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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“I was going to come and beat him too, but you hit him harder than I expected.”
“Ahem.”
The Dragoness, who had come to find him with the escort of the Cardinal who had followed, made a dumbfounded expression upon seeing Keyalmirec’s state.
Moreover, she had intended to beat him directly. I thought she had guts, but she actually brought a club from somewhere and struck Keyalmirec’s face, which had already been beaten by me.
“How! Could you! Sell out your own kind like that!”
She hit him several more times and seemed to want to keep hitting him, but she got tired from the lack of breath and panted.
“Are you feeling a bit better now?”
Somehow, seeing this side of the Dragoness felt friendly, so I smiled slightly, and she nodded while wiping the sweat from her forehead.
“A bit, it does feel good.”
“Well, should I hit him somewhere else for you?”
“Ah, then the face, like this.”
The Dragoness spoke while even taking a stance to throw a punch, but Cardinal Theosender hurriedly approached her from behind and pulled her away.
Telling her to maintain her decorum in front of the humans.
“Ahem.”
The guard captain also cleared his throat to dispel the atmosphere.
The place we were in now was the Dragon’s Boundary.
To be precise, we were in a confrontational situation with Keyalmirec right in the middle.
Of course, I, who had caught him, was standing right next to him.
In the tense atmosphere where we were engaged in a battle of wills, I opened my mouth.
“Keyalmirec entered human territory, and the National Border Guard has gained all authority over him. Does everyone agree?”
Groans could be heard from the dragonkin side. Dissatisfaction at losing a traitor and a heinous criminal.
But I smiled and gave them an opportunity.
“However, just this once, I’d like to give the dragonkin a chance as well. Through a joint investigation, we need to clearly identify who is behind this guy.”
This was a matter I had already discussed with the guard captain.
Since I had caught him anyway, he didn’t say much about it either.
“Ahem, and it would be great if you could turn a blind eye to this incident.”
It was something the dragonkin would want to hide, the fact that a mere male student had entered their land, caused a commotion, breached an outpost, and captured an inquisitor, but I deliberately took a lower stance.
They would accept it more easily that way.
The Cardinal and the High Inquisitor started whispering to each other, and the Dragoness also pondered for a moment before approaching them and saying something.
“Alright, we accept.”
‘Nice.’
Cheering inwardly, I turned to the guard captain and said,
“Then, please work together with the dragonkin on the investigation. Is there anything else you need?”
“Nothing else. Hmm, reporting will be the issue.”
“Since the dragonkin are also victims, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”
If it were a confrontation between humans and dragonkin, the kingdom would naturally react intensely, but here, humans and dragonkin were confronting Keyalmirec and, furthermore, the Tudogs.
They could accept the situation where yesterday’s enemy becomes today’s ally without much resistance.
As the High Inquisitor and the guard captain were discussing and coordinating the schedule, I stretched.
Other races like Eris, Jaguia, and Hatsim were also actively talking with them since they were also victims.
‘Then, should I get going?’
Actually, before they came, I had already beaten him up and heard about a few places that were supposedly their bases, so I was thinking of going there.
If I mentioned it, they would say I couldn’t go alone, that I had to follow procedures, and it would become complicated.
‘It’s better to go alone, find an antidote or a way to treat it, and then inform them.’
Just as I was about to move, a man with messy hair wearing a robe popped out of the crowd and ran towards me.
“Hey! Are you kidding me!”
It was the mercenary mage, Eccentric, who had warped me from Elgrid to here.
“Oops.”
“Oops? Oops? Seeing you cross the Dragon’s Boundary was the most surprised I’ve ever been in my life. Trust is the lifeblood of mercenaries, and I couldn’t just leave not knowing if you were alive or dead…”
Thinking that he must have had a hard time, I handed him a heavy pouch of money from my backpack.
“Oh my, so customer, are you going back now?”
“…”
Seeing him immediately change his attitude and rub his hands together, I wondered if what he did just now was also an act.
“No, before going to Elgrid, I have a place to stop by. Let’s go there first.”
If this guy’s warp was available, it wouldn’t take too long. I just hoped there was a marking near the place I wanted to go.
Then his expression changed strangely.
“You want more money? What I just gave you is the price for that.”
“It’s not enough.”
“You think a student is an easy target? Stop talking nonsense and get ready.”
“…”
Eccentric glanced at me and then pouted, grumbling that he understood. There was no way I would have given him that much money just for waiting for me.
“Are you leaving?”
Eris approached me as if the conversation had ended.
Actually, I wanted to take Eris with me, but then guys like Jaguia and Hatsim would grumble about why I didn’t take them.
‘No, but why should I care about that?’
Come to think of it, what’s the problem with a beast and a shorty grumbling?
“Eris, I know the bases of those guys. I’m going there, do you want to come with me now?”
“Huh? But…”
Eris glanced at the others.
“They’ll open their mouths soon since I’ve already told them some things. The National Border Guard and the dragonkin will inform us if they learn more than that.”
It wasn’t for nothing that I was leaving Keyalmirec with them.
“But the important thing is, even if they know, it’s difficult for the National Border Guard to move immediately.”
They had to report, wait for orders, and form a pursuit team.
It could take several days. By then, my sister and the elf girl would be in danger.
Eris nodded at my words and finally decided to accompany me.
“One more person.”
“What? The amount will naturally increase…”
Eccentric, who was preparing, opened his mouth wide when he saw Eris. I frowned, thinking he might drool, and he smiled and said,
“It doesn’t matter if it’s one person or two. Hurry up and get ready!”
“Geez.”
“You worked hard today.”
Receiving the wet towel from the maid Bertia, Rin, who had arrived last, smiled faintly and expressed her gratitude.
After scouring the villages and cities near Elgrid, they had returned to the dormitory.
Even though it was time to sleep, they were all gathered in May’s room, organizing the information they had obtained today, and waiting for Rin.
In fact, the information they had obtained was only that the remnants of those guys were hiding in other places, so they couldn’t obtain the core part properly.
At least Rin had swept the largest place, so they hoped she had information that could solve this case.
“But why my room?”
Ignoring May’s grumbling voice, Rin, who had entered the room, began to explain briefly.
“The information I got from the person called the Pharmacist is that the Tudogs are selling drugs.”
“Drugs?”
Rin nodded at Tana’s question.
“He said that drugs that give people special powers are sold at a very high price. Only special people sell them too.”
“It’s probably what Daniel mentioned, the ability to obtain the powers of the demons in the Demon Realm Forest.”
Everyone seemed to agree with Hayun’s words.
Eve raised her hand and asked,
“Then was that Pharmacist person making and selling the drugs?”
“No, his name was Pharmacist, but he was also just a distributor. He didn’t have stock, and when someone wanted to buy, he would tell the Tudogs and receive just that amount.”
Despite being called a pharmacist, he was actually buying and selling drugs.
Rin bit her lip and muttered,
“I should have been a bit more composed. I lost the trail of the connection in my rush to raid the pharmacy.”
The Pharmacist was also just selling the goods for money, and he didn’t know much properly.
Of course, Rin couldn’t have known this, so it was the best she could do at the time, but she couldn’t help but regret it.
When they actually organized the information, there weren’t any particularly notable results. They had tried to find Hare, but in the end, they couldn’t find her either.
“It was only one day. We can start again tomorrow, so don’t be too discouraged, everyone.”
Elise clapped her hands and said.
In fact, it was already a stirred-up hornet’s nest, so it was correct to move as quickly as possible, but they were students.
They could skip a few days if they said they were sick, but there was a limit to that too.
Until then, they had to obtain solid information in a time attack.
“Why are you pretending to be normal?”
“Oh my, I am normal, right? Delinquents like May are abnormal.”
“Are masochists called normal these days?”
“I’m not a masochist or anything like that. I just like being treated roughly by Master. When he curses at me, kicks me, or puts a collar on me…”
May’s expression naturally soured as she watched Elise, who had a blissful expression just from imagining it.
But then Eve joined in.
“I don’t know about hitting or collaring, but isn’t it kind of sexy when he curses?”
Rin, who had a serious expression until just now, smiled brightly.
“You know it! Daniel looks gentle, but he also has a surprisingly sexy side. It’s grown even more since coming to the academy!”
Then Sen poked Hayun and asked,
“Sexy? What exactly does that mean?”
“Hmm, it’s hard to explain. Like the feeling when he’s finished training and is sweating, and he pulls his shirt to wipe the sweat?”
Hayun’s sudden situational explanation made Sen even more confused, and May rested her chin for a moment.
‘Tsk, there’s that side of him when he warns our kids not to smoke.’
Indeed, even though she was the one being aggressive right now, she briefly imagined Daniel being a bit more forceful.
“…It’s dangerous.”
May, who almost drooled, quickly came to her senses and steeled herself.
“It’s good to talk about what you like, but…”
“Are they rivals and comrades?”
Just as Tana and Bertia were awkwardly smiling and trying to resolve the situation.
Bertia’s eyes flashed, and she took out a dagger hidden in her thigh and threw it towards the window.
Then something could be seen swiftly disappearing.
“Wh-What was that just now?”
Tana, who was standing in the same direction, asked in surprise, and Bertia hurriedly checked outside the window and took out another dagger.
“It seems we caught a tail while catching a tail.”
Just now, some woman was looking at this place through the window. Even though it was the 3rd floor, like in a scary story.
“You should prepare.”
At the same time, a huge fireball flew towards them from outside the window.
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