Chapter 465 – Investigation
One of them died without even making a sound… No, he fell down, and the smiles disappeared from their faces.
“He’s not an ordinary guy…”
The guy who seemed to be the leader of the group came out holding his weight.
The reason I thought of him as the leader.
It was because I felt that the amount of magical energy was slightly superior to the others.
To me, it seems like measuring the height of an acorn, but I think it may be perceived as a big deal among these guys.
However.
-Wow!!
-Thump.
-Sharply.
The results did not change.
The leader of the gangsters fell down after being slapped by me, despite the fact that he was showing off his form.
“Fuck! Screw that guy!”
Did he feel a crisis when even the leader fell?
Those who were holding the weight rushed in frivolously.
What made them so confident?
Of course, it didn’t take long for them to be lying on the floor writhing.
“Weather.”
“Ugh…”
Despite my instructions, these guys have lost their discipline and complain of pain and don’t want to wake up.
I stepped on a guy’s leg.
-Thud.
With a creepy sound.
“Aaaaah!!”
A desperate scream rang out.
Fortunately, it is a remote place, and the likelihood of other people coming is low.
Of course, preparations were made.
I was controlling the surroundings so that no communication or sound could leak through an appropriate mixture of intention and magical power.
The group of soldiers jumped up when they saw one person’s leg being shattered.
“Are you an outsider?”
I asked the guy who stepped on my leg.
“Everything, the legs!!”
The guy is holding his thigh and complaining of pain.
I gently stepped on the still intact leg of the guy who was making a fuss with an indifferent expression.
“I think it’s still okay here…”
“This can happen!!”
He hurriedly stood on one foot next to his colleagues, sweating profusely.
“Was it really a terrible death?”
“Kuh… Ah, no…”
Although he looked somewhat resentful and crying, I decided to look at him.
The guys lined up in a row are now something to behold. The rebellious look in his eyes at first disappeared, and he took on an obedient expression.
Now I have finally managed to create a student-like appearance that I like.
“Huh… I think I’m finally ready to learn. It’s really rare to receive instruction from me. You should count that as luck.”
“…”
“Answer.”
As my face grew cold, they answered quickly.
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Thank you!”
“Okay!”
I didn’t like the answer, which was a non-uniform, central heating solution, but I decided to move on with a generous heart.
“There is a saying like this.”
I stood in front of them, held my weight, and quietly looked at them.
-Gulp…
I grinned at those who were listening and continued my next words.
“The pain that cannot kill me only makes me stronger. It’s a famous saying… If you get out of here alive, you too will become stronger.”
The faces of those who heard my words were filled with fear.
〈 Is that a saying written like that? 〉
Cosmos, who couldn’t stand it, intervened and tackled me, but of course I ignored it.
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A deserted back alley of the Academy.
A large man walks leisurely.
The sight of him wiping away the blood from his hands with a towel would be shocking to anyone who saw him.
But that is a misunderstanding.
Rather, I did a great good deed.
They may become enemies with the demons.
Leaving these rotten sprouts alone will help weaken the power of the demons.
My actions were to help those demons, but I ended up reviving rotten buds with their wide distribution.
And they were lucky.
If I hadn’t been an academy student, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity.
It also provides rehabilitation.
Saving people… Killing two birds with one stone…
〈Who did you find? 〉
Cosmos asks a question in an impure tone.
“The guy who was being lynched?”
〈Don’t you remember? I got beaten up by you along with those guys…〉
“…”
It seems like there was a guy who was a little more disheveled than the others.
I should tell you in advance…
Telling the truth after the situation is over has impure intentions.
〈Are you blaming me? 〉
“Of course… No.”
Stupid guy… He has no sense.
It was supposed to fall off on its own, but it seems like I was swept up and beaten.
But since he didn’t die, wouldn’t he have become stronger based on this pain?
Well then, it’s a happy ending.
〈But that’s not the word to use.〉
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“What on earth are you doing?”
After purifying the dark side of the academy, Gabia harshly punishes me.
I’m not talking about rehabilitating the Iljin guys.
I wasn’t too worried about that.
In any case, all you have to do is silence the people there, and using the power of deception, that was easy.
“What are you doing… I was just looking into the academy my daughter would attend.”
“What on earth… Why?”
It seems like she is saying that she gained knowledge by selling her name.
“I did that because I was hungry. Is that unfair? Then I’ll buy you a meal next time.”
“Ha. That’s enough.”
I tried to secretly ask him out on a date, but he got rejected.
Chaos’ academic ability test results were not bad.
But it wasn’t good either.
It was average.
「Chaos: I received a medium grade without being too flashy.」
What I mean is that I could have received better, but I refrained.
I thought it would take care of itself.
“Shall I give you a ride?”
I asked Gabia as I got into the car with Chaos.
“Then you weren’t planning on giving me a ride? I invested time for your child. It’s just a courtesy for you to drive me to the school office.”
“… I see.”
I guess I should say it’s more shameless than I thought.
I had the ability to take the beauty’s complaints lightly.
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Rebellion conducted additional research on Bark.
And Claire informed the cloud of the results.
“It’s definitely suspicious.”
“Did you find out something?”
Cloud asked with a smile on his face.
“It probably looks like a fake identity.”
“… Disguised identity?”
Creating a fake identity is not easy.
Maybe it’s a disposable identity that can be faked for a while.
Creating an identity registered in Zephyria’s archive is something that not even Rebellion can do carelessly.
“… Is the fake identity real?”
“I sent someone to Pron to investigate.”
Pron was the birthplace of the Bark family.
Originally, we did not investigate to this extent.
It was the first time they had even sent someone to conduct an on-site investigation.
This means that Rebellion also trusts Zephyria’s system.
“There was no trace of their family ever living in that city.”
“… Was there an organization with that level of capability?”
Naturally, I couldn’t help but suspect that Cloud was a spy for another organization.
“Well… Zephyria is wide… So there’s no way it wouldn’t be there…”
A criminal organization capable of interfering with Zephyria’s archives should have earned a great reputation.
The military will not leave it alone before then.
“Of course, it’s not the military… Right?”
This is a story that has come out before.
However, no matter how much Claire thought about it, she could only think of an organization that could interfere with Zephyria’s archive.
And I thought that made even more sense.
“Probably not. What purpose did they have in infiltrating us?”
It seems that the cloud also has the same idea.
Zephyria’s military is an object of fear and envy among citizens.
They were a group that moved only under the orders of Helion, the ruler of Zephyria, with the goal of liberating the planet that was tightly controlled and sealed by the earth.
Not involved in city politics or management.
The military, with Hellion on its back, has more powerful force and authority than any other organization.
The laws and regulations of the city do not apply to them.
That’s why Zephyria’s officials also don’t want the military to get involved in the city’s affairs.
From the military’s point of view, Rebellion is too insignificant.
If they put their mind to it, it would be possible to capture the entire leadership of Rebellion.
So there is no reason to bring in a spy called Bakk.
“There is a clue.”
“… What is that?”
“He’s looking for Helena.”
“Wasn’t it just a rumor?”
“Well… Should I say it’s a lot more serious than we thought?”
“Seriously…? Is this a serious person not coming out for a few days and just playing virtual reality games?”
“You could think so. But what if the whole family goes out of their way to look for Helena?”
“… The whole family?”
“Yes, the whole family. Except for him, everyone in the family has joined the Helena Liberation Front and is looking for Helena.”
“It’s Helena…”
Cloud thought about Helena.
Helena is a person with mixed reviews.
Especially, older Zephyrians.
The evaluation is not good for so-called high-ranking people.
However, organizations such as Rebellion and those who value human rights for the purpose of liberating slaves have a good reputation.
‘Is there something to Helena?’
Rebellion has also visited Helena.
Finding Helena’s whereabouts was not as easy as expected.
That’s not why I gave up.
The reason I gave up was because I knew that Helena’s whereabouts were related to the military.
At the time, I was looking for it out of curiosity.
Since she wasn’t trying to find her and do something for her, she could have easily given up.
Even though Helena was once the ruler of Zephyria, there was little information.
It wasn’t a cover-up, but there was a feeling of control to prevent a lot of information from flowing out.
It could be seen as the will of the military.
The same goes for the military.
When I saw the suspicious person named Bakra actively searching… I couldn’t help but wonder if there was something there.
“How about we look for it too?”
Cloud thought for a moment about Claire’s suggestion and opened his mouth.
“This matter should be investigated as carefully as possible.”
“I know. And what about the Helena Liberation Front?”
There was a need to pay attention if all of Bark’s family members were members and active there.
“… Please do that too.”
