74. Witch Hunt (5)
Was there such a person… In the original work?
I randomly dug through my confused mind.
Memory, memory, memory…
Guards.
A group that didn’t have much of a presence in the beginning, but gradually began to have a presence in the middle. There was a heroine, but even if there was, there was not much presence.
His personality is a bit… Damn right.
Lenny is picky too, but he said it was unavoidable to be vigilant because it was the appearance of my occupational disease, but it was obvious that she would try to put a knife on my face right away.
If Lenny is a mad dog wagging her tail only at the owner, that b*tch is just a b*tch.
Honestly, I don’t know why there are such heroines. If you’re a tsundere and a f*cking tsundere, if you’re a tsundere, you’re nothing more than a b*tch who doesn’t care. I wonder if the rate of achievement of the heroine ending in the first year of release has fallen to the bottom alone. That b*tch is real…
“Huh, look at this guy. Can’t you hear me?”
…Wasn’t the time to think otherwise. I looked back at the old man in front of me.
“What, that’s why I’m telling you not to investigate?”
“As an escort driver, you only need to do well. What happens at the academy is our responsibility. Don’t interfere.”
It was a very nervous voice. They didn’t seem to welcome us inspecting this classroom.
“I heard there are no staff.”
“How many people are needed to investigate. Isn’t that the one with the smaller number? This is not a playground. I will recruit a few men from my 3rd platoon to investigate, so the knight or nobleman should go back and take care of the saintess.”
…If it had been an uninhabited island, I would have broken my head right away. Why would an annoying old bastard give a damn? I pushed the anger down my throat. If we get angry here, we will only be in trouble. Looking at Lenny’s face, I had to put up with it for now.
“Oh…Eup.”
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She blocked Milia’s mouth with the palm of her hand, trying to get angry at the old man who wanted to disturb him at first sight. Milia moved her head disapprovingly, but I kept covering her mouth as I asked the self-proclaimed 3rd Platoon of the Guard.
“Lenny…Didn’t senpai tell you?”
“Do you think we will allow you to talk? The work inside the academy is our responsibility, kid. Don’t worry about useless things and stay by the saintess’ side.”
…Let’s retreat for now.
You won’t be able to enter anyway as long as that person is guarding this place.
“Then… Good job.”
“Hurry up and turn it off.”
The old man with an eerie look glared at us with his arms crossed. To be precise, he was glancing at Elisha.
Do you know each other? I’m worried about the meaning of that shady look, but even if I ask, he won’t answer.
“I will go back.”
I left the main building with the two of them.
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“John! Why are you listening to a guy like that!”
“Milia. We also have a position, so we cannot openly oppose it.”
“I-I think that’s right…”
I stared at her at Elisha’s acknowledgment. I had something to ask of Elisa, who turned her head away in a game as I met her eyes.
“Do you know about that man?”
“Yeah, this is Cain… I’ve heard other students gossip about it. Terribly, he’s out of character…”
It’s obvious just by looking at it. How could a shady face like that have a good personality? Even if I don’t know how to see things like contemplation, I’m a person whose face and personality match 100%. In fact, it seems clear that his personality is dirty.
“John, what shall we do now? Are you giving up like this?”
“Uh, uh, but the guards… They said they were investigating… So I think it’s okay… If you don’t…”
That doesn’t work. The reason I eventually get involved in this case is to find the witch and make friends with it. You have to stop the witch before it turns into a monster.
…In the end, I have no choice but to do it secretly.
I won’t be able to do an official investigation because the old security guards who say Cain will stop my investigation. If you see it coming out like that even though Lenny said it right away, it may be that you are trying to destroy evidence before revealing clues that could be embarrassing if a third party intervened.
Although the magnification is a bit severe, the mission clearly informed the existence of the ‘witch’, and although I may not remember the detailed story, I do remember the general outline.
Looking for a witch. Build up sensitivity. And dig up this case and reach the truth.
If you can’t solve the problem right in front of you, you won’t even be able to touch the next problem.
So, the first thing I do is…
“Elisa.”
“Hee hee hee…”
“I am not your enemy. Do not be afraid.”
“Ha, but…”
“I only ask one question. Why are you so afraid of me?”
“That, that is…”
I looked at Elisha gently. Elisa’s face was a little different than usual. Frightened face. Same, but subtly different. If the fear until now was innocent, now the face is afraid to say something. Now that I’ve seen it a few times, I can tell the difference.
“That, that’s… That, if you say… You… All… Hate me…”
“Don’t cry. I have the confidence that I won’t be surprised no matter what I hear.”
I smiled as softly as possible. It was to reassure Elisa. However, I couldn’t help but smile at the fact that a nonsensical tackle came in from the side saying, “It’s scary!”
“You talk too much.”
“When John laughs, he laughs so scary! It seems like you’re dipping a person in and laughing!”
… That much?
“Do you think so too?”
“I-I…But…I think…It’s okay…”
No, you start a game when you see me.
“That, that…This is that, not the face, the spirit…”
“Young?”
“Uh, that, no!”
I don’t know. Go over at once Because it’s not that important. If you look at me roughly, you’ll understand that I’m showing symptoms of PTSD for no reason. It’s kind of sad though.
“I will skip this. Anyway, now is the time to find a way to investigate the case.”
“Huh? Really? They say the guards do it?”
“Isn’t it suspicious? Why is the 3rd platoon leader guarding there alone? Isn’t it usually something to do with subordinates?”
“Uh… I heard and saw it, right? If you’re a captain, shouldn’t you just have your subordinates?”
Milia tilted her head and nodded. Elisa, perhaps feeling a bit puzzled by my words, opened her mouth without making eye contact with me.
“Well, come to think of it, Professor Lennon…He really hates it, he did.”
“Good information. Thanks. Elisa.”
“John, me too!”
“Yes…Thank you. Millia.”
“Hee hee.”
Just a puppy thirsty for praise. I gently stroked Milia’s hair and looked in the direction of her lab where Professor Lennon was. According to Elisha, the next destination was decided.
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“Cain? You mean him… Hmm. No one likes him except his subordinates.”
These were the words Professor Lennon, who was leisurely sitting in a chair and sipping coffee, answered my question. As expected, people didn’t seem to like him that much.
“Is that so?”
“I don’t know much about it, but it’s notorious for its violent nature and carelessness. If you didn’t have a good family, you would have been kicked out of the guard a long time ago.”
Is this the guy who survived by his family?
“The performance is high by figuring out and solving easy tasks that could be profitable like a ghost, but hmm. That’s why he’s a guy with a lot of gossip. Rumors do circulate that he made deals with gangs in the back alleys of the city…But there’s no proof, so just ignore it.”
“You seem to know quite a bit.”
“Because my friend is in charge of the guard. It’s a story I picked up while drinking with him.”
After all, you’ve been working at the academy for a long time, so you’ve heard a lot of things.
“Are there any other rumors?”
“I don’t know much more than that. By the way, didn’t you say you found something with an ominous energy? Show me some.”
I immediately took the box out of my pocket and handed it to Professor Lennon. Professor Lennon set the box on the workbench and opened it. Then, he put on a pair of gloves emblazoned with magic circles and carefully picked up the contents of the box.
“It feels more like summoning magic than a curse…”
“Summon… You mean??”
“It’s not the energy that resides in this thing itself. Just buried a little bit It seems clear that the person who spilled this thing is up to something.”
Well, that was to be expected. Originally, the name of the episode was Demon Summoning. Missing people must have been sacrificed to demon summoning.
…I need to stop it before something gets worse.
“Okay. Then we’ll leave.”
“Goodbye!”
“I hope so.”
A smile was drawn on Professor Lennon’s lips at Milia’s lively greeting, which did not match the gloomy atmosphere. After all, does Milia’s cuteness work everywhere?
“Uh… Hey there, good-bye…”
Elisa shook her hand slowly, avoiding her gaze. I want something like that, but it must be the best for Elisa. I left the lab with Milia and walked down the hallway. I deliberately didn’t say anything until I left the building.
As for Milia, she must have read the atmosphere, and she just walked alongside me while holding my hand. So we left the building and walked to a corner of the garden where there were no people.
This should be fine.
“Milia.”
Milia answered my call with a mischievous smile. Like you know what i’m going to say
I quietly whispered the plan I came up with in Millia’s ear.
Milia, who heard my plan, put her hand on her forehead in a playful gesture, posing her salute, and she replied with a grin.
“Hee hee, leave it to me! Leader!”