Chapter 412
As soon as I came out of the room for early morning training, I looked at the person I saw and pondered for a while whether I should talk to him or not.
But two outsiders who seem to have serious problems.
When he heard that it was a murder case, he acted ahead of his thoughts.
“We must investigate the important witness in the murder case that occurred in the Imperial Magic Ministry. I have already sought Temple’s cooperation.”
Harriet looks back and forth between me and the investigators.
Harriet couldn’t have done something like murder.
“Can I stay with you?”
It was clear that Harriet was caught up in something unusual.
* * *
It was clear that the Ministry of Magic investigators knew me.
Even though it was a very important case, he allowed me to accompany him when I said I would act as a guardian.
Fortunately, the investigation was conducted not outside the Temple, but inside the Royal Class Dormitory, in one of the empty duty rooms.
Harriet looked completely unaware of what had happened to her, and so did I, who suddenly intervened.
Harriet was at the Imperial Magic Ministry until late last night.
He showed signs of fear yesterday, but he said it was his own misunderstanding.
Also, did something happen?
“what… … . Is it work?”
Harriet asked, her lips quivering slightly, and one of the investigators slowly began to explain.
“Last night, an incident occurred in the research archive of the Ministry of Magic, where three watchers were killed and their magic books stolen.”
Murder, theft of magic books.
At those words, Harriet’s complexion went beyond white and began to turn blue.
“At this point, the most likely suspect is the person in charge of the 8th research materials reading room, who has been out of contact, and is presumed to be Dewyn.”
“that that… … . Is it him?”
“Yes, as the person in charge of Reading Room 8, Dewin, he is expected to be the main culprit.”
Rossor Dewin.
It was the first name I heard.
Harriet was frightened, but then nodded blankly, as if she understood something.
Harriet slowly explained what had happened yesterday.
The prime suspect is Lothar Dewynn, who is currently missing after committing the crime.
“There was nothing too strange… … . I saw research materials related to warp gates… … . Oh, I see… … .”
Harriet was hesitant to think of something, then started talking.
“They say they brought magic books from somewhere… … . Was it stolen?”
“That’s right.”
“For some reason, he seemed to be curious about the source… … . It’s strange. It seemed like I was talking gibberish… … .”
“Are you saying that Rossor Dewyn was a little different than usual?”
“yes… … . Originally, it seemed like it was there, but when I needed something, it was prepared… … . There was a lot of talk that day, and it would have been nice to meet me earlier… … . ah.”
Harriet muttered blankly, as if realizing something.
Harriet told the investigators a few more stories, but they didn’t give any clues of great significance.
But Harriet seemed greatly shocked.
It was because the person I spoke with calmly yesterday committed murder and left the imperial palace.
“Thank you for your cooperation in the investigation.”
After briefly talking, the investigators stood up and seemed to have no further business.
“that person… … . Can you catch it?”
In response to Harriet’s fearful question, the investigators neither affirmed nor denied.
“I will do my best.”
“Then stop. Thank you for your cooperation. It was an honor to meet you, Mr. Reinhardt.”
“yes? ah… … . yes.”
The two of them thanked Harriet, and left the duty room after saying that it was an honor to meet me.
Incidental murder and theft.
“… … .”
Harriet’s fingertips had turned white as if the shock hadn’t gone away.
I couldn’t stay still, so I brewed some black tea in the duty room and poured Harriet a cup.
“Ah, yes… … . thank you. Reinhardt.”
Harriet shivered and carefully sipped her tea. Harriet, who had finished drinking at last, let out a deep breath.
“What the hell is going on… … .”
It was clear that Harriet had gone through some strange circumstances yesterday.
“Isn’t that the guy from yesterday?”
“huh… … .”
A wizard who suddenly stole a lot of magic books. Harriet took a deep breath as if she had finally calmed down.
“I don’t know why he stole it… … . It was quite a bit.”
Was it the amount that even an elite wizard, quietly doing his job, had to kill people and run away?
“It seemed like he was greedy for magic books. Still killing people… … .”
I don’t know who Rossor Dewyn is, but he must have been a wizard who had helped Harriet quite a bit. Although he wasn’t close to him, he would certainly be shocked to hear that three people he had experienced often had killed three people.
Harriet muttered with her brows narrowed.
“I’m more… … . I should have noticed sooner… … .”
Because of the decision to steal the magic book, he showed a different behavior than usual. Harriet thought that this would not have happened if he had realized the intent sooner.
“There’s no way you could know that.”
“It is, but… … .”
Are you blaming yourself?
If yesterday’s Lothar Dwynn was different from usual, he’d quickly noticed that people wouldn’t have died?
It is impossible to infer that such behavior is strange. So Harriet’s self-reproach has no meaning.
Harriet lowers her head and fiddles with her teacup.
“If I knew it was just stupid, strange, I could have told someone even if I couldn’t do anything about it. Because he got scared and ran away… … .”
Finally, the boy let out a deep sigh.
“A little yourself… … . It’s pitiful.”
I don’t think it’s Harriet’s fault, nor will Harriet think it’s her fault.
However, he regretted yesterday’s act of running away.
The choice to run away without trying to find out how strange he is.
What should I do?
It’s not Harriot’s fault, but I can’t stand to let this happen.
Above all, it was a very big problem because the murder occurred inside the imperial palace.
“… … Shall we find out on our own?”
“we… … ?”
“You can’t expect anything great, but there’s no way you won’t find out anything, right?”
There is nothing wrong with trying it.
In the name of a warrior, I have the authority to interfere in almost everything in the empire, and Harriet has a smart head.
Above all, I wanted to do something for Harriet, who had been unable to do anything until now.
Of course, I don’t know if tracking down a murder is the right thing to do.
And this.
If it’s somehow like this… … .
[Event Occurrence – Murder Tracking]
[Description: A murder and theft took place inside the Imperial Palace. Track the case.]
[Reward: 5,000 achievement points, ???]
It seemed like an event would happen, but it did.
* * *
Saturday morning.
Originally, Ellen’s routine was sparring on the weekend, but Reinhardt left the dormitory with Harriet, saying he had business to do.
I don’t know what happened yesterday, but I know that Harriet and Reinhardt are getting along the way they used to be.
I was worried that Harriet and Reinhardt seemed to be drifting apart.
Even if it’s not like before, Harriet and Reinhardt are talking and heading somewhere.
Is Harriet okay now?
Even though she thought that was fortunate, Ellen was watching the two of them leave the temple through the window because of complex emotions that she could not fully accept.
It’s good, but I just can’t like it.
Feeling this way made Ellen feel guilty for Harriet, but she couldn’t help feeling it.
So rather, when there were three of them, he was acting a little more intimate with Harriet, contrary to his feelings. The more he did, the more he felt that he couldn’t stand it.
Training couldn’t be done without Reinhardt. Sabi Olintana was away from the temple on weekends to attend to Chanapell’s work, so she couldn’t get her help either.
I hope it’s not something that takes a lot of time.
Thinking so, Ellen was contemplating how to train alone.
“hey.”
However, Charlotte came to the Class A dormitory.
“Let’s talk for a minute.”
No matter how well you say it, you can’t see it as close, but it’s bound by an oath of allegiance.
“huh.”
So, Ellen obediently followed Charlotte.
* * *
Charlotte took Ellen out of the dorm.
Charlotte’s expression hardened, as if she wasn’t trying to tell an easy story.
“I don’t know you well, but you must be a bit heavy in your mouth. What do you think?”
“I do not know.”
“Yeah, it’s to the point where you live without thinking about that at all.”
Ellen’s mouth is so heavy that the words “heavy and light” don’t even come to mind. Ellen is not only insensitive to rumors in the first place, but also lives without the concept of spreading rumors about what is going on.
Charlotte takes a few deep breaths.
A secret that few people knew, Charlotte intended to tell a knight who wasn’t a knight of her own.
“You know that I was kidnapped at the Devil Castle and then released, right?”
“huh.”
Charlotte finally made up her mind now that the threat of the demon king was growing and that existence could threaten Reinhardt.
“At that time, there was a child who escaped with me.”
“… … together?”
“huh.”
Charlotte nodded.
“And, I think that guy is the current Demon King.”
“!”
A secret among secrets that only a few know.
Charlotte intended to share it with Ellen.
Very few people knew about Charlotte’s escape process. Among the Temple students, only Charlotte, Bertus, and Reinhardt knew about the situation.
So it was only natural that Ellen was shocked to hear Charlotte’s confession.
Charlotte explained the process of escaping from the Demon Castle from beginning to end.
Vertus’ retainers tried to kill him, and the child who brought the teleport scroll with Dyrus rescued Charlotte.
Ellen, of course, had no choice but to be shocked as she had no way of knowing that Charlotte had only suffered hardships in the Devil Castle, and that there was a child who had escaped with her and that the child was even the Devil who was shaking the continent.
“Of course I didn’t know at the time. Maybe she was using camouflage magic. This isn’t important, after all, it’s almost certain that he’s the Demon King.”
Charlotte bit her lip.
I have to say everything since I decided to say it, but it’s like I’m contemplating whether it’s really okay to say even this.
After thinking about it, Charlotte looked around.
In the park in front of the Royal Class dormitory, no one came and went because it was a weekend and it was early in the morning.
“It’s something you should know if you continue to live as my knight anyway. I’ll tell you.”
“huh.”
“You know I’m a psychic, right?”
At Charlotte’s words, Ellen nodded. But Reinhardt knows that her Charlotte is in serious trouble. After she returned from the Demon King’s Castle, she said that she was suffering from aftereffects, because she knew that.
Charlotte’s superpower.
Ellen doesn’t know what it is.
Charlotte quietly spread her right hand.
-seueueu
Seeing the dark darkness beginning to seep in Charlotte’s right hand, Ellen seemed to be terrified.
I don’t know what it was, but it was a power that gave me a sinister feeling just by looking at it.
“The demon king’s soul resides in my body.”
“… … what?”
The words that followed couldn’t help but stun Ellen even more.
“When I was imprisoned in the castle, the demon king did something to me. I didn’t understand the meaning then, but now I do. The Demon King planted a part of his soul in my body in order to be resurrected in case of emergency.”
Even Ellen, who is normally okay with most things, couldn’t hide her astonishment at the words that came out of Charlotte’s mouth.
He escaped from the Devil Castle with the successor of the Devil World, and even part of the Devil King’s soul is dormant in his body.
Words that had already exceeded the scope of Ellen’s thinking, who had imagined something like an incurable disease, were pouring in.
“The current demon king, that is to say, the child who escaped at that time did not save me, but saved me to save the demon king’s soul dwelling in my body.”
“I didn’t know that, and I was intentionally pretending not to know, even though I was aware to some extent that the child might be a demon. He even turned away, knowing how to find him.”
“Admit it, I was stupid and weak. I tried to believe that the child’s intentions were for me. but i don’t believe it anymore And on days like this, Reinhardt saved me several times, but now the demon king might be aiming for Reinhardt.”
After speaking, Charlotte took a deep breath.
“I don’t know if the demon king is really behind it, but even demonists are appearing. So, I’m going to try to retrace the clues that I intentionally ignored and missed. And the demon lord is not a story unrelated to you, and since you are also my knight, I am telling you all my secrets.”
Just as Ellen decided to protect Charlotte regardless of personal feelings, Charlotte also recognizes Ellen as her knight regardless of personal feelings.
“I don’t want to burden Reinhard any more. Reinhardt will try to do everything on his own. He’s been helped a few times, but now he wants to avoid that situation. So if it’s okay with you, I’d like to hunt down the demon lord together. I can’t write someone else. It also involves my sensitive secrets, so I have to investigate myself. Of course, it’s not likely that you’ll find out about the demon lord’s whereabouts. But doing something is better than doing nothing. I am going to try something now.”
Charlotte stares at Ellen.
“Would you like to try it together?”
Investigation of the Demon King’s clue.
Charlotte tries to reconnect the link she broke with her own hands, regretting it.
Since the existence of the demon king has begun to threaten the entire continent, Charlotte also realizes that she must do something.
If this division has been going on because of his own foolishness, he vowed to do something to fulfill his minimum duty as a member of the imperial family.
It’s a clue you’ve already missed, but you might get something out of it.
“huh. Let’s try.”
At Charlotte’s suggestion, Ellen nodded quietly.
If I could reach the Demon King, it would be to protect Reinhardt.
Ellen had no reason to reject it.
