I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

24 – Premonition of Disaster (1)

The maid poured black tea into Elianne’s teacup.

She started looking for Joel and she is a recent affair.

“Yesterday afternoon, too, Joel and Lando went to the mercenary guild and accepted the quest.”

“… Is it so.”

Eliane took a small sigh and took a sip of the tea.

Recently, Joel and Lando went to the Mercenary Guild every day and performed a small quest over and over again.

She was also offered a few days ago, but she turned it down.

Because during the actual combat training and the last dungeon, no matter how much I watched from the side with the [Green Eye of Insight], I couldn’t figure out the secret of Joel’s abilities.

He said as he put the teacup down on the saucer.

“Stop watching Joel.”

“Yes? Are you okay?”

Ellie Anne nodded her head.

Louis and Yere were also thoroughly investigated, but no charges were found.

Rather than gathering commoners for the revolution, he was busy arguing with the workers at the company over wages.

It could all be camouflage or acting, but the more people involved in a conspiracy, the less credible it is.

In other words, the speculation that Louisa or Yère Sanghoi was overthrowing the empire was literally in vain, Elianne concluded.

‘… I don’t want to think of that as acting.’

She was in a dungeon when she almost drowned.

The image of Joel desperately trying to save her was reflected in her [Green Eyes of Insight].

No theater actor in the world can perform such a performance.

Moreover, he is helping me a lot with my marriage to Julian.

She found a side of him she hadn’t seen before, and she was disappointed in herself. She

She thought she saw everything with the [Green Eye of Perspective], But she didn’t.

It wasn’t just what the eyes could see.

“I have one more report about Mr. Joel.”

“I’ll listen to that.”

“Looks like you invested a lot in Caitlyn’s business along with Lando.”

“… Yes?”

Caitlyn’s parents are bourgeois who run a state-of-the-art factory in the Republic.

In particular, he made a big profit by printing cheap ready-to-wear.

Why did Joel invest in the factory owner’s daughter?

“What business is it?”

“I couldn’t find out the details. However, given the circumstances, it is presumed to be a weapon-related business.”

“A weapon?”

Currently, the arms industry is completely run by blacksmiths at home.

Cultivation of future generations and apprenticeship education.

Now that capitalism in the republic is being discussed, it has been considered a characteristic of the industry, although it is somewhat old-fashioned.

“Do you want to continue investigating Caitlyn?”

The maid asked cautiously.

After taking two or three sips of black tea, Elianne closed her eyes once more.

She then shook her head.

“If only Julian’s case is resolved, I won’t pay more attention to Joel.”

“Okay.”

You cannot pick up spilled water.

Although breaking up with Joel was a reasonable decision at the time, in the end it wasn’t.

I should have looked more carefully.

She didn’t want to hold on to the man who had left her heart.

No, did he ever give his heart in the first place?

She never said that, she said herself.

So there is no point in regretting the breakup now.

“I got a message from the head of the household a while ago.”

“My father?”

It has been a long time since the Duke of Chablis sent a message directly to Elianne.

Without any special circumstances, most of the family’s instructions were delivered through the mother, the Duchess.

“It’s about postponing the hostess’s birthday party because b*tch Daniel is seriously ill.”

“Did Daniel get sick?”

Clang-.

The teacup that slipped from Eliane’s hand fell to the floor and shattered.

She cleared her throat and apologized to the maid, saying, “I’m sorry.”

The maid followed her report by picking up her sharp fragment.

“The family lord called the imperial healer to diagnose it, but it seems he doesn’t even know the exact name of the disease.”

“I’m not going to die… ?”

“They say they don’t know. The symptoms are similar to the flu, but the healer diagnoses it and says it is not the flu.”

Eliane’s hands trembled.

Daniel.

He is her younger brother and the youngest son of the Duke of Chablis.

However, he was constantly discriminated against at home.

Because he was an illegitimate son, not his wife’s son, but his lover’s son.

As the Duke recognized him as his son, he was legally named as the son of the Duke of Chablis, but his wife’s opinion was hardly reflected in the process.

“I’ll have to visit it sometime.”

Ellie Anne jumped up from her seat.

But a maid stood in her way.

“The family lord has forbidden the visit of the young master.”

“Why, why? No, I said that I would go and see my younger brother who was sick, but what was it like….”

“They say it could be a new infectious disease. So, other people, including the lady, are also refraining from contact.”

The only family she has ever been open to — Daniel.

If I die….

At the very least, you should protect it even on your deathbed.

At her own helplessness to do nothing of her, she let out a long weeping sigh.

***

[You have killed the monster.]

[Acquired 3 EXP for .]

[Remaining EXP required until : 49]

I went around the dungeon with Lando and returned to the dormitory building.

But Delia was standing in front of my door.

Inflating his cheeks like a blowfish.

“… What are you mad at me for?”

She let her into her room and carefully asked,

“No, I dare not be angry with Joel.”

She answered bluntly.

I’m saying that this is not just words, I’m 100 percent angry.

She looks kind of cute with her puffy cheeks like a puffer fish, but she should know what makes her like this.

Because if you get dissatisfied with me, you might go to another party before you know it.

“Is it because I didn’t take him with me to the dungeon… ?”

“Yes!”

“It doesn’t hurt because it’s D-class.”

“D-level monsters are monsters, Mr. Joel! In first grade, a lot of people were ignoring Class D monsters and got hurt!!”

It seemed to come from her experience of being at the academy for several years as an apprentice.

Actually, I didn’t intend to take him, but….

“I couldn’t help it because your apprenticeship ended later than our lecture ended.”

Since the drug progresses faster than the original game story in the academy, I went around the dungeon for the purpose of leveling up my skills as quickly as possible.

I have to return to the dormitory by bedtime, so I have no choice but to go around D-class dungeons that end as short as possible.

“I knew you would. So I prepared this.”

Delia took something of her own from her bag.

It was something that looked like a round tree.

He politely supported me with both hands and held it out.

“What is this?”

“I prepared in a hurry to prepare for this situation! So that you can call me right away in a dangerous situation.”

How do you call this?

As I picked it up with my hand and lifted it up, an explanation window popped up.

——

Type: Magic Tool

Rating: C

Description: When a signal is sent to the transmitter using 1 magic power, electricity flows through the receiver attached to the opponent’s body. It is mainly used against body types.

——

Body type… ?!

No, it’s not a bad magic tool if you think of it as a beeper, but why do you have to use an electric shock method?

You could just use the normal vibrating method.

“Isn’t it dangerous… ?”

“No, I tried it a few times and it worked! The electric shock method is the most reliable. The receiver is attached here.”

Delia lifted the hem of the skirt of her nun’s robe that reached her ankles.

I was surprised that her white bare legs were suddenly revealed.

“Here.”

She pointed with her hand to her left thigh.

A black garter ring resembling a choker was tucked in the center of her left thigh.

“Try it, Joel.”

“Yes, yes.”

Is it really okay?

Magic energy flowed through a transmitter that looked like a tree cut into round pieces.

Then,

Jjiririt—.

A spark went off from the receiver on her thigh and she twitched all over her body.

“Gwa, are you okay… ?”

“Yes, it’s fine. That way, you can run even while sleeping.”

Looking at the grin on his face, I couldn’t say anything.

After that, Delia left her room.

She went to the D-class dungeon this afternoon, so although her body was tired, she couldn’t sleep like this.

She had to stop at the back alley of the academy.

*

She put on a black robe and she walked for about 40 minutes.

A man who was naked after wasting all his fortune in a casino caught my eye again.

Really, this was normal, so I didn’t care anymore.

Luisa asked in a low voice.

“Are you going to that dance school?”

“No.”

Once you get a reward, you can’t get more.

In other words, you don’t have to go to the [Witch’s Dance Academy] Anymore.

I went straight down the street.

I was definitely on the left before….

It’s a bit confusing because it’s rare to find a shop with an open signboard like [Witch’s Dance Studio].

“Here.”

“… ?”

Luisa tilted her head.

Like a cafe specializing in takeout, this store is structured so that you cannot enter inside with only the windows open.

The shop owner, a man with a shaggy beard, was putting a crystal ball on the table.

“Looking for someone.”

“Name, gender, race, age, appearance.”

“Balbino, man, demon—.”

I told Delia what I heard.

I didn’t know anything else, but I needed her help because I don’t know her age and appearance exactly.

“What about your belongings?”

“Yes.”

I took out a pair of men’s leather gloves from Luisa’s bag and handed them to the old man.

This shop is a place where you can find life through the magic contained in the crystal ball.

Of course, it is not possible to find all 100% of the items, and the more specific the personal information is, the more the original owner’s items are, the higher the probability.

Unfortunately, the only thing Delia had from her father was these leather gloves.

“What is the range?”

“For now, Lauris.”

“Eight gold coins.”

Of course, it is not free.

Still, this is enough to pay for the idea of using a secret agency.

The man who received the money began infusing magic into the crystal ball.

Then she closed her eyes and concentrated.

There was also a notice on the desk that seemed to have been written down for us to see.

[Don’t talk to me while I’m working.]

[Additional charges will be charged if concentration is broken.]

Both Luisa and I tried to hold our breath as much as we could.

After a while, the old man shook his head.

“No.”

“No? How many days ago?”

“Three days ago.”

The data this man uses is not real-time like artificial satellites.

In other words, as of three days ago, Balbino was not in Lauris.

“Then scope to the kingdom.”

“25 Gold coins.”

… Prices suddenly skyrocketed.

Perhaps it is because the kingdom is not a country with a small territory.

After giving 25 gold coins, the old man started to search with a crystal ball once again.

I wondered if he had gone back to his hometown for a while.

Let’s make up our minds before executing our revenge plan.

“No.”

If it’s not Lauris or the kingdom, where else is it….

Could it be the Demon Kingdom?

“Is the Demon Kingdom possible?”

“I can’t. I can’t install a meter there.”

“Then, this time to the Empire.”

“73 Gold coins.”

As expected of the country with the largest territory in , Money was no joke.

As she took my gold coins out of her bag, Louisa’s expression hardened.

… Are you wondering if this man is cheating on me right now?

It was about 73 gold coins, so the old man counted accurately and then put both hands on the crystal ball.

If it were neither an empire nor a kingdom, it would be a republic, or a small country rather than a great power….

If you were to explore every small country in the world, money would be money and time would be time.

“I found it.”

It was said that Balbino was in the Empire three days ago.

Why Empire?

This part didn’t appear in the game story, so I was just curious.

“Where exactly?”

“Capital of the Duchy of Chablis.”