episode_0029

1.

Today is a happy weekend.

If only there weren’t so many things piling up to do.

The client, I saw Casselina approaching from afar.

“Professor Casselina?”

I answered him by calling him professor just in case, but he shook his head and said he was alone.

Casselina skipped the morning greetings and got straight to the point.

“…Did you find it?”

at all.

I can’t even see the tip of my nose.

Let alone seeing that bloody face directly, I can’t even see a trace of it.

Answering like that seems too insincere compared to the importance of the situation.

“Not yet. So today I’m going to spend the whole day searching the forest.”

What if there is no result?

You have to at least pretend to roll with the body and produce results.

“???”

Yuli, who was about to have her relaxing weekend stolen overnight, opened her eyes wide at me.

And Yuli spoke to herself so that no one could hear.

‘What are you talking about, Kai?’

But there’s nothing I can do.

“I don’t know when that Demon King suspect will appear, so I’m trying to investigate like this.”

“Hmm…”

Casselina is drooling.

I can understand it to some extent, but is it inefficient?

There’s no way around it. Even if it’s inefficient, it’s a surefire way.

“Sorry Kai. I gave you such a burdensome task.”

“…Then help me.”

With the power of the spirits, how can it not work?

Compared to kids like me and Yuli who are stupid and suffer from physical problems, I think your intelligence will be of help.

“Next week is the written competency assessment period, so all the teachers are busy and don’t have time to spare. I have to go to work today too. I barely managed to squeeze in some time to get here.”

“Phew, I guess there’s nothing I can do. Take care then.”

okay.

Inside, you teach students.

Outside, I eliminate the threat I pose to students.

Let’s think of it as a division of roles.

“I don’t think I can come today or tomorrow because I’m busy. If anything comes up, come to the professor’s office right away.”

“Yeah. I guess it’s nothing special…”

“…That’s right.”

huh?

When he heard the word “byeolil”, he came to me with a tremble as if he realized something.

He was flailing around, feeling like he was struggling.

“You, you…! What the hell were you thinking!”

???

Yuli and I stared at each other blankly.

Because I don’t know why they are reacting like this.

“You, on the day of the academy entrance ceremony… you sent the kids in again!!!”

“Ah.”

“Oops.”

Why is Casselina angry?

I think he noticed that Ignis was let in on the day of the entrance ceremony.

After 9 o’clock, the Academy must close its main gates and become a space dedicated solely to learning.

The reason I’m so angry is because I broke that rule.

“Because of you, the status of my spirit magic is messed up…”

Oh, no.

Oh, my.

Is that a bigger problem?

“The barrier was originally created with the intention of the demons invading the academy, so wouldn’t it be a bit strange if students were to cross it?”

“Haha…”

“I get it. I know you’re so great, but why are you so easily solving the spirit magic that no one can break through? And how little did you think it was that the friend of the person involved, who isn’t even the person involved, came to me to ask me this question…?”

hmm.

It was solved very simply, but did it really hurt that much?

for a moment.

“…Who told you that?”

“Taina. Is it because she is a descendant of Altina? She came to ask me directly because she was curious about something.”

I see

Hey, Ignes.

Even so, if you said you would keep it a secret, shouldn’t it take at least a month…?

I can’t stand it, but it’s a bit weird that rumors are spreading and reaching my ears.

“Why did you break the Academy’s rules in the first place…!”

“Big. You should give yourself a chance to be late for the entrance ceremony.”

“Ah, ah!”

Casselina tapped her chest, feeling frustrated.

Instead of the man’s plump chest, there was soft fat, so the sound of the drum that should have come out was not heard, and only rippling waves were visible.

“…Phew.”

Looking at that sight, I was reminded of the old Casselina.

Is it because the number of contacts has increased these days?

I think I saw an older version of Casselina, a bit more active than she is now.

“What, why are you laughing?”

“I’m going to be late. Go now.”

“…If you’re going to let it go, at least keep your mouth shut. I can let it go as long as it doesn’t reach my ears.”

After saying what she wanted to say, Caselina started walking away from the cabin and headed towards the academy.

I walked a little faster to make sure it wasn’t a lie that I was late.

Oh, maybe it’s because I feel a little embarrassed that you told me the rules and then ended up giving me permission.

Even though a screw or two are loose… it’s still a good kid.

“Let’s do what we have to do.”

“Yeah.”

He puts on a determined expression and speaks with a sense of responsibility.

Yuli also seemed to have made up her mind, erasing her slightly awkward expression.

I have to find it.

The Demon King or whatever.

…

2 hours have passed.

Just as I was about to cross the forest, take a picture of the Rukia River, and head back into the forest.

Yuli broke the silence in the forest with a single word.

“Srenia? Are you still at the Rukia River?”

“…Until now?”

Maybe it’s because it’s the weekend, but they’re really enjoying themselves in the river.

The water mist curtain won’t be in use right now, so it would be best to turn around quietly.

“Huh? You’re putting on makeup.”

“Srenya is a student too, so she can wear makeup. Don’t peek too much and let’s go, Yuli.”

“Yeah…”

Yuli answered in a tone full of boredom.

Was it not because of selfishness that he looked at Srenya, but because he felt like he had met a friend on his boring way home from school?

We quietly left the place without being caught by such a Srenya.

…

6 hours later.

Unlike me, who can endure it for a while, Yuli looks visibly exhausted from boredom.

“Are there any traces?”

“No, there isn’t.”

“Not there at all?”

“None.”

“Ah, it was there originally?”

“No, there isn’t any. ”

It’s frustrating that there’s no trace.

I also have doubts as to whether the information was incorrect from the beginning.

But that must mean that Srenya witnessed it vividly enough to come to find Casselina…

But on the ground, only situations contrary to that claim unfold, so it’s really frustrating.

…

12 hours have passed.

The sun has finally set.

Visibility is reduced and there is not even the slightest clue.

“Ughh …

When you try to relieve your fatigue by stretching.

Yuli was looking at me from the side with eyes full of great anticipation.

So intensely that it’s burdensome.

I guess I’m done stretching

‘I’m a bit tired today, so should I stop here and go in and rest?’

As if he wanted to say something like that.

“Yuliya, are you hungry?”

“Yeah! I’m hungry! It’s almost time for dinner and we haven’t even had lunch yet.”

“Even if you’re alone, go eat.”

“…Huh?”

Yuli looked at me with a look of doubt, as if she was wondering if what came out of my mouth could really be classified as words.

Yeah, yeah.

It was as if the manager was urging everyone to leave work after working overtime.

But what can we do?

It’s a gamble.

“Aha, hahaha… What about food? No. In the first place, we don’t have any problem starving for a day…”

“Then, let’s try and do some research. I think I’ll have to look through it all day.”

“Ugh, ugh…”

It was Yuli who was laughing so hard it seemed like she was going crazy.

I tried to calm down Yuli, who had become so depressed, and continued my patrol, but in the end, I ended up coming up empty-handed.

…

24 hours have passed.

After dawn, it is morning again.

The sun rises.

All I did that day was observe my surroundings, identify trees and hiding places, and look for traces like footprints.

There was useful information that even if you collect a little bit of dust, it could be enough to make a mountain, if not a mountain.

‘First of all, the suspect does not live in the Academy Forest.’

hideout.

So there is absolutely no place to hide.

And there was no sign that anyone had stayed in the cave-like place where one could lie down for a while.

‘And… there are footprints. They appear to be a woman’s.’

These are not Srenya’s footprints.

The footprints were so faint that they seemed to have been intentionally hidden, and the feet were larger than Srenya’s.

I had covered my tracks to the point where it would have been normal for me not to get caught… but unfortunately, we’ve been searching this area thoroughly for 24 hours.

‘Footprints that seem hidden.’

It would certainly be a great way to block my entrance.

From the moment I get caught, I start showing my true colors.

‘To hide one’s entrance and exit.’

There is an intention.

The intention is clearly revealed.

When I was sorting out my complicated thoughts inside.

“Pheww……”

Yuli, who had been sleeping on my back without any worries, let out a carefree sigh.

I continue my investigation, and the reason why Yuli sleeps on my back is simple.

‘Eww!’

‘Whoa!’

‘Hmm….’

I can’t help it, because I keep tripping on roots or hitting my head on a tree when I close my eyes.

You must be tired.

Because of my stubbornness, I go into a forest full of trees all day long and only see similar things.

It can be quite boring, and if you’re bored, you can get sleepy.

So I made him sleep on my back, semi-forcibly.

‘Eeee… thank you…’

He knew there were limits and didn’t hesitate to ride on my back.

…

“Ugh… I’m sleepy.”

I gently put Yuli down on the corner of the bed.

It’s already morning outside and the sun is up, but I’m only just now going to bed and trying to sleep.

I saw a box of dessert on the table, but I wasn’t alert enough to check what it was.

My eyelids were too heavy to do anything more.

Close your eyes and just before falling asleep.

‘…It seems like it’s not there at all today.’

I fell asleep, leaving behind only hazy thoughts.

2.

As Kai wanders through the forest, trying to find signs of the Demon King.

Srenya dressed up and headed out of the academy.

Because I had made a lunch appointment with Taina, Ignis, and Uni, whom I met by chance at the dorm last night.