Chapter 48 – 048. Traces of the Warlock (2)
Cecilia Clarisse was the homeroom teacher who was in charge of the class he belonged to when he was enrolled in Aether.
Her subject she teaches at school is Alchemy.
Cecilia, who had just turned 30, had a neat impression with her hair neatly arranged in a plait that flowed down to one side.
Cecilia, who wears round glasses and has an intelligent and neat face, gave a puzzled expression as she glanced at Eun-hyeon, whose eyes contained information about the students at the time her personal information was recorded.
‘You look very young… Is this person really the one who broke the barrier inside the school and found Erin, which no one else could find?’
It was a question based on pure curiosity about Eun-hyeon’s identity rather than a reaction of doubt or disbelief.
Perhaps she felt Eun-hyeon’s gaze on her while reading her documents, so when she lifted her head, Cecilia’s gaze met hers.
“How was Alvin in her school life?”
“She couldn’t even say that she had a good school life,” She said.
Cecilia smiled bitterly and answered her Eun-hyeon’s question.
“Perhaps it was because of the difference in social status, she didn’t have proper manners and education, and Elvin, who only entered school, was bound to be ridiculed by many students. Even though I knew that, I couldn’t stop the reckless behavior of those children who were getting worse.”
Perhaps it was because of her helplessness against herself, Cecilia had a sad expression on her face.
When she heard the news that one of her pupils whom she had been in charge of had grown up so wonderfully that after her graduation, she had joined the Magus, she was genuinely delighted with the news of her pupil’s success and recalled the memory of her congratulating her. Raised
Her sad face is because she is still in shock when she hears the news that this incident has transformed her into a warlock.
“I wonder if she was to blame for the child becoming like that?”
“This country is the problem, not the teachers.”
Eunhyeon calmly comforted Cecilia.
“The problem is the sense of privilege for the nobility, the arrogance that it is natural that I am superior to others, and the selfishness that does not hesitate to do anything to make good and space mine.”
“…”
Even Cecilia, who had her aristocratic status in this country, could not deny her bitter accusations, which she spoke plainly of her own country.
Because she herself was a part of her self-awareness, but also something she couldn’t help but be aware of.
“Sensei is still in charge of Erin’s homeroom.”
“Yes, it seems like an odd fate.”
Cecilia answered with self-help.
Even in the case of Erin’s disappearance, she searched in various ways to find her whereabouts, but no one listened to her story.
In the same way that Innis Malenu was treated like a madman, saying that it was an illusion that he witnessed ‘Erin’s death’ in the middle of the night.
There was an incident in which a student at the school went missing, but the important officials at the school neatly ignored Cecilia’s request for a search and took no action.
It was only because she was the daughter of a government official, a semi-noble class that was no different from a commoner, and she was a dusty existence that could not affect the country even if Erin Hana disappeared.
At that time, Cecilia had to listen to her family’s insults, asking what a daughter of a local nobleman’s daughter who had no special status would know.
Helpless that there was nothing she could do for her missing pupil, she even felt very sorry for herself, so Eun-hyeon, who saved Erin and became her supporter, could not help but look special.
“Right now, Erin needs at least one more person who can support her heart.”
“Yes?”
“At least Erin still needs a teacher.”
“But I… She couldn’t protect the child.”
“I will come forward to prevent such a situation from happening.”
Cecilia seemed to see all the strange people, but she didn’t quite understand what she was talking about.
“That is what school is. It is a place where teachers teach students.”
“Yes.”
“It’s really hard for someone to teach someone. But. Teacher. It’s not just magic, knowledge, and training to teach.”
“Yes?”
“I mean. I think that a teacher means someone who teaches students to walk on the right path. There may be various things such as magic, swordsmanship training, etiquette, culture, and history, but I think the most important thing is the student’s personality.”
“Student personality…”
“Isn’t it the teacher who makes students act so that they can see things correctly and make realistic and rational judgments so that they don’t fall into the wrong path?”
But in this school, that is impossible.
The class parents have, the social status they have, and the sense of privilege embedded in the children’s minds from the moment they enter school make it impossible.
Of course, such people are not the only ones present in this school, and there must be teachers and students like Cecilia who are not obsessed with the privilege of nobility.
If so, I thought there would still be hope for this school.
It is also one of the reasons why Eun-hyeon did not stop Erin from choosing to continue attending her school.
If there was any chance in the future and Erin chose it, she wanted to respect her choice if possible.
“Erin, who is still working hard, needs someone like her teacher. So have confidence in yourself.”
“Ah… Thank you.”
As Cecilia received Eunhyeon’s encouragement, her face blushed slightly and smiled at her.
It was a bit embarrassing, but she was very happy with the words that encouraged her.
Cecilia, who slapped her cheeks with both her hands, put on a look that held her heart and returned to her original subject.
“But do you really think Lyra did that?”
“Because she is the most suspicious person under the circumstances. Do you remember anything about her schoolgirl named Lira?”
“Hmm, I remember her grades just weren’t that outstanding. I remember that she always got a lot of attention from boys and girls alike because of her great looks. Even in the other class next to her, she purposely came to her classroom to see him, or there were boys snooping around.”
“That’s about it, didn’t any problems arise?”
“Um, there were a lot of boys trying to talk to her or approach her, so fights often broke out. Among female students… I do not know. Women usually don’t do anything that stands out externally about these issues. I usually take them to an alley or warehouse where there are no people and talk.”
‘It’s an experience story.’
[It seems to be a story from experience.]
Eun-hyeon and Belldandy share the same thoughts as they listen to Cecilia’s explanation with her bitter face.
Lira, who monopolized the attention of her surroundings with a good meaning for men and a bad meaning for women, naturally attracted the most attention in Cecilia’s class, and maybe that also had an effect on Alvin, who was always attached to her.
“A commoner girl with outstanding beauty…”
‘It’s a very common development in a novel…’
“It’s mysterious about what happened after graduation.”
“I remember that she said that after graduating from Aither, she would go back to her hometown and help her father with his work. That child’s grades in magic, education, etiquette, etc. Were not very good.”
It seems that Lira’s family, the junior baron Baranov, had not heard the news that they were all massacred last year.
Eun-hyeon decided that there was no need to tell Cecilia this shocking fact.
“What does Lyra’s father do?”
“That’s me too…”
The minimum condition for children from commoner families to enter Aether is that their parents must be civil servants with semi-nobility status.
Currently, the state position of civil servants employed by the kingdom is mainly to employ those with professional skills such as low-end accounting, such as Renion Hersha, in the royal and administrative offices, so there will be officials with the title of baron in the provinces. Can’t
It makes no sense.
As Eun-hyeon started looking for a clue, suspicious parts began to appear little by little.
It is strange that she, who passed on her magical knowledge to Elvin through her many advices, did not get such good grades.
‘Did he hide his identity and approach Alvin in the first place?’
But did she really have to be Elvin? Or did she just randomly choose Elvin?
With various thoughts in mind, Eun-hyun put all the information about Erwin’s friendship into her head, thinking that it might be helpful.
Later, he thanked Cecilia for cooperating with the investigation.
“Please take good care of Erin.”
“That’s what I have to ask for.”
Cecilia responded with a wry smile to Eun-hyeon’s request and sent Eun-hyeon off as she left her room.
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It wasn’t that difficult to find the cave that Elvin found the black magic book.
After listening to the time it took to reach it, the roads and forest features found on the way, and the detailed explanation, Eun-hyeon was able to find the cave where the legacy of the deceased high-ranking wizard was hidden by synthesizing the information she had heard from Elvin.
The reason Eunhyeon was able to be sure that the cave he had discovered was the place Elvin had mentioned was because of the barrier at the entrance of the cave.
“It’s suspicious to anyone who sees a barrier that is openly like this.”
Eunhyeon picked up the stones around her and threw them towards the barrier in front of her.
The stone was sucked into the veil of barriers that shook finely like waves.
Seeing that the stone that had been sucked in came out of the tent next to it and fell to the floor, Eunhyeon reached out and put it directly into the barrier.
[Ah, my child!]
Surprised, Belldandi grabbed Eunhyun’s arm and tried to stop her, but it was too late.
As if her arm had been amputated, it protruded from another space next to her, and Eun-hyeon carefully observed her arm.
“Hmm.”
After moving his fingers and arm around and observing his own condition, Eunhyeon removed his arm.
[Oh! How frivolous! If it’s a dangerous barrier, what are you doing!]
“It was because I threw a stone first and confirmed that there was nothing wrong. Do not worry too much.”
[How can I not be worried… Whoa…]
Seeing Belldandi sigh as if she was worried, Eunhyeon smiled and left the cave.
[Aren’t you going to look inside?]
“There is nothing impossible to destroy or forcibly enter that barrier, but the user who installed the barrier will probably notice. At least if you find out that I’ve noticed your presence on this side, it’s obvious that you’ll be wary of me. I also got the information I wanted to get.”
[What do you mean by getting information?]
“Alvin went into that cave when he found the black magic book. The fact that Erwin was able to enter that cave means that the barrier did not exist, at least at that time.”
If the barrier had been installed, there was no way that Erwin would have missed explaining it to Eunhyeon.
“Then, the time when the barrier was installed was after Erwin got the black magic book from the cave. That means at least within the last two years.”
[So?]
“The characteristic of that barrier is that the installer must not stay away from the barrier continuously for more than a certain distance in order to maintain the barrier permanently. It has great performance in isolating the space between the outside and the inside, but there is an obvious downside that you cannot leave a certain distance after installing a barrier.”
[This means that the barrier is still maintained… I see.]
“Yes. It will be as the goddess thinks.”
From that hidden cave to the capital Pernin, it was a distance that could be reached in one night by using a wagon to the nearby forest.
The reason why he chose that cave, which was not that far away, was that it was a distance that Erwin could travel alone.
In other words, there is also a possibility that the information that the cave is a ‘place where the legacy of the deceased high-ranking wizard is hidden’ was also a blatant lie to induce Elvin to this place.
What’s even more certain is that Lira Baranov continues to hide in the vicinity of the cave in order to maintain the barrier he has set up so that the existence of the cave will not be discovered by others.
“Lira Baranov is still hiding in the capital, Pernin.”
