CH 408

“I’m bored.”

Tilia, who spends most of her time in the infirmary of Oblivion Academy while her parents are at work, mutters to herself.

Since her mother, Verna, is also attending a meeting, so she’s alone. She groans that it’s too early for lunch and that she has no one to talk to, no sword or magic training, and rolls around on the bed, swing the pink hair that she inherited from her mother.

“My mom and dad said they won’t be back for a while, so maybe I should go to Aina-chan’s place. Trim-kun said yesterday that he was going to the guild. I wonder if Luciela-oneechan will play with me if I go to her store?”

Aina and Tilia, who are both adored by the former A-Class students, are often adored by people when they go out on the town. Aina and Tilia often go out together and receive sweets, and are not cautious in the town.

But–

“Hmmm, I’ll go to Aina-chan’s place since they said there are strange people out there. I’ll leave a letter for my mom.”

Tilia took out a piece of paper and a pen from her favorite bag and wrote a letter. Since her teachers were her parents, she could do this easily.

“Okay, I wrote it well! Let’s go to Aina’s house.”

She sniffed contentedly and walked out of the nurse’s office, her steps light as she walked towards the gate. Knowing that she would be taken back if she was spotted, she moved quickly and repeatedly.

When she reaches the gate, she sees the newly hired gatekeeper, and Tilia hides behind a tree, her mouth curved into a crooked smile.

“It’s Berkreis-san, who used to be in the same grade as Luciel-oneechan and Lars-oniichan. If I do a feint and escape …… .”

When Tilia uses her magic, her legs glow dully and disappear immediately. After jumping up and down, she picks up a piece of wood and approaches behind her. She then throws the tree in the opposite direction to herself and–

Clunk ……

“Hmm?”

“…… now!”

The moment Berkreis reacts to the sound of the wood, Tilia runs through the gate at once. Tilia, who is trained by Verna, has her own talent and is quite good at using magic. Now, she used agility, the same support magic that Lars uses for strength, to speed up and runs through.

“The feint that Papa had taught me came in handy. Let’s go to Aina-chan’s house then!”

After successfully escaping from the academy, Tilia headed for the lord’s mansion. At the same time, a Gospel’s Descent’s people carrying portraits and wearing robes were searching the city.

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“……? What the heck, I’ve never seen that face before.”

“Is he giving something to the robed ones? Is he from the Gospel’s Descent too?”

The two of them were watching the group in robes from a distance. Jack’s eyes narrowed and he sipped his drink as he saw him approaching the group in robes and handing them a piece of paper. It had been three hours since they had started tracking the group, but they hadn’t seen any movement and were feeling a bit bored.

Basically, the Gospel members wore robes so tightly that you couldn’t see their faces. So they didn’t immediately recognize him as their comrade.

“Since he’s carrying a big bag, is he a traveler? He’s asking for direction …… or not, he seem too friendly for that.”

“They’re going away, what do we do?”

“We should split up, he looks suspicious too, after all.”

When Ryuuze said this, Jack nodded and tried to move away. Then someone came up to talk to them.

“Hmm, that’s suspicious. I saw some guys with papers wandering around somewhere else.”

“I think they’re looking for someone.”

“Oh, it’s Luciela and Luciel! Did you see them anywhere else?”

The equipped Luciela and Luciel nodded to Jack’s words and continued talking.

“Yes. I felt like they’re looking for something, but I didn’t ask anyone. I thought it was a map, but from the way he gave it to them, it seems not.”

“We’ll go after that guy, so can you two can watch the Gospel’s Descent?”

“Hmm, I think it’s dangerous for two girls to go, though ……”

Knowing about the kidnapping of Luciel, Ryuuze was reluctant for the two of them to move. Jack looked at him and thought for a moment before making his suggestion.

“Ryuuze can keep tracking the Gospel’s Descent. I’ll go with them. Is that okay?”

“Well …… Can I ask you to do it? I’ll be fine on my own for a while since Naru is coming.”

“All right. I’ve talked to Kuu-chan about it too, so if I see her, I’ll tell her to come here.”

“Kudelica, huh, she’s perfect in terms of strength. I’m counting on you.”

“Okay! Then, Jack, let’s go after that guy.”

“Yeah!”

As the three of them walked away, Ryuuze followed the Gospel’s Descent.

“They seem to be wandering around at random …… but they only move around in alleys where they won’t be seen, huh? Is that the lord’s mansion up ahead …… are they Retzel’s friends and after Lars’ dad and the others?”

“Oh, thanks for waiting!”

“Oh, Naru. Did you finish your business?”

Naru joins Ryuuze who was standing behind the building and says apologetically, panting. She nodded to Ryuuze as she fixed her glasses and said something like this 

“Yeah. But what about you? I met Luciel and the others earlier, and they said it seems like people they’ve never seen before are looking for something.”

“I guess so. But the group in robes are definitely making their way to the lord’s mansion. They may be planning to go in like this. So when the time comes, I’m counting on you, okay?”

“Yes …… Wait, that kid …… isn’t that Tilia-chan?.”

“What?”

At the direction where Naru pointed, he saw Tilia walking while humming.

“She seems to be going to Aina-chan’s place, but isn’t she with Verna-sensei and Tigre-sensei? Could it be that she slipped out again!?”

“Maybe you’re right if it’s her …… With the Gospel’s Descent being near, maybe we should take her with us.”

“Hah …… You’re right. If anything happens–“

The moment Ryuuze exhaled with a sigh and scratched his head, the Gospel’s Descent surrounded Tilia.

“Ryuuze!”

“I know!”

They had a bad feeling and ran out to see Tilia-chan being put into a burlap sack, limp and asleep from some powder.

“Hey! What the hell are you doing with her!”

“Damn, so we’re being watched ……! You take the child to Erekhim-sama. We’ll take care of this …….”

One of the people in robes runs off with the burlap sack, not listening to Ryuuze’s words. With the legs and arms faintly visible, Ryuuze and Naru decided that he had used auxiliary magic and clicked their tongues.

“Kukuku …… Well, it’s a good thing we found her so quickly …… we were supposed to catch her as she leaves the mansion! Now!”

One of the robes shoots something into the air, and sparks fly with a loud rupture.

“What’s this ……? No, not now …… Naru, you go after him! I’ll take care of these guys!”

“All right!”

“Oops, I can’t let you go .”

“Naru!”

Ryuuze swung his greatsword to counteract the fire arrows coming at her back. He goes to slash at the people in robes who are clicking their tongues. 

“So you’ve shown you’re true colors, Gospel’s Descent! If you resist, be prepared for serious injury, we will protect this town!”
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