episode_0030
by fnovelpiaSonia called herself. Revan was dumbfounded by that fact.
“Didn’t you hear? It’s Sonia’s call.”
Tsk. The man standing in front of Revan clicked his tongue. Even when I looked at him, he seemed like he didn’t like it.
“Why is this guy…”
Aside from El and Werner, there was no one at the academy who was close to him, but Revan also had ears to hear. I knew to some extent what kind of person Sonia was in Geoff.
Beautiful appearance. Good nature. A family that has risen rapidly in recent years. Even outstanding skills. He was a student who was literally flawless.
“Get out of the way.”
“Where do you put your hand?!”
Ok. Revan tapped the arm of the large figure blocking the door with mana and passed by. Purple energy seeped into the large body. Even if it’s not at the level of being sick, you’re going to have some trouble.
After hearing the big man’s words, Revan went straight to the front door of the dormitory. The closer the front door got, the more familiar dolls came into Revan’s field of vision.
“······.”
“···Nice to meet you. Revan.”
Shiny blonde hair and blue sapphire-like eyes. Sonia Bismuth was waiting at the front door of the dormitory.
***
It’s been a long time since Geoff Academy became a social gathering place for nobles, but even so, all the students attending are children.
What does this mean? It means that you are extremely interested in other people’s affairs.
Sonia and Revan stood quietly facing each other in front of the men’s dormitory.
The students passing by pretended not to notice, but turned their gaze to Sonia and Revan once in a while.
The rumor that Revan had eliminated all of the student council students was already widespread. It wasn’t something the student council would try to control.
Therefore, the students thought that their relationship would not be very good. But the fact that Sonia came to meet Revan in person was a very good point.
Among them, there were many students who couldn’t hide their thoughts and glared at Revan. They were mostly men, but every once in a while they would glance their lustful gaze in Sonia’s direction.
“···Ha.”
The story hasn’t even started, and I’m already starting to get tired. The reason why I didn’t go outside during my break disappeared.
“Well, thank you for coming out.”
“The pretense is over. Why did you call me?”
“···I think this story will be long. Can we change the location?”
Sonia spoke cautiously, wiggling both fingers.
“If it is a location, where is it?”
“There is a jewelry store run by my family in the city. If you go there, you’ll be fine.”
It’s a family-run store. Unless Sonia was planning something strange, security was a sure thing.
To be honest, Revan didn’t really want to talk. It was annoying and cumbersome.
‘······.’
In particular, even though I thought I had shaken it all off, every time I looked at Sonia’s face, a bunch of strange thoughts kept popping up in my head.
I just need to use this opportunity to finish the story and not meet again. Revan thought so.
“Let’s go.”
“Ah, yes. Please follow me.”
***
Revan followed Sonia’s guidance and went into the city.
“······.”
“······.”
During that process, the two did not have any conversation.
They had a difficult relationship with each other. There was nothing to say about Revan, and although Sonia had her own reasons, she ultimately betrayed Revan in the flag draw.
Strictly speaking, the blame for this awkward atmosphere lay entirely with Sonia. Even in that situation, Revan was summoned.
Of course, it was obvious that the conversation would not continue in a good mood. How long had it been since Revan had been imagining what would happen next in his head? Sonia stopped in front of a store.
“It’s here.”
“······.”
The front of the store where Sonia stopped was very fancy. So much so that Revan couldn’t say anything.
“···Ah.”
Revan opened the door and entered the store, leaving Sonia standing in front of the door.
Revan’s past came to mind for a moment. Just before Revan was sold, the Bismuth family faced a serious financial crisis. To the point where recovery is almost impossible.
However, he did not know what happened after he was sold to a slave trader, but the inside of the jewelry store sparkled like a chest containing gold and silver treasures, as if to show the wealth of the Bismuth family.
While Revan was speechless at the jewelry displayed around him and the atmosphere inside, an employee who appeared to have a fairly high title bent down and approached Sonia.
“Miss Sonia, what are you doing at this hour?”
“Well, I need a place to talk. Can I ask for a quiet place?”
At Sonia’s request, the man bent his waist 90 degrees and disappeared somewhere.
“Ready. I will guide you.”
The man, who went to the corner for a moment, soon came back in front of Sonia and bowed his head.
“Then, shall we go?”
Sonia and Revan walked out after the man. Soon, a quiet, enclosed room appeared.
“You can talk comfortably.”
Grumble. The man closed the sliding door and disappeared.
‘There’s a soundproofing spell on it.’
Revan pounded on the wall. It was the type of magic that hung in Faust’s laboratory or room.
“Uh, Revan? In the last exam…”
“It’s okay.”
Sonia carefully apologized for what happened not long ago. Revan was a difficult person to talk to. He said he had made a mistake and his expression was unreadable because of the gas mask.
“Let’s say Sonia goes back to that moment a few days ago. So, will you change your choice?”
“···If it is a choice.”
“The choice to follow Benny and hide behind Arhan.”
Startle. Sonia’s shoulders shook. Revan paid no heed and continued speaking.
“Well, that is…”
“I have no intention of taking responsibility for that. Well, isn’t everyone else except you? It is natural to act according to your own interests.”
Although he spoke calmly at first glance, Revan’s words contained a secret that could not be hidden. Sonia’s face turned red with shame.
“I thought Sonia was a person with her own sense of shame. So I hoped you wouldn’t have anything to do with me anymore…”
Revan swallowed his words. Sonia knew very well what Revan was trying to say.
But Sonia couldn’t back down either. Sonia took a deep breath and opened her mouth.
“···A necklace made of red ruby that Benny pointed out. Do you still have it?”
“Yes. Always carry it with you.”
“Can you show me?”
“I don’t like it.”
“···Yes?”
There are no highs or lows. Revan answered in a natural voice.
“At that time, the situation was urgent, so I just took it out and showed it to you. The group accused me of being a thief and then asked me to show it again. What symbol is it?”
“······.”
ha. Sonia took a deep breath, exhaled, and lowered her head.
“I’m sorry. But it’s really important to our family.”
Sonia didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Berth, the father and head of the family of Bismuth, was usually a good father and a gentle person to his subordinates, but when he became involved with Red Jade, he became cruel, as if he had been stabbed by a poisonous snake.
Sonia sometimes frowned at Bert’s temperament, but she didn’t feel it was strange. The red ruby was a gem that saved the Bismuth family from the brink of ruin and was the salvation and symbol of the Bismuth family.
“···There is no place that handles red rubies other than our family. Since my father discovered red ruby, the location of the production site has been kept confidential.”
“So?”
“The jewel hanging on the necklace Revan showed me was clearly a red ruby. However, our Bismuth family has never made jewelry with such a design.”
Whoop. Sonia said after drinking the tea prepared on the table and wiping her mouth.
“If you can’t show it again, can you at least tell me where the necklace came from?”
“······.”
Tuk. Tuk. Tuk. Revan tapped the table with his fingertips.
Sonia obviously couldn’t see Revan’s expression, but she could feel it instinctively. Revan is very uncomfortable.
After a moment of silence, Revan finally spoke.
“This is a gift from a friend.”
At first glance, it felt like an excuse. Sonia asked Revan with some doubt.
“···I see. So, Revan, you don’t know how that necklace was made?”
“Yes.”
“Then, can you tell me where that friend is now-”
“Cannot meet.”
“Well, it’s not like we’re trying to harm our friends. Please tell me honestly.”
“It’s real. Because I am not from this world.”
“···Yes?”
Empty! Revan slammed both hands on the table and brought his face closer to Sonia.
“No matter how much you ask, you won’t be able to find it. Because I stabbed him to death with my own hands.”
“Yes, yes?”
“Do you feel regretful? I didn’t like the fact that commoners had incredibly expensive rocks, so I wanted to scold them, but I failed?”
“Well, that’s not it-!”
Squeak-! Revan kicked off his chair and stood up.
“I’m sorry, but I hope you don’t try to talk to me in the future.”
“That, no, that-”
“I can’t even say hello to you after enjoying the tea. Because I’m wearing this on my face.”
Empty. Revan tapped the gas mask’s purge can.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Grumble! Revan opened the door and walked quickly towards the entrance.
Sonia couldn’t stop that step. This is because Revan’s steps revealed all kinds of emotions, including anger, that could not be hidden.
‘···If this were to happen, my father would come forward himself.’
I was sincere when I said I didn’t want to make things big. Sonia knows that her father will use any means possible to find out the source of the necklace from Revan.
But there was nothing I could do now. Sonia looked at the back of Revan’s head as he walked away with regret.
***
“···Hmm.”
The VIP room of Lono Arena. A man opened a letter with a familiar seal and checked it.
“The most ferocious and strong guy…”
A man who was scouted while conducting research in the same laboratory as Faust and was put in charge of managing the magical beasts of the Rono Arena. It was Jayden.
Haam. Jaden yawned with his mouth wide open and picked up the documents.
“What kind of demon was caught for experimentation…”
The demonic beasts supplied to the Rono Arena were test subjects that had completed the experiment conceived by Faust.
Faust’s biological experiments often involved forcibly inserting magic power into the mana core or injecting strange drugs.
Thanks to this, although they were soon left behind, the demonic beasts were more ferocious than before and temporarily gained stronger strength.
Cleaning up afterwards wasn’t a big problem. After the experiment, Revan killed all the remaining magical beasts cleanly.
However, after Revan left, the number of demonic beasts used as test subjects began to accumulate.
It was okay to slaughter it, but Jaden, who was happily watching Revan slaughter the demon beasts, thought it would be a waste to just throw it away. In the meantime, Faust’s suggestion was welcome.
“There is one guy that comes to mind.”
Hwii hwii. Whistling, Jayden excitedly read the list like a child choosing a toy. I was thinking of asking Faust to take a video of Revan fighting and send it to me. Because seeing Revan fight was a great spectacle.
While he was excitedly reading the document, a voice came from behind Jayden.
“Well, I have to ask you something.”
“?!!”
Jayden jumped up in surprise. And immediately looked back. There stood an old man with unkempt hair and an impressive beard.
“Here, where is the gladiator who achieved 100 wins for the first time in the Lono Arena?”
He was the one who did something and inquired about Revan, who was always there. Jayden sighed and shouted.
“Security! What are you doing! A strange guy came in. Aren’t you doing your job right?!”
But no one answered the call. There was no sound of footsteps running towards Jayden.
“······.”
gulp. Jayden swallowed. To begin with, this is a place with very strict security. It is not a place where an old man like that can come if he wants to. Suddenly, Jaden’s eyes caught sight of the sword the old man was wearing at his side.
“Well, what’s going on?”
Jayden carefully asked the old man in the most harmless voice he could muster.
The old man answered Jayden’s question, clearly feeling the desire to survive.
“Nothing special, just a conversation with that friend. I want to have a conversation.”
chuck. chuck. The old man approached Jayden without hesitation. Then, without even thinking about it, I picked up the letter that Jayden had read earlier.
“···Hmm. I guess he’s at Geoff Academy. I moved as soon as I heard the rumor, but it seems I was late.”
There was a hint of disappointment in the old man’s voice that could not be hidden. Jayden felt like he was going crazy.
At first glance, the old man seemed fine and gentlemanly. However, Jayden, who had seen all kinds of human groups while running the arena so far, could tell. There was a subtle glow in the eyes of the old man in front.
Sure enough, the cloth wrapped around the handle of the sword the old man was holding turned bright red, not from dye but from blood. Jayden desperately tried to survive.
“Well, I’m planning to fly the plane to where that friend is.”
“Is that really?!”
“Yes, yes. It was said that there would be a battle with magic beasts at that academy. With our technology, we can safely put you to sleep and send you off on an airship.”
“Hmm…”
The old man crossed his arms and sighed. Jayden prayed earnestly in his heart. I hope they bite the bait I threw at them.
“···By any chance, can I get on that airship? Don’t airships need escorts? I’m a little embarrassed to say it out loud, but even though I’m old, I’m confident with my sword.”
Fortunately, the old man took Jayden’s bait.
And the next morning. An airship flew toward Xeorp carrying an unidentified old man and a demon beast that had been forcibly put to sleep.
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