
It’s been a long time since she crossed the line of common sense that her cadets followed her professor in the first place.
“Okay. Instead, swear one thing. It won’t hurt the academy.”
“I swear. In the names of my late father and myself.”
“… OK.”
The fact that Aden had lost her father was a fact that she had overheard during her training together, so it was not too much of a surprise to her Marie.
Anyway, I’ve checked the things I need to check with this, so all that’s left is to go after the professor from earlier.
It doesn’t suit her temper to experience horror in such a gloomy space where even the lights don’t come on properly, but I decided to let her go this time.
“Illuminate your steps.”
As soon as she decided to help her, Marie recited a short incantation and ran her hand lightly over the spot where the professor had just passed.
A pale green trail appeared in her dim hallway, and Marie’s eyes widened as she watched it.
“Considering that these basic magics work…. He doesn’t seem to know that he’s being pursued yet.”
“Can you even know that?”
Arden is also not very quick at magic theories, so he widened his eyes at the unexpected news.
Marie’s expression in response was just calm.
“It’s a magic that could only be used for children’s pranks in the first place. People who thought they would be pursued because they had something to do with them would block this level in advance.”
“Then it must be one of the two. The other person is someone who really doesn’t care….”
“… Okay. He must be someone with confidence that he won’t be pursued.”
Receiving Aden’s words behind her, she nodded and stood up from her seat, killing her presence as much as possible.
It may be that they are in a state where they can’t afford to prevent such a simple pursuit in advance, but in Marie’s view, the possibility is remarkably low.
She’s just something that can be taken care of for a while, as long as she doesn’t forget about this to someone who is a faculty member at the academy.
Of course, according to Aden’s words, there is a possibility that the other person really has nothing to worry about, but Mari thinks that she cannot help but be suspicious since she entered such a suspicious place alone.
Moreover, if she is a faculty member of the academy, she can understand the latter reason to some extent.
If she had faith that she wouldn’t be suspected because she was a person involved.
“Anyway, let’s go after it. I will hear the details as soon as everything is over.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Facing each other and nodding their heads, the two began to follow the pale green footsteps at the same time without saying who was first.
Even though it was still broad daylight outside, the inside of the building was unnervingly dark for some reason.
* * * *
Bell, who had joined Ligerote, looked around her, unable to hide her nervousness.
Sirius, who escaped earlier, shows no signs of being caught yet.
Considering his ability, even at this moment that he missed for a moment, he might be plotting a dark world by using a student or professor somewhere.
That’s why I want to find it as soon as possible, but it’s not easy.
The biggest problem is that Lizerote has not been able to request reinforcements from the academy yet because he went out first to find Lizerote.
It’s unfortunate that we can’t take advantage of the home ground, but we can’t help it.
It is said that a thirsty person digs a well, so for now, we have no choice but to find a way out with only the number of people prepared in advance.
– But, dear, I have something to ask you.
“What is it?”
Bell responded in a fussy tone to Lizerote’s voice, which came from her brisk pace.
I’m still in a hurry, but why is this student council president with a sophomore in middle school not being able to talk to me?
– Why do you want to hide me in the shadows? If I get out of here, I’ll be able to use more power.
However, this question was about a matter that would inevitably raise doubts even from Lizerote’s point of view.
That’s also true, because I couldn’t see a single reason why she should hide in her Belle’s shadow and act based on common sense.
I don’t know if she’s weak enough to be protected by Bell, but it’s not even that.
However, he did not understand his intention to move while hiding in the shadows, accompanied by the hassle.
“It’s because it’s dangerous. In fact, that’s why I didn’t want to see my seniors outside at the stadium earlier.”
– Is it dangerous? Do you dare to say that there are beings that can harm this body?
Lizerote’s reaction was quite sharp, as if she might have offended the girl with secondary illness.
However, it was an inevitable choice for Bell.
The magic eye she has is almost forgotten in her original work, but there are still a few people who are looking for it.
One of them is Phantom.
Knowing that his hallucination magic, which he is proud of, is useless in front of that demonic eye, Phantom has been frantic to find the successor of Lumir, the previous owner of the demonic eye.
Fortunately, thanks to the protection of Olberus and her associates, they failed to find Lize Rote.
Anyway, since he is so knowledgeable about the Mystic Eye, he recognizes that he is the owner of the Mystic Eye as soon as he encounters Lizerote in the original work.
The reason Belle tried to keep her somehow hidden in her shadow all this time was to keep her off his watch.
Even if she knew that she was the owner of the Demonic Eye, there would be nothing Phantom could do right away, but just because she knew about its existence or not, the difference in this side’s advantage would be large.
Moreover, considering that Lumir was the enemy that Alzeros was most wary of in the original work, it is better to hide the existence of Rezerote for as long as possible.
Bell’s goal is to take the life of one phantom if at least the existence of the demonic eye is to be revealed, although it will inevitably be revealed as the conflict occurs this time.
“… It’s a bit long to explain. Maybe you will find out today.”
– Hmm, you always seem to be lacking in one or two words.
But there wasn’t enough time to explain that fact now, so Bell bluntly brushed it off and shut her mouth.
Ligerote noticed that she didn’t like it, but the situation was such that she didn’t say anything more about her.
While continuing the search like that.
The moment Bell realizes that she must do something next, thinking that there will be no end to her.
Quaang!
“Kyaaagh!”
“Bo, there was an explosion in the main building!”
“Didn’t the Reagent Research Department commit another accident!? Somebody hurry up!”
Dense smoke rose from the second floor of the academy’s main building, and the surroundings instantly became a chaos.
In his head, he heard Lizerote’s voice urging him to go to the main building, but Bell just stood there and looked around.
As if something was suspicious.