41 – Confrontation (2)
Looking back, there were a couple of things that were suspicious.
At first, I really thought he might be moving for the cause and peace of the continent.
That’s right, as an aide to that gold dragon, I dared to talk about the destruction of the demonic sword.
It wouldn’t have been such a wrong idea. It was not strange to admire.
But the more we move together, have conversations, and get to know a little more…….
Number of oddities began to stand out.
The list was endless, but for now, the first one.
How did he come to have a deep relationship with the gold dragon at the age of only nineteen?
It is a yard where there is no reason to lie about one’s age.
If it is not wrong that he is really 19 years old, this is not an issue that can be dismissed simply as ‘good ability’.
Even the witch, Helena, was recognized by the Slayer Dragon more than ten years after she graduated from the top of the academy.
One of the 10 greatest wizards of the current continent, said to have unprecedented magical talent.
So no matter how talented you are.
No matter how great potential he has.
…… Does it make common sense to become an aide to Seryong at the age of ‘only’ 19?
That’s enough to openly exchange information that is no different from the most important secret of the Holy Church?
It was a part that Beatrice couldn’t help but question.
Of course, I won’t deny that Dante is an unusual person, but no matter how much he is, there is always a degree.
There were many other things that were problematic.
For example, yes. You can use ‘mark’ as an example.
Beatrice let out a short breath and raised her head.
Look at Dante again.
“Apart from the age issue, it was at that time that I definitely had the idea of being ‘suspicious’.”
She flicked her finger and touched the golden brooch hanging from her own chest.
“This is a brooch. I know this is a required pass to get around the underground lab, but honestly, it doesn’t make sense, does it?”
“…… What?”
Dante asked back, and Beatrice answered immediately.
“Anyone who is close to the slayer dragon can’t get a proper pass to enter the academy’s basement? It wouldn’t have been difficult to come up with some kind of excuse, or to come up with a plausible one, right?”
After a brief pause, Beatrice let out a small laugh.
“No, it’s strange to memorize the structure of the underground without even getting a pass in the first place. You, of course, know all the elements in the trap section below it.”
“… ….”
At her words, Dante closed her lips. She looked like she was about to say something, but Beatrice was able to catch a more definite response than that.
It was clear what Dante’s hardened expression was pointing to.
-Alas.
Beatrice’s mouth twisted slightly.
She said, “With the accompanying dragon, she had visited the underground… …. Don’t even think of excuses like that. To cut it off like that, it was too detailed anyway. Again, there was no hesitation. Like walking around my front yard.”
Whoa – Beatrice let out a shallow sigh.
Is it because he spits out a lot more than usual? It felt like her throat was burning.
I should have brought a water bottle.
“…… Besides, you knew another way to get the brooch yourself.”
Still, I couldn’t stop talking now.
Now that we have cut off the beginning, shouldn’t we see the end properly?
“Since he seemed to have no hesitation in robbing the professor’s lab, he would have been able to put his plan into action even if he didn’t have to join me. Is not it?”
I asked a question as if I was looking for an answer, but I didn’t really want an answer from Dante.
Questions simply for confirmation.
No, I should say it’s more like a sarcastic feeling.
“A question naturally arises, at this point.”
Beatrice lowered her gaze slightly.
Checking the spear of the holy light (reduced version) in my hand.
I made it for a warning, but can I really use it properly?
To be honest, I was in the middle of not being sure myself.
…… It would have been much better if it was a monster with obvious hostile intentions.
She clicked her tongue inaudibly, and she went on with her words again.
“Why didn’t you head underground until now?”
It’s easy to ask.
I want to know why.
“From what I’ve seen, it seems like the power of that thunderbolt would have been enough to break the demonic sword.”
It was certain.
With that level of attack power, it wouldn’t have been difficult to break the demonic sword without his help.
I can assure you that I have confirmed its power several times in the nearest place.
“I will be hurt, but I will feel the pain. You could have broken through the trap section by yourself. Even the golem must have evaded it. I must have reached this space in the end…….”
At that point, Beatrice frowned for a moment.
He didn’t like it at all when he talked, and seeing the tightly closed mug in front of him made him even more angry.
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She added her own words in a slightly sharp voice.
“Yes. I don’t think someone who didn’t care about causal pain again brought me in just to make it a little less painful.”
“…… Great.”
Dante cleared his throat and averted his gaze, while Beatrice tilted her head crookedly.
Yeah, since you seem to know what you did wrong, should I say it’s fortunate?
Either way, the offense will not go away now.
He is a man who reveals his mistake only when he quietly brings up a topic he has been keeping his mouth shut for. He had no intention of simply forgiving.
“Why did you approach me?”
Beatrice asked.
He lifted the tip of his spear a little with the meaning that he should give a clear answer soon.
Yes, no matter how much I think about it, there is only one conclusion.
Dante deliberately approached himself, hiding another purpose underneath.
That’s what I said. Please state the reason for your approach.
But.
“Uh, um.”
Oddly enough, Dante’s reaction was slightly different from what Beatrice expected.
Denial or silent. Whatever the form, I thought her reaction to her return was within her assumption, but for some reason, Dante was looking at her with a rather ambiguous gaze.
“No, access. Access.”
Dante murmured briefly, and soon burst into laughter as if he was slightly dumbfounded and gave the correct answer.
“The approach is what you did. I do not remember? The one who kicked the wall in the top lobby out of nowhere was you, not me.”
“… ….”
And Beatrice was silent.
‘Hmm.’
Looking back on the past that was not so long ago. Was it?
‘…… Um, uhm.’
It wasn’t hard to remember. It didn’t even take long.
Beatrice nodded lightly.
Come to think of it, it was like that.
“… ….”
“… ….”
“… ….”
“…… Leechee?”
The momentary silence quickly ended.
Hooung!
The spear she was holding was thrust into the tip of Dante’s chin, and Beatrice slightly blushed as if she was ashamed to even think about it.
“Yes, yes. As for the approach, I did it. Isn’t that what’s important anyway? So, the reason that brought me to this job after that is what I’m talking about. The reason why he pretended to be Tsumei’s aide and even used information about the sword as bait, and dared to destroy the sword ‘together’ with me. I need to know that.”
Dante raised her hand with a tired expression.
“…… Uh, yes Now that I understand it, can’t we just put this window away and talk about it?”
“Poetry, it’s noisy.”
While replying sharply out of shame, Beatrice obediently bit the spear.
After a couple of clearings, she tried to regain her composure as quickly as possible.
‘…… Come to your senses, for real.’
Isn’t it the right time to have such a draining conversation?
No matter how much the ‘grounds’ to believe in Dante are still in good standing, the opponent is already a person who deceived himself. I mean, there is a past.
As I promised at the beginning, personal feelings should not be involved. At least for this moment.
…… Because that’s the situation.
‘Whoa, haa.’
Beatrice managed to organize her emotions through fragmentary deep breathing.
Within seconds she pulled her speechless once more.
“…… First of all, you are not Tsumei’s subordinate.”
Dante listened in silence without any response.
Beatrice also thought that there was nothing wrong with Beatrice because she wanted to organize her thoughts first by arranging her own words.
With one side of her eye closed, Beatrice continued her speech in a voice close to talking to herself.
“That’s for sure. Considering that he was called after the funeral, it doesn’t seem to be related at all……. Still, there are a lot of suspicious corners to be called her aides or subordinates. Like you told me in the lobby of the tower when we first met, it would never be a ‘close’ relationship.”
“Nevertheless, you saw through the Church’s plans. A secret plan that should have been the most unknown, with no more than ten people in the Holy Church knowing it. That alone is enough to make me suspicious and suspicious of you. No, it’s full of cars. Why?”
“It’s true that he has a relationship with Tsumei, but he doesn’t seem to have a deep relationship like the witch Helena, but somehow he knows the deepest secret of the Holy Church. It has nothing to do with the gold dragon’s intelligence.”
“It is possible that a young man only 19 years old independently grasped the secrets of the Holy Church. Common sense makes no sense, right? hahahaha… ….”
At that point, Beatrice stopped talking.
As I originally intended, my complicated mind was quite organized.
I think I can definitely calm down now.
“…… Well, maybe the fact that Tsumei, unlike you, may not know about the Church’s plans is the least comforting part.”
Shortly adding, Beatrice met Dante’s gaze again.
He was still slumped in his seat, but he didn’t show any signs of having other thoughts.
A bit ironic.
Beatrice let out a sigh.
This time, it was a very sincere sigh, revealing the complex and subtle inner thoughts as they are in many ways.
“Looking at how calmly he listens to my story and doesn’t raise the power of that thunderbolt. There seems to be room for dialogue.”
“Um… ….”
Dante let out a low sigh, but Beatrice didn’t care and continued.
“I feel fortunate, though.”
“…… What?”
Dante’s reflection.
At that, Beatrice covered her mouth with a smile full of complicated feelings.
“I don’t think the person you are has deviated much from the ‘Dante’ I considered to be a friend.”
It was a small voice.
But Dante must have heard that one word.
That’s probably why they open their eyes wide like that.
“…… Leechee.”
Because Dante’s expression was quite embarrassed, Beatrice let out a small smile.
It’s not like I’ve never seen this man flustered, but I thought it was the first time I’d seen such an expression.
“… ….”
Still.
That kind of laughter also did not last long.
“…… Dante.”
Slightly erasing his laughter, he spits out a voice with a hint of nervousness.
“Now, it is no longer a story that is wary and hostile because it is simply a subordinate of the Slayer Dragon. Because you know the secrets of the Holy Church, you have a perfect understanding of the academy’s underground structure, which is no different from the gold dragon’s rarity, and you are a very suspicious person who has involved me as a saint with a certain purpose in your plan.”
Beatrice hoped.
“I am very serious right now. So, tell me honestly too.”
This time, that man.
That man who hides too many secrets, his intentions are unknown, and his true feelings are also unknown—.
I hope you give me a sincere and proper answer.
“What is the alternative purpose?”
“… ….”
“…… Are you a threat to humanity?”
Tell me, Dante.
What values do you set your mind on?
Is it the right way for me to treat you?