Episode 112. The Trick of the Imperial Order (1)
If we wait a little longer, it will get dark.
Rubin hid deep in the alley, waiting for darkness to fall. There was no need to rely on darkness if there were buildings that could be used for concealment, but it never hurt to be cautious.
There, Rubin recalled facts about Per Lorenzini.
‘Per Lorenzini… Oscar.’
Rubin’s conviction that Oscar is the spearhead of the madness is unwavering. If he doesn’t kill him, he can’t win the war against the Emperor. This is a clear fact.
There was something else that really bothered me.
These are facts that I still don’t know even though I’ve returned.
Why is Per hiding under a false name? How did he grow so explosively to that extent? Why did he hate the Assassination Swordsman so much?
It was Rubin who chose this Capotini as a camouflage annex solely to eliminate Per.
But what we encountered here was completely unexpected. An unexpected situation and unexpected forces.
‘Order… Rosenthaler. This is not ordinary. Rosenthaler is definitely not a low-level manager. Why is he here?’
Before his death, Rubin had encountered several Imperial Secretariat officials.
Some of them were low-level agents who resided in specific cities, but others were in key positions that moved depending on the scale or importance of the operation.
As far as Rubin could tell, Rosenthaler was by no means a light weight class. Quite the contrary.
‘Maybe he is one who has mastered the secret swordsmanship of the Imperial Order.’
If it was the unmanned trace that Rubin had felt when he first encountered Rosenthaler, then it was likely so.
Such people usually stay by the side of the head of the imperial command rather than in the field.
‘Is Rosenthaler here because of Per Lorenzini? Or… … .’
In Rubin’s head, many possible scenarios were intricately intertwined, as there were more than one or two things that were unusual.
First of all, the headmaster while Perga was a magic student was Keegan. Keegan was a skilled magician who was considered a candidate for the position of Magic Brigade Commander.
The fact that the person who came as an exchange student there was none other than the youngest daughter of the imperial aristocrat Witherspoon family.
And the fact that among Per’s motives are the Ielos family, the leader of the Three Kingdoms, and the Delin family, which is similar to them.
‘My regression had nothing to do with it.’
This means that this same situation unfolded in Rubin’s previous life.
‘And in it, a monster called Per Lorenzini was created.’
Perhaps the truth that can be extracted from Per is only a handful. Instead, there may be truths surrounding him that even Per does not know.
And I was convinced that the truth would be a ‘weapon’ that could strike the Emperor in one blow.
‘Rosenthaler… We need to approach Rosenthaler first.’
That was when I thought about it.
Tina’s voice echoed in Rubin’s head.
-Rubin, ‘that guy’ is home.
The time has come.
Rubin exited the alley and quickly headed toward the building.
On the wall. A white cat was leisurely wagging its tail. Fireflies were fluttering around Tina, and Tina was completely absorbed in it.
Then, when he found Rubin, his gaze changed to a sharp one as if nothing had happened.
-Oh, you’re here?
-What about the professor?
-I’m in the study. I sent the servants out for a moment. The only way in now without being detected is through the second floor window and the back passage.
Rubin’s dark smoke also told us so. It was a mansion with only a high wall and no other security facilities.
In fact, Capotini, famous as the city of magic, was a peaceful city. It was a place where there were few incidents that would make the city guards do their job.
Since important facilities were located within the Matap District, and the Matap District operated its own barrier between night and morning, security was bound to be good.
-But Rubin? Why are you spying on that professor?
-Because he’s connected to Rosenthaler.
-That guy? That professor… What was his name?
At that moment, some movement was felt in the mansion. The man sitting in the study got up, opened the window, and came out onto the balcony.
“… … .”
By chance, the man’s gaze rested on the spot where Rubin had been standing just a moment ago. Now, there was nothing there.
Chiik.
The man took out a cigarette and lit it. Rubin and Tina, who had escaped to a blind spot where he couldn’t see them, watched him quietly.
As if it were a habit, the man briefly stroked his long gray hair tied back. In the meantime, Rubin answered Tina’s question.
-Kaizen.
Professor Kaizen, who had finished smoking his cigarette, looked around and then went back into his study.
thud!
The door to the study connected to the balcony was closed.
Professor Kaizen. He was the homeroom teacher of Class D. According to Rubin, his major was ‘Potion Making’. He had only been a professor at Capotini for three years.
‘At the entrance ball.’
It was on that day that Professor Gaizen realized that he was connected to Rosenthaler.
At that time, Rubin gave Kuze two instructions: one was to investigate the Tunio family, and the other was to keep a close eye on Rosenthaler during the ball.
‘I thought I wasn’t the only one who had contact with the Imperial Order within the Magic School… but I didn’t think it would be that professor.’
The first suspects were Principal Keegan and Professor Eggeller. Since both were members of the Wizarding Brigade, I thought they might have some connection to the Imperial Order.
But now it’s all out. The person Rosenthaler planted in the school was Professor Gaizen.
-If he’s the culprit behind the imperial edict, then that means he knows about the imperial edict?
Knowing the decree.
The only reason for the existence of the Imperial Order is the Assassination Swordsman, so this means that he knows about the existence of the Assassination Swordsman.
but.
-No. You wouldn’t know.
Rubin shook his head. It couldn’t be.
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The Imperial Decree was a secret organization of the Emperor that was not revealed to the world. Even the head of the Imperial Decree, Rulfo, held a completely different position within the Imperial Household.
-What Rosenthaler is doing now is not under the name of an imperial edict. The way the two of them contact each other tells you that.
That day, Rosenthaler sent a message to Kaizen without revealing his identity. He hid a piece of paper with a code in a small crevice in the entrance ceremony hall.
Then, just before the ball ended and the class assignment ceremony began, Professor Kaizen appeared and retrieved the paper.
But neither Rosenthaler nor Gaizen knew that Rubin had reviewed the contents of the paper in advance.
Daughter.
Rubin checked the time. It was already 7 o’clock in the evening.
-It’s about time for it to show up.
-Huh? What?
Just then, a knock rang out at the front door of Professor Kaizen’s mansion.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
It was exactly as Rosenthaler had left the note. The note said, ‘I will come to your house at 7 o’clock on Monday.’
-Rubin. What little kid is here? It’s not Rosenthaler.
Tina moved over the wall in cat form and checked beyond the mansion’s front door.
Rubin wasn’t surprised. This was expected. He knew that Rosenthaler wouldn’t show up in person. He’d probably use the kid from the alley as an errand boy.
Professor Kaizen left the mansion and crossed the small garden.
Squeak.
“… … .”
The professor frowned at the sight of the little boy standing in front of the front door. He was not the one waiting.
“What’s going on?”
“I… asked you to bring this to me.”
“who?”
“I don’t know, some old man… … .”
“Nothing else was said?”
“Yes. There wasn’t any.”
Professor Kaizen received a small box. The professor, who was about to open the box with his hand, stopped for a moment. After looking around, he simply grabbed the box.
thud.
Closing the front door again, the professor turned around. He was about to hurry in and check the box. Then, by chance, he discovered a white cat sitting on the wall.
“… It’s annoying.”
Meow!
As if it understood what he said, the cat jumped over the wall and disappeared from sight.
The professor quickly entered the mansion again. He was in a hurry and very nervous. He even looked around once more just before entering the mansion.
but.
Little did he know that while he was dealing with the little errand boy at the front door, a shadow had disappeared into the mansion without a sound.
Rubin hid in the hallway, waiting for Professor Kaizen to hurry into the study.
Rubin, wearing a black robe, was hiding his traces in the dark. His shadow was so dark that it was hard to distinguish it unless you looked at it closely.
Thud thud.
Professor Kaizen appeared with urgent footsteps. As soon as he entered the study, Rubin also moved to a position where he could observe more closely.
As soon as the professor sat down at his desk in the study, he opened the box without hesitation.
“… … .”
The box was enchanted with a lock. However, it was not a high-dimensional lock, so the professor was able to unlock it in an instant.
What came out of the small box was…
“It’s a magic stone. Is it a 4th grade one?”
Professor Kaizen’s monologue spread throughout the room.
It’s a magic stone. Rubin’s eyes, watching the professor, were strange. We had already discussed magic stones in class this morning.
If it’s a 4th grade, it’s the lowest grade magic stone used for educational purposes. Is this a coincidence?
But right now, that suspicion didn’t extend to Professor Eggler. If he wanted to, he could easily obtain that 4th-grade magic stone.
“Damn, what are the trigger conditions?”
“… … .”
Professor Kaizen was getting nervous. He tried various actions to activate the magic stone. He pressed it with his fingers and tried to create warmth.
But none of that worked.
at that time.
“ah.”
Professor Kaizen seemed to have remembered something, and immediately unleashed his next spell.
‘It’s a soundproof curtain.’
Thanks to Glayton’s bracelet, a sliver of light appeared next to Professor Kaizen’s face. Rubin noticed it right away.
If you don’t enter the soundproof barrier that has been formed, you won’t be able to properly find out Professor Kaizen’s secret.
Fortunately, the area of the soundproof curtain was large, and Rubin was able to position himself inside the curtain by moving slightly.
And at that moment.
A 4th-grade magic stone has been manifested. The activation condition was a sound barrier.
Phew.
Rubin watched from a hidden position.
A shadow was emerging from the magic stone.
However, because the quality of the magic stone was low, the scene condition was not good. There was a lot of noise, and the screen was constantly distorted.
The light flickers over the professor’s face. Now, the professor is very nervous.
-… Professor Gaizen TARDIS. Ga… Zen TARDIS… Professor.
The human figure on the screen called out to Professor Kaizen, along with the noise. However, Kaizen did not respond.
This welcome magic is not a ‘projection’ that relays the current state as it is. It is a recorded scene.
‘I can’t recognize you. So that’s why you used a 4th-grade magic stone on purpose.’
Rubin’s dark eyes seemed to grow darker in the darkness. What kind of scene could be contained within them?
‘I don’t know what it is, but it probably contains a way to persuade Per to the Emperor’s side.’
The man on the screen had his face covered, but the condition of the magic stone was so bad that it was impossible to recognize him.
‘That body type… isn’t that Rosenthaler?’
The unidentified man on the screen kept calling out Professor Kaizen’s name. After repeating this several times, the scene that could be considered the core of this recording scene followed.
“… … !”
It was at that moment that Rubin’s eyes shook greatly.
The dark smoke that was focused on killing all traces of the body almost fell apart. It was such an unexpected content.
“This is driving me crazy. What the hell is going on?”
Hearing the instructions on the screen, Professor Kaizen was in a difficult situation. However, no matter how difficult he was, the recorded scene did not solve it.
Just like calling his name over and over again, he just repeats the same sentence over and over again.
-Find the new magic student Per Lorenzini who is hiding in the school. And kill him. He is hiding in the school… … .
Soon, a wisp of smoke rose from the magic stone that had fulfilled its purpose. It was automatically discarded so as not to leave a trace, as its purpose had been achieved.
