Became the Golden Sun of the Academy

69 – Omens (2)

Anastasia Aris was a man of no words.

Even when she speaks, her voice is small, and she doesn’t have much presence.

The guy who is always stuck in the corner of the classroom, crouching like a slug.

Anyway, that was Anastasia’s perception in Adele’s head.

“…… Anastasia is missing.”

However, Adele felt the vacancy of that Anastasia greatly.

She

Maybe it’s because she’s sitting right next to her, but there’s also the reason she’s worried because she’s not looking good these days, and she’s worried that something might have happened.

“She might want to skip that quiet girl too.”

As Adele sighed and looked at her empty seat, Tina, who was sitting on her lap and shaking her leg, said that and stretched her hands up.

As she was, she caught both of Adele’s cheeks and straightened them in front of her.

“Rather than that, Bocchan, if you keep caring about other girls like that, will Charlotte be sad again?”

“I can’t even worry.”

“It’s a problem because I’m not just worried.”

Tina fiddled with the chest of her shirt, then she pulled out her long string.

It was a necklace made by Raviel’s arrangement that Adele gave to Tina yesterday.

“What were you thinking when you presented this in front of Charlotte? Tina said she almost died because of it.”

“What are you talking about? There’s no way Charlotte will kill you.”

“Of course Charlotte won’t kill you in front of the young master…….”

He doesn’t know, since he didn’t show it in front of Adele, but if she saw the look on Charlotte’s expression when she got this necklace, Adele wouldn’t be able to say this.

She would have thought that this was the Charlotte she knew.

“Anyway, an assassination attempt like this is difficult. Please tell me if Tina has done anything wrong.”

“I’ll do it if I do something wrong.”

Adele bent her head and placed her chin on Tina’s head, who was looking up at her.

Her hand began to move as if petting her dog, as if she had gotten used to it.

Tina, who was still looking up at her hand, put on an expression that seemed to fill her spirits.

“Contrary to what I was worried about when I first brought you here, since you are doing well on your own, that won’t happen.”

At that praise, Tina bared her fangs, and with a growl she grabbed Adele’s hand, which was resting on her head, and bit her as if tearing off the side of a fish.

It wasn’t just a hard bite, just enough to leave marks from her teeth.

Each of these actions was a problem.

Why are you trying to do skinship so naturally?

Even though we hadn’t been together for a while, I’ve already seen her try to seduce other girls like this a few times.

I understand her intention to show friendliness, but it was difficult in many ways to unknowingly seduce other women in this way.

Because it was Tina who had to deal with her Charlotte’s hysteria.

“You bastard, why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

Adele, unaware of Tina’s feelings, was just embarrassed.

* * *

In the end, the day after Anastasia passed without her face being reflected in her classroom until the end.

“He’s not coming today either.”

Adele murmured, looking at the place where Anastasia had completely lost her warmth.

If it was just one day missing, she could have taken it as an aberration, as Tina said, but missing two days in a row was not something she could just ignore.

When I was so concerned about Anastasia’s empty seat.

“Huh? Why are there no kids today? Is there such a thing as MT?”

“No, I don’t have one.”

“Then where did all the kids go?”

“If you ask me, I will know.”

Sounds of conversation coming from behind.

Adele turned her head back at the sound of the conversation.

Looking back at the lecture hall, there were more empty seats than usual, so it looked unusually spacious.

“… ….”

Suddenly, I had an ominous feeling.

Adele’s intuition strongly informed her that something strange had happened.

And that change will be centered around Anastasia, who was away first.

Adele stood up, holding Tina by the armpit as she sat on her lap.

Tina, stretched out like a cat, looked up at her Adele.

“Bocchan?”

“I have to skip today’s lecture. Tina, you should go to Charlotte.”

“Suddenly…… Well, if you say so, I will.”

If Tina and Charlotte are together, they will be able to cope with any crisis.

After preparing for the unexpected, Adele walked out of the classroom with confidence.

The destination is Anastasia’s dormitory, which I learned about a few days ago.

It was to find Anastasia, who had a high probability of causing a change.

* * *

Smart smart.

A few knocks followed.

Considering the situation where I couldn’t hear it because I was sleeping, I knocked loudly, but there was no sign of an answer coming back.

“At this level, it would be innocent to open the door and enter.”

I inserted a pin into her keyhole and activated the assimilation.

With a clicking sound, the pin changed its shape and filled the inside.

As she turned her hand in that state, the tightly closed door opened.

If someone had watched it, they would have thought it was a skilled thief robbing an empty house.

However, the difference is that unlike thieves who move secretly to avoid being caught, I am confident.

As if this was my room, I opened the door and went inside.

Wheeyeeing.

Only the wind that came in through the slightly open window greeted me.

I checked the surroundings, stepping on the papers blown away by the wind.

“Anastasia, answer me if you have.”

As I said that, I passed through the hallway and headed for the living room.

The first thing that catches your eye is the bucket full of ink in the middle of the living room and the brushes randomly placed on the floor.

Even though the window was open, the strong smell of ink stung my nose.

“What the hell are you doing?”

The scenery of the living room is fully revealed after passing the corner of the hallway with a hand covering one’s nose.

“… ….”

As if someone had ripped it off, the wall visible through the half-fallen wallpaper was full of magic circles.

Like the inside of an elaborate clock, large and small magic circles were stacked on top of each other, like the eyes of a spider shedding bloody tears.

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It was a painting that somehow aroused a sense of revulsion to the extent that even a person without phantom phobia would back away in awe if they saw the myriad circles.

If it wasn’t for Adele’s body, I think I would have vomited without realizing it.

“What is this?”

I was reluctant to even approach, but since I couldn’t investigate without approaching, I had no choice but to approach the wall full of magic circles.

As I took a deep breath to calm the goose bumps that had risen all over my body, I slowly scanned them with my eyes.

“The overall appearance is new to see, but the things inside are familiar.”

They were the magic circles that Anastasia asked me for condolences one day.

A magic circle that absorbs mana in the air that we saw during group assignments.

The temperature-controlling magic circle that Anastasia showed after peeking into Adele’s memories.

A magic circle that stores memories of questions asked at study groups preparing for midterm exams.

And there are many magic circles who asked for help in completing it using the Question Ticket.

They were assembled like parts to form a huge magic circle.

“It’s complicated.”

It is also sophisticated and flawless.

It is obvious that it was made after a long period of thought, and it was the most perfect magic circle I have ever seen in terms of composition, excluding the shape.

“Is the thing you asked me so far to make this magic circle?”

Then what is this magic circle used for?

What is the identity of this magic circle that organically connects magic circles?

I dismantled and analyzed each one from the base of the magic circle while touching the wall with my hand.

“The first thing to do is to absorb the mana in the atmosphere.”

If you follow that magic circle, you will reach another magic circle.

It is organically connected as if you are looking at the internal organs from the mouth to the anus.

“Are they magic driven by that magic?”

Adjust the temperature so that it is close to body temperature, and store Anastasia’s memories engraved in the magic circle.

“…… For a moment.”

A thought came to my mind and I went back to the beginning and followed the magic circle again.

Absorbs magic in the air.

Regulation of body temperature.

Storage of memories.

“… ….”

One possibility can be drawn by thinking about why Anastasia carved such a magic circle and what the intention was before examining their use.

As if to verify it, I spit out the thoughts that popped into my head and organized them again.

“Why do you absorb magic power?”

Because they cannot produce magic on their own.

“Why should I control my body temperature?”

Because you can’t regulate your own body temperature.

“Why should Anastasia’s memory be implanted?”

So we can share the memories she has.

“… ….”

I’m sure.

This magic circle made by Anastasia.

This magic circle was completed by a genius wizard who longed for his family, saying he had lost them.

It must be a magic circle that makes her dead family come back to life.