Chapter 57 Tail after tail (8)
12.
Some time after breaking up with Ulan and Ibella.
Sirpi narrowed her eyes as she looked at the black-haired girl who appeared out of nowhere.
‘… … Noah Darshen.’
A girl from the barbarian tribe who was her classmate and entered school with Ulan.
A person who achieved the feat of drawing against Delia, the genius wizard of the principality, in the preliminary round.
This was all I knew.
‘Other than that, there was no particular point of contact.’
In the first place, the only students who could be said to have had contact were Ulan and Ibella, whom they had just met. She has never even had a conversation with Noah, let alone interacted with him.
But what’s going on all of a sudden?
Sirpi asked back in a puzzled voice.
“Do you want to ask me a question? To me?”
“Yes, it’s nothing special, I just have a few questions about the southern desert.”
“Ah, something about the desert… … .”
A word that came out so naturally.
Sirpi, who had been nodding her head without realizing it, soon looked surprised.
“Uh, the desert?”
In the empire, the desert is usually recognized as the home of pagans. But what is the intention of asking yourself questions about the desert?
A somewhat ominous feeling.
Sirpi felt her heart pounding loudly and tried to keep a calm expression.
“Why are you asking me that?”
It was with an expression that said he had no idea.
But it didn’t work for Noah. She didn’t seem to be embarrassed at all and continued her answer with a bright smile.
“Because you know better.”
Noah is not usually the type to ask such direct questions or inquire. He may have said it in circles or asked subtly.
But not now.
‘Because I don’t have time.’
There is only about 15 days left.
Once the next student council president election is over and final exams are held, winter break begins immediately.
Then Noah must leave for the desert with Ulan and his group. I didn’t have time to make a fuss and make subtle inquiries.
That’s why I threw a fastball.
“Sirpi Ludrik.”
“… … !?”
“If you are a blood relative of Kazan Rudrik and a member of the Desert Church, wouldn’t you naturally be more knowledgeable about the desert than other people?”
As soon as those words were finished, Sirpi looked horribly surprised. Her complexion became pale and her eyes wavered as if they had nowhere to go.
On the other hand, she is not the only one who is nervous.
Noah also swallowed dry saliva.
‘It’s a gamble from here on.’
The information about Sirpi that Noah clearly understood was all that was just mentioned. However, this fact was not revealed or revealed.
It was to make Sirpi think he knew everything else.
‘Get caught in it.’
So I waited quietly for an answer.
After a short period of time passed, Sirpi’s tightly closed lips became soft.
“S-No way… … .”
Eyes that wave like candles in the wind.
Got caught! Noah, who was observing Sirpi’s reaction, was convinced of that. But what came back was completely unexpected.
“Did Count Deorg send you?”
“… … yes?”
Istan El Deorg.
He is one of the Five Swords of the Empire and the biological father of Ibella Elead.
Meanwhile, Noah made a bewildered expression when an unexpected name popped up. Then Sirpi took a step back from her and shouted.
“If that’s the case, that’s exactly what I told you last time! “I don’t know the rest!”
Sirpi shows a strong reaction.
She hesitated and took a step back, then opened some distance between her and Noah and continued speaking in gibberish.
“Uh, anyway, I don’t have anything more to say. Also, the Count said he was coming this week anyway, so please excuse me!”
“yes? No, wait… … !”
Noah quickly stretched out his hand as he saw Sirpi kicking off the ground. But he walked so fast that I couldn’t catch him.
Afterwards, Sirpi completely disappeared.
Noah, who was alone, looked dazed.
“… … “What happened?”
Why is Count Deorg here?
Noah couldn’t hide his embarrassment at the name mentioned out of nowhere. But for a moment, she leaned back against her tree and closed her eyes.
It was to sort out the situation.
‘Let’s sort it out.’
Noah contacted Shirpi to answer his questions about the desert. He then directly mentioned her real name and identity.
It was to induce a confession by appealing to him that he knew everything about you.
‘however… … .’
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Here, Sirpi suddenly mentioned the existence of Count Deorg. Noah, who was pondering this fact, quickly came to a guess.
『Istan El Deorg knows the identity of Sirpi Rudrik.』
I don’t know how I found out.
There is a high possibility that it is intuition.
Count Deorg had been famous in the South for ten years and was called a heathen hunter.
‘But why did you keep Sirpi alive?’
He is cold-blooded and executes all heretics, regardless of whether they are old people, women, or children. This is the character setting of Count Deorg from the original work.
In other words, looking at this alone, there would be no reason for him to keep Sirpi alive. Still, if he was kept alive, there must be a reason.
Noah vaguely guessed what it was.
‘They’re probably looking for the helper who helped Sirpi enter Arsene Academy.’
The fact that there are great nobles collaborating with heretics hiding in the empire is a very serious problem.
Or, he may have been kept alive to ask for information about the Desert Church. Noah finished organizing and understanding the situation.
‘Okay, then what should we do from now on?’
Will I contact Sirpi again?
Or should we discuss it with Ulan and resolve it together?
Noah’s choice was the latter.
‘Okay, let’s discuss it with Ulan.’
Even if I contacted Sirpi again, there was a high possibility that he would run away again. So it would be better to discuss this with Ulan and meet with Count Deorg first.
Sirpi looked very frightened when the count’s name was mentioned.
‘So, you can meet Count Deorg, explain the situation, and ask for his cooperation.’
Noah nodded and smiled slightly.
Then I turned around, feeling much lighter. The purpose was to find and move to where Ulan and other colleagues were.
13.
Meanwhile, at that time.
Ulan and Ibella stopped distributing leaflets and immediately joined Iris. It was to convey the student council’s conspiracy that I heard from Sirpi.
“… … “That happened.”
Was it because it was a fairly serious situation?
Everyone who helped Iris with her election activities gathered in one place. Camilla, who eventually found out what had happened, bit her lip and let out a low moan.
“I never thought it would come out like this.”
“What should I do now?”
Except for Ulan and his group, the students supporting Iris stamped their feet.
An expression that clearly shows signs of nervousness.
At that time, Perticia, who was quietly organizing the story, came up with a standard solution.
“How about talking to the professors?”
“It’s probably no use.”
“yes? why?”
“Professors are not interested in student body president elections. Above all, there is no solid physical evidence.”
As Camilla said, Ulan and Ibella only heard this story from Sirpi.
Unless there was physical evidence to prove the student council’s conspiracy, it was impossible to condemn them. A dark atmosphere once again enveloped the venue.
“I have a way.”
A small silver-haired girl opened her mouth.
Delia Arpen. Meanwhile, with those words, everyone’s eyes immediately turned to her. Soon Delia’s lips softened.
“It’s about giving a mark.”
“A mark?”
“Yes, a unique mark is given to the designated ballot. “Then we will be able to prevent the influx of additional votes.”
Cluster magic, constellation signs.
It is a magic that engraves constellations on objects or creatures and makes them emit bright light.
And currently, the only one in the academy who can use star cluster magic is Delia Arpen.
“Hmm, it’s definitely not a bad method.”
This means that if the constellation marks are assigned to the ballot according to the number of voters, the conspiracy planned by the student council will also come to naught.
Iris, who understood Delia’s explanation, nodded as if it was okay. Conversely, Camilla’s response was that she was still concerned.
“But to make that happen, we have to consult with the Electoral Commission. But as I said before, they support the current student council… … .”
If this happens, the situation returns to square one.
This solution can only begin if the Election Commission accepts Delia’s proposal.
The heavy silence that came again and again.
However, the quiet time did not last long.
“If that’s the case, leave it to me.”
The tightly closed door opened wide and someone strode into the room.
A girl with black hair and blue eyes. Iris recognized her and gently opened her eyes wide.
“No, Cadet Noah?”
“Is there any good way?”
“yes! No matter how powerful the Election Commission is, it will never be more powerful than Dean Erkazan. Yes?”
Noah asks Iris and Camilla.
The two responded as if in a daze.
“Well, of course it is, but… … .”
“Isn’t Dean Erkazan of the Military Studies Department someone you would easily meet?”
“are you okay. “Ulan and I are exceptions.”
Noah responded with a smile and looked at Ulan to add credibility to what he had just said.
At the same time, Ulan nodded.
“Yes, just as Noah said.”
Ulan and Noah signed a contract with the Marquis of Gorpant. Instead of cooperating with the empire in the future, I decided to become their guardian.
And since Bergé Erkazan, the dean of the Military Studies Department, was also a figure on the empire’s side, there was a high possibility that he would grant the request.
“You have to fight against power with power.”
After answering, Noah smiled evilly.
The Election Commission has so much power at its back that it cannot dare to deal with it.
14.
Some time after that.
The issue of election fraud was surprisingly easily resolved. As Noah expected, it was because Dean Erkazan accepted Delia’s proposal.
“Then please excuse me.”
Noah bowed his head politely and immediately left the dean’s office. After telling this news, she gathered all her colleagues together.
Ulan, Ibella, Delia, and Perticia.
It was with the words that I had something to say.
“huh? “You have something to tell us?”
“Is it a problem related to the election?”
Perhaps because he had just been helping Iris with her election activities, everyone’s attention was focused on that.
However, Ulan was an exception.
Because he knew why Noah disappeared instead of helping with the election campaign.
“Is it about the desert?”
“yes that’s right.”
Noah nods his head obediently.
Soon she turned to everyone and said:
“First of all, while you were helping with the election activities, I came to meet Shilpi Rudhina.”
“Yes? “Sylphy?”
“What does Sylphy have to do with the desert?”
An unexpected name that came out of nowhere.
The first to react to this were Ibella and Ulan. Among those present, only two were close friends with Sirpi.
“There is a very deep connection. Because Sylphy is a descendant of Kazan Ludrik.”
“… … !?”
Ibella opens her eyes wide.
Ulan also twitched his eyebrows.
Noah looked at the two’s reactions and said Shilpi Ludhina’s real name.
“Sirpi Ludrik. “He is a heretic from the southern desert who entered the academy while hiding his identity for a certain purpose.”
“S-Sylphy is a desert pagan… … ?”
“From what I found out, yes.”
Leaving behind the embarrassed Ibella.
Noah looked back at Ulan.
“Anyway, I investigated based on this fact, but in conclusion, I didn’t get the information I wanted. Instead, I heard an unexpected story.”
Count Istan el Deorg.
When the story related to that was brought up, Ibella’s expression began to change moment by moment.
Eventually, as Noah’s explanation was coming to an end, Ibella muttered as if she had suddenly remembered something.
“Well, now that I think about it, I received a letter saying I’ll stop by the academy this Thursday… … .”
“Well, I’m almost certain.”
Delia nodded silently.
The evidence was that what Sirpi said and Count Deorg’s actions were consistent.
“Then we can talk about it together then.”
“Yes, I think so too.”
Noah also answered.
As if he agrees with Ulan’s words.
On the other hand, unlike other colleagues, Ibella still could not get over the shock. Leaving her behind, Ulan looked at her Noah.
“I have something to tell you too.”
“huh? “What is it?”
“Among the student council executives, I found a guy who gave off the scent of an Abyss worshipper.”
“… … yes?”
This time it was Noah’s turn to be surprised.
Looking at her blinking wide-open eyes, Ulan summarized the situation that had occurred in the square in front of the library earlier.
Furthermore, everything about the leaves of Droga that I heard from Sirpi. After hearing the whole story, Noah immediately remembered her.
‘Elvin Addict.’
Noah is also a familiar name.
Because he was a villain in the original work and, as in the current situation, he was a candidate for Iris’s opponent.
‘But in the original, Elvin… … .’
It has no particular connection to the Abyss Worshipers.
So of course we didn’t use Droga’s leaves either. He just colluded with the Election Commission to trap Iris.
‘Where on earth did things go wrong?’
Noah frowned slightly.
Then, Ulan suddenly said.
“So I’m thinking of doing some research.”
“I decided to help Ulan, too.”
“me too!”
Delia and Perticia announced their intention to support Ulan. Noah, free from her thoughts, silently shook his head.
“Yes, it would definitely be better to look into it. “Then when do you plan to start the investigation?”
Immediately after Noah’s question.
Ulan turned his gaze to the western sky.
Then, while staring intently at the sky where the sun was setting, he opened his mouth.
“Right Now.”
Night is coming soon.
It’s the perfect time to hide in the dark shadows and investigate. After answering, Ulan’s eyes turned dark.
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