Chapter 149: Evil Spirit of All Souls Day (part three)
Instead of me, the one who was chosen by the evil spirit of All Souls Day was Beatrice Glaw.
The question of whether Beatrice is still alive flickered in my mind and my feet trembled.
Will she float on the cold river instead of me?
No, no, no, there’s no way I would let that happen.
Shaking off the dark thoughts, I resumed thinking under the assumption that she is alive.
How can I get her back?
And just what exactly took her away?
First of all, let’s check the current situation.
I grabbed the shoulders of Jan who was still stunned and shook him.
“Jan Carlson, besides being silver in color, do you remember any other features?”
“It was a scary…large, wolf-like…monstro…”
Jan talked with difficulty, but he lost consciousness again.
Wolf, is it?
Could this be the crime of the Golden Wolf Prince?
However, the Golden Wolf Prince should have a color similar to Holle-kun, not silver.
Then I remembered the wands I had.
—Yes, let’s use that.
I took out the wand of Urd Sight from my bag.
I didn’t think I would be relying on this as soon as it was recharged.
First, I waved the wand of Urd Sight five times.
Five white magic circles deployed inside the backstage and converged again in my eyes.
I could see Beatrice in my current vision.
No, not only Beatrice, but I could also see silver masses that looked like they consisted of TV noise.
Those silver noise masses attacked Beatrice from behind, overtaking her until her very figure was covered in noise.
—What does this mean!?
After that I continued to look even further into the past, but the result was the same.
Jan spoke to Beatrice.
Silver mass of noise invaded while they were having a discussion.
Jan was beaten and Beatrice was taken away.
Then, the mysterious silver mass disappeared into the crowd and couldn’t be chased visually.
That’s the only information I got from using Urd Sight about ten times in total.
First, I decided to have Palug stay on site.
In fact, Beatrice and the silver noise-like monstro may still be nearby.
I conveyed that through a whisper.
『If there is something strange like that, I will catch it immediately!』
No matter what kind of phantom beast it is, Palug will be able to conquer it with her power.
If the monstro tries to reach out to other humans, she will surely be able to protect them.
In exchange, the existence of Palug will be known to the Military Order of Útför, and things will become complicated.
“Watch out for the guys from the military order.”
『Yeah, the Inquisitors, right? I’ll be careful not to cause a blunder.』
Next, I called out to Marquia and Tricia who seemed to be scared and confused.
“Marquia-san, Tricia-san, can I ask either one of you to record Jan Carlson’s statement once he recovers?”
“Then, leave it to me! I will make him spit out everything!”
Tricia answered powerfully.
This has implications for the surveillance of Jan, the first discoverer.
“Marquia-san, would you please come along with me to the student council to report on this situation together? Because I don’t think my own testimony is enough.”
“I understand!”
Klaus and Auguste will take action, but before that, I need to persuade the other members of the student council.
That’s why I asked Marquia to speak up.
Then, together with Marquia, I went to the headquarters of the executive committee for help.
In order to move through the crowd, Tirnanog only brought the bag I received from the principal.
The executive committee headquarters is the temporary tent located north of the courtyard of the school building.
I wonder who I should rely on.
Since we’re looking for someone, it would be quicker to rely on Klaus or Auguste.
It would be more feasible to find them using Auguste’s dragon’s eye view or Klaus’ wide-area magic.
“Is Klaus-sama or Auguste-sama here!?”
I shouted rudely in the busy headquarters tent.
This is not the time to care about my reputation.
A pirate crew of a different color from Harold emerged from the crowd.
Seems like Evan Haearn has become a part of the pirate crew before I knew it.
“You’re not like usual, what’s the matter, Erica-jou?”
“Haearn-senpai? What are you doing in this place?”
“For some reason, I was requested earnestly by Nibelheim to join. But, for you to be this impatient, is it……a serious matter?”
When I nodded, Haearn pulled a long face.
“Well, something major also happened on our side. Because the Margrave of Urs suddenly paid a visit.”
“Sir Harlan is visiting?”
“The principal, the vice principal, His Highness Auguste, and Klaus-sama all have been summoned. It seems he came for an explanation about some case, but it is actually an informal interrogation, or so Klaus-sama had said.”
“Then, both of them can’t move?”
Harlan Slayson again?
Perhaps he came to inquire about the Bloody Saint’s case.
He always appears at the worst times and puts me in the worst position.
“One person was taken away by some monstro earlier. And the one who was taken away was Beatrice Glaw.”
Suddenly, Haearn’s expression turned angry.
“…Can Roald still not leave that matter behind him? No way, is that guy the one pulling the strings?”
I shook my head.
Although there is a possibility of that, Roald doesn’t seem like someone who would summon a monstro.
It’s not in his character to do something like summoning a dangerous monstro.
“But this is tough. To think that a monstro would take away someone during a festival like this. There are lots of guys dressed up as monstro everywhere…how do we search for it?”
“I thought that I could ask Klaus or Auguste for help, so I came here…”
But if they are stuck in a meeting with Harlan, then that’s not possible.
If things happened as how things went to the in-game Erica, then she would eventually turn up in the river.
If so, I should search around the river.
“For the time being, I’ll do everything I can.”
At that time, a small golden-colored dragon flew down on Haearn’s head.
Eh, why did Goldberry come to this place?
『Oo~i, Haearn. Sorry for leaving things to you so suddenly.』
“W-w-what, His Highness’ voice, it’s coming from Goldberry…?!”
Haearn tried to pull away from the voice resounding above his head.
Hearing a dragon speak human words for the first time must be very surprising.
『Oh, if it isn’t Erica. What happened?』
It’s not the appearance of a Buddha in hell, but an archangel instead.
The ability of a Theurge is wonderfully convenient, so maybe…?
“Wonderful timing, Auguste-sama!”
『It seems that something has happened. Tell me and I’ll see what I can do.』
Before anything else, I told him about Beatrice’s disappearance.
Beatrice Glaw disappeared at the backstage of the theater.
According to Jan Carlson who was there, she was taken away by a monstro.
『After Harlan, a monstro appeared! Now of all times, troubles occur one after another…』
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