◈ Episode 108 The shadow of the past narrows (2)
Terrina Lionhowl, who finished alone with 1st Princess Eileen, walked the long hallway of the imperial castle alone.
Her gaze scanned the garden inside the imperial castle outside the window.
Terrina brooded over the conversation she had with Princess Eileen a while ago.
Eileen told me about Jack the Ripper, a man who had helped her in the past.
And maybe he’s in Ledervelk now.
‘Is it Jack the Ripper?’
Terryna Lionhowl muttered the name to herself.
It was the first time she had heard the name, but she felt a sense of déjà vu.
When alone in the audience room.
There was something Terrina hadn’t been able to say to Eileen.
That there might be Arsene Lupine, the phantom thief he encountered in the past and failed to arrest, right in Ledervelk.
Jack the Ripper and Arsene Lupine.
‘perhaps.’
Terrina stopped abruptly and came up with a hypothesis while comparing Eileen’s words with what she had been through.
‘What if the man named Jack the Ripper the princess was talking about and the man named Arsene Lupin who had disappeared until now were the same person?’
It was a thought that came to me like a small spark.
There was no logic or rational deduction to speak of, it was just a hypothesis created by a flash of intuition.
But Terrina strangely felt her mind lean towards this hypothesis.
‘However, it’s a little strange. Why does a person with enough skills to wipe out a Black Ops team by himself live a wandering life? Is there a need for such a man to act as a thief stealing things from now on?’
killing people and stealing things.
Both are against the law, but I couldn’t put them on the same line.
And, if you’re a person with that level of skill, you’ll be treated well wherever you go.
‘There is no need to think too hastily. Maybe they’re different people.’
However, as Princess Eileen had said, it seemed necessary to pay some attention to Leather Velk.
At least Terrina knows best that she’s not a nonsense person.
Eileen von Exsilion 1st Princess.
The one who was appointed as the next Emperor of Exsilion.
and the de facto ruler of the present empire.
From an early age, Aileen showed that talent clearly.
At least, Terrina judged her to be ‘perfect’.
no. It goes beyond human and even feels alien.
A brain that acquires even complex and difficult knowledge at once. An insight to see the huge flow at once. A speech that shakes the hearts of others. Even the amount of innate magical power and magical skills.
In fact, the Mage’s Tower even sent a love call to Princess Aileen, saying that she would like to be respectfully brought to the Mage’s Tower.
However, Eileen rejected all of them.
The reason is simple.
Because it didn’t interest you.
The inevitable boredom that you have to experience because you are so perfect and can do anything.
Eileen was bored with life itself.
At least, he unexpectedly showed interest and affection for his younger sister, the 3rd Princess, but that 3rd Princess, Erendir, left for Seorn.
Eileen was always spending her days submerged in the boring swamp of boredom.
She laughed as if she was having fun.
She always wore a mask of smile, but I could see Terrina’s keen sense.
That Eileen laughed heartily.
‘I need to be vigilant.’
Fortunately, Terrina left one reliable subordinate in Ledervelk.
Terrina intended to contact Enya as soon as she returned.
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5 days left until the Kunst Auction takes place.
Rudger walked around the grounds of the Seorn Academy to prepare for the next class.
Beside such Ludger, Sedina Rosshen, an assistant teacher and the third order of the Black Dawn, was following along with class materials in her arms.
On the way to the main building where classes were held, Ludger encountered a familiar face.
‘Is it Selina?’
Selina, Seorn’s 1st year animology teacher, was talking to someone.
The opponent was a man he had never seen before, but judging by his attire, he seemed to be a teacher at Seorn.
Judging by the lack of memory, it must be at least the 1st and 2nd grade teachers, not at least the 3rd grade.
Rudger stood still and watched the scene.
The two of them are having a conversation, but rather than sharing something because they like each other, the man’s side was closer to talking one-sidedly.
Selina just laughed awkwardly and accepted the other person’s words.
Seeing that he was a little troubled, it must have been that the other party’s intentions were quite explicit.
Just as I was contemplating whether I should ignore this and pass by or help, Selina spotted Rudger and waved her hand.
“ah. Mr. Rudger!”
The male teacher who was talking with him looked at Rudger and slightly distorted his face.
He said goodbye to Selina and hurriedly left.
Annoyed, I was quite ashamed to show myself like this.
However, Rudger did not wonder about that.
Rather, Ludger’s gaze was directed toward the assistants nearby, as if to assist Selina.
Rudger fixed his gaze on one of them.
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Joanna Lovett, who was glaring at the teacher who had been talking to Selina just moments before, as if to kill him.
‘Esmeralda.’
The First Order of the Black Dawn Society and the Elementalist who commands the highest level of fire spirits.
The moment he saw her, Rudger thought about how to treat her.
‘It would be right not to show off.’
Rudger made that decision and greeted Selina lightly.
“It’s been a while, Miss Selina.”
“yes. long time no see.”
“Rather, who was he just now?”
“yes? Oh that… … He was the teacher in charge of the 4th grade students.”
Selina’s reaction is somewhat awkward.
“What happened?”
“Oh, no. just… … yo. this. It was all about worrying about what happened at the last banquet hall.”
That’s what he said, but there’s no way he said it out of genuine concern.
Obviously, that was just an excuse, and in reality it must have been intentional.
Selina knows that, but people are so kind that they don’t gossip about others.
However, Rudger, who had no intention of criticizing others who were not here, replied with a light nod.
“okay.”
Normally, the conversation would have ended here.
But Rudger didn’t want to miss the opportunity to meet Joanna Lovett in a place like this.
I had to get some information because it was good.
“Miss Selina. Have you been feeling well since then?”
“Ehehe. I’m OK. Didn’t Mr. Ludgar suffer more than me?”
“I didn’t do anything.”
He seemed humble in words, but in reality, Ludger was credited with handling the flame spirit.
flinch.
To those words, Joanna Lovett reacted delicately.
The other assistants with her didn’t notice her strangeness, but Ludger, who was secretly watching her closely, did.
But he pretended not to know and told Selina.
“Since then, I haven’t checked to see if the other students have returned safely.”
“ah. That’s fine. Because all the students are fine. My assistant was also there at the time, and he said it was okay.”
“You mean assistant?”
“yes.”
Selina stepped aside and pointed at Joanna Lovett.
Joanna Lovett greeted Rudger with a blunt face and a light bow of her head.
A clear line drawing.
Rudger nodded.
“That is fortunate.”
“But now that I think about it, I feel a little sad. I should have done a little better then.”
“You did your best.”
“But I couldn’t do anything.”
you didn’t do anything
Rudger saw with his own eyes that Selina was helping people evacuate by using spirits.
You can’t say it didn’t do anything.
Perhaps Selina felt a sense of shame at the fact that that was the only thing she could do.
If I had been a little stronger, I might have fought against the fire spirit along with the others.
But because the power is weak, because the ability is lacking.
All I could do was help evacuate and watch the people fighting.
‘I wonder if he was contemplating something like that.’
Even Selina, who always smiles brightly, has things to worry about.
It is natural for every human being.
“I heard from Mr. Vierano. Rudger said that he played a decisive role.”
“It was nothing.”
“As expected, Mr. Rudger is great. Can I be like that too?”
Asked if that could be the case, Rudger shook his head.
“no. It cannot be.”
“yes?”
Selina’s eyes widened.
Usually when I ask a question like this, I say, ‘Yes. Isn’t it normal for the answer to come back like ‘You can do it too’?
“Miss Selina and I are different. Even if Miss Selina says she wants to be like me, she won’t be able to.”
“Ah, ah ha ha. that’s right? huh. I see.”
Ludger’s next words came to Selina, who was about to be disappointed.
“But in other words, I will never be like Miss Selina.”
“Uh, yes?”
“I don’t know how to smile brightly and speak kindly to someone like Miss Selina. And that, of course, is something only Selina-sensei can do.”
Rudger’s words seemed to force Selina to float.
However, this is not a vain rhetoric purely to reassure someone, but a true heartfelt statement.
“Don’t try to be like everyone else. Selina-sensei can fully do her job as she is now.”
“You know what? Mr. Rudger is very special.”
“hmm. Is that so? I don’t know.”
“Other people would have only said nice things. You can do it, or you can do whatever you want.”
“Everyone will.”
It certainly must have been.
Because Selina was beautiful and enough to be loved by everyone.
Anyone would want to say something nice to her and not want her to get hurt.
“But Mr. Rudger is different. You are infinitely cruel and realistic.”
“I apologize if it was hard to hear.”
Selina shook her head.
“no. I don’t. Rather, I think I am fortunate.”
“… … .”
“Yes. Mr Rudger. People say I’m a lovable person. Does Mr. Rudger think so too?”
“Perhaps.”
At those words, Selina burst into laughter.
“What is flax, flax. That’s not really true.”
“I don’t think so. Are you hurt?”
“no?”
Then Selina let out a relieved smile as if she was rather fortunate.
“On the contrary, I thank you for treating me this way. After all, I am a person who does not deserve to be loved.”
“… … .”
The moment she uttered those words, her expression cast a shadow that had never been seen before.
Her face was the complete opposite of her usual bright and lively appearance.
However, it was only a fleeting moment, and Selina returned to her original appearance, like a princess in a fairy tale.
no. Is it really right to think of it as its original form?
“oh. look at my mind Did I take up too much time? Mr. Rudger, you are going to class soon.”
“it’s okay. There is still a lot of time before class starts.”
“Anyway, thank you for listening to my complaint. I’ll buy you a meal later.”
“You don’t have to.”
“no way. At times like this, you just have to enjoy it.”
Hee hee. Selina smiled like her child and left with her own assistants.
So Rudger was left alone
no. Not alone. Rudgar had been with Sedina Lawshen, an assistant, since a little while ago.
“… … It is unpleasant.”
Sedina Rosshen muttered in an annoyed voice as she watched Selina walk away.
“How dare you complain about this and that to the First Order. Don’t you think that’s c*cky?”
“I don’t care. Don’t mind you either.”
“but… … .”
“This is a law that must be tolerated and tolerated. So humbly accept it.”
“Yeah, that’s right! After all, First Order-sama!”
“Sedina. It doesn’t matter when we’re alone, but when there’s someone else, call me teacher properly.”
“oh!”
Realizing her mistake, Sedina Lawchen blushed and bowed her head.
“Sedina Rosshen.”
“yes. Mr. Rudger.”
“Can you find out about a person? About what that person did in the past or what the family history is like.”
At those words, Sedina immediately nodded.
“yes! If you ask me to, I will come to know all of that person’s in-laws and second cousins!”
“You don’t have to go that far.”
Ludger, who had calmed her already motivated woman, cautiously gave Sedina an order.
“Get to know Joanna Lovett.”
A normal person would have asked why, but Sedina, who had already used the bean pod properly to Rudger, didn’t even have that question.
Glad that the First Order had given her such an order, she only responded vigorously.
“yes!”
