The dormitory where Alexios lived was deserted as expected.

Well, it didn’t seem like this bastard would think of anything other than practicality.

“therefore? What are you talking about Lena?”

“Why don’t you bring me some tea first?”

“Do you think there might be something like that here?”

“Then, even if you can’t do it, you should bring something to eat.”

“Crazy.”

A simple swear word contained only one emotion.

‘Crazy’ is a perfect match.

But as Alexios said that, he threw a suitable can of drink from the refrigerator.

It was an ionic drink.

“Is there any Coke? I prefer Coke.”

“… … do you drink that?”

Alexios tossed another can at me with a disgusted look on his face.

It was Coke. I did complain, but I didn’t expect it to be there.

Was Oz different?

Actually, I have the impression that I would rather drink black tea than cola.

“I am not as difficult as you think.”

“Damn it, why don’t you strain your eyes and say it?”

do you say that You with eyes like a bird of prey?

“Do you know what Lena is doing right now?”

“I don’t know.”

“She’s the only little sister, so isn’t she too interested?”

“What? What bullshit are you talking about? Why the hell do you think you would be friendly with your sister?”

“… … .”

Why are these guys in real life siblings? I thought it was special, but was it my mistake?

“There is affection as a family. Still, wouldn’t that be enough to intervene in that guy’s life?”

“Didn’t you do a little bit?”

“… … What happened with Lena?”

immediately after being possessed.

I recall the image of an assassin brandishing an ax and rushing at me.

I remember the face that was revealed when the red hair was scattered and scattered as if it were wet with blood.

I doubted it several times and compared it several times, but I had no choice but to be convinced.

“They said they were trying to kill me.”

The assassin who attacked me at that time was probably Lena.

My appetite just gets bitter.

I am assimilated with Oz to the extent that I suffer from this.

It feels like the boundaries between the two have already blurred.

As I was thinking about that, Alexios, who had been silent for a while after hearing my words, finally opened his mouth.

“What is that?”

“What… … .”

“I was thinking of killing you too?”

I knew you hated me, but did you want to kill me?

I can’t believe I’m talking like this right now.

“Your brother and sister need to seek mental counseling at least once.”

I think I need to correct my thoughts a little while ago.

I haven’t yet caught up with the mindset of the world Oz lives in.

“Is that all?”

It was a very important topic, but it’s a bit disappointing if it’s so indifferent.

At this rate, it will be difficult to continue the topic any longer.

The sun is still shining outside.

While talking like this, the basis of my plan to quietly stay overnight began to crumble.

We have to keep the conversation going somehow.

“Come to think of it… … .”

For a fleeting moment, an assumption runs through my mind.

It shouldn’t be, but it’s a very credible assumption.

It is also an assumption that has been denied until now.

-See you next time.

The sticky voice I heard when I crossed the border of the Empire.

-I won’t miss it at the moment of the next march.

march, ＜parade＞

The word brings to mind the unpleasantly familiar name of the organization.

“Do you know what a parade is?”

“what is that?”

Alexios responded moderately, as if he was not interested, but I felt particularly awkward.

“The organization, I don’t know the exact purpose, but they’re probably plotting crap.”

“Are there one or two of them? If you want to explain, why don’t you explain something special about it?”

There are many things that can be said to be the characteristics of ＜Parade＞, but one thing is the clearest among them.

It is a murderous intention with a completely twisted front and back.

However, it will be difficult to get Alexios to understand this.

Only those with special eyes like Tiana and I can distinguish such things perfectly.

Except for that… … .

“… … mask?”

＜Parade＞ wears a mask most of the time.

It is a mask that contains many emotions including joy, anger and sorrow.

“There are too many of them, aren’t they? Or, is there someone who is too dangerous for you to deal with?”

Alexios clicked his tongue, saying it wasn’t even funny, then leaned back in his chair.

You pretend to be calm on the outside, but you can’t fool me.

The atmosphere has obviously changed from just before.

“… … Yes.”

“Are there any wizards among them that can match you?”

“Maybe?”

＜Parade＞ was a group that appeared quite late in the game in the first place. It sounds like the point at which the balance starts to explode.

It was even before that that Oz started walking the path of laughing bells in the first place.

I don’t know the difference in skills other than luck, but I don’t think there are people who are stronger than Oz.

“yes… … .”

After that, Alexios leaned forward and leaned his head with his hands folded.

What are you thinking about?

Have you ever encountered ＜Parade＞ in the past?

“Then you mean… … .”

When Alexios, who had been lowering his head, raised his head, his raptor-like eyes were already tinged with a vicious murder.

“You mean Lena belonged to that parade or something?”

Alexios glared at me with murderous eyes and then leaned back again.

“Well, if it’s Lena, she’ll take care of it.”

It’s an outright lie.

I don’t know exactly what kind of intentions Alexios has, but it’s clear that he doesn’t intend to take this matter lightly.

“So get off now. Oz.”

“no… … .”

“go away.”

* * *

Alexios, who had driven out Oz, was staring blankly at the ceiling.

“… … .”

I needed some time to organize my thoughts. I needed to decide how to handle this.

‘I honestly don’t know why Lena tried to kill Oz… … .’

It bothered me that there were people in that group called ＜Parade＞ that even Oz had to be wary of.

‘If, if that masked child belonged to an organization called Parade… … .’

What should I do?

Lena was definitely family.

However, the previous generation [Kwon King] was also a person worthy of being called a parent.

Someone who was like a real family and family.

“priority… … .”

Nothing has been decided yet. It is only Oz’s guess that Lena belongs to an organization called ＜Parade＞.

Alexios had been suspicious of Oz as the culprit who killed his teacher.

But the number of suspects increased. If Oz is hostile to the ＜Parade＞ organization, it would be correct to see that he fell into that trap.

“Where was it?”

Alexios started rummaging through the chests of drawers in the corner.

What they found was a crystal ball covered in dust. It was a magic tool for communication that I couldn’t even remember the last time I used it.

sigh-

Alexios wiped the dust off the crystal ball, then sighed deeply and began to infuse his mana into it.

-hello? What’s going on? Umm… … . who is this number?

Alexios felt nostalgia for Lena’s voice after a long time, but also felt bitterness.

And only then did I organize my thoughts on what to say.

Alexios said hesitantly.

“Lena?”

-what? brother? long time no see. It’s been a while since I’ve heard your voice, so I’m happy but also feel bad. Whoops.

Here’s what Alexios had to ask.

First, check if Lena is affiliated with an organization called ＜Parade＞.

And if so, you have to convince Lena to get out of the organization called ＜Parade＞.

Finally, he vomits up information about the organization called ＜Parade＞ and smashes it to pieces.

I thought. There was also a plan.

But Alexios couldn’t bear to start the topic.

It was unexpected.

Yeah, he’s better than he thought… … .

“Where are you now?”

I was in a state of anger.

Once I met him, I would break the leg of my sister who strayed away.

* * *

Alexios was kicked out of his house.

“Damn it.”

Since the atmosphere was such an atmosphere, I couldn’t even bring up the word to put it to sleep.

It even feels like I’ve said something more pointless than that.

I’ll have to do something soon

“No, more than that, what should I do?”

Now that it’s like this, I might really have to sleep on the street.

Sleeping in the school building is quite uncomfortable because of the image I usually build up.

But the night air is also chilly.

If you spend the night in the middle of a deserted forest, you will surely shed tears of sadness.

“… … Shall we go to the lead room?”

If you think about a place with a ceiling and no people coming and going, there is no place that is as good as the leading room.

At least there was no one wandering around there except for the ＜Shields of Light＞ from the leadership team and Arietta.

They are not people who are heavy-mouthed and spread useless rumors.

However, if there is one problem, it is that the priests belonging to ＜Shield of Light＞ are uncomfortable.

Aside from the outright hostility, the stiff atmosphere itself is terrifying.

“That’s why I can’t ask girls for a place to sleep… … .”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t be that brazen.

If I bring that up and the kids look at me with contempt, I won’t be able to stand it.

“By the way.”

It stops under the night sky where even streetlights do not exist.

Are the days a bit chilly? It’s already May, but it’s cold both physically and mentally.

“Are there a lot today?”

When I am alone, I usually activate [Contemplation].

There must be so many watchful eyes.

When alone, an average of three eyes follow.

However, no one came closer than a certain distance.

“How am I supposed to take this?”

But today there are a few guests.

Moreover, it is very blatant that they do not even keep their distance from each other.

“Tenebris.”

“… … !”

You can’t help it if you make people feel bad like this.

Among ＜Tenebris＞ that surrounds me, I approach the direction where there is a familiar person.

intermediate magic

[Parma Shield]

bang!

Blocks obvious sniping.

I guess I’m crazy Are you really planning on losing with me?

If the sniping continues, it becomes quite annoying. approach faster

“Is this the meaning of all Tenebris? Lucia Punisher.”

As I get closer to Lucia, she points a gun at me.

And frown at the same time.

Was it an instinctive response that he was not even aware of?

“The previous sniping was a mistake. Rather, if you glared at me like that, wouldn’t anyone have done the same thing?”

“No, haven’t you gotten used to me yet?”

“Unfortunately, I’m still a little scared.”

The intimidating feeling of [Contemplation] is the same, but it’s disappointing that I haven’t gotten used to it yet.

Is it more of a mistake? No way.

“If you hadn’t hugged me in the first place, none of that would have happened.”

There is no such thing as pulling the trigger just by approaching.

He must have reacted like that because he had something to do with me.

“How did you notice?”

I feel strange heat in Lucia’s eyes as she stares at me.

“Didn’t I ask you to know?”

Bluff… … is not

I hadn’t noticed it in the first place, but when I thought of Lucia’s usual gait, this time her movements were rather blatant.

Lucia asked me to be aware of her existence.

“Aren’t you too vigilant even in front of the muzzle?”

“Can you pull?”

“There’s nothing I can’t do.”

“No, I will never pull it.”

Approach her with a leisurely movement. Naturally, Lucia couldn’t pull the trigger.

No wonder.

There’s no way I’d be stupid enough to kill people in the [Solvent] realm.

“If you want to see the empire turn into a sea of fire, try pulling it.”

“… … .”

Tia’s style is to climb up from the end of the organization and hit the leader’s neck if he knows that he has been messed up in his territory.

In this case, since it will be ＜Tenebris＞, an intelligence agency under direct control of the empire, it could fly right up to the neck of the emperor.

“Don’t think about making unnecessary threats, let’s get to the point.”

Stimulate her little by little and induce a conversation.

Lucia was acting as if she wanted to know something.

It was clear that he wanted to convey something to me.

“… … Prince of Oz. What the hell are you thinking?”

Lucia tried to turn around.

No, to be precise, he was hiding his intentions between sentences.

she is a soldier You have no choice but to follow the orders of your superiors.

There is something to be expected. The group she belongs to called ＜Tenebris＞ is an intelligence agency dealing with information.

At that point, it wouldn’t have been so strange to monitor each and every member.

Then, what is Lucia trying to convey to me even while acting dangerously like this?

“If you want information, the approach is wrong. I should have politely begged for information.”

For now, it would be better to match Lucia’s performance here. Her efforts cannot be in vain.

“Prince Oz, it’s troublesome to look at ‘us’ too lightly. You know that even you can’t deal with all of us, right?”

Threat? no. She had just told me that this was the intention of the entire ＜Tenebris＞.

She didn’t come to threaten me, she came to appeal.

“We don’t want to be against you either. So, would you like me to listen to the conversation?”

Lucia said as she lowered the muzzle to the floor.

You want to pass on information to me.

“What is the power that Eleanor used against King Myeong?”

The information she had passed on was about Eleanor’s danger.

It was somewhat expected.

The fight with [Myungwang] was intense.

So, there were bound to be a lot of people paying attention.

As a result, the direction of the gaze toward Eleanor changed. Her power would be just as menacing.

“Why did King Myung invade? What the hell do you know? Did you know about Eleanor’s power from the beginning?”

The reason [Myungwang] infiltrated ＜Skientia＞ even at the cost.

And how I know the whole story of the incident, and how my relationship with Eleanor is.

＜Tenebris＞ focuses on me and Eleanor.

Did they intend to keep an eye on me so I wouldn’t meddle while they captured Eleanor?

“You have a lot of questions.”

I was honestly surprised.

I never thought you would inform me about this problem.

Was it unexpected that I was trusted by her?

“Okay, the question is, is that the end?”

“… … .”

Lucia didn’t say anything more to my question.

That’s the end of the information she can pass on to me.

[Contemplation] can understand the psychology of the opponent to some extent.

[SR Blending Cat]

Lucia Punisher

Game playable characters have something in common.

Even though they are individual, they are basically not evil.

“You made a foolish choice.”

yes, that’s stupid

Lucia chose the safety of her new friend over her own.

She was more affectionate than she thought.