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#163. Frozen Things (7)
Ray paused for a moment, holding his breath as he looked down through the railings at the bottom of the tower.
Over there.
The first floor door, which had been slowly opening with Binjin’s arms exposed, suddenly stopped.
Squeak- Boom!
It closed again in an instant.
Soon, the sound of Binjin’s footsteps moving away from the tower could be heard.
Knock, knock, knock, knock
“… … .”
Ray listened.
I could hear faint, noisy voices coming from the front gate of the mansion.
‘Tommy followed the instructions well.’
The Tenen gang, who had been subdued by weakening magic, would have been carried out on a stretcher along with other children.
To attract attention, in front of the mansion’s main gate, just in time for Binjin’s class to end.
Ray, who had bought time, quickly looked inside the safe.
‘First, the letter… is here.’
Blue wing seal on the envelope.
The seal had already been broken.
I took out the letter and read it without hesitation.
“I have read your letter. I am glad that you like the new type of ring. Take your time and explore it. The benefits of the mixed ring are not limited to the quick casting of magic… “
“… I also received the gift well. I appreciate your decision to contribute such a precious item. I have fully confirmed your will and sincerity to join the Nambit Dawn Society…”
…as expected.
The letter was from the Nambit Dawn Society, and judging by the contents, Binjin’s ring seemed to be the result of a treatment they had received.
I read the following quickly.
「… However, I must inform you that your motion for membership has been rejected. Your abilities as a member of the Dawn Society, which are the cause of his resurrection, are not up to the standards of the 2nd Circle and this Society…」
“… You don’t have to feel sorry. Your abilities in other areas have been sufficiently verified, so we have decided to grant you a grace period of about a year in consideration of the opinions of members who expressed regret…”
「… I don’t think you can reach the 3rd circle in a short period of time like a year. It’s an achievement that took half a lifetime to achieve, so it’s absurd for someone like you who has no talent for magic to achieve it now…」
The letter was long, and its direct style seemed to reflect the writer’s usual disposition.
We moved on to the next content again.
「… The condition for joining is that you will succeed in training it within a year. If you can use it, it will not only compensate for your lack of ability, but it will also be of great help to the cause of this meeting…」
“… On the specified date, the future supervisor will come to see you. If you have achieved sufficient results by then, you will be guided to the meeting through him…”
Resurrection, initiation, training, achievement, assembly.
I quickly read the next sentence, committing the important words to memory.
Once the date is specified….
‘January 11th next year.’
If you calculate it, it’s 62 days later.
About two months from now.
Since Binjin received the letter in the past, the date was not far from the present.
‘It seems like the story is about a person called the supervisor coming to the mansion in person.’
As I lowered my gaze with that thought, I realized that it was already the last paragraph.
“… In the end, the most inferior of the world will become the most superior. Like the sun that rises from the darkest and lowest horizon of the world’s dawn, but eventually rises to the brightest and highest point, looking down on everything on earth.”
─From Indiago.
“… … .”
The boy had a strong intuition.
The name Indiago used at the end belongs to a one-eyed wizard.
Also, it seems like I’ve been seeing the word sun a lot lately.
After putting the letter back in its place, Ray moved on to the next target inside the vault.
‘Relics, one, two… five in total.’
It was not difficult to figure out what it was used for from the notes in old letters placed together.
‘The stones are space stones used to build permanent spaceways, the liquid in the bottle is a growth promoter that makes plants grow in one go, and also… .’
I looked at them one by one calmly.
It was clear that the artifacts would be valuable as they were stored separately in the vault, but there did not seem to be any relics with threatening functions that could be used in battle.
therefore.
‘You can take away memories?’
Lastly, except for the fountain pen-shaped object we looked at.
According to the note, it was a device that could steal memories by aiming at a target and turning the end.
It’s not like I’m taking everything away though.
A fairly significant amount of memory.
The boy was lost in thought, fiddling with his fountain pen.
‘Was this kind of technology even possible in the old days?’
After all, it was said that magic was developed to a degree that cannot be compared to now.
It’s possible to disable the ring itself, so I didn’t know that memory theft would be a surprising technology.
However, there was one catch.
“… … .”
widely.
I put down the fountain pen and ran my finger over the old letters in the note, and the meaning came through again.
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[… takes away the target’s memories…]
That was exactly the nuance.
There was absolutely no room for any mild or neutral feeling, such as transmission or forwarding.
In other words.
‘It means that from the beginning, it was an object created to steal other people’s memories.’
I had a question.
Was it really necessary in the old days for such technology to be available?
Ray stared at the relics for a moment, lost in thought, then put them all back in their places and closed the safe.
Squeak! Squeak!
The locking magic was reactivated as the hinges at the entrance engaged.
It was right to leave the letters and relics untouched.
‘For the plan.’
Because it was necessary to not break Binjin’s illusion that everything was going his way.
After reading the letter and confirming that there were no artifacts to guard against other than the ring and fountain pen, the purpose of infiltrating the tower was accomplished.
Ray, who went through the window he had come in through, could see a group of people gathered at the mansion’s front gate.
‘It looks like almost all the people in the mansion have come out.’
A range of emotions, including confusion, doubt, disbelief, shock, and surprise, can be seen from afar.
Finishing appearing there could be said to be the completion of today’s plan.
…however.
‘How do I get down?’
A small problem has occurred.
Originally I was going to try to climb down by holding onto the roughness of the wall, but thinking about it, that would have been quite a time-consuming task.
There was a risk that if we were late, the crowd at the gate would disperse.
‘If I just jump, will I get hurt a lot?’
Even if you protected your body with magic, it was a height that would never end with a simple bruise.
It was obvious to anyone… but the boy was a diehard empiricist.
‘Isn’t it worth a try?’
Since I haven’t actually tried it, I think it might be fine.
Even if I get hurt, it’ll be okay since Veronica will heal me, right?
How about just hiding the crash sound when it falls?
Wouldn’t it be okay as long as you don’t die?
As the boy was contemplating the strength of himself and the ground.
Doo doo doo──!
As if reading such a dangerous thought, Kelly came running from a distance with an extremely urgent gesture.
fault!
The boy, after seeing the sight, jumped down without hesitation.
─────!
Hoooow──!
The visibility, which had been dropping in an instant, suddenly stopped with a huge strong wind.
Ray, whose body was floating in the air, stepped on Kelly’s waist and came down, landing on the lawn.
“Thank you. I needed your help again.”
Ray reached out to pat Kelly’s head.
Crunch!
I quickly withdrew to avoid the thick mouth that was rushing in.
“… … ?”
With a puzzled look, he looked at Kelly, who had bitten the air where his hand had been just a moment ago.
Kelly returned to her usual posture and looked this way.
“Why are you suddenly like that? Do you hate it when people touch your hair?”
“… … .”
“If you had said no, I wouldn’t have touched you.”
“… … .”
“Exercising your right to remain silent won’t solve the problem.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t read emotions from Kelly, who was a machine and not a living being.
However, it felt more like a movement to express dissatisfaction rather than a real intention to attack.
Did I do something wrong?
“Veronica said there are no bad dogs in the world. You….”
“Woof! Woof woof!”
Ray, who was trying to scold Kelly, had to climb on top of her large head and wrestle with her to get her to shut up when she suddenly started barking.
After that, I promised to bring snacks on my next visit, and with help, I climbed over the wall and circled around to the mansion’s main gate.
“Who the hell is this! Who is this! Explain the situation!”
Binjin was furious as he watched Tenan’s gang lying unconscious on the stretcher.
Ray blended in naturally with the disciples of the mansion and observed the situation.
‘Seeing you getting so angry, I guess you’ve confirmed that the Tenen gang’s chain has been broken.’
It was intended.
Binjin is the type with a narrow emotional range.
In order to glimpse into the hidden psychology, it was necessary to induce agitation by giving a stronger stimulus than usual.
In fact, Binjin’s bowl was now in a much better state to observe than before, with the emotions that had been buried rising up.
“Who the hell did this?”
The emotion that stands out the most is definitely anger.
From Binjin’s perspective, it was as if the nutrients of the exploitative magic he had worked so hard to cultivate were being trampled on in large quantities.
‘It’s not like it’s completely unusable, though.’
However, it was clear that the amount of mana extracted would be incomparably less than when the ring was present.
“I ask you what the hell is going on!”
Every time Binjin shouted, his disciples flinched and looked around.
And at the center of it all is.
“Tommy! Answer me!”
It was Tommy who called the other disciples and brought in the Tennant gang on a stretcher.
“Tommy! Answer me! Are you ignoring me right now?”
Tommy’s face turned pale.
Every time the teacher scolded me, I felt like a red-hot awl was stabbing my body.
Cloudy sky, gloomy clouds.
The dampness floating in the air.
Sweat covered my whole body like rain.
My breathing was so short that it was hard to breathe.
The fear of the situation itself and the anxiety over having the ring stolen made my stomach churn terribly.
“Tommy!”
“Yes, yes!”
“Aren’t you going to ask what happened?”
“Hic! That, that, that…!”
“Who on earth would do something like this─!”
“I did.”
Everyone’s eyes turned at once.
There was Ray, who came forward from among the disciples.
“I did it, them.”
“T-What do you mean? No, I didn’t expect it… Are you saying that, really, really, Master Hayler said that?”
“That’s right, I gave him a little fight when he asked me to fight on the street.”
Hearing those words, Binjin shouted in a seething voice.
“I will admit that the disciples were rude! But this kind of harsh punishment is out of the ordinary─!”
Click.
That’s when Ray turned on the recorder.
─That idiot kid is being polite, but he can’t understand the situation.
─Hey, little brat. Does this still seem like the mansion where the Master resides? Do you still think you’re our superior?
─Even if you are the child of a noble family, it is not a big deal to bury it without a sound.
Click.
Ray said, turning off the recorder.
“They were trying to kill me.”
A cold silence fell on the room.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Raindrops began to fall on my shoulders.
A dizzy and confused feeling filled the air, replacing the silence of the humans.
Meanwhile, Binjin’s anger quickly cooled and disappeared.
“I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not managing my disciples properly. I have nothing to say.”
Binjin had completely returned to his usual calm and polite appearance.
“It’s okay, that can happen.”
“I will punish my disciples in any way you wish.”
“The punishment has been sufficient. It is up to Binjin to decide how to deal with the aftermath.”
“If you say so… .”
Binjin was lost in thought.
Ray knew that he was acting with the answer already in his mind.
“Then… I guess I’ll have to send you to the farm for a vacation. Since Master Hayler has shown you mercy, I’ll let you work there for free until you can pay for your sins.”
“good idea.”
Ray agreed and checked Binjin’s bowl.
The emotions witnessed there.
‘…consideration?’
It was a feeling of genuine consideration for the three Class A students, including Tenon.
I thought about it for a moment.
There was only one conclusion.
Binjin thinks that making them victims of his exploitative magic is a consideration for his disciples.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The raindrops began to fall larger.
“Then I guess I’ll have to get these guys ready to go to the farm. I’ll have to call a train and take care of other things. What are you guys doing? Have you seen the sights?”
The disciples who had been gathered around Binjin’s shouting suddenly moved.
“Hey, let’s go in! Quick!”
“It’s been raining hard since then!”
A strange heat spreading through the cold raindrops, in the middle of it all.
The white-eyed boy could see the blue-haired girl who was stuck in her seat, unable to move.
A field of vision where raindrops ceaselessly draw gold lines.
The girl’s emotion that seemed to spread between them was a deep fear.
The boy moved his lips.
─You.
Asked.
─I know.
Swaaa …
That moment.
The world is covered with diagonal lines.