149 – Reunion with the Enforcer
“What did you just say?”
Granger glared at my provocation with a lively look.
While the trembling confrontation continued for a while, the guy first broke the silence with a small click on his tongue.
“Tsk. Done.”
Oh. Is it too mild a reaction than I thought?
Of course, I thought it would bark and run amok like a mad dog, but I didn’t expect it to pass by casually.
Anyway, even if he’s a guy, he won’t attack you openly in the hallway where students pass by.
Besides, I know that the teachers were quite concerned about the incident of the last midterm exam.
That made me even more awkward.
“Um… What’s your business with me anyway?”
If you think about it, there’s no reason for this guy to come all the way to see me.
You even found me by talking to Sharon, with whom you have a somewhat awkward relationship.
Couldn’t you have come to ask for a duel, saying we’re going to fight again?
The guy hesitated inappropriately before finally speaking.
“You. Come with me after class.”
“Huh?”
I blinked blankly at the sudden request and took a slight step back.
“Was it a real duel request…?”
“What nonsense. Why would I duel with a weakling like you?”
That makes me feel a bit bad.
I can proudly say that I am one of the best among first-year students. In particular, it had grown to a new level by absorbing all the power of the Millennium Pearl obtained last time.
Of course, even taking that into account, I still wasn’t sure that I would definitely win against Granger.
I hate to admit it, but this guy is just overwhelmingly strong. So he could have been the main character’s rival in the original work.
But there’s no reason for him to bring this up to me unless it’s a duel?
“How do you know if you just say that? You have to explain why.”
“Ha… There are a lot of things I really want from the subject of subtraction.”
No, this is what I’m going to eat kusari?
Anyway, since I’m talking to him so casually, it somehow feels strange.
No matter how much you say it’s an accident, didn’t you almost die from this guy’s runaway just a few days ago?
“…I brought in one of you for the statement the other day.”
“A statement? It was all over that day.”
How unfair it was for us to remain at the academy and make a statement when all the other kids finished their exams and went to play. Do you have to do it again?
“At that time, it was an inside statement from the academy. They said it was different guys this time.”
“The others? Who?”
Gringer sighed in reply.
“The Executioner.”
“Ah.”
I was taken aback by the completely unexpected name, but it wasn’t strange when I thought about it.
The Enforcer solves all problems related to the mystery going on behind the scenes.
In other words, the Magic Academy is also a group belonging to the Enforcer’s activity category.
To put it simply, the last time the school conducted its own investigation, this time the police came to the school to investigate the case.
Was this really that serious of a problem?
Well, four students almost died during the exam, so that’s understandable.
I can’t help it if that’s the case. To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing because I had a bad relationship with the enforcer, but in this situation, I can’t refuse to make a statement.
I was about to nod my head and say yes, but Sharon, who was listening to me, intercepted my words.
“Why Crow?”
“What else? What are you complaining about?”
“There are other kids. Why are you taking Croman?”
Why do these guys growl at each other whenever they talk? The atmosphere, which had barely been released, began to cool again in an instant.
“They said I could bring anyone, so I’m taking them. Is there any problem?”
“Then you could have asked me when you ran into me in the hallway.”
“Why do I have to ask a b*tch like you?”
I’m going crazy. Granger’s personality is like that, so even so, I don’t understand why even Sharon is sharpening her teeth and fighting.
Amidst the tense nervous warfare, Granger suddenly burst out laughing.
“Are you jealous right now?”
What are you talking about again?
At this point, I’m worried about him. Could it be that the side effect of the dragon magic caused something to happen to his hair?
Sharon ignored her in silence, as if she wasn’t worthy of an answer.
What kind of thought process do you come to such a conclusion?
Regardless of whether Sharon has feelings for me or not, why is she jealous of men?
I thought I wouldn’t be able to stand it any longer if I put the two together, so I intervened and sorted out the situation.
“Okay. I’ll go with you after class. Are you done now?”
“… Oh? Wait.”
Gringer looked at the two of us alternately and then turned around with a snort as if steam had leaked.
I looked at the back of the hallway leaving without regret for a moment, then turned my gaze to Sharon.
“Let’s go in now too. I will start class.”
“Are you okay?”
“Huh? Oh, I’m also a bit uncomfortable with him. Still can’t help it You don’t have to worry too much.”
Aha. So did you do it on purpose? Apparently, he thought I was uncomfortable with Grainger.
“I didn’t mean that. If it’s okay, that’s fine.”
Huh? That wasn’t it?
I wondered what that meant, but before she had time to ask further, Sharon hurried into the class.
It is a personality that you do not know even if you know it. Still, it seems right that you worried about me, so I should say thank you for this.
I followed Sharon into her class and sat down, where Rachel and Julia poked their heads at her.
“What is it? Why are you two coming in together?”
“I met you in the hallway.”
“Write… Something suspicious It’s like the last time they both fell out at the same time. After all, isn’t there something?”
Rachel has been like that since the other day, and she seems to have had a taste for me and Sharon.
To make matters worse, even Yulia began to question her with suspicious eyes.
“At first glance, it looks like the two of them have been in the hallway for quite some time. What were you talking about?”
He said he saw it again somewhere. Of course, I also went out after seeing Sharon and Granger standing in the hallway.
I didn’t have anything to hide, so I decided to reveal it proudly.
“Really? An enforcer is coming to the academy?”
“Wow…”
The two exclaim in admiration as soon as they hear the name Enforcer.
In a way, this kind of reaction was natural. Any student at the academy would harbor envy for the Enforcer.
“Then you are being taken by the executioner?”
“If I am the victim, why would I be arrested? You stupid.”
“What? Fool? Is this really what you keep messing with?”
Yes. I said it too bluntly. Rachel is just a bit pure-brained.
“Shouldn’t we go together?”
“Okay. He said he only needed one of us to follow him.”
“But why did that bastard choose you?”
“I don’t know about that.”
Guess I’m the only one out of the four of us, so maybe it’s because I’m the most comfortable?
Actually, I don’t think he’s the type to care about such things, but only he knows the exact reason.
Yulia asked with a worried expression.
“Shall we go too?”
“Okay. It may take a long time like the last time, so why don’t we all go together. Waste of time.”
“Yes… Then I get it.”
Leaving behind Yulia, who seemed to be a little regretful of her fate, her class started again.
Time passed like that, and it was time for the funeral ceremony.
As usual, after the homeroom teacher’s short and concise farewell speech, I went out into the hallway and saw Granger waiting for me, leaning against the wall.
My classmates are buzzing when they see him, probably because rumors about the last incident spread.
I was hesitant for a while because it was obvious that if I approached it now, I would be tied up and become a topic of conversation.
“Hey. Subtracted. Aren’t you coming soon?”
“It looks like you finished early.”
Thanks to him talking to me while looking at me first, he had no choice but to approach it.
“Huh? What.”
“I mean the funeral. I thought our class would be the first to finish, but you were waiting first.”
“I just missed it?”
“Huh?”
When I asked back, he rather looked at me as if asking why.
“Try something.”
“Can I indulge myself like that?”
“It’s not even a class, so what does it matter? And the homeroom teacher will understand that I have to go to investigate.”
“They just came out without saying anything.”
“Let’s go loud and fast.”
It’s a new feeling, but he’s a really great guy.
It’s like an evolved version of Rachel. It was to the point where I was amazed how he could go out like that.
We walked down the hallway, catching the eyes of the other children.
Anyway, I never thought I’d run into an enforcer inside the academy.
It was embarrassing because I had bad ties with the enforcer in many ways, including my true identity.
Evan Reginald. I thought of the only enforcer I knew.
‘Use your talents in the right direction. I’ll raise you to be an enforcer.’
Looking back now, it was an absurd proposal.
What would have happened if I had accepted the offer? Would he have lived a completely different life as an enforcer Raven rather than a phantom thief Raven?
Now that I think about it, it’s a meaningless assumption.
But surely the enforcer who came this time isn’t that old man?
“Here it is. Go in.”
Knock!
As soon as she stopped in front of the door marked “Counseling Room”, She opened the door without hesitation.
Then we made eye contact with the enforcer in the white uniform who was waiting for us in the room.