episode_0091

1.

The moment Kai left the Shukeros family.

Count Sukeros’s house was literally in chaos.

Rather, perhaps it is a good thing that there was chaos.

Two cousins who were kidnapped have returned safely.

“Sniff…. sniff…..”

Both Tir and Tim were soon at peace after a brief hospitality surrounded by their families.

You’ve been through a lot, so you’ll need to rest for a while.

I also received treatment from a doctor at Aperiel Hospital.

He also received psychiatric treatment from an apostle from the Holy Land.

After a few busy days.

My father, who judged that things had stabilized to a certain degree, began to investigate the case as the eldest adult in the family.

Of course, my mom asked most of the questions to create a soft atmosphere.

Taina, who was particularly well-followed by Tir and Tim, also participated in the investigation.

“Tir, Tim. Where were you on the day of the kidnapping?”

“Uh….. I was playing in the mountains.”

“Hoo, hoo….”

Her older sister, Tir, was breathing evenly and seemed to have no burden in recalling the situation.

Tim seemed a little burdened.

“Timmy. Are you tired?”

“Whew….. No. It’s okay now.”

As this was a serious incident like kidnapping, we continued the investigation with the utmost caution.

Slowly increasing the level of questioning.

“Can you explain the situation when you were kidnapped? If it’s difficult, you don’t have to say anything.”

“Well, I don’t know.”

“As far as I remember… Whoosh. The masked man grabbed my sister by the neck. Then my sister rolled her eyes and… Whoosh, whoosh… After that, I was grabbed by someone else’s arm and passed out.”

“Haaah… These vile guys!”

Rather, my father is in greater danger.

As I listened to each answer, his face became redder.

The armrests of the chair were already worn out.

“Honey, go get some fresh air.”

Mom gave Dad a warning to calm down.

So my father left, swearing.

“And do you remember where you were imprisoned…?”

“Uh… It was quite far.”

“Hmm…”

Tir and Tim couldn’t possibly think that far.

I racked my brain, but I couldn’t come up with a proper answer.

However, Tim’s guess only gave an approximate location.

“It was a distance that took about a day. It was a place with very few people. I could only hear footsteps and the sound of a carriage.”

“Is that so?”

“And when looking at the direction of the setting sun and the direction of the night sky, it is located east of our territory.”

“That far?”

Tim came up with his own reasoning and winked at me.

The common sense I learned while playing in the mountains was helpful in its own way.

He’s a kid who’s very clever at finding directions.

“First, I’ll have to mobilize my private army and search the area thoroughly. I’ll have to nip it in the bud so something like this won’t happen again.”

After Dad left, Mom became even more excited.

He clenched his fist and looked ready to destroy everyone.

But Tir and Tim looked at each other’s faces at their mother’s decision.

“Grandma, I have something to tell you…”

“I think the kidnappers have already been eliminated.”

“What?”

“I don’t know the details, but when I came out of the basement, the building collapsed.”

“I think it was burned.”

“There was no one around.”

When the target of revenge suddenly disappeared, I felt more bewildered than relieved.

I thought they only rescued children since there weren’t many people in the countryside.

It was difficult to understand from a common sense perspective that a human trafficking organization had been completely wiped out.

“Do you remember the name or appearance of the person who saved you?”

“Uh….”

“Um….”

This is where the most complex part of the investigation begins.

First of all, how did the children get here?

And who saved these children?

From the adults’ perspective, the kidnapped child was sleeping in front of the door.

Tim opened his mouth first.

“I don’t remember well… but my impression was… First of all, he had silver hair. He was about the same height as us. You can think of his build as being similar to ours.”

“Ah! I heard that you’re an academy student who knows Taina Unnie!”

“…Huh?”

Taina was curious.

Silver hair?

Academy student?

‘Who is it?’

Because no one came to mind.

I had to think about it for a while because I had many close friends besides Ignis, Srenia, and Uni.

“Ah, that’s a relief… If you’re an academy student, you can go find your benefactor…”

“And there was one more!”

“Who is it? I should thank that person in the name of Shukeros…!”

“That….”

“Uh…”

“Hmm…?”

Tim and Tir shouted confidently, then made a puzzled expression.

“What did it look like…?”

“Uh……. Woman? Man?”

“I don’t remember, sis….”

“Is that so…?”

I guess it wasn’t easy to recall the faces of other benefactors.

“Hmm…. My hair was black. I was carried by that person. But other than that, I don’t remember…”

“I only remember that silver-haired sister…”

Even if I groan and rack my brain, I don’t think I can remember anything.

“Stop it, kids. There’s no need to push yourself that hard.”

“Ugh… Still, I’m really grateful to you guys…”

“That’s right… You even forgot the face of the person who saved us…”

The children didn’t understand what was going on.

I can’t even see the face of the person who saved me.

In the midst of such a confusing atmosphere.

Taina, who was continuing her thoughts, suddenly remembered something and her eyes sparkled.

“Yulie… Sister?”

“Taina! Do you happen to remember who that friend is?”

“I can think of someone similar, but they’re not an academy student.”

The only person who knows me with silver hair is my older sister Yuli.

If you mistook silver hair for white hair, you might have considered Ignes too.

Ignis was originally supposed to stay at the academy, so she’s excluded.

“Are you someone impersonating an academy student…!?”

“It can’t be that serious. She’s not that bad of a person.”

“Hmm… Then do you happen to know who the black-haired man is?”

“Kai… Oppa?”

When I think of black hair, there are two people that come to mind.

Ban and Kai oppa.

But if the person there was Yuli, then it’s more likely that Kai was there.

Because I always go with Sister Yuli.

My brother had an unusual vibe.

Adding to this, curiosity grows.

“First of all, it’s vacation now, so I’ll see you two after school starts.”

“Right now?”

“I don’t know where you are right now. It’ll be better to see you at the academy after school starts.”

“Phew… Well then, I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

Thus, the investigation into the kidnapping of Tir and Tim was concluded.

Of course, there are still some areas that need to be investigated in detail, but I think that’s enough for today.

Because they both looked psychologically exhausted.

…

We just finished having dinner together as a family for the first time in a long while.

Although I simplified it a bit to accommodate Tir and Tim.

After a long time, I was able to create a cozy atmosphere.

After such a delightful meal, I returned to my room.

I spread out the leather notebook that Altina had left behind and shook off the noisy atmosphere.

“Phew… Thank goodness…”

This is news I had not heard of when I was at the academy.

But the atmosphere in the house was so gloomy that I could hear it when I asked.

A worrying story that Tyr and Tim have been kidnapped.

It seems like it was somehow resolved.

‘…It’s complicated.’

There are still many mysteries that have not been solved.

“Sister Yuli…? No, brother Kai…?”

Sister Yuli and brother Kai who saved Tir and Tim.

I don’t know for sure, but I think those two are right.

I know you’re holding some kind of secret.

However, I could only figure out whether there was a secret or not, but I had no idea what the secret was.

If there’s a secret that can be predicted, it’s probably retired soldiers?

This is a story that Ignis, who retired from the military and now lives as a caretaker at the academy, would tell.

“My brother is a retired soldier…”

Abnormal power.

Eyes full of excellence.

A scar that was visible at first glance.

and.

‘……..no.’

What happened during the midterm exam.

All of this is mixed up and makes me curious about Kai oppa.

Taina is from the Shukeros family.

Because of this, she inherited the status of the Hunter Fox.

It also has the characteristic that it is more difficult to suppress one’s curiosity than to wait with meat in one’s mouth.

That’s why I become curious about what I don’t know.

The thorns that stick out keep poking me and stealing my attention.

It turns out there’s a guy I keep worrying about.

“I’ll ask you later…”

So Taina covered the notebook she had scribbled about Kai and Yuli.

It was Taina who went back to bed and curled up to sleep.

For some reason, I felt like Kai oppa would appear in my dreams.

2.

The moment Kai left Count Shukeros’ house.

Ignis was lying on her back.

In the middle of the training ground.

Ignis was lonely.

Because all my friends went back to their hometown.

Ignis’ hometown was very far away, and he was a commoner, so he had no confidence in going back and forth.

That’s why I stayed at the academy.

The holidays at the academy without any friends were the worst.

“Whoa… I should have brought more novels or luggage from home…”

I remember the treasures I used to read when I was home alone.

These are the things that accompanied me through my childhood and adolescence.

“Rather than being bored… I’m lonely…”

The Academy during vacation is different than usual.

The main building of the academy, which was always bustling, was empty of people.

The dormitory rooms that used to brighten up the night also had their lights on.

I endured each day feeling that loneliness.

An academy student who was looking forward to the approaching opening ceremony was a peculiar being.

When I got to the point where I could memorize the geography of the academy by going around the academy like that.

I found a cabin.

“…Was there something like this here?”

It’s my first time seeing this building.

It seems like the owner is away.

“Huh?”

Only an empty bottle of medicine remained on the table.

I felt an inexplicable sense of unease and quickly left the place.

But instead of returning to the academy, he headed to the academy forest.

After that.

Well, I didn’t do anything.

I just spent my time lying in the forest of the Academy, waiting for the opening ceremony and my friends to come back.