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Dryas Gast

Age 15.

He was a boy from a baronial family and was a student who usually stood out for his diligent attitude, but he suddenly caused a commotion in the classroom some time ago and immediately fell into a coma.

He barely regained consciousness, but had no recollection of what he had done.

Xeno Side

Age 18

The eldest daughter of a family of authors. She was a famous model student among her students, and her grades were among the highest, but two weeks ago, she suddenly screamed in the library, collapsed, and lost consciousness.

Although he regained consciousness after treatment, he has no memories of that time, just like those before him.

Obos Dino

Age 17

A student who is said to be a girl of commoner origins and whose usual behavior is not upright.

A week ago, while eating at a restaurant, he suddenly suffered a seizure and passed out.

He has not regained consciousness to this day.

Noir Walzak

Age 13

A male student from a count’s family with a quiet personality and usually no presence.

Three days ago, when checking the dormitory for non-attendance, he was found in a coma.

A doctor was called in urgently and treatment was attempted, but the outcome was not good.

Still haven’t woken up from a coma

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The contents of the document were as follows: names of people and their conditions.

The number was nearly 50, and their status and age were all diverse.

The only thing they had in common was that they were all human, not demons.

“If you add the guys listed in the documents, plus the 3 people added yesterday, the number is almost 60. The fact that so many people have had unexplained seizures and fallen into a coma in less than a month means that something is definitely going on.”

“Um..”

The branch managers nodded and frowned at Senel’s words.

Of course, the cases included in this data are ones that everyone here has either heard of at least once or has personally dealt with.

Although I didn’t know when they were happening separately, when I put all this information together and checked the contents, I could tell that there was definitely something.

“Certainly, when you check it all at once like this, the outlines start to appear.”

“We need to investigate. There is something fishy about the situation of the victims, too much to dismiss as a simple coincidence.”

However, that was all they could know from the information they currently had.

We could tell that there was something going on that was going on, but we had no way of knowing exactly what caused it or who started it and for what purpose.

And then, Senel formally gave an order to the branch managers in front of him.

“I also thought so. Therefore, from this moment on, each Sentinel branch will conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the incident. I will grant permission to investigate, and if necessary, to temporarily accompany the investigation, so please gather information by any means necessary.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Okay, let’s do that.”

The branch managers nodded at Senel’s words.

So, after the meeting, which was short but definitely not to be taken lightly, each branch manager dispersed, and Senel began to look over the contents of the documents in his hand once more.

‘Who on earth… and why would they do such a prank…’

Normally, she would have left this type of thing to be dealt with by each branch on their own, but this time, it was different from before.

The situation is that the incident is occurring throughout the entire academy, rather than being concentrated in one place.

It’s not on a large scale that’s noticeable, but it’s on a level where you can only get a rough idea of it after gathering information like this.

Through this, Senel was able to personally deduce a few more facts.

‘If there is someone else leading this work… he must be a fairly prudent and smart guy.’

Even she, who as a Sentinel had easy access to information within the Academy, took a month to notice this.

Even in ordinary cases, it would have been difficult to figure out, and it was only thanks to Elios’s hints that I was able to figure it out.

However, regarding that in itself, Senel was honestly feeling more interested than worried at the moment.

‘I don’t know who did it, but it looks like it’ll be quite an interesting entertainment..’

An event that is expected to bring considerable fun, rather than the same boring, repetitive routine.

At this, a slightly expectant smile began to form on Senel’s lips.

*

‘A mass coma of unknown cause..’

After the meeting, where he had been sitting with a sense of duty, ended, Zeros left the room with Katlena.

However, even after the meeting was over, Zeros’ gaze did not leave the documents in his hand for a while.

It wasn’t because of anything like enthusiasm for solving the case.

What he was concerned about at this moment was the nature of this incident and what would happen next.

‘This incident… I guess it’s the same. The timing is also roughly similar, so it’s definitely the same.’

An unknown incident has occurred, and an investigation order has been issued for all of Sentinels, including Senel.

However, Zeros already knew the answer to this.

It was mentioned in detail in the original work, and it was a kind of trigger-like incident that was related to the main events in the work, so it was impossible not to know.

In terms of timing, this itself will be concluded in about half a year.

And, Zeros also had an overall understanding of the flow of the series of events.

‘Senel and the Sentinels gather a fair amount of information, but ultimately fail to catch the decisive tail. Eventually, as the number of victims increases faster than expected, the student council begins to move in earnest, and the case is finally solved by Elios’s hands. It will proceed in this order.’

However, despite being aware of that fact, Zeros had no intention of taking the lead or spoiling anything about it.

‘Even if I don’t do anything, it’s something that Elios will take care of with time. And there’s no reason to draw other people’s attention here.’

Of course, if Zeros, who knew the inside story of the incident, took action, he could drastically shorten the time it took to resolve it, but he didn’t feel the need to do so.

Unlike when he was struggling to change the Elios route, he didn’t really have anything to gain by making achievements here.

Moreover, since if he intervened incorrectly, the flow of events might get tangled and the time line might go in a strange direction, Zeros decided that it would be better to bury the matter quietly.

‘The only person I have to worry about right now is Katlena, so I guess it’s better to focus on that for now.’

Even though he was a student, Zeros knew that he didn’t have much free time.

Now, surprisingly, the relationship between Katlena and Helios was getting a little closer, but the mines still remained.

In particular, the part about the so-called ‘succession of title’ that will take place in a few years could easily turn the situation that has been going positively so far into a bubble in an instant.

To prevent this, it was wise to start building up in advance, so from Zero’s perspective, there was no need to increase things that had nothing to do with it.

‘The Sentinel job is just something that comes as a bonus, so there’s no need to go into it in depth. There are many people more capable than me, so I’ll just ask around like a newbie. For now, that’s good for everyone.’

While thinking like that, at some point Zeros’ gaze turned to Katlena, who was holding his hand tightly.

Likewise, Katlena doesn’t seem to be particularly interested in this incident.

Looking at her face once more, Zeros smiled slightly as if he had been reminded of her, and as if in response, Katlena also smiled lightly.