Became a Childhood Friend of an Academy Genius

34 – Aden Feltner (4)

I revealed everything to Aden.

In fact, even if it was an inside story, not everything was true.

Among the things I said, only the background and resolution of the events in the Wizard’s Forest are based on facts.

Other than that, the reason I was able to foresee their attack, and the reason I knew about the existence of the followers were all just made up and said appropriately.

Nevertheless, Aden seemed to believe my words.

In the first place, it was a story that I recited after reviewing it dozens or hundreds of times while staying up all night, so it must be so.

Above all, the reason why I participated in the exploration of the Wizard’s Forest through the tour ticket and the timing of the raid matched so well that it must have added credibility to my words.

After the story ended, there was silence for a while.

Perhaps he had a lot to think about, but his gaze, which was shaking his head with his sunken eyes, soon turned to me.

The lines on his face, which still felt thin for a man, caught his eye for no reason, but he tried to ignore them and met their gaze.

Because I could tell that he had something to say without even asking.

“First of all, I understand why I need to cooperate. But Belle, why was it me?”

“Why?”

“For me, I don’t know yet. How you found out why I was actually hiding my powers, and why you had to let me know about such a serious matter, even though I haven’t been aware of it for a long time.”

A fundamental question.

I’ve prepared an answer to this, so I’m not particularly embarrassed.

Delivering these words will add credibility to my words.

I drank from the canteen next to me, quenched my thirst for a moment, then opened my mouth.

“Didn’t you say you’ve been tracking followers since I was out there?”

“Yes.”

“Actually, in the process, I also investigated the people who were believed to have been killed by the followers. Among them, by chance, was your father’s name.”

Father.

At that word, Aden’s blue eyes as he looked at me grew bigger and bigger.

It’s really the original reaction.

It wouldn’t be too much.

To this guy, the existence of his father was his only blood relative and support, and the name of the follower who killed him was a kind of rebellion.

“Dillard Feltner. Right?”

“… You really know everything.”

As the name of her father came out of her mouth, Aden laughed as if she had both her hands and feet up.

“To be honest, I was dubious at first. Feltner is not the only surname other than that. But considering the age written on the family register, right now is the time to enter the academy.”

“I guess I could be a detective.”

I couldn’t say something like, ‘It’s all sh*t,’ towards the guy who burst out with low admiration, so I nodded her head appropriately.

“After that, it’s simple. If I were Dillard Feltner’s son, I’d better think about how I would act.”

“Through that, I came to know that I was attending school intentionally hiding my presence…. That’s it.”

Aden nodded her head a couple of times as if she understood, and put on a relieved expression.

Seeing that, I sneaked to the edge and added a little lip service to honor his father.

“Oh. Besides, I thought that the child who inherited the season of Dillard Feltner could not be that weak.”

“Put, if my father hears it, he will like it.”

Then, immediately bursting into laughter, he touched the edge of the mouth of the canteen.

Anyway, it would be nice to have someone recognize the existence of my deceased father.

“At this point, I don’t think you need to answer the second question.”

Thinking that this should be enough to answer all my questions, I tossed the words in passing and drank all the remaining water from the canteen.

Amman, even if this guy had a hogu personality, this answer would have been more certain than talking about friends and selling emotions.

“Yes. I can not do it. Sorry for asking more questions.”

“Well, there is nothing to be sorry for, since it must have been necessary information from your point of view.”

He shrugged his shoulders at the guy who dared to put an apology in his mouth for something he didn’t have to apologize for, and got up from his seat.

Anyway, from the point of view of increasing the number of cards that can be used, it is better to clarify these facts, even if it is a little cumbersome.

If you cast doubts in the middle and even cast Breakout alone, I’m the only one who will become an idiot.

Anyway, if you’ve managed to turn this guy’s mind around, he won’t have to waste any more time.

I just want to go to the dormitory and lay down on that shabby bed again, so I’ll just wash off my sweat in the shower room and move on.

“Hey…. Bell.”

Just as I was about to turn around and go to the shower room through the door on the other side of the entrance, I heard a voice from Arden and only turned my head to meet his gaze.

“Why?”

“… Thank you. For trusting me.”

Somehow, quite a cheesy line flowed from the guy who was looking at me with sad eyes.

Somebody managed to do that line without a change in expression, assuming he wasn’t the original protagonist who seduced women with all sorts of comments.

Other women might have been thrilled if they heard it, but not me.

Hearing these words from a boy will only make you feel inside.

At least if this guy was a girl, she’d still raise her likes a little bit.

“Let’s stop the cheesy noise and take a shower. I’m going to die of embarrassment.”

“Ugh, yes. It should be Rather, is this shower room a private room?”

“Oh. Is it a private room?”

I was able to answer with certainty because I was often taken care of in the training room.

Who knows if this isn’t the best educational institution in the empire, most of the commonly used facilities are optimally tailored to the convenience of the cadets.

Apparently, this guy didn’t know because it was his first time coming to the training room.

‘In the first place, whether it’s a private room or a shared room, how about something?’

Since she was a guy who was exceptionally sensitive to privacy, I thought that she suited her somehow, but the more I looked at her, the more I thought she was unique.

It’s about as far as the shower room, isn’t there anything particularly uncomfortable about using it together?

I’d understand if you didn’t want to see the body of a black boy in the shower.

Leaving behind such fleeting doubts, I headed to the shower room with Aden to wash away the hardships of fighting.

* * * *

A vague figure is reflected in the thick darkness.

Sirius, a man with a robe over his head, knelt down on one knee in front of an all-black altar.

From someone’s point of view, it felt like praying, and it felt like a willingness to submit to a place where there was nothing.

In the midst of such a moment of silence.

Pug!

A dull sound echoed from Sirius’ stomach, who had his eyes closed, and his new model soared into the air.

It was a shock as if his five organs were twisted, but Sirius wiped the blood that flowed from his mouth while maintaining a calm gaze.

– Sirius.

A strange voice, not sure whether it is male or female, fills the space.

Sirius felt his body bend down on its own, as if his voice had magical powers.

“… Yes, sir.”

– Didn’t the master’s command sound like words? Or did you take me lightly for telling you that?

“Sorry….”

Pug!

As he hurriedly tried to hand over the apple, his body flew through the sky again with a dull sound.

It was a long time later that Sirius’ body, which had been hit and run by an irresistible force, fell to the cold floor with a thud.

“Cheup… ! Cool! Cool!”

Sirius vomited a handful of his blood over the fabric of his robe, torn apart by the impact.

Moving my trembling legs, I somehow regained my posture and knelt on one knee.

A truly pitiful sight.

Even so, there was not the slightest bit of sympathy in the eyes of his colleagues who stood in front of the wall and watched it.

The punishment for those who failed to follow orders was always harsh, sometimes worse than death.

It could be said that it is rather better not to talk with one limb torn off.

– Unlike Barther, you are quite competent, so let’s end it at this point. But not twice.

“Thank you, Xavier.”

As before, Sirius took the posture of submission and rolled his eyes to the right corner.

There was a pile of charred ashes.

Traces of being a colleague who had been on a mission with him.

– Creed, what was the location of the target?

The voice echoing from the crystal ball went to someone else this time.

At that call, the tall man took a step forward and opened his mouth with a rather shy expression.

“Being at the academy seems obvious. However, it must have been kept quite secretly, as of now, the detailed location is….”

– Academia. That’s right.

The owner of the voice, called the surrogate, showed signs of understanding and fell silent for a while.

Astesia’s blessing.

It is indispensable for the master’s complete resurrection.

Therefore, I want to gather all my strength and destroy the academy at once, but the problem is that this side has not been completely reinforced.

It wasn’t just the beings called heroes by the imperial people who died in the Great War 30 years ago.

“Sir, may I dare to ask you to speak?”

– Let it be.

Creed stepped forward and cautiously raised his hand, and permission was granted.

“According to the information gathered from this side recently, it seems that the academy has changed the schedule significantly due to the failure of this gig.”

– Schedule. So what are you going to do?

“Yes. Among them, if you infiltrate the academy with a small number of people to take advantage of the exchange event, wouldn’t it be possible to steal the target?”

A small number of people.

At that, the agent fell into contemplation for a moment.

Didn’t this incident also happen because Barter, who triumphantly insisted on believing in himself, and Sirius, who joined in just in case, were lacking in strength?

Maybe that’s why the minority aspect bothered me a little.

The problem is that if you drag a large number of people to a place that can be said to be the opponent’s stronghold, and it only leads to power consumption, that would be the worst situation.

While I was contemplating in a situation where I couldn’t do this or that, a bizarre voice that I couldn’t believe was human filled the darkness.

“Cheating Geek! Deputy. Send me off with that loser. Snuggle Geek!”

– You mean? Well, I don’t know if it’s suitable in any way.

After confirming the identity of the self-confident follower, the agent judged his abilities and determined that there was a possibility.

Rarely is there a person who has unique magic that is good enough to use in a situation with a large number of people.

In a way, it might fit quite well with the mission of infiltration.

– Okay. I’ll allow it. If you feel that you are lacking in power, feel free to extract it.

“Kick! I am not such a loser!”

The man’s mocking appearance, twisting his arms and legs like a broken wooden doll, aroused people’s instinctive displeasure.

Nevertheless, the agent only spat out the last message in his characteristic emotionless tone.

– Okay. I believe there will be no two failures.

After that, the light emitted by the crystal ball faded, and the lights that decorated the ceiling came on.

Whiing.

A gust of wind came late through the open window, and the ashes piled up in the corner scattered into the air.