The night didn't end.

At least for Ronald.

Walking through the streets of Springs in the dark, no one cared about such an indifferent passer-by, although he was ridiculously dirty because of the coal.

As we walked back to the riverbank, a familiar figure appeared on the street in the distance, and the target was Ronald.

Looking at the figure of the other party approaching in the night, Ronald's excellent eyesight immediately identified him.

- It's Rapel.

Sighing slightly, he immediately walked towards the other party.

The two met, and Rapel looked at Ronald in front of him, who was dressed in darkness, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:

"Ronald, it looks like you're not doing well."

Ronald shrugged his shoulders slightly, and then replied:

"Actually, it's okay, there are no injuries, but the clothes are dirty."

Rapel immediately shook his head:

"It's just that the clothes are dirty......"

While counting Ronald's somewhat embarrassed appearance, Rapel also took out a handkerchief from his jacket pocket. Even if you can't wipe the whole body clean, you can still easily clean up the face and other areas.

Maintaining his own movements to help Ronald wipe off the black soot, Rapel asked:

"So what the hell is going on?"

"I just took care of things over there, what the hell is going on over there?"

Accepting Rapel's help, Ronald opened his mouth at the same time to explain:

"It's a bit complicated in terms of the specifics."

"Wait until I and the Bureau of Investigation chase me out......"

“……”

To put things as simple as possible, Ronald informed Lapel of what had happened tonight, and the situation about the holder of the original canon.

In the identity of this guy.

You might know something interesting.

However, after listening to Ronald's description, Rapel shook his head in the same trouble:

"I've heard of spells that behave like that."

"But the people of the [Star Observation Society] have never liked to deal with the world, and the original texts have been kept in the high mountains of Garrati, so I prefer that this is a school without a reputation."

“……”

All right......

[Star Observation Society].

Although he had not heard of the name of this organization before, Rapel had already said the nature of this school in two sentences. Then this original canon holder who owns the "Almagest" may be in the same situation as Elva, and he is the original canon holder with a hidden identity.

Thinking so in his heart, Ronald did not forget the purpose of the beginning of tonight.

Then he continued:

"That's right, Rapel."

"I did find something about the [Sardak] theater today, in the underground location of the performance stage......"

At this point, Rapel's eyes immediately became serious, and he listened quietly to the description as he wiped the soot from Ronald's body.

After Ronald finished speaking, Rapel replied in a somewhat complicated tone:

"I was only suspicious before, but listening to you say this, it seems that the situation is correct, and the force behind [Sardak] is the [Primordial Witches]."

Although the investigators had recognized the origin of the other party before, Ronald had never heard of the name of this force before.

So, quite troubled, he threw a puzzled look at Rapel:

"What kind of organization is the Primordial Witches?"

La Pell immediately answered:

"This is an old organization that teaches witches to rule the world, and it was the de facto ruler of certain areas long ago, long before the means of transportation were developed."

"But later, due to the internal split over the issue of interests, several of the original canon holders within them also turned against each other, and finally split into some schools of thought large and small."

"And now the group of people with the most radical attitude, and at the same time inherited the original purpose, is the current [Primordial Witch Society]."

Hearing this, Ronald immediately remembered the name of a school he had once heard, so he immediately asked:

"Rapel, do you know the organization of the [Twelve Witches]?"

"Of course." Lapel nodded without hesitation and replied, "The [Twelve Witches] is an organization that has split from it, and it is a force that has developed quite well and has a lot of power in the territory of Glade, and our side basically knows about it. ”

After confirming Ronald's guess, Lapel seemed to remember something and chuckled.

Then he whispered:

"Ronald, you know a lot by now."

"I thought you were still like the first time we met, and I didn't know anything."

Ronald looked a little embarrassed and chose silence as his answer.

“……”

In this way, the two walked another distance, and when the street came to an end, Lapel took the initiative to distance himself from Ronald.

His expression became serious again, he bowed slightly, and then said in a serious tone:

"Ronald, I owe you a favor for tonight's incident."

"I really didn't expect things to develop like this before, and I would actually go directly to the original book holders."

Ronald waved his hand generously:

"Am I all right?"

"Besides, didn't you go to Elva with me to take the risk before, let's count each other as each other."

“……”

In the darkness of the night, Rapel stood straight at the end of the street.

Listening to Ronald's answer, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, Rapel approached Ronald as if he had made a decision, and then whispered in his ear:

"Ronald, you'd better get out of Springs before this fall arrives."

"I have a hunch that something very complicated is going to happen in this city, and even if you have a book in your hand, you may not be able to keep yourself safe."

“……”

Looking at Rapel's expression, Ronald nodded earnestly.

He didn't open his mouth to ask any further.

As a friend, it was already a very big risk to be able to give himself such advice, and he couldn't have made a brainless choice.

- Disguise yourself as a merchant and explore a long-abandoned path to try to enter Grad through a shortcut.

- Born in a country that was war-torn and then ruled by a military government.

-- The various abilities that have been demonstrated since the beginning of the understanding.

- Complex identities that change back and forth.

Ronald already has a fairly clear understanding of the identity of this friend.

It is definitely a great affection to be able to give yourself such a hint.

So in the silence, the two who already had a considerable degree of tacit understanding turned to the direction they went back.

"See you another day!"

"Goodbye!"

“……”

- but before the final separation.

Ronald suddenly remembered something very important, so he immediately turned around and called Rapel, who had already turned around:

"That's right, Rapel!"

"You know if you want to make some tools."

"What should I do?"