Chapter 17 Night Visit to the Basement
Kenneth and Mick followed Auston's line of sight and saw a tall, thin, yellow-haired man with a hungry face leaning against the wall, his white shirt crumpled and stained, his eyes with heavy dark circles, and such a messy chicken coop. Although he can vaguely see his handsomeness from his eyebrows, his current appearance can only make the two of them mistake him for an addict or a homeless man.
After hearing Alston greet him, Kenneth and Mick realized that this was the senior who lived in the bedroom on the first floor and had not graduated.
Kenneth and Mick were about to get up to say hello to the senior, but they saw him sway, and then fell to the ground.
"Senior!" The two shouted in surprise, and immediately ran to the senior, Kenneth crouched down to look, and saw that his eyes were closed, and he was snoring rhythmically, and then there was a gurgling sound in his stomach.
Alston leaned on the back of the chair and smiled and said to the two who were speechless, "Scared, right?" I was also taken aback by him when I first came last night. ”
Mick pointed at the senior and asked, "Y-What happened to him?" ”
"Hmm...... Listening to the senior's own meaning, he now has a very interesting improvement on the staff, so he spends more than ten hours in the laboratory every day, and looking at this, he should forget that he hasn't eaten again. I'll go see if there's any ingredients and get him something to eat. Just lift him to the table. Oh, and also, the senior's name is Vader Fitz, which is a strange surname, right? With that, Auston went into the kitchen again and got busy.
Kenneth single-handedly picked up Vader by his shoulder, saving Mick of his strength, then let him lean back in his chair, and after thinking about it, let him lie on the table.
Kenneth looked at Mick and said, "Shall we go out for a walk?" ”
Mick glanced at Vader, who was so hungry that he was unconscious, although he was very curious about him in his heart, but the future was long, and he would eventually have the opportunity to understand him in the future, so he nodded and said, "Okay." ”
After making up their minds, the two said hello to Auston and walked out of the Fielder Building, leaving Auston alone to take care of the seniors who were waiting to be fed, complaining that they had made dinner for these two unconscionable fellows.
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At this time, the sun had set, and the four holy stars slowly appeared in the sky, different sizes, but each shining brightly.
"Okay, so where are we going...... Well, how about going and see the Lutheran Tower? Kenneth walked down the path of the dormitory and excitedly said to Mick.
Mick, on the other hand, kept his head down, as if he had something on his mind, and remained silent.
"Mick? Mick! Kenneth noticed Mick's abnormality and called him twice before Mick came to his senses, so he frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?" It seems that the soul is not giving up. ”
“…… Kenny, I'd like to see Professor Duncan again. I wonder why he did it. Mick pursed his lips and said.
Kenneth glanced down at Mick's expression, only to see him with his head down, his eyes looking down, his lips pursed. After so many years, Kenneth naturally understood that this was Mick's expression when he made up his mind, and then he reflected how much Mick cared about this matter, so his mouth grinned, and his tone was still the usual relaxed: "Then why don't I accompany you to his laboratory again?" ”
Mick looked up at Kenneth, who was showing his white teeth, and his floating heart immediately settled down, and he smiled, "Thank you, Kenny." ”
Kenneth was a little puzzled by Mick's bright smile, and scratched his head, "Do we still need to say such things between us?" ”
The two walked out of the dormitory as they chatted, following the path Calvin had taken them to the magic technology lab. Opposite the Magic Technology Laboratory building is the first-year building, but it would be more appropriate to call it a "castle" than a "building". The style of the laboratory buildings is closer to the style of the current era, and they are all exquisite and simple bungalow structures, mostly wooden structures, but there are also stone structure laboratory buildings, such as the alchemy laboratory in the third-year district.
The teaching building was built at the beginning of the school, so it adopts the castle structure, a total of three floors, about 20 meters high, giving people the rough and majestic feeling of the original human founding period, the whole is made of large mountain stones polished and repaired, and the roofs are all spires, which looks quite majestic.
Kenneth pointed to the castle and excitedly said to Mick, "Mick, is that where we go?" ”
Mick nodded, "That's right, that's our first-year school building, also known as Kutlian Castle, named after its builder, as do the other three castles. However, times have changed, and most of the time they are simply referred to as school buildings. ”
"Wow...... That's great! It's just that Kenneth patronized and sighed without paying attention to the front of him, just as he collided with a comer. Because of Kenneth's tall figure, the person who came was knocked to the ground at once, and there were two people standing next to the person who was knocked down, one of them quickly helped him up, and the other was a fairly good-looking but slightly mean teenager pointed to Kenneth's nose and scolded: "Boy, who are you?!" Don't you have long eyes when you walk? ”
Kenneth was embarrassed to bump into someone, but when he heard the man's companion say so disrespectfully, he raised his chin and said, "Do I have long eyes, you don't have eyes to look at yourself?!" ”
"You stinky boy!" The man seemed to want to make a move, but he shrank back at the sight of Kenneth's majestic physique, but his mouth was still saying, "Do you know who you bumped into?" He's ......."
"Say no more, Heath," but the boy who had been knocked down by Kenneth stood up, and it turned out that he had blonde hair identical to Mick, but the color of his pupils was dark brown, and he was handsome, and he was about the same age as Kenneth and Mick, and he stood up and spoke to stop his companion from continuing, and looked at Kenneth and said with a slight apology, "My companion is hurtful, please don't pay attention." ”
Looking at the gentle and humble demeanor of the blonde boy in front of him, Kenneth couldn't help but glance at Mick beside him, and then involuntarily softened his tone: "It was my fault, but you didn't fall and get hurt, right?" ”
Because the young man in front of him was slender and thin even in shape similar to Mick, Kenneth was very worried about whether he would be injured.
The blonde boy smiled, then nodded to Kenneth and introduced himself, "Don't worry, I'm fine." My name is Rickon and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”
Kenneth returned the salute and introduced himself: "Hello, I'm Kenneth, this is my good friend, he's ......"
Unexpectedly, before Kenneth finished speaking, he was dragged by Micha and ran to the magic technology laboratory, Kenneth was puzzled, but he had to understand that Mick was shy.
Rickon stood still, ignoring the complaints of his two companions, and recalled the face of the young man he had just glimpsed, and his eyes couldn't help but deepen: blonde hair and blue eyes...... Could it be him?
"Rickon, you're the headmaster's great-grandson, why aren't you angry at those two boys for being so rude?" The young man with pimples on his face called "Heath" complained.
Rickon glanced at Heath, although his roommate was the eldest grandson of a viscount in Luther, and the two had known each other since childhood, and their relationship was not bad, but he couldn't help but value his nobility too much. Rickon had a look of disagreement on his face, and said to Heath, "Heath, in the academy, I am just an ordinary freshman, so don't say anything more." ”
"I know, you want to keep a low profile, don't you? Don't worry, I'm not going to go around talking nonsense. Are you too, Teddy? But there was a look of disapproval on his face.
Rickon shook his head and walked back to the dorm with the two of them, but couldn't help but look back in the direction Kenneth and Mick had left, his eyes full of suspicion.
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Kenneth, who was carried all the way to the magic technology laboratory, looked puzzled, stood in front of the building and looked at Mick's panting appearance and said, "Mick, do you know that person?" ”
Mick gasped and shook his head, "When, of course I don't know." ”
"Then why did you pull me and run away, as if you were afraid to see him?" Kenneth wondered.
"I'm just, I just want to see Professor Duncan as soon as possible and make it clear to him, how can you say that?" Mick gave Kenneth a blank look, and then walked into the building on his own, Kenneth thought for a moment and shrugged his shoulders to stop being entangled, and followed Mick into the building.
Once born and twice cooked, the two walked into the showroom on the first floor and walked straight to the bronze statue of Adam, Mick stretched out his finger and tapped the bronze seat five times, and after a dizziness, the two returned to the door of Calvin's laboratory.
"Oh, I feel like I'm about to vomit out the steak Auston just made......" Kenneth said as he lay on the cotton pad, squeezing through his stomach.
Mick stood up, his steps a little fluttering, but he urged Kenneth to say, "Kenny, stop grinding, get up." ”
"Okay, good." Kenneth patted his cheek and stood up, following Mick, only to find that Mick had stopped after opening the iron door of the lab, and then saw him turn to himself and say, "Kenny, you go ahead." ”
"Haha, Mick, what the hell are you afraid of......" Before Kenneth could finish speaking, he felt a kick in the ass by Mick, and he was actually kicked into the laboratory by Mick.
Kenneth lay on the cold ground and looked around at the darkness, feeling fearless because of the Dragonheart's relationship, and then heard Mick shouting outside the door, "Kenny, how's it going?" Are there any monsters? ”
Kenneth was mischievous for a moment, and deliberately let out a loud cry, "Ah!! There are monsters! ”
Then Kenneth didn't see what he expected, and Mick walked in calmly with the glowing staff at the top, with contempt for Kenneth on his face.
Kenneth wondered, "Mick, shouldn't you be so scared that you just run away?" ”
And Mick just sneered with a "hum": "If you encounter a monster, you are not happy to start fighting directly?" What's the deal with that duck call? ”
After Mick finished speaking, he ignored Kenneth, who looked depressed, and looked around without Calvin, so he shook his head and said, "It seems that Professor Duncan is not here." Then we'll come back tomorrow. ”
Mick looked at Kenneth, only to find that he was looking at the open space between the stone table and the bookshelf through the light on his staff, Mick wondered, "Kenny, what are you looking at?" ”
Kenneth frowned, pointed to the ground and said, "Did we see that magic array when we came here in the morning?" ”
Mick walked across the stone table when he heard this, and stood behind the third stone table, the light in front of the staff completely illuminated the clearing, and there was a huge magic circle drawn with charcoal on the ground that should have been blank in between, and there were many complicated techniques painted in the five rings, which made the two of them feel a pain in their heads.
"This magic array...... What is it used for? Kenneth didn't know why, and his voice suddenly softened to ask Mick.
Mick's mind flashed the image of the big black hand, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, pulled Kenneth past him and walked out of the door, leaving the magic technology laboratory as if he were running away.
And they forgot to close the iron door, and once again made a tooth-aching sound.