150 – Lost Head
As soon as I saw the Enforcer, I let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she was a different person from the executive director I met at the palace.
There was no need to consider the possibility of disguise. Because it is different from gender in the first place.
Of course, even if that man comes, there is little chance that he will immediately recognize my identity.
A woman in a white uniform opened her mouth calmly, facing us.
“Are you a Jean Grainger student?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Still, you do use honorifics in front of the enforcer.
The tone doesn’t sound polite, but I want something like this.
“What is the name of the student behind you?”
“This is Chloe Morris.”
“Yes. Has confirmed. For now, both of you, please take a seat.”
Are you going to do it simultaneously instead of one by one?
There was nothing wrong with me. Because I wanted to finish quickly and go back quickly.
I felt the same way last time, but all the other kids went home, but I’m the only one left like this, so I should feel a bit unfair.
“First of all, could you explain the outline of the incident again? First, let’s listen to Morris student’s story.”
At her request, I briefly summarized what had happened that day.
To be honest, I didn’t really have much to say. We just took the test hard and met Granger and fought, but the opponent suddenly went berserk in the middle.
While listening to my explanation, she silently filled out the documents, and when the conversation was over, she asked Granger next to her to do the same.
As a party to this case, this guy’s statement is the most important.
“I did everything last time. Do i have to do it again? Why don’t you just read what you wrote down then?”
He’s really great too. How many academy students can act like that in front of an enforcer?
It even subtly mixes up anti-respect.
“We ask for your cooperation in confirming the facts.”
“Well then, it’s annoying, but I can’t help it.”
Granger’s story was not very different from mine. Although there were many more omitted and empty sections.
After hearing all of our statements, the executioner nodded.
“I will ask more detailed questions from now on. First, please explain the magic you used in the last battle.”
“I don’t know either.”
“Does that mean it was not intended to be used?”
“Okay. I don’t remember, so I don’t know.”
At this point, it seemed like he wanted to fight with the executioner, but looking at his expression, it seemed like he was answering honestly.
Unexpectedly, the executive who continued filling out the paperwork without any change in expression then turned his gaze to me and asked a question.
“According to the eyewitness testimony, the shape of a dragon appeared vaguely from behind Grainger. Can you describe what exactly it looked like from what you remember?”
“Uh… First of all, it was huge enough to reach the ceiling of the exam hall, and I think the color was close to red.”
When I think back to that time, I still have a terrifying feeling in my mind. When dragons first appeared, I wondered if they really died here.
“You described the last attack as a breath, what exactly was the situation?”
“The dragon literally opened its mouth and the magic gathered there.”
“Looking at the damage, it was clear that all the ceilings in the testing room where the defense magic was applied were destroyed. How did you stop that kind of magic?”
Retrieve your memory and answer the question of the executioner, who asks for details.
“I attacked the scales on the dragon’s chest. He timed it to fire his breath and fired it, deflecting it upwards.”
Even thinking about it now, it was very dangerous. If I had made a mistake and hit the breath properly, I wouldn’t have been able to survive like this and talk about the saga.
Thinking like that makes me feel very resentful. You almost killed someone and then shamelessly sit next to me and touch me without a word of apology.
“How did you find out that the scales on your chest were your weakness?”
“That’s…”
I was the one who stopped the breath, but I wasn’t the one who discovered that the dragon’s chest was its weakness.
“A friend from the same team told me about it.”
“What is the student’s name?”
“Sharon Horncia.”
As soon as the executioner heard Sharon’s name, he started writing something in her papers.
At some point, the flow of the conversation seemed a bit strange. At first, I thought it was just a general statement, the same as the last time.
But the more we talked, the more I felt a sense of incongruity.
In a normal investigation, the most important thing is Grainger’s intention. It means that the top priority is to figure out whether there was an intention to hurt others or if it was a simple accident that occurred during the test process.
However, the Enforcer had the feeling that he only focused on the magic Granger used.
Of course, as she said, it could be a procedure to check the facts, but there was something uneasy about passing it on.
So I asked carefully.
“I… But can I ask you one question?”
“Of course. Please speak comfortably.”
“Why is the investigation being conducted today?”
The other person’s expression was confused even for a moment at my question. However, in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original expressionless expression and was unable to read properly.
For some reason, I had an ominous feeling. First of all, let’s lay the groundwork so that the opponent doesn’t suspect.
“If it’s because he intentionally tried to kill us or something like that, that’s not the case. Even when we saw it, he was clearly losing his temper and running out of control…”
“What? Did you eat something wrong? Why are you defending me all of a sudden?”
I can’t believe I like you. First of all, I have to live and see, so I’m just selling you.
“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry. I’m not trying to hold Grainger responsible.”
“Then there is no need to come all the way to the academy to investigate like this…?”
“After hearing it, you are right. Just finish it roughly and send it quickly.”
Even in the midst of this, does this guy just want to go back quickly?
So proud that even the executioner, who had been expressionless all along, let out a small sigh.
“The two of you are parties to the case, so it won’t be a problem if I tell you. However, you must never leak what you have heard here to others.”
What is it? Seeing you talk like that, I don’t know what it is, but I think it’s a pretty serious topic.
“There is a suspicion that the magic used by Grainger at the time of the incident was forbidden magic.”
“Forbidden…. Yes?”
For a moment, I doubted my ears to see if I had heard it wrong, but soon I realized that it was reality and my mind became complicated.
I know roughly what forbidden magic is. Because it appeared several times in the original story.
As the name suggests, it means magic that is forbidden to use.
There are several reasons. Either too dangerous or ethically unacceptable.
However, in the original work, the setting that Granger used forbidden magic does not appear. Of course, Dragon Summoning is also cool as a special move, but it has never been a problem like now.
“What kind of magic is this?”
“I cannot give you more details.”
It was even more strange. In general, the existence of forbidden magic is openly disclosed, except for how to use it. You should know that it was banned so you won’t learn it.
Forbidden magic to hide from magic academy students? It was something I couldn’t understand no matter how hard I tried.
I wonder if it was the same for Granger, frowning and asking cynically.
“So you’re saying I used a top-secret forbidden spell? Is that why you personally came all the way here?”
“After listening to the detailed statement, it seems that there is no problem.”
“So. If I had used forbidden magic, I would have been arrested and put to death? Did I just have to die without knowing what kind of magic it was?”
I patted Granger’s arm and whispered softly.
“Calm down. You were so excited.”
“You are missing. To be treated like this and calm down?”
It’s understandable that people get angry because they treated people like warlocks, but if you set an edge on the executioner like that, it’s only your own loss in the end.
“The Enforcer moves to keep the world safe. We had no choice but to check.”
“It doesn’t matter if you treat people like idiots in the process, right? For the sake of a great cause, just accept one or two academy students, even if they suck?”
Please. I don’t like this kind of rapid development. I tried to stop Granger, who had lost his head, but an overwhelming presence emanated from the enforcer sitting across from him one step ahead of him.
It was only a slight frown of his eyebrows, but that was about it.
It seems that only one Enforcer is a monster.
“Let me tell you in an easy-to-understand way. If you had used the ban magic, you would have been summarily executed right here and now. It was such a dangerous matter that we just needed to make sure.”
“·······.”
No matter how much he is called a monster genius, he is still only an academy freshman.
There may be monsters with even more talent among the Enforcers.
“Then can you check it yourself?”
“… Hey! Stop!”
“Let’s go head-to-head. I will show you my magic.”
Oh my God. This guy is crazy after all.
After staring at him for a while, the executioner answered calmly.
“Good. I accept the offer.”
I thought it was a fake executioner and really someone from Drakan