I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

92 – Villa Fire

Magic potion direct supply magic gun was introduced to the Imperial and Republic forces on a trial basis.

Caitlin’s strategy of continuing to buy magic potions that were no different from bullets, instead of supplying guns themselves cheaply, was activated.

“Lunch is done!”

Isabel called me and my girls who were fooling around on the sofa in the living room.

In a world where TVs, smartphones, computers, and even sports were not developed, there were not many things to play.

Therefore, while playing trump cards or chess, we played with some obscene penalties.

We all got up off the sofa and moved into the kitchen.

Luisa and Lena busily moved the food to the table and set the cutlery in each place.

My seat was at the top of the table at 12 o’clock.

… Every time I sit in the seat of honor, I feel a sense of responsibility.

Louisa came next to me and said.

“Inspection completed.”

She always took a bite of my meal first after the last time she almost got poisoned while eating.

In case you didn’t know, with Delia by her side.

Then I wondered what if I actually ate poison, but they said it was a hundred times better than collapsing….

In the end, someone has to do something.

Soon Luisa, Lena, and Isabel also sat down at the table.

You said you would eat separately, but I said let’s eat together.

Both Luisa and Lena are my girlfriends, but it’s a bit different for lovers to eat separately.

It’s not a situation that can’t be helped.

“Eat.”

“”Yes.”” “Yes.”

As I spoke with a fork and knife, they also started eating lunch.

I felt like the head of a real family.

Isabel: Originally, she was good at cooking, but after she became my exclusive chef, she seemed to improve her skills even more.

Since you can use the materials to your heart’s content with almost no restrictions, it seems like you’re trying a variety of things.

He seemed satisfied with his recent life to the point of always saying thank you to me before going to bed.

Sniff, Benedetta suddenly smelled the air.

“Where do you not smell burning?”

Isabelle went back to her kitchen, startled.

… Maybe I forgot to put something on the fire.

It was a bit cute to see him cluttering around sometimes.

This kind of thing is a bit risky.

But Isabelle came out of her kitchen and tilted her head.

“The lights are out.”

“Is that so?”

Was it just Benedetta’s misunderstanding?

While she was thinking that, Eli Anne said.

“Isn’t it a bit hot for some reason? It didn’t seem like the weather was that hot today.”

Since it is summer, I wondered if the temperature in the morning and during the day could be very different.

But if you think about it, something was strange.

Toxically hot with a burning smell?

“”… !””

We all looked outside through the kitchen window.

The house was on fire.

Literally.

No, a fire in my newly renovated house.

I felt absurd, but since the house could be rebuilt, I stopped eating and headed for the front door.

“It won’t open!”

No matter how much Ellie Anne grabbed her doorknob or slammed her body, the front door wouldn’t budge.

Even if you hit it with magic.

It wasn’t just the front door.

All kinds of doors to go outside didn’t open.

Even the windows.

Cried Benedetta, her eyes wide open.

“It’s an enhancement magic!”

Like the waiting room where the first year cadets were locked up during the Balbino incident, someone locked us in and put a strengthening spell on the villa.

Do not evacuate during the fire.

That being said, this fire was not a true story.

It was an arson deliberately set on fire.

To burn us to death all at once.

“Use the emergency passage.”

Everybody nodded at my words.

We have prepared for the unexpected situation when doing the interior.

Unlike the academy, the villa where we are alone is easy to target.

I hurriedly packed my weapons and went down to the basement storage.

All of the ingredients Isabelle used to cook were also here.

… I bought a three-month supply, but it was a waste.

“I’ll open the door!”

Ellie Anne put her hand on the shelf of her basement storage room and let her magic flow.

The shelves opened left and right, revealing a wall.

I raised the muzzle at the wall.

I pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang—!

The wall hit by the magic bullet shattered in the shape of a small groove dug in advance.

They went in together through the hole in the wall.

Ellie Anne channeled her magic into her shelf and closed it.

She then inserted the spare wall she had placed at the entrance to the passage into the hole.

It was a device to keep the criminal from knowing as much as possible how we escaped.

Delia asked in a low voice.

“Are you connected to the magical plant farm, Mr. Joel?”

“Uh.”

The reason why the emergency passage was able to be dug in advance was simple.

Because the magical plant farm isn’t too far from the villa.

Just looking at the land documents, it’s hard to think that they are connected because the owners are different.

Of course, the Magic Grass Farm, the Magic Potion Factory, and the Monster Carcass Fertilizer Factory are also connected.

As I ran all the way, a wall similar to the one I drilled earlier appeared.

The structure is the same.

I immediately fired the horse gun, broke the wall, and opened the shelf.

“Boo, manager?!”

An employee in the basement warehouse of the mana plantation was startled and knocked his butt.

… As I was working, a tall man suddenly jumped out of the wall, so it was understandable.

Kaitlyn grabbed the fallen employee by the hand and lifted her up.

“Sorry to startle you. It’s a bit of an emergency right now. Please keep it a secret that we came here.”

“Oh yes!”

She also put some of her gold coins into the hands of the staff.

As expected, the daughter of a bourgeois well understood that one of the great powers that move people is money.

Carefully out of the farm’s warehouse building.

Fortunately, the arsonist didn’t seem to be here.

Now we discussed what to do.

For now, it’s confirmed that you won’t be able to use the villa for the time being.

Reporting to the knights is an acceptable method, but can we trust them?

No matter how you think about it, it looks like it was done by a professional assassin, like the last poisoning attempt.

“We catch him ourselves.”

At my words, Ellie Anne opened her eyes wide.

“By that guy, do you mean the culprit who set the house on fire?”

“He could still be around.”

I wonder if he wants to know for sure if he killed him properly when he committed such a grand act.

Moreover, he did not come to cut his throat himself.

In other words, the Assassin judged that there was no chance of winning if he just fought.

Lena nodded her head.

“If we catch the arsonist and interrogate him, we can find out who was behind it.” !”

“Yes.”

I can already guess who commissioned it.

However, if there is only a psychiatric evidence and no physical evidence, no matter how much one insists, it will not work.

At Lena’s words, Benedetta, Elianne, Delia, Caitlyn, and Luisa all agreed.

Isabel and Lena told me to wait here at the magical plant farm.

I wouldn’t bother aiming for two people, since there’s a high possibility that they’ll get in the way of the battle.

“Be careful!”

“I wish you good luck… !”

I went back to my villa after seeing the two of them looking worried.

This time, not underground, but overland.

A young man was standing around my burning villa.

Other people passing by seemed to be taken aback by the sudden fire, but they were overly calm.

We all guessed that the young man was the culprit.

‘Time stopped.’

Used 8 seconds four times in succession.

The world stopped for 32 seconds.

I ran up to the young man and knocked him over.

Then I climbed onto the man’s back and put my weight on it.

After 32 seconds, it started moving again.

The man who was suddenly attacked gave a puzzled expression as he shouted “Eh!”.

Elianne approached and asked.

“Are you the one who set our house on fire?”

“No, I have no idea what you mean!”

“Actually, if you blow everything as it is, I’ll just let you go.”

“… ….”

In the end, the man confessed everything.

I felt like I had an intuition that there was no other way to do it in a situation where I was already caught.

First of all, this man did not know who requested it.

As a member of the Assassination Guild, he was only following the guild’s orders.

“Where is the guild headquarters located?”

“… It is in the poultry farm in Grahera County.”

The name of the place where I obtained the [Chronos Egg] Item, where I obtained the [Time Stop] Skill, came up.

This time it’s not a pig farm, it’s a chicken farm.

I thought the Assassination Guild’s headquarters was closer to Lauris than I thought.

I don’t think this man was lying, so he let me go as promised.

I haven’t suffered anything except for my house burning down.

My heart just ached to see the newly purchased house being engulfed in fire in less than a month….

*

The fire was caught sooner than expected.

To be honest, since it’s a medieval worldview, I thought it would take a few days because of the poor firefighting facilities.

Well, it wasn’t because the firefighting facilities were excellent, it was purely because Elianne and Benedetta were drinking magic potions and using water magic.

I had no choice but to spend the night in the academy dormitory.

And the next day.

Like when he went to find [Cronos’s Egg], He rode 20 horses and ran toward Grahera’s county while staying up all night.

Louisa said with a small smile.

“Unlike the last time I went, there are many people around you this time.”

“Sure.”

It was just me and Luisa, but now Eliane, Delia, Caitlyn, Benedetta, Isabelle, and our coachman were also there.

I left Lena at the academy just in case.

Isabel is in charge of cooking.

We headed to the chicken farm the guy who set our house on fire told us about.

The chicken crow hit my ears.

In terms of land area, it was bigger than any Korean poultry farm I know.

“They said it was in the warehouse.”

“Go in. Have Isabel wait in her carriage.”

“Yes.”

Caitlyn, Luisa, Benedetta, Elianne, I, and Delia entered the warehouse in that order.

The staff pretended not to know, but when I fired a threatening shot, they immediately opened the door leading to the basement.

Men and women in the basement were drinking.

They suddenly saw us entering and attacked.

“Haa—!”

But it didn’t take long for Louisa’s spear to get bloody.

Assassins are people who did not eventually become knights and did not succeed as mercenaries.

Those people gathered together and named it a guild.

Killing them one by one, they advanced to the innermost part of the guild.

As expected, there was one room in the safest place.

Benedetta blows the door with wind magic.

“Kuu!”

A man in the room was standing with a longsword.

We did not come here with the purpose of subjugating the Assassination Guild.

Therefore, I used [Time Stop] To catch the guy who set my house on fire.

Eliane said quietly.

“Actually, I won’t kill you if you blow everything.”

“… ….”

Still, since he is the guild leader, I knew he would refuse.

“Since I will tell you everything, as far as my life is concerned….”

Criminals were just criminals.