267 – Pursuit
The masked man looked at the woman with whom he had formed a temporary alliance.
“Is that your goal?”
A girl wearing the same school uniform is in her arms.
Veronica, who was riding on her colleague’s back, frowned as she looked like a doppelganger.
“What on earth are you?”
“······.”
Juliet didn’t bother to answer. Although she claims to have a cooperative relationship, she has not shown any favorable attitude toward Drakan. Of course, Drakan also felt that Juliet’s arrogant attitude was unacceptable.
“Stop. Now is not the time to chit-chat or make noise. “Get on board.”
First of all, it is urgent to run away from here. They were able to get over to the other side for now, but since the curtain was gone, it was only a matter of time before the chase caught up.
Even if Juliet got on her back and transformed into a huge flying beast, the space was bound to be tight. In particular, Dietrich’s massive physique took up quite a bit of space.
“Ugh. Do we have to move around like this?”
“If you are dissatisfied, you can arrange another means of transportation.”
The masked man, who immediately suppressed Siegfried’s displeasure, immediately flapped her wings and began flying again.
At that time, Francesca, who was looking behind her, narrowed her eyes and said.
“Something is flying.”
What followed them through the air was none other than a card.
Veronica, realizing who the owner was, shouted in astonishment.
“It’s already happened!? Nonsense!”
I had somehow convinced myself that it was because of the dragon’s high magic resistance, but to think that even the boy next to him could break his own mental magic so easily. No matter how much the distance increased and the magic power weakened, the speed was too fast.
As a woman who prided herself on being the strongest in mental magic, her pride was bound to be cracked quite a bit.
“Tsk. After all, it wasn’t about keeping him alive.”
Siegfried also clicked his tongue and glared at the cards flying towards them.
I don’t know what kind of magic that is, but I can’t just sit back and watch. At that moment, blue cold air was emitting from the fingertips in order to respond immediately.
“Your magic is a nuisance in such a small space, so please refrain from using it. “I will take care of it.”
One step ahead of him, Francesca stretched out her finger and then snapped it, and the card disappeared in an instant with a momentary sparkle.
Dietrich, who was watching the scene, asked with sincere admiration.
“Oh! Now, not only can you cut it, but you can also get rid of it! “How on earth did you do that?!”
“···I tried to cut it. But it seems to have disappeared as soon as I touched it.”
As if his interest had cooled, Siegfried shrugged his shoulders and turned around.
“It seems that the durability was so poor that it was released as soon as it was hit. “Isn’t this a natural result, since there’s no way he’s in good condition?”
However, unlike her colleagues, Francesca stared into space for a while, contemplating the strange sensation she felt when her card touched.
***
“Cro! Are you okay!?”
When she came to her senses, she saw that her rooftop had turned into a mess.
I clearly remember kicking down the door and coming inside, but my memory was interrupted right after I suddenly felt an alien magical power encroaching on my mind.
She looked around at the faces of the people surrounding me, one by one.
In addition to Rachel and Gina, who were traveling with me, Layard, Catherine, and Julia were already on the rooftop. It seemed like even the professors came rushing in.
“···What about Drakan?”
Julia answered my question with a mysterious expression.
“You don’t remember? As the enemies ran away, you suddenly ran and threw the card…”
“I threw a card?”
I didn’t remember it at all. After listening to it, I noticed that my standing position had changed compared to just before I lost my memory.
Perhaps I was the victim of the mental magic that bound Gina’s feet.
What’s important is how you could act in that situation.
Did you move it unconsciously?
If that’s the case, then what were you aiming for when you threw the card? To catch a fleeing enemy?
You just have to check it yourself.
You can check the status of the magic card you throw, no matter how far away it is. You can also tell which trick it is for.
“This is…”
The moment I checked the status of the card I threw, I couldn’t help but be surprised.
Transparency and tracking.
The optimal setting as a signal that cannot be detected by the enemy.
I was surprised that he chose tracking rather than a simple attack in a split second, but more than anything, I was astonished by the fact that he had planted double magic in one card.
Double magic is such a difficult and delicate task that even I, now grown up, can barely do it without consuming extreme amounts of magic power and concentration. Even the time it takes to cast is not short.
I can’t believe you unconsciously did something like that while losing your mind.
It was such a perfect response that it would be uncomfortable to just ignore it.
But no matter what happens, it was never a situation to lose. If I had missed them like this, I would have ended up getting beaten up by them without even being able to properly resist.
Fortunately, Gina, Drakan’s target, was safe…
“···Sharon. What about Sharon!?”
When I belatedly asked about her safety, the other children’s faces darkened.
“···I think I was captured by the enemies.”
“But there is one strange thing. “I couldn’t see it closely because it was far away, but there was another person with the same face as Sharon.”
Damn. Just as I feared, Juliet was with us.
Sharon was kidnapped. In the end, the worst thing happened.
“That woman is the secretary of the Lupine Foundation, right? “In the first place, there’s no way she has a face that looks exactly like that guy.”
Rachel and Julia, who knew Juliet’s face, were already certain of her identity.
“Why on earth is he with Drakan…? Could it be that the director is also on the same side?”
Julia has an absurd suspicion. Part of her wanted to tell the truth, but now was not the time for leisurely tales of adventure.
“I put a tracking spell on the card I threw. Fortunately, the other person doesn’t seem to have noticed yet.”
“Really…!?”
The children’s expressions brightened after hearing what I said.
Even Gina, who was not particularly close to Sharon, put her two fists together and ignited her fighting spirit.
“Good job. “We’ll follow the signal like this and this time we’ll attack their hideout!”
At that time, someone approached us and spoke in a calm and cool tone.
“You can’t do that.”
At first glance, Catherine appears to be seriously injured.
Even though she stumbled, she never fell.
“Why not?”
“That’s because it’s dangerous. The incident just now has already resulted in many casualties. “The government, associations, and even academy faculty will not tolerate any more harm to students.”
It was definitely a statement that could not be denied.
There is no way that an adult would tolerate the involvement of underage students in a dangerous operation to eliminate terrorist bases.
“Moreover, Granger-kun is the opponent’s highest priority target. “I can’t let you walk into such a dangerous place on your own.”
“Tch…! But you’re telling me to just sit back and watch!?”
“Yes. “The adults will solve the rest, so you don’t need to step forward.”
After I got over my excitement and thought about it, I couldn’t have dragged my friends into such a dangerous place like Catherine said. Isn’t the reason for pursuing the enemies in the first place to retrieve Sharon, who was kidnapped?
I have no intention of committing the foolish act of losing other friends while trying to save them.
However.
“I have to go. “I, the owner, am the only one who can detect the card’s signal.”
“···I understand. “I’m sorry, but for now, I have to get help from Mr. Morris.”
Catherine nodded her head and settled the situation.
“The curtain was lifted and communication became possible. I will immediately contact headquarters, report the situation, and form a chase team. “We must chase after Drakan as quickly as possible without delay.”
While Catherine was away to contact her executor, the other children looked at me with worried expressions.
“Are you okay alone…?”
“It’s moving together with the executioners. “I’m sure it will be okay.”
“Damn. “I have to go with you.”
At that time, someone else came up to me.
“Cro. “I will go with you.”
It was layered. Judging from his facial features, it looks like this guy went through a lot of hard work.
If he, the main character, helps, the rescue operation may become easier. There is no need to explain how strong her fighting power is simply because she is a rival to Gina in the original work.
But I shook my head.
“It’s too dangerous.”
“So I…!!”
“You have a lot of other things to do.”
Layered is the main character of the original work. No matter how twisted the existing story has already been, if he disappears completely, much greater chaos will unfold.
The main character has a job to do as a main character.
The person who came forward here was not the protagonist, but a phantom thief.
A stupid and incompetent phantom thief who has already had what was his own taken away twice.
To let thieves know what true theft is.