Amelia left the mansion late at night. It was to investigate a case that has been causing trouble recently.
“…Luid?”
Amelia looked back. Ruid was following along. Hugging a big book.
“…Why are you following me?”
“just.”
“It’s late. “I need to sleep now.”
“I don’t feel sleepy because I sleep a lot in the morning.”
Amelia gently stroked Lloyd’s head. But he spoke firmly.
“no.”
“don’t mind.”
Ruid said with an expressionless face.
“We’re just going in the same direction.”
“….”
Amelia looked at Luid with suspicious eyes.
‘I don’t think so.’
But there was no justification. First, I took a step.
After about 10 minutes, Amelia suddenly stopped walking. Luid, who was following behind her, bumped into Amelia’s waist.
“It really doesn’t work.”
Amelia turned around and was at Lloyd’s eye level. He said holding her shoulder.
“It’s also dangerous.”
Ruid was genuinely puzzled.
“I??”
“….”
Amelia couldn’t refute. But this was a separate issue.
-Rude is not old enough to see such things yet.
Because it reminded me of what Irene said.
“Luid, I can’t work properly if you’re here. And, you said it yesterday, right? “This is my succession test.”
Amelia scolded nicely.
Ruid just showed the diary.
“I’m going to write a diary.”
“…huh?”
“You gave permission yesterday. “Writing a diary.”
“Oh, no, that’s….”
“You’re telling Mom? “Yesterday, my sister reported late on purpose.”
Amelia reported late that Ruid was not going to the north. It was a timid revenge.
Amelia’s body twitched. I narrowed my eyes.
“Are you going to do that so shamelessly?”
“Then don’t disturb me.”
“Interruption…”
Amelia slumped her shoulders when she saw Luid’s stubborn eyes. Once Ruid was stubborn, he couldn’t be broken.
“okay. Instead, should you listen to me carefully?”
“uh.”
“And if you feel sleepy, be sure to tell me.”
Ruid nodded.
**
Amelia deliberately headed to the training ground. It was because I couldn’t take Ruid to the crime scene.
In fact, there was nothing that could be done without going to the site. Even though we searched for even a speck of dust, we found nothing.
‘Let’s at least cool our heads.’
I haven’t been able to train at all recently. It wasn’t just him, it was all the members.
Dissatisfaction was slowly brewing. How long do I have to do this meaningless thing?
At this point, there was a need to resolve the issue. Amelia walked to the vacant lot where the members were gathered.
“Uh, leader? “Who is this cute kid?”
“Be careful what you say, Irina. “This is my younger brother.”
“Yeah, I guess so. “They look the same.”
Irina squatted in front of Ruid and tried to stroke his head. Amelia blocked her arm with wary eyes.
“Where are you going to touch?”
“I’m petty. “Amelia.”
Irina stuck out her lips and grunted as she stood up. Ruid blinked and looked up at Irina.
“It’s the second princess. Ruid. “There’s no need to say hello.”
Amelia introduced me bluntly.
Ruid looked up at Irina and thought.
‘Your breasts are really big.’
It was an honest impression.
“and! “Are you the fairy of Delrin I’ve only heard about?”
“It’s so cute.”
“What’s going on with the leader? “I asked him to show me once, but he said no.”
Amelia placed her hand on the handle of her sword as she lowered her stance towards those approaching Luid with a curious face.
“If you come any closer, I will cut you down. Please return to power position.”
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“Hey, don’t be petty. “I want to hug you just once.”
Irina made a surprise attack. Amelia pushed him with her shoulder. Irina was pushed back significantly. Amelia pretended and spread her arms.
Ruid thought while licking his lips.
‘It’s a shame.’
“Louis, stay close behind me.”
Amelia spoke kindly to Lloyd, then her eyes burned.
‘Where are these beasts going?’
The princess or whatever protects Ruid. That was the only goal for today.
“I will take a break from the investigation today and train myself. As you each practice, I will point out your posture and you are not allowed to do anything else. I’ll say it again because it’s important. “I won’t forgive you for doing anything else, especially bothering my younger brother.”
**
The members of the swordsmanship club were swinging their swords at a reasonable distance. Everyone’s expressions were serious.
Being able to learn swordsmanship from Windsor is nothing short of a blessing. Everyone thought they were lucky, so they enjoyed practice time very much.
Ruid sat down in a suitable place and opened his diary.
‘As expected, Sister Ame is not easy.’
Ruid tried to solve the case using his future knowledge and thinking skills. For the sake of Amelia’s health, we had to find the culprit quickly.
But the hand holding the pen did not move at all. Isn’t reasoning something you need to know? The only information Ruid had was that a young child was suddenly disappearing.
At that time, my eyes met Gilbert, who was wielding a sword with a haggard complexion. Gilbert bowed his head.
Ruid patted the seat next to him. Gilbert, who was puzzled, spoke to Amelia.
Amelia opened her eyes after hearing the story, then smiled brightly at herself. Ruid tapped the seat next to him again.
Amelia nodded to Gilbert with a sour expression. Gilbert came running.
“Huh, huh. “What’s going on?”
Maybe it was during training, but I was out of breath.
“Lord Gilbert looks like he’s having a hard time.”
“yes…?”
“I think it would be good to rest. “Sit here.”
In fact, Gilbert, who had only slept about two hours in two days, was already on the verge of collapse.
So, without hesitation, Gilbert sat down next to Lloyd. Ruid handed over the baguette with sleepy eyes.
“eat this.”
“thank you. “I was just hungry.”
Gilbert took a bite. I could clearly feel that it was good bread.
“Then tell me about the kidnapping incident.”
“Cough!”
Gilbert stopped by Sarre. Ruid took out a cup, filled it with water, and gave it to him.
Gilbert gulped down his drink and pounded his chest.
“are you okay?”
“it’s okay.”
Gilbert broke into a cold sweat. I knew that Amelia didn’t want Ruid to interfere with this case.
“let me know.”
“That’s it…”
Ruid helped Gilbert choose.
“I wrote a letter of recommendation, gave me rest, and gave me bread, but all Gilbert did was buy me a chicken skewer.”
“….”
“I have to tell my sister.”
Ruid tried to get up from his seat. Gilbert said quickly.
“Well, I’ll tell you.”
Ruid grinned. The operation was a success.
Gilbert said in a low voice.
“But what I told you is a secret from the leader.”
“okay.”
Gilbert spoke while looking at Amelia’s eyes. Amelia happened to be looking at Irina’s posture.
Looks very focused. It seemed like it would be okay for a while. He looked at Ruid with some relief and said.
“…The incident first occurred in the slums. “There were reports that children living there had disappeared.”
Ruid nodded.
“There are as few as 10 people and as many as 20 people. “Children disappearing from slums is not something that happened yesterday or today, and we don’t know the exact number.”
Ruid recalled that the location of the academy and the slums were quite far away.
“A week later, another child disappeared. This time it was not in the slums, but in the nearest city. From then on, the case was taken over. And children are steadily disappearing, at a rate of one a week.”
Gilbert wiped his face. A feeling of self-destruction appeared on his face.
“There was nothing left. There was no evidence, no witnesses, no objects. “The whereabouts of the missing child were completely unknown, so it was impossible to find him.”
Ruid began to think about whether a similar incident had occurred in the original work, but it doesn’t seem to have happened.
“And about two weeks ago now. … A 9-year-old girl went missing near the academy.”
It’s the Middle Ages. All kinds of crimes were common. However, the problem was that the crime occurred around the academy.
Even in modern times, security is good around schools. The same was true for the empire, which had only one academy. Infrastructure is concentrated here.
However, there was a high possibility that its disappearance would lead to quite serious problems.
“This time too, I couldn’t find even a single thread, let alone any evidence. Fortunately, there have been no disappearances since then, but you never know. We can’t just leave it alone unless we find the culprit. That’s all.”
“Where exactly is the child missing?”
“I don’t know exactly about that either. Because there was no evidence or testimony. This is such a strange thing. All you can do is… search blindly. “For now.”
Gilbert felt very frustrated.
“In any case, some evidence is bound to remain. But this incident… it’s like smoke, I can’t catch anything. “This is my first time doing something like this.”
Ruid immediately spoke.
“The culprit is a wizard.”
“yes?”
Ruid wrote in his diary. Not in Korean like last time, but in Imperial.
[Most likely a wizard in his 70s or older, between the 7th and 8th ranks.]
“How can you be sure? “I just kept repeating that there was no evidence.”
Gilbert was beyond puzzled.
However, these are the words of no one else, but of a genius who even gives magic explanations at this young age.
Of course, I couldn’t just ignore it.
“It’s the method of elimination.”
“yes?”
“The fact that they disappeared in succession has a clear purpose. “Accidental crimes are excluded.”
“…yes.”
“If you leave no trace, you’re probably not an ordinary person, right? The general public is also excluded. Then two things remain. Either use a sword well or use magic well.”
“yes.”
“I’m making a guess based on this. “The criminal’s purpose.”
Gilbert’s pupils shook as he looked at Luid without the slightest hesitation.
“There may be several, but I think there are two. “Someone who wants to brag about the perfect crime, or someone who wants to use a young child to do something.”
Luid’s voice lowered.
“The former is unlikely. If I wanted to show off, I would have left a trace. As if to get angry. “There’s not even a trace of that, right?”
“…Yes, that’s right.”
Gilbert gulped and swallowed dry saliva. By simply explaining the situation, the young boy in front of him was getting to the root of the incident that he had no clue about.
“Then it would be the latter. Is there anything that can benefit a young child? There is one thing that immediately comes to mind in my mind. horsepower.”
“…horsepower?”
“huh. It’s theoretically possible. A way for wizards who have reached their limits to increase their magic power. The most efficient one among them is extracting the magic power of a talented young child. For that to be possible, the 7th rank must be surpassed, growth has stagnated, and the desire to move up must be strong. It won’t go beyond the 8th level. “From the 9th rank onwards, they are called archmages.”
“…!”
Gilbert’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
I had no idea that something like that was possible.
“A young child has more magical power than an average adult. If you are willing to throw away your humanity, this is the first method worth trying. “Not everyone can do it.”
Ruid looked at Gilbert.
“At first, we kidnapped children from slums who were not burdened. If it were a slum, no one would care if a few children were missing. However, you will soon discover that it is less efficient. A child without talent will probably not be able to extract a lot of magical power. I couldn’t be satisfied. So the criminal became bolder. The closer you get to the center of the system, the more likely you are to encounter a talented kid, so you get closer. So, the criminal’s final target is most likely the academy.”
Ruid paused for a moment and began writing down what he needed to investigate first.
Gilbert’s expression was very frozen. He was embarrassed. I was confident that I had some expertise in the investigation, but the boy in front of me only listened for a moment and came up with the most credible solution.
Even if the method was difficult, after listening to it, I lamented why I didn’t think of this.
“I had no idea it would be this simple.”
“It’s natural because Gilbert doesn’t know much about wizards. And no matter what the problem is, it feels easy once you know the answer.”
After writing down everything, Ruid tore off the piece of paper and held it out to Gilbert.
Gilbert accepted politely.
“We will definitely resolve this as soon as possible.”
‘I’m sure this will be resolved on its own.’
Amelia didn’t want to come forward. So, this was the limit.
Amelia is capable. I believed that if she had the right direction, she would be able to solve the case quickly.
From afar, Ruid caught sight of Amelia, who was intently observing the members’ posture.
“Resolve it quickly and let my sister rest.”
The night had passed and the quiet dawn was approaching. Although everyone was asleep, their swords did not shake even an inch. Ruid thought it was cool to see people working hard for something.
