episode_0185

A few days later

In the afternoon after class.

The royal family and Kanna. I was waiting to see who would respond first, but surprisingly, it was the other one who responded first.

Victoria received a letter addressed to her.

It didn’t come as a reply to my parents, but as a return.

But after receiving the letter back, I sat down for about 5 minutes and then immediately left the dormitory and headed to the school building.

And then go into the administrative office, okay?

Take a break from school?

Something came up at home and I have to go down for a few weeks, so you want me to hand over the documents? No, isn’t that a bit too hasty?

The administrative office staff asks about the situation in a panic.

Victoria replies that she sent a letter but it was returned, so she’s going to go check on it.

There’s no way a letter like this will come back.

The administrative office staff tries hard to persuade Victoria, telling her to wait a little longer, but Victoria is not swayed by that.

He said he had a bad feeling and that he was following the procedure, so he asked me to do it. The employee knew that if he didn’t do it now, he would just leave, and I, listening to Victoria, knew that too.

Eventually, the administrative office staff will give you the necessary documents.

Victoria wrote it down without wavering and left the office. Beyond Victoria’s gaze, she saw an office worker contacting someone, but she couldn’t tell where.

Victoria went straight back to her dorm, packed her simple luggage, unfolded a piece of paper, and left a short note for me saying she had to go home for some business.

I know this without having to go and look for it since I’m seeing it all through Victoria’s eyes, but this is something I shouldn’t know about.

Victoria eventually leaves through the front gate and heads back the way she knows.

Head to the port southwest of the capital, then take a boat there and head straight to Bern City.

This is the port where Victoria was kidnapped last time.

If it’s a dangerous place, shouldn’t you not go there?

No, Victoria caught all the fishmen who kidnapped her.

There’s no need to worry. And you don’t have to be afraid of strangers.

A really strong person would be drowned in water and lose consciousness before they could even fight properly. And water is heavier and stronger than you think.

Victoria is really strong because she can move it at will.

Even though Maleficent was watching over her, at least she could stand up to her.

To use a game analogy, this means that we had passed the appropriate level to deal with the raid boss. Of course, we were trampled because we lacked water and power.

At least there’s no need to worry about safety.

Strength and bravery are two completely different genres… … .

Victoria is gone.

And I have no way of knowing that right now.

I just have to stay still and listen to others tomorrow. It’s more important to hide the fact that I’m seeing the world through the harvester than to keep Victoria safe.

In short, it’s a matter of priorities.

So, Belle stayed quietly in her dorm that day. This is because Belle’s body needs a reason to move.

***

The next day.

Class started, but Victoria didn’t show up for class. That’s understandable.

Victoria is now waiting for a ship at the port.

The teacher at school simply marked it as an absence and moved on. Judging from the fact that it just said absence, I guess he hasn’t heard from the administration office yet.

By the way, today’s first class isn’t with my homeroom teacher.

As soon as class was over, Polaris approached me.

“Bell. What’s wrong with Victoria?”

“I’m trying to go to Victoria’s room now.”

As I was about to leave after saying that, I suddenly looked at her. She had a really genuinely worried expression on her face.

Hmm.

“Would you like to go together?”

“Oh, no. But.”

“It’s not strange for a classmate to go.”

With that being said, I head to Victoria’s dorm during lunchtime. Polaris, contrary to her hesitant words, follows me without hesitation as soon as I tell her that she can come with me.

Both Victoria and Polaris are quick to make decisions.

I go to get information while pretending not to know what I already know. I also thought about going like this while hearing Victoria’s voice, but in that case, the past becomes a problem.

Wouldn’t it be strange if the royal family didn’t know that the harvester was being dismantled and experimented on?

The fact that you knew that is the problem. Knowing all this and cooperating with the kingdom without any warning is problematic.

You’ve been acting like a good person so far, but you already know about the cruel experiment. If you’re not an idiot, you’ll question my true nature.

So I wouldn’t say I know the voice of a specific person. I don’t know very well, but I can hear it faintly enough.

You have to keep a clear line between what you can and can’t do.

So I go into the dorm with Polaris. I know the room is empty, but I knock on the door and open it.

The room is empty.

I walked over to the desk and picked up the note Victoria had written to show Polaris.

“I think something happened at home.”

And I gave it to Polaris. Polaris took the paper from me and read it.

“What the heck, this kid didn’t just go to school without saying anything?”

I followed the proper procedure. But it didn’t seem to be delivered yet, so I opened the drawer and lifted the returned letter while leaving Polaris reading it.

“Do you know something?”

Then Polaris walked towards me holding the note.

“I received a stiff letter from my family that they would not normally write, so I sent it to them.”

I gave the letter to Polaris.

“Return?”

“Victoria went to her parents who lived in Bern City.”

I don’t intentionally try to infer Victoria’s state or mind. I just realized a while ago that there may be a difference in perspective.

Instead, let’s say this:

“Do you want to chase after me?”

“Let’s go.”

Polaris doesn’t hesitate.

Yeah, she has a cheerful disposition. Maybe she’s similar to the current Kanna.

class?

To me, it’s just a game to pass the time. If there’s something more important, I have to go and find it.

“Do you know how to get there?”

“I remember going to Bern City with my father a few times. And if you go through Bearington Street, you can catch up right away, so don’t worry.”

Still, I nodded, leaving aside the question of how I could keep up with them when there was a physical distance between us. If there’s something you’re good at, then you can just keep up.

I follow Polaris, who is walking straight ahead.

Meanwhile, Victoria has just boarded the boat.

And soon, in a voice so cold it could freeze the ice, he asks the crew on board why they are not going to Bern City.

A shocking truth is revealed to Victoria from a stammering flight attendant.

I have heard that for several weeks now, the route to Bern City has been blocked, and that there have been large-scale protests in Bern City, with protesters still occupying the city.

This isn’t the latest content, but it’s a bit outdated.

So they say that all the routes to that place are blocked, but you can get across to the other side, so if you have business there, go there.

Victoria calmed herself down with the flight attendant’s words. She looked down at her shaking hands and clenched them into fists.

And bow your head and say sorry.

When the flight attendant cautiously asked what was wrong, he told her that his parents lived there but had not heard from him.

Then the flight attendant tries to calm Victoria down, telling her that it will be okay, and the people around her also say something.

Victoria forced herself to say that she was okay with a stiff face and headed to her seat.

Maybe because I bought it in a hurry, it wasn’t a room like last time, but a seat on the boat. As I sat there, a frivolous-looking man approached me and asked me kindly what was going on.

Victoria surprisingly holds back all her emotions, and with a slightly relaxed expression, replies that she is on her way back in a hurry as something urgent came up at home, so don’t worry.

I must have been very nervous, but now my hands don’t even shake.

Rather, it became a state of memory.

At that time, I was perfected as a butcher.

It means that you have made up your mind.

Looking at it this way, Victoria is no ordinary child.

Seeing Victoria’s expression, the man slowly left the place. Ah, I saw her lust, but it’s a shame. She’s quick-witted.

At that time, Polaris asked me in front of the main gate of the Royal Academy.

“I’m going to run a little bit. Are you confident in your running skills?”

“It’s just a light jog.”

“Jump.”

So I ran like I did when I went to Maleficent’s house last time, and Polaris let out a small sigh.

I thought I was running pretty fast, but he came up to me and picked me up. Luckily, we’re about the same height so my legs didn’t drag or anything, but he was trying to pick me up and run.

“Excuse me. What, why are you so light? Are you eating properly?”

“If you are going to grab and run, please wait a moment.”

You can see the accommodation right in front.

I struggled a little and got down on the floor, then knocked on the door of the room. Soon after, a maid came out and asked me to bring the butler.

“Did you find it?”

“Yes. I might not be able to come in today.”

“I see. If you are going somewhere in a hurry, can I call you a ride?”

Hmm?

I called Polaris right away.

“Why?”

Polaris came over and I grabbed her hand.

“I’m going to Bern City with this kid. Please give me the fastest one.”

“We’ll prepare it right away. Please wait inside.”

Strangely enough, he does what I ask without asking for my intentions. I take Polaris to my quarters.

I might report this to the royal family, but that doesn’t matter.

Because right now, in this situation, I’m not acting with information that I shouldn’t know.

Polaris follows me inside with a blank expression. I go to the gathering place on the first floor, and the butler points to a room inside, so I go in there.

According to Kanna’s knowledge, I entered a room decorated with interiors that were 30% more expensive than the room I live in.

As soon as the butler leaves and the two are left alone, Polaris asks urgently.

“You, didn’t you just get into the Royal Academy with some special ability?”

“I guess that ability was worth it.”

He looks at me with an expression of complete disbelief.

Polaris shrank back to her original appearance, just like a child. After the last words, Polaris didn’t open her mouth. She must have been nervous.

And a few minutes later,

Polaris and I took a car.