Secret Investigation (1)
It’s a bit awkward to express my master like this, but…
The dean drove Eshas down like a mad hound.
Every time I take a spoonful, I wonder if it would be indigestible if I didn’t spit out the words like a subsidy or tuition.
Thanks to this, Eshas decided not to long for a strategic retreat.
“Ah, I see. Why don’t you raise the subsidy? Then I will…”
“If you don’t, will I really commit suicide?”
When we finally got back from seeing her, we breathed a sigh of relief, avoiding the eyes of others.
Anyway, I’m glad I got Eshas’s posthumous permission.
“By the way, the reason why the academy’s subsidy amount has decreased every year is because of such an absurd reason…”
Elena laments a little while taking the time to go back to the restaurant.
Seeing this way, Eshas also has a slightly childish side.
In the meantime, Christine, who had simply communicated with the Ice Castle, became more relaxed.
After finishing our meal earlier, we decided to go back after tidying up our dishes.
The dean, who was having lunch late in the private room, smiles faintly.
“It seems that the sealing or dismantling issue has been roughly settled with this.”
“Yes. Thank you, dean.”
“What did I do… Oh, Professor Ersa called you guys. See you soon when you have time.”
“Professor Ersa?”
I asked the question because I had no idea what to do with it, but the dean didn’t seem to want to explain in detail.
Or you don’t know at all.
Christine, noticing the discomfort from the side, moved it out of her mouth.
“Did I just say ‘you guys’? Not Lewis.”
“Is it something to do with napping?”
“No. The person in charge of our club is Professor Eolin.”
Even after revealing the identity of the Demon King, he had undergone medical examinations several times, but that was long over.
At the same time, the time was empty, so we went straight to Baekokgwan.
As if lunch time was wasted, Ersa, who was filling her meals with preserved food in the laboratory, saw us and jumped up.
“What, are you here?”
“I saw the dean at the restaurant… What’s going on?”
As if wanting to avoid the eyes of others, Professor See-through quickly closed the door and pulled the curtains down, nodding his head slightly, and pulled out a small note.
Five names are written on the crumpled paper.
Some of them are quite familiar.
“This…”
“The list of suspects we started investigating shortly after the Newton Green incident last year. We’ve finally reduced it to five.”
“What? Are you still chasing him?”
A criminal who hid a book containing blood magic in the library.
Embarrassingly, I kept chasing after something I had forgotten earlier.
When Ersa saw Medusha in shock, she snorted in response.
“It’s about finding the culprit who killed the student at our academy. Even though I wanted to give up, I couldn’t give up. If we let go, we never know when another victim will appear.”
“To investigate all these students… that’s amazing.”
First of all, it has been a long time since the full investigation of the faculty and staff of the academy was over.
So, all that was left were the students…
Ersa and other professors have hundreds of students. In other words, he chose the method of reducing the suspects to the extinction method.
It is certain, but it is a tedious and labor-intensive method of investigation.
Ersa explained the process with a slightly proud expression.
“After finding out when the book called ‘Place Magic’ was placed in the library, I erased the students and summons with alibi one by one at that time. After that, the only remaining five people are here.”
“It was relatively easy to research because it was a group living.”
“Let’s see. Huh? Is this the guy you did the group assignment with Lewis?”
We immediately caught the names of the suspects.
Four commoners and one noble.
Although there are only five, it is normal to have a little more nobles.
That is the percentage of students in this school.
As if Ersa noticed our question, she added a little explanation.
“Students from aristocratic backgrounds were relatively easy to track, because they often get together to socialize or have followers.”
“but…”
“Anyway, one of these five is the culprit? All right, let’s catch him and question him!”
Medusha raises her voice in an unexpected way.
Of course, we didn’t have a very favorable response.
“What if I catch you blindly and pretend you don’t know?”
“You can’t move around without getting evidence. Actually, catching one culprit doesn’t end there…”
“In the worst case, there is a possibility that an accomplice or an underground organization exists… It would be best to pursue it secretly.”
Medusa took a step back, acknowledging that her motivation was ahead of her.
Persia, who had her ears pricked up, looked up at Ersa and asked.
“So, are you going to leave that role to us?”
“Yeah. Originally, our teachers were supposed to do it, but during the investigation, they were exposed to this and that… If you approach more than this, there is a high chance that you will notice. I’m sorry, but I’ll ask you. .”
“But why do we have to take a nap instead of the student council… Ah, the student council member was also on the list of suspects?”
Christine, who was grumbling slightly, found the student council secretary’s name on the note and clicked her tongue.
A student from commoners who participated in the Summoner Cup with us the other day.
For reference, the event was summoning prophecy.
I think the possibility that she is the culprit is very low, but we do not have an alibi anyway, so we have to investigate.
I nodded heavily, remembering Newton Green vomiting blood on the rosary.
Elena and Elfriede, who were watching me, are also willing to go out.
“Hey… if you do, it’s hard for us to fall for it.”
“No. Christine-senpai and Maria-senpai are in their third year, so they’ll be busy…”
“I’m joking. Of course we should help too, right? Maria?”
“Yeah. There’s a suspect by Michael’s side, so Westweg doesn’t care.”
Fortunately, the rest of the nap club members willingly agreed to help.
For some reason, Ersa smiled contentedly at the cooperative response.
We assigned our roles on the fly.
“Since it happened last year, of course there are no first-year students. One second-year student, three third-year students, and one fourth-year student?”
“What grade is the noble student?”
“Fourth grader. Young-ae, Viscount Telamere.”
“Isn’t it better to take on a familiar subject?”
Me, Elena, and Elfriede are sophomores, so of course we investigate the suspects.
Christine and Maria decided to take on the 3rd grade suspects, and the 4th grade to Sylvia.
She is a master of stealth, and she also has a shadow lizard, a scouting summon, so even an unfamiliar opponent will be able to follow her easily.
But Christine and Maria suddenly expressed their dissatisfaction.
“Wait. We have three people to watch, but there are too few.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Then how…”
“Send Louise to us. The 2nd grade team only needs to monitor one person, so it’s relatively spacious.”
“yes?”
Then only Elena and Elfriede remain on the 2nd year team…
Will these two be able to do well?
Both of them have the highest grades, but they have little to no practical experience.
Sylvia noticed my concern and joined them.
“Then I’ll join the 2nd year team. I have a bicorn and a shadow lizard, so it’s not difficult to do a parallel investigation.”
“Okay. Then let’s share it like this. Are you okay?”
“Me too, with Louise…”
“You guys usually go together every day. Make some concessions sometimes.”
Elfriede is silent at Christine’s words.
Ersa, who was watching us with interest, gave us detailed instructions.
“Of course, there’s no need to follow them on weekdays. Inside the academy, we can follow them well enough…”
“That’s nice.”
“Okay. Sylvia, please.”
“Leave it to me.”
It’s difficult for even Silvia to chase 5 people at the same time, but…
You might be able to do some research before the weekend.
Accepting Ersa’s request, we escaped her lab and separated into our respective classrooms.
Entering the afternoon classic magic classroom, the dean sees us and smiles as if thanking us.
After a week full of tension and excitement, the weekend is finally here.
Having brought Christine and Maria to the villa, I shared information Sylvia had researched.
I wanted to mobilize the maid, too, but she put it in an emergency standby group.
There’s no way we’re going to run into battles with the rebels as we investigate.
“Our team will go after him first.”
“Michelle?”
“The suspect with the highest probability of being the culprit in the third year.”
“Yeah. Radical but smart, and didn’t get along well with Newton Green. The professors also pointed to Michelle as a prime suspect. It’s unlikely that Newton was exactly targeted…”
“Huh? Master. Michelle is moving. Let’s leave right now.”
Sylvia, who received a report from the shadow lizard I had on standby, informed me.
After putting on a simple disguise, we headed to the place she taught us.
The streets of the capital were always crowded, but on weekend mornings it was even more crowded.
Before leaving the mansion, Christine opened the book and summoned a scouting summon.
“Me. Amy.”
“Kick!”
After a brief cry, the corpse chaser soared.
It melted into the cloud as it was and followed Michelle.
Michelle, who had just left the side door, walked away from the academy without hesitation.
It is a gait with a clear purpose, so the expectations grow bigger and bigger.
“I’ve been busy since Saturday morning.”
“I hope to make contact with the rebels…”
“There’s no way Michelle, a commoner from the South, has a base in the capital…the chances are good.”
Most of the students from commoners live in the academy.
I don’t have any money, and I don’t know where to go.
Even if you go far, it’s just a shopping street near the academy.
However, Michelle, who was busy walking, left the shopping street early.
The place he headed for was an inn village where people traveling to the capital only stopped for one night.
This raises a strong suspicion in Maria’s voice.
“It’s not a place our academy’s students can visit.”
“Most of the hostels have soundproofing orders. If you enter the building like this…”
“Then we’ll go in.”
If you are inside the same building, there is no way to use your hands.
Christine, after confirming that Michelle had disappeared into the corner of the inn, tried to enter after retrieving the corpse chaser.
However, the guy who lowered the altitude was startled and hid in the clouds on the road.
“Amy?”
“Good profit.”
Christine’s pet reports new information through the link.
At the end of his gaze, an unexpected person was entering the same building.
The owner of her thin body is none other than Young-ae, Viscount Telamere.
A fourth-year student that Sylvia’s team was supposed to investigate.
Two out of five surveyed people stay in the same inn.
This is not normal.
Could it have been won from the beginning?
I got a call from Sylvia just in time, suppressing my heartbeat.
“Master, the young Viscount Telamere just went there…”
“I checked. I went into the same building as Michelle. Leave this to us.”
“yes!”
“Come on, let’s chase.”
I sent Letty first to make sure there were no two in the lobby, and then quickly rented a room.
Ignoring the gaze of the innkeeper who was looking at me worriedly, I went to my room.
As soon as the door was closed, Letty was transformed into a shadow lizard.
This guy is a summoned beast specialized in wiretapping and clairvoyance.
Having shared his five senses through the link, I was able to find two suspects together in the next room.
At that moment, I thought it was a fairly easy meeting place for the rebels.
Isn’t it that Viscount Telamere, who lowered the curtains on the window, suddenly falls into Michelle’s arms?
“Michelle!”
“Come on, baby. Wait a minute… Puchop!”
She knocked Michelle down onto the bed and immediately began a deep kiss.
Maria and Christine noticed that the momentum was strong and the sound was loud, even if I didn’t give any explanation.
Turning their heads very hard and looking to the side, the two of them had their faces turned red and they were not sure what to do.
“Hey, what the…”
“To be the heir to the commoners and the Viscount… It’s forbidden love.”
“I think we got it wrong.”
Seeing what these yangbans are doing, it’s not like they’ve been playing for a day or two.
I tried to stop the surveillance to protect their privacy, but Maria and Christine even used video summoning techniques and watched the room next door.
“Two minutes…”
“Louis. It’s still too early to be relieved.”
“Yeah. We can have secret conversations in that state… Wow, are you even doing that?”
“Master. That looks a little sore, is it okay? Ah…”
While Persia on the nape of my neck pretended to cover her face with her tail, the owners of the next room relentlessly pulled out.
While I felt my face heating up, I forced myself to monitor.