One.
After successfully stealing Perticia.
Time passed as quickly as an arrow and we reached December. And the final exam period has already come to an end.
“Phew, it’s almost winter vacation.”
Ibella smiled with a relieved face as she looked at the hazy breath scattering in the air.
It would be worth it.
The group, including her, had just finished the final exam of the final exam.
“And the vacation starts… … .”
“They say it’s time to leave for the desert.”
At that time, Delia spoke on her behalf.
At the same time, a strange tension appeared on Ibella’s face. Because she felt that the journey to the desert, which had seemed so far away, was right around the corner.
“are you okay. “There’s no need to be so nervous.”
Meanwhile, did you notice this?
Noah spoke with a smiling face.
“We have Ulan, right?”
“Oh, I’m sure you heard that… … .”
Somehow I feel a little relieved.
No matter where you are, you won’t be scared as long as Ulan is by your side. As Bella’s complexion gradually brightened, Noah added to her.
“Also, when we arrive at the desert, Tisha, Laurea, and Ian will join us, so there’s no need to look so anxious.”
“… … “In fact, I became more anxious.”
Ibella frowned.
Because Laurea was a woman who could never let her guard down. Her skill in approaching Ulan without anyone knowing is truly a work of art.
So, around the time I was clenching my fingernails.
Delia, who had been silent all this time, glanced at Ulan. A face with dark shadows. She asked anxiously, as if this had bothered her.
“what’s the matter? Is something wrong?”
“Is it because you messed up the test?”
Noah, who was a little late in checking Ulan’s expression, followed suit and spoke. On the other hand, Ulan quietly shook his head and revealed the reason for his dark complexion.
“It’s because I couldn’t find Lacus’ family.”
After sending Perticia to the Duchy of Arpen.
Back at the Academy, Ulan and Delia tried every night to find out the identity of the surveillance.
However, in the end, the identity could not be found, and this result took the form of certainty. The identity of the surveillance is Lacus’ descendants.
Of course, there is no solid physical evidence.
However, the most clear evidence is that even though Ulan and Dilia did their best, they could not even find a trace, let alone the identity of the surveillance.
Because the abilities and characteristics of Lacus and his descendants are the same.
‘Absolute stealth.’
They are monsters that operate in the crevices of space.
So, if you just watch without showing hostility first, no one will find you. This is the same even for Ulan in his prime.
‘Of course, there are exceptions.’
Among all the characters in the original work, there is only one person who can detect stealth.
Just as I was trying to think about him.
Noah suddenly came out of his thoughts. Because she suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
“Can I ask for your cooperation?”
Five men in black uniforms.
It is a special task force directly under the Department of Magic.
Ulan tilted his head in confusion as he looked at them suddenly speaking.
“What kind of cooperation are you talking about?”
“Oh, it’s nothing special.”
“We received a report that a suspicious person was wandering around inside the academy.”
“So… … .”
Just as the special forces agents were about to continue talking, Ulan suddenly shook his head.
“I am not.”
“… … “I haven’t said it was you yet.”
Special task force agents sigh.
As they said, Ulan is no longer a suspicious figure but a celebrity at the Academy Awards.
In fact, it’s strange that they don’t know Ulan.
Therefore, if a report is received about him, it will be reported that Ulan caused another accident, not that he was a suspicious person.
“I’ll tell you the details of what I saw.”
After briefly clearing his throat.
Special task force agents summarized information about the suspicious person based on eyewitness accounts.
“The first time he was seen was three days ago.”
“A notable feature is that he is much smaller than you.”
“It is said that they come and go, are mainly active in the forest, and move freely through the trees.”
“Also, they have been seen eating insects living in trees and often eating mushrooms.”
While listening to various eyewitness accounts.
Suddenly, Ulan nodded. The eyes of the special task force agents who saw this sparkled brightly.
“Do you have any guesses?”
“exactly.”
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The answer came back obediently.
At that sight, the faces of the special task force agents were filled with anticipation. On the other hand, Ulan scratched his head and answered in a grumpy tone.
“Just looking at it, it looks like a monkey.”
“… … no.”
“If there’s anything that lives in the forest, climbs trees, and eats bugs, then monkeys are the only ones, right?”
“Well, that’s true, but… … .”
When I heard it, it was true.
So, when I couldn’t come up with a rebuttal, the special task force leader who was leading the group shook his head.
“Not a monkey anyway. “Because there’s no way a monkey would carry a weapon.”
“You carry a weapon?”
“That’s why I’m trying to find it quickly.”
The special task force leader nodded.
If we leave this suspicious person like this, the students could get hurt.
Afterwards, the special task force leader, who was closely observing the reactions of the Ulan group, soon sighed.
“… … “Looking at your reaction, it looks like you’ve never seen it before.”
“It’s a pity, but that’s true.”
“i get it. “Then, if you see a suspicious person in the future, please contact us immediately.”
“I will do that.”
“thanks. “Then excuse me.”
The special task force leader bowed his head and left, leading the agents. Ibella muttered in confusion as she watched them getting further and further away.
“Who is this suspicious person?”
“Is there anything related to Lacus’ family… … .”
“That is absolutely not the case.”
Noah strongly denied Ulan’s words.
It’s a natural reaction. There is no way that the special task force or general students could discover an entity that the Master and Archmage could not find even a trace of.
Immediately after hearing the special team’s eyewitness account, Noah guessed who the suspicious person was. So, just as I was about to tell everyone.
Tuk! Degurrr!
Something flew down, rolling on the floor.
At the same time, Delia perked up her pointy ears and soon realized what the flying object was.
“huh? “A rock?”
“It looks like it came from over there.”
Around the time Ibella pointed to the forest.
Stones flew through the bushes once again. However, what was unusual was that no sign of anything was felt beyond the bushes.
The moment I realized this fact.
A strong wariness appeared on Ibella and Delia’s faces. Ulan, on the other hand, walked with her stride as if it was no big deal.
After a while, he reached his destination and roughly walked through the bush. Ibella tilted her head at the sight beyond the bushes that unfolded next.
“what? “There’s no one there?”
As she said, there was no sign of anything at the place where the stone flew. So around that time she looked puzzled again.
Tuk!
Once again, stones flew.
This time, not a bush, but the top of a coniferous tree covered with needle-like leaves. So, the moment I reflexively looked up.
“… … !”
The group’s eyes widened all at once.
It was because I found a very familiar face there that couldn’t possibly be here.
Ulan also opened his mouth with a surprised face.
“you… … .”
“Haaam, it’s been a while.”
A person yawning profusely.
The Myoin boy, armed with a bow and arrow, waved his hand at the Ulan group.
It was Sven Isaac, the hunter.
2.
Sven appears out of nowhere.
When everyone was looking confused, Sven jumped down the tree. Soon after, Ulan, who was the first to come to his senses, spoke to him.
“Why are you here?”
“What are you talking about? “You called me.”
“We called you?”
“uh. “That’s what Laurea said?”
Ulan looked puzzled at those words.
The same goes for Ibella and Delia. It was natural. Because they never called Sven.
Then, Noah came forward.
“Actually, that’s what I sang.”
“what? “You Sven?”
“yes. “Sven is the only one among the heroes who can see through Lacus’ hiding.”
The howling eyes of the abyss, Lacus.
The warrior party’s sniper, Sven Isaac, is the only one who can find them hiding in the crevices of space.
In fact, when he was fighting against Asteban in the eastern jungle, he had a record of finding Lacus’ family members and fighting them.
“Then the solution to finding out the identity of the surveillance I mentioned last time is… … .”
“Yes, it’s Sven.”
Noah smiled brightly at Ulan’s words.
When Sven finds Lacus’ family, Ulan and Delia exterminate them. This was Noah’s plan.
“Although it was a little later than the expected arrival time, I’m glad you came.”
According to original expectations, it should have arrived three days ago. However, because the fact of arrival itself was important, it was not particularly an issue.
Meanwhile, Sven shook his head.
“It’s not late. “I arrived three days ago.”
“Eh? I beg your pardon?”
If what Sven said is true, it means that he arrived when Noah expected. Then why did he show up three days late?
When Noah had a blank expression on his face, Ibella’s eyes lit up as if she had suddenly remembered something.
“I guess that suspicious person I heard about earlier… … .”
“I guess so.”
Ulan also nodded in agreement.
It was first seen three days ago, and it is a creature that comes and goes easily and is good at climbing trees. Sven’s eyewitness account was exactly the same as that of the special task force.
A question that is finally answered.
Meanwhile, Sven, who was receiving everyone’s attention, immediately turned to Ulan and Noah and spoke.
“Now that I think about it, the Lacus family you were talking about earlier, do you mean the large lumps of eyeballs floating in the air?”
I’m afraid those words will end.
Ulan’s eyes flashed sharply.
“Yes. Have you seen it?”
“Yes, I saw it.”
“Where did you see it? “What are the numbers?”
As expected, it appears that the identity of the watchdog was a member of Lacus’ family. Ulan asked again as if urging him on, and Sven answered by scratching his cheek.
“There were seven in total, but there are none anymore.”
“what? What does that mean… … .”
“That’s because we’ve already hunted them all.”
“… … yes?”
Noah blinked blankly.
It was because I couldn’t accept Sven’s words for a moment. Sven, on the other hand, pointed in the direction of the student center and the Fountain of Magic with a calm expression.
“We killed two near that building and five near the big lake.”
“La, you hunted Lacus’ descendants?!”
“okay. “I also brought some loot.”
Noah was surprised, as if he had belatedly accepted reality. Then Sven nodded at her and took something out of his backpack and handed it to her.
Seven stones with arrows stuck in them.
The moment they discovered a rock as big as their fist, Noah and Ulan’s complexions suddenly changed.
“This is… … !”
“It’s a deep core.”
A core that can only be found on monsters of the abyss.
Something of this size can only be found among the descendants of the Abyss Lords. In other words, it is true that they hunted down Lacus’ family members.
‘But that’s impossible.’
Simply finding Lacus’ descendants and hunting them have completely different meanings.
This is because even in the original work, one had to reach the level of a master in order to kill Lacus’ descendants.
On the other hand, Sven is at the level of an expert.
It was like that when we fought together in Asteban’s Demon Palace. So, the moment I felt puzzled, a sudden guess crossed my mind.
“… … ah!”
Because it suddenly occurred to me.
There is a slight possibility that Sven can kill Lacus’ family. After a while, Noah stuttered with a surprised look on his face.
“Could it be you… … !”
“Yes, what you thought was probably right.”
Sven burst out laughing.
Immediately afterwards, he spoke in a muttering tone.
“Just before I arrived here, I passed what is called the Trial of the Hero.”
“… … !”
The moment the reason why Lacus’ family members were able to be hunted was revealed, everyone’s eyes, including Ulan and Noah, widened.
The venue was momentarily filled with silence.
After a while, Noah remembered the warrior’s trials given to Sven.
‘The Trial of the Hero is not necessarily held in a specific location like Ulan or Delia.’
Among the seven warriors in the original work, there are two whose trial location has not been determined.
It’s Ibella and Sven. For both, as long as certain conditions are met, an ordeal occurs immediately.
‘And Sven’s conditions are clearly… … .’
First, when you encounter a monster that cannot be hunted.
Second, when you are completely mentally independent.
There were two things.
‘First of all, the first condition was already achieved when fighting Astevan.’
Next, the second condition is finally completed later, after Sven leaves Schulfern.
To be precise, this is a condition that can be achieved by no longer relying on Milena Armadine. Noah, who came to this point, immediately nodded her head.
‘If I think about it carefully, it wouldn’t be strange for a hero’s ordeal to occur at any time.’
Because when Ulan and his party left Schulfern, Sven headed to the Holy Kingdom with Laurea.
In other words, all conditions of the trial have been met.
Around the time Noah realized this, Ulan looked at Sven and smiled in satisfaction.
“It’s reassuring to know that you passed the ordeal.”
“I still don’t know what it is.”
Sven shrugged his shoulders.
Still, I learned at least one thing.
Monsters of the abyss. Unless we hunt them down, this peace will soon be shattered.
Of course, to be honest, what happens to the world is none of Sven’s business.
‘but… … .’
We cannot wait to see any harm to Milena Armadine, the benefactor who saved Sven. That’s why Sven decided to fight the abyss.
It was a time when a strong determination appeared in his eyes.
Noah muttered with a serious face.
“Anyway, this makes it clear.”
Lacus had his subordinates spying on Arsene Academy and, furthermore, Iris and Camilla, the candidates for the next student council president.
It was the moment when the identity of the surveillance that had been bothering Ulan was revealed. At this Bella blurted out her words with a confused look on her face.
“But what are you aiming for… … .”
“It’s simple. In the original work, Lacus is a monarch whose specialty is hiding behind the scenes like a puppeteer and manipulating people or forces like a puppet.”
The lowest ranking monarch.
In terms of strength alone, Lacus is comparable to or slightly weaker than all twelve Asteban clans combined.
So instead of going to the front, they hid behind and harassed the warriors. Based on this, Noah guessed Lacus’ purpose.
“So, the goal was probably to distribute Drogar’s Leaves to the Academy through the Abyss Cultists and then take over the student council.”
The bright blue eyes shone sharply.
At the moment when the essence was clearly understood, Delia asked back with a still puzzled look on her face.
“But, what is the reason for trying to take over the student council by using this method?”
“Well, if I had to guess, I guess they were trying to interfere with us by using the authority of the student council?”
For example, with the authority of the student council, you could disperse the warriors to different places and then attempt to destroy them individually.
Hearing Noah’s words, Ibella shook her head as if she was roughly aware of the situation.
“In other words, it’s to set a trap.”
“that’s right. “That would be accurate.”
Noah smiled brightly.
Meanwhile, around that time. Ulan looked around with her eyes shining brightly.
“Then is Lacus nearby too?”
“Oh, that’s probably not right.”
“that’s right. “This place has already been searched.”
Noah and Sven shook their heads.
“That means… … .”
“Probably outside the academy.”
Immediately after hearing Sven’s answer, an idea of a place instantly crossed Noah’s mind.
The capital of the Leuven Empire. Among them, the basement of the Earl of Dermore’s mansion came to mind. Noah then narrowed his eyes at her.
“I guess I should stop by the mansion again with Sven before I leave for the desert.”
“I guess so.”
Ulan nodded silently.
At the same time, bright red eyes glowed fiercely. It was the look in the eyes of a hunter with his prey right in front of him.
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