Chapter 35: Falconer’s Technique [p2]

30 MAR 2022NOOBCHAN TRANSLATION BERSERKER MOB

“Mister Al. We can’t make an emergency call to Claire-sama even if you suddenly told us to. Neither can we contact Victor so easily…”

“Come on, can’t you do something about that? It’s important”

“Damn it ……! Why do you make it sound like we’re the bad guys…”

Consultation on Al’s black mana sensing function. It has become more urgent than I had expected. I thought I would immediately go through with Yoel, but he quickly declined.

“Well, joking aside. Mister Yoel. I am actually serious. I found something completely different in the ” appearance” of the black mana. It is not emitted by the person himself, but it is clearly the attack of “someone else” and is being consumed by the black mana. The reaction is stronger than that of the former bishop’s ring, which I saw when I first met Lord Yoel and his friends. And it also conceals itself very well.”

“What! Tell me that first. But Just out of curiosity, is it true?”

Even Yoel, who had been looking slightly dismayed, instantly became the shadowy face of the royal family.

“Naturally. I have actually met the person in question. The person under attack is the Count Cerian Gorton. He is a student at this academy. I don’t know the details, but the Gortons seem to be an ancient noble family, and even if the attack was by some kind of witchcraft or other, there were too many enemies to narrow down. But, I hear that there is a particular house that has been bickering for a long time.

At one point, I lightly touched on the black mana that was consuming him, but it was an intense mass of malice. I could feel a strong malicious intent, not only toward Lord Cerian, but also toward the “Divine Child” Incidentally, I heard that Cerian’s health has been deteriorating for three years now, and although church officials have tried to cure him with sacred arts and even with spells, none proved to be so effective, and it seems that no one could even detect the black mana.

Hmm, I guess from here it’s shadows work, but does the Count Gordon’s family specifically support the “Divine Child” or something like that? If so, I think it is possible that not only Lord Cerian, but his family and close relatives are also under attack. ……?”

Al summarizes what he has heard from Cerian, Conrad and others, and tells Yoel. Information that cannot be taken as a joke.

“….. I will ask for Victor’s instructions as soon as possible. Mister Al, I will probably call you shortly. Meanwhile, I would like you to stay in the dormitory. Rauno, please stay with Daryl and the others, just in case.”

Rauno, who had been waiting like a shadow, nods quietly and disappears just like that. Concealment.

As a matter of fact, as he began to spend time with Vera, Al was again surprised by the royal shadow’s ability to do so. Vera herself had a large difference due to instability, but even so, Al had regarded her as the best among the group, which was not the case.

Rauno. In fact, he is head and shoulders above Vera and Yoel. Al could not see that. In other words, Rauno is that good.

Sadly. Al himself would like to deny it, but close combat is where he shows his true value. However, Al and Rauno can not beat each other in that kind of fight, but neither of them can win. That is Vera’s assessment. Knowing the magic of ‘Bullet.’

(Anyway, after Vera told me, I have been observing the two of them as they work as shadows. …… I still think that Lord Yoel stands out more. Including the signs as well as the appearance. Rauno always follows as a follower like a shadow……. and it is effective as a formation. If Vera is lined up here, she will stand out more and more. Maybe that was the intention …… distract from two. And the concealment is so smooth that I’m in awe of it. And Conrad too, I can’t keep comparing everyone with those good-for-nothing nobles and underestimating the fighting force of Capital. But why is it that somehow I don’t feel like I’m going to lose to Victor-dono? Well, it doesn’t matter now.

Okay, this is getting pretty fishy, but I’m not caught up in the memory of the game at all. I’m pretty sure that black mana thing wasn’t in the game, but I can no longer distinguish it .. Lord Cerian and Conrad are also characters, and if you say they are event characters, I think they are. …… But I’m sure they weren’t on the regular route. Huh. I’m not sure if they are game characters or unique characters in this world anymore, even if they are wearing sailor suits or something.

Oh well. As long as the royal shadow moves in this case, I’ll leave the rest to you. While we’re at it, would it be all right if I asked you to investigate the performance of my black mana detector somewhere ……?)

Yoel also left to contact Victor. Al was left with nothing to do. All he could do was to quietly wait in his room at the dormitory, as Joel had instructed him to do.

But in this world, Al is drawn to events. This has been the case so far, and it will be the same this time.