Became a Lazy Confucius at the Academy

47 – Ruid’s Case Diary (3)

Amelia left the mansion late at night. She was to investigate a case that had been troubling her recently.

“… Ruid?”

Amelia looked behind her. Ruid was following along. She is holding a large book.

“… Why are you following me?”

“Just.”

“It’s late. Go to bed now.”

“I’m not sleepy because I slept a lot in the morning.”

Amelia gently stroked Louis’ head.

But she said firmly.

“No.”

“Never mind.”

Ruid said with an expressionless face.

“It just goes in the same direction.”

“… ….”

Amelia looked at Ruid suspiciously.

‘I don’t think so.’

But she had no justification.

First of all, we moved on.

After about 10 minutes passed, Amelia stopped walking.

Ruid, who was following her, bumped into Amelia’s waist.

“Really not.”

Amelia circled behind her, leveling her eyes with Louis. Grabbing her by the shoulder, she said.

“It is also dangerous.”

Ruid was genuinely puzzled.

“Me??”

“… ….”

Amelia couldn’t argue.

But that was a separate issue.

-Still, Ruid isn’t old enough to see such a thing.

It was because I remembered what Irene said.

“Louid, I can’t do my job properly without you. And, did you tell me yesterday? This is my successor test.”

Amelia gave good advice.

Ruid just showed her diary.

“I will write a diary.”

“… Huh?”

“You gave permission yesterday. To write a diary.”

“Oh no, that’s… ….”

“Are you going to tell your mother? Yesterday, my sister deliberately reported late.”

Amelia reported late that Ruid was not going to the North. It was timid revenge.

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Amelia’s body trembled. Narrowed her eyes.

“Is that mean?”

“Then don’t disturb me.”

“Interference is…… “

Amelia saw Louis’ obstinate gaze and stretched her shoulders. Once Louise had her stubbornness, she was unstoppable.

“Okay. Instead, should you listen to me?”

“Uh.”

“And if you feel sleepy, be sure to tell me.”

Louise nodded her head.

**

Amelia went to the training ground on purpose. It was because she couldn’t take Louis to the crime scene.

There was nothing she could do without actually going to the field. She investigated every speck of dust, but she found nothing.

‘Let’s cool down at least.’

She hasn’t been training in the slightest lately. She was all the members, not just herself.

Discontent was creeping up. How long do I have to do this meaningless thing?

At this point, I needed to resolve it once. Amelia walked to the clearing where her troopers were gathered.

“Uh, Captain? Who is this cute little boy?”

“Be careful with your words, Irina. He is my brother.”

“Yes, I see. They look the same.”

Irina squatted in front of Louis and tried to stroke her hair. Amelia covered her arm with her wary eyes.

“Where are you going to touch?”

“It’s small. Amelia.”

Irina stood up with a grunt, sticking out her lips. Louis blinked her eyes and looked up at Irina.

“It’s the second princess. Ruid. She doesn’t have to say hello.”

Amelia He introduced me curtly.

Ruid looked up at her Irina and thought.

‘Your chest is really big.’

It was an honest impression.

“Wow! Isn’t that the Delrin fairy you’ve only heard of?”

“Awesomely cute.”

“What is the captain saying? He said he would never do it even if he asked me to show it once.”

Amelia placed her hand on the hilt of her sword as she slumped low toward those who approached Louis with her curious face.

“If you come closer, I will cut you. Return to power position.”

“Ayy, don’t be petty. I want to hug you just once.”

Irina made a surprise attack. Amelia shoved her on the shoulder. Irina was pushed behind her. Amelia pretended to be hers, and spread her arms.

Louis thought as he touched her lips.

‘Sorry.’

“Louis, stay close behind me.”

Amelia spoke kindly to Louis and burned her eyes.

‘Where are these beasts going?’

The princess or whatever protects Ruid.

That was the only goal for today.

“I will take a break from the investigation today and train. If each of you is practicing, I will point out the posture, so you can’t do anything else. I’ll say it again because it’s important. I will not forgive you for doing anything else, especially for bothering my sister.”

**

Members of the swordsmanship department were swinging their swords at an appropriate distance. Everyone’s expression was serious.

Being able to learn swordsmanship from Windsor is nothing short of a blessing. She thought everyone was lucky, so she loved practice time.

Ruid sat down in a suitable place and opened his diary.

‘As expected, Ame-nee is not easygoing.’

Ruid tried to solve the case using her future knowledge and thinking skills. Because she thought of Amelia’s health, she had to find her culprit quickly.

But her hand holding her pen didn’t move at all. Shouldn’t she know something about reasoning? The only information Ruid had was that a child was suddenly missing.

At that time, I met Gilbert’s eyes with a haggard expression as he was brandishing a sword. Gilbert bowed his head.

Ruid patted the seat next to her own. Her puzzled Gilbert said to Amelia.

When Amelia heard her story, she opened her axe eye, and then she looked at herself and she smiled. Louis patted the seat next to her again.

Amelia nodded at Gilbert with a sour expression. Gilbert came running.

“Hey, hey. What are you doing?”

I was out of breath probably because it came during training.

“Sir Gilbert looks tired.”

“Yes… ?”

“I think you should take a break. Sit here.”

In fact, Gilbert, who had only gotten about two hours of sleep in two days, was already on the verge of collapsing.

So Gilbert sat next to Ruid without hesitation. Louise handed her a baguette with her sleepy eyes.

“Eat this.”

“Thank you. It just happened that I was hungry.”

Gilbert took a bite. He could tell that the bread was good.

“Then tell me about the kidnapping.”

“Cool!”

Gilbert stopped by Saray. Louise brought out her cup and filled her with water.

Gulping down, Gilbert pounded his chest.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Gilbert broke out in a cold sweat.

Amelia knew that she didn’t want Ruid to interfere in this case.

“Tell me.”

“That…… “

Ruid helped Gilbert choose.

“I wrote a letter of recommendation, gave me a break, and gave me bread, but Gilbert bought me a chicken skewer and that was all.”

“… ….”

“I have to tell my sister.”

Ruid tried to get up from her seat. Said Gilbert hastily.

“No, I will tell you.”

Ruid grinned. The operation was a success.

Gilbert said in a low voice.

“But what I told you is a secret from the captain.”

“Okay.”

Gilbert looked at Amelia and brought her up. Amelia was watching Irina’s posture.

A very focused look. It seemed to be fine for a while. She looked at Louis with a bit of relief and said.

“…… The first incident occurred in the slums. There have been reports that children living there have disappeared.”

Louise nodded her head.

“At least 10 people and a maximum of 20 people. It is not yesterday or today that children disappear from the slums, and the exact number has not been determined.”

Ruid recalled that she was quite far from the academy and the slums.

“A week later, another child disappeared. This time, not in the slums, but in the nearest city. Since then, the case has been dedicated. And the children are steadily disappearing, one per week.”

Gilbert wiped his face.

A feeling of shame was buried in his face.

“There was nothing left. There was no evidence, no eyewitnesses, no objects. The whereabouts of the missing child were completely unknown, and it was impossible to find it.”

Ruid remembered that a similar incident had occurred in the original work, but she doesn’t seem to have had anything like that.

“And about two weeks ago from now. …… A 9-year-old little girl has gone missing around the academy.”

It is the Middle Ages. Various crimes were commonplace. However, the problem was that the crime occurred around the academy.

Even in modern times, security around schools is good. The same was true of an empire with only one academy. Infrastructure is concentrated here.

However, disappearing was highly likely to lead to quite serious problems.

“This time, I couldn’t find a single thread, let alone evidence. Fortunately, there have been no missing incidents since then, but it is unknown. We can’t leave it alone unless we find the culprit. That is all.”

“Where exactly is the child missing?”

“I don’t know for sure either. Because there was no evidence or testimony. What a strange thing. What you can do… It’s just a random search. As of now.”

Gilbert was very frustrated.

“In any case, some evidence is left behind. But this case…… It’s like smoke, you can’t catch anything. This is the first time ever.”

Ruid spoke at once.

“The culprit is a wizard.”

“Yes?”

Ruid wrote in her diary. Not in Korean like last time, but in imperial language.

[Magicians in their 70s or older between the 7th and 8th tiers are likely.]

“How sure are you? I just reiterated that there is no evidence.”

Gilbert was puzzled and puzzled.

But no one else, the words of a genius who even gave magic briefings at this young age.

Of course, I couldn’t just ignore it.

“It’s elimination.”

“Yes?”

“The fact that they disappeared consecutively has a definite purpose. Excluding accidental crimes.”

“… Yes.”

“Not leaving a trace is not an ordinary person, right? Excluding the general public. Then there are two things left. Either use the sword well or use magic well.”

“Yes.”

“Based on this, I guess. The purpose of the culprit.”

Gilbert’s pupils shook as he saw Louis without the slightest hesitation.

“There may be several, but I think there are two. Someone who wants to brag about the perfect crime, or someone who wants to use a child to do something.”

Ruid’s voice lowered.

“The former is unlikely. If I wanted to show off, I would have left a mark. Like it’s creeping up. Are there any signs of that?”

“… Yes, that’s right.”

Gilbert swallowed dryly.

By simply explaining the situation, the young boy in front of him was getting closer to the root of the incident that he hadn’t even gotten a clue about.

“Then it would be the latter. What are some of the things you can do to benefit from being a child? There is only one thing that immediately comes to mind in my common sense. mana.”

“… mana?”

“Yes. Theoretically possible. A method for a wizard who has reached his limits to increase his magical power. Among them, the most effective is to disenchant a gifted child. To be able to do that, you have to overcome the 7th tier, your growth has stagnated, and you must have a strong desire to go upstairs. It won’t go past level 8. From the ninth rank onwards, they are called archmages.”

“…… !”

Gilbert’s eyes were stained with astonishment.

He never thought that such a thing would be possible.

“A child has more magic power than an average adult. It’s the first thing I’d try if I let go of humanity. Not everyone can do it.”

Ruid looked at Gilbert.

“At first, I kidnapped children from the slums who were not burdened with it. If it were a slum, no one would care if a few children were missing. However, you’ll soon find out that it’s less efficient. It’s because a child without talent can’t extract a lot of magic power. He couldn’t have been satisfied. So the culprit got bolder and bolder. The closer you go to the center of the system, the more likely you are to encounter a talented kid. So, the culprit’s final target is most likely the academy.”

Ruid paused her words for a moment and started writing down what to investigate.

Gilbert’s expression was very frozen.

He was shy. He was confident that he had a good opinion on the investigation, but the boy in front listened for a while and came up with the most credible solution.

I don’t even know if that method is difficult, but after listening to it, I lamented why I hadn’t thought of this.

“I never thought it would be this simple… I didn’t know.”

“It’s only natural that Gilbert doesn’t know much about wizards. And he feels easy when he knows the answer to any problem.”

Ruid, who had finished writing, tore off the paper for that part and held it out to Gilbert.

Gilbert accepted politely.

“We will definitely resolve this as soon as possible.”

‘With this, I’ll take care of it myself.’

Amelia said she didn’t want to step out herself. So, this was her limit.

Amelia is competent. With the right direction, she believed, she could solve the case in no time.

Louis had his eyes on Amelia, who was watching her members from afar.

“Solve it quickly and let my sister rest.”

The night had passed and the quiet dawn was approaching.

It was a time when everyone was asleep, but their swords didn’t shake at all.

Ruid thought it was cool to see people working hard for something.