chapter 18
18 – Heading North in Search of Clues
Arya Owen couldn’t hide her bewilderment. Alan Ludwig, the man she trusted and followed more than anyone else.
It is a great pleasure for him to take out his anger for his sake.
But this isn’t it.
This wound was caused by her own fault, and there was no fault of her opponent.
In reality, didn’t you intend to get treatment quickly without telling anyone and apologize later?
However, he did not know that Alan would come to him before treatment.
He always approached Alan himself, because he never had Alan come to him first.
‘Why…Why, at a time like this…?’
If I had known it would be like this, I would have received treatment first, regardless of whether I was tired or not.
To be honest, Arya didn’t want to make it big.
She was afraid that it was her own fault, and if things got bigger and Alan went on a rampage, she would be afraid that her private affairs would be known around her.
Look. Even now, students are gathering because Alan is making a fuss.
Even Kyou Wentos and Liel Ignis, who were lined up over there, were looking at them.
Since the disturbance was known to those involved, it was necessary to deal with it quickly.
“Aria, what the hell happened?”
“Mr. Alan, this is my fault. It’s not that serious.”
“No matter how you look at it, it’s not a wound caused by human hands?! Who the hell did that!”
“Mr. Alan, please…”
Aria felt like her stomach was burning. She
Arya had no intention of avoiding her punishment, as she, of course, well understood how cowardly she had done and what she should not have done.
But she didn’t want to find out what she did, at least around her, and she and Alan.
If there is a commotion like this, she might say what she did to Kyo Wentos.
In her uneasiness, Arya glanced at Kyouwentos, who stood far away from her, with her sidelong glance.
He lost her interest and was back in her scoring line, waiting for his turn.
But somehow, that became a problem.
Needlessly quick-witted Alan Ludwig noticed the opponent Arya was looking at from the side of her eye.
“…That bastard?”
“Yes?”
“Is it Kyo that bastard who hurt your face?!”
Arya’s pale face froze at Alan’s words.
That reaction alone was enough for Alan to change his thoughts to conviction.
Alan was about to walk straight to Kyou Wentos.
“Mr. Alan! No!”
Arya realized what Alan was up to and clung to him.
Following Arya, Ferris also joined to stop Alan.
“Aria, Ferris. Let this go.”
“As I said, it’s my fault! It’s not his fault!”
“There is no justification for scarring a woman’s face, no matter whose fault it is!”
“Mr. Alan…!”
Aria sensed that Alan had no intention of stopping.
Eventually Arya had to bring out one of her words that she didn’t want to say the most.
“Mr. Alan lost the duel and forgot not to approach him!?”
“!!”
Arya didn’t want to bring up this story, as she was digging her wounds to Alan, who was weak after she was defeated by Kyo Wentos.
Alan, who was disqualified as a result of the last duel, was banned from approaching Kyou Wentos within the academy grounds.
Of course, there is no severe punishment for violating it, but violating the condition set in a duel is considered an act that seriously undermines honor.
For Alan, the son of a knight, it was like a great humiliation.
In the end, the power drained from Alan’s body.
“Alan, this is my problem. Please don’t worry too much, I will take care of it.”
“……”
Alan didn’t understand, but when he saw Arya’s determined face, he turned around and left as if he had given up.
Only then, Arya and Ferris sat down in their seats, feeling relieved and weak.
And after a while, Arya opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.
“Ferris.”
“Aria, what’s wrong?”
“I don’t think I’ll be able to leave the academy for a while.”
“…I guess so.”
The use of magic against a defenseless opponent who disarms and turns around.
The opponent’s quick reaction ended in an attempt, but I thought that the suspension was final at best.
… He could even be expelled if he didn’t cope and got injured.
“If that happens, Mr. Alan might go wild again. At that time, please.”
“…Leave it to me.”
Arya smiled as she looked at Ferris with her half-abandoned face.
Although she said she acted for herself.
Although it is said that it was a righteous intention.
He’s such a hot-blooded and self-righteous Alan.
How did I come to like Alan…?
Arya had such thoughts in her head for a while, but she quickly erased them.
I reported Arya’s actions to the professor that day.
The professor immediately called her aria to confirm the truth, and the aria called to her professor unexpectedly acknowledged her actions neatly.
As her aria admitted her actions, her disciplinary action ended swiftly, and aria was placed on probation for one month.
Fortunately for her, no one was hurt (if she had to insist, Arya injured her face), but Arya’s quick acknowledgment of her actions seemed to make her punishment a little lighter.
She said that if Arya didn’t admit it, she would have confirmed her truth with the data recorded in the magic tool she was paid, and that way, if Arya’s lies were revealed, she would have been punished even more. Does
To be honest, Arya was after this and she deliberately acknowledged her actions, although she did have a moment of doubt.
But judging from Aria’s expression when she heard that, it didn’t seem like that.
I even apologized to her while bowing her head deeply.
The next day, of course, Alan made a fuss about Arya being put on probation, and I could see Ferris and John grabbing her Alan and trying hard to stop him.
Alan’s face was not convinced until the end, but when Ferris tried hard to persuade him by saying, ‘Arya made a big mistake, and people almost got hurt because of it,’ he finally gave up.
I didn’t lie, but I cleverly left out the story about Arya attacking me.
Alan glared at me from time to time, but due to the penalty for losing her duel, he never quarreled with me.
Two weeks have passed since the outdoor class ended.
As soon as the outdoor class was over, she wrote back to her mother asking for her inquiry.
The investigation into the Duke and Duchess of Ignis and their successors.
However, the results were not so good.
I needed to talk to Riel about it, so Riel and I entered the secret room of the library with Phyllis.
“No idea?”
“Yes. Her mother used all the information networks she could use to investigate…”
My mother, Countess Sylvia Wentos, is a member of the collateral royal family, and she was a member of the Wizards’ Order when she was young, so she had fairly wide feet.
She said that even her mother could not know what the duke and his wife were doing.
The only thing she knew was that she had gone somewhere a few months ago, or that she had been there a while ago.
Still, it wasn’t without helpful information.
“Yuril Dria Palaginia.”
“Princess Yuril??”
At the name that came out of my mouth, Riel’s mouth widened.
Euril Dria Palaginia is the third of the three princesses in the kingdom. She
She And She She is currently number one in the line of succession to the throne.
“Princess Yuril met Duke Ignis two weeks ago.”
Among the investigation results sent by her mother, that was the closest eyewitness information.
It’s just a casual chat, but wouldn’t you know something if you met and had a conversation?
So, she needed to meet Princess Yuril.
Riel opened her mouth in perplexity.
“But, how do I meet Princess Yuril?”
“Riel, have you forgotten?”
Princess Yuril has two older sisters.
Both of them, like Princess Yuril, are biological older sisters of the current queen’s children, and they were born as twins and feared confusion over her succession, so they voluntarily gave up her right to succeed to the throne and supported Princess Yuril.
And among those older sisters, the second one is…
“Who is Mr. Eve’s boss?”
“Ah!!”
Aine Gine Palaginia.
As a royal family, she is a magic swordsman with outstanding abilities, and a heroine who leads the knights and magicians on her own to subdue monsters.
She And in the original work, she appeared as a villain opposing Alan.
…To me, he is also a person who is difficult to deal with due to his past relationship.
Even so, she needed to be contacted, so she spoke to Phyllis, who was waiting behind her.
“Phyllis, we need to contact Mr. Eve right away.”
“You don’t have to do that, young lady.”
Phyllis replied with a smile.
“Lady Eve and Princess Aine are now in the North.”
“Uh…? In the North?”
Riel said with her dumbfounded face, and Phyllis nodded her head.
“Yes. You two are now in Count Wentos.”
County of Wentos.
Come to think of it, this is the time when monsters start to infest the northern part.
At this time of year, Princess Aine used to come to the county to subdue monsters.
It felt like her bad memories of Princess Aine were being stimulated again.