Chapter 30: The Fallen Clock Tower
"Boom!"
A loud roar echoed throughout the Royal Karakuri Academy in an instant.
Liszt, who was sitting in Kimberly's office studying by himself, was stunned, and also walked to the window of the office and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
Unfortunately, it was probably a matter of location, and there was no way to see what was going on from the office, so I had to wait for Mr. Kimberly to come back and then ask.
So Liszt withdrew his gaze, returned to the sofa and looked at the magic book in his hand.
At this time, it has been a few days since he fought the 91st-ranked glove holder, and the result is naturally nothing to say, even if the doll he sent that day was the fake Mordred played by the puppet Kimberly, but he was not only followed by Mordred, even if he lost in the end, there was Polla who could finish up and win the victory.
So after some fighting, Mordred still managed to cut off the griffon's head and helped Liszt win the Battle of Dusk!
There is also an opponent who is ranked 90 next.
and the players in the higher order......
……
"I probably won't be able to help you make up for your class today." After a long time, Kimberly, who had returned, said to Liszt, who was looking up at her, as soon as she entered the office.
"What's wrong?" Liszt was curious: "Is it because of the loud noise just now?" ”
"Well, that old clock tower in the academy has fallen." Kimberly replied.
"Natural collapse or?" Liszt was stunned for a moment and asked.
After all, it is a hundred-year-old building, and even if there is such an unscientific play as magic in this world, it is not used much for maintaining the building, so if it really collapses by chance during a festival like today, it is not too surprising.
At most, it feels that the meaning is not very good, sooner or later, but on the day of today's commemoration of its centennial, in front of the dean and the professors in the academy and most of the senior students and guests, this is not a little bit of an explanation, and no one will believe it in their hearts.
Yes, the reason why Teacher Kimberly was not in the office before was because she went out to attend the centennial festival of the inauguration of the clock tower, so she was unable to stay and make up for Liszt's lessons as usual.
"What do you say?" Kimberly asked rhetorically.
"Artificial? Premeditated? Liszt continued to ask.
"That's not what you should care about. Here, this is the material for making Eve's heart, you can take it back, and then tomorrow you will come back to me with the heart you made, and it will be my homework for you today. Kimberly didn't answer Liszt's inquiry, but took out a pile of materials from the desk drawer and motioned for Liszt to take it away.
"Tell me, otherwise, I might be able to investigate it myself." Liszt walked over to put away the materials and said with a smile.
"I can see that you're not a safe guy. But this time it may be more or less really related to you, so I'll tell you. Kimberly thought about it, and finally confided the truth of the matter: "The reason why the clock tower collapsed was because someone destroyed it!" And the saboteur, as you know, was Charlotte Birao and her automaton Sigmund destroyed by the Light of the End in front of the head of the house and us. ”
After a pause, Kimberly continued, "But I'm skeptical of Charlotte's motives. After all, the destruction of the clock tower can be done at any time, and there is no need to choose a special moment like today, in front of everyone, which is completely telling the people present at the time that she is the murderer! This kind of provocative behavior is not like the unwise behavior of Charlotte's child. ”
"Definitely. As Charlotte, who is determined to revitalize the Billau family, there is really no need to choose to make the Billau family famous in this way! Liszt nodded in confirmation.
"But she just did, so I suspect it may not have been her intention, but that there were other factors that forced her to do it." Kimberly chimed in.
"And what does this have to do with me?" Liszt wondered.
"If Charlotte becomes known as the Great Villain, who will do the best of it?" Kimberly asked rhetorically.
"I don't know." Liszt shook his head.
"Then you should remember the Magic Licker." Kimberly reminded.
"Yes." Liszt nodded.
"The effects of that incident haven't completely gone away until now." Kimberly explained: "What's more, the murderer is still Felix, a member of the Discipline Commission who has an extremely good reputation in the academy, and many students in the academy still don't want to believe that Felix is the last murderer. So ......"
"So if Charlotte is stigmatized, it becomes more marketable, and it makes students wonder if there is something else going on in the matter of the magic licker." Liszt took over and said: "After all, only Akabane and I were really present at that time, and Akabane Rayzhen was a foreign student, and the relationship with Charlotte was very close, and there were even rumors that the two of them were dating. And I'm a newcomer, and I've helped Lei Zhen and Charlotte, so it's hard not to be wondered if the two of us helped Charlotte commit perjury and frame Felix for some reason. ”
"That's it." Kimberly confirmed.
"Shhh...... In that case, I really need to investigate Charlotte's affairs. Liszt mused.
"Don't mess around, after this incident, Charlotte, you and Akabane Lei Zhen will be paid special attention to by the academy, and if you act indiscriminately, it is likely to backfire, making the academy and some people think more and more that you are accomplices, and it will not be so easy to clear your identity when the time comes." Kimberly reminded.
"Then wouldn't it be better to investigate the truth directly?" Liszt asked rhetorically.
“…… As long as you don't delay tutoring. Kimberly was silent for a moment before speaking.
It can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence to Liszt's choice.
After that, Liszt didn't say anything more and returned to the dormitory with the materials provided by Kimberly.
……
Liszt sat in the bedroom for a moment, then stood up again, leaving the doll Kimberly to continue hiding herself in the dormitory, leaving the dormitory with Polla, who could be pocketed in the space, and rushing towards the girls' dormitory, which could be said to be across the school from the boys' dormitory.
And coincidentally, when Liszt arrived at the girls' dormitory, he saw Akabane Lei Zhen and his automaton Night Night, who also appeared here.
Well, no Frey and her dog.
Obviously, because of Liszt's influence, Akabane Lei Zhen did not win the favor of Frey like in the original book......
Of course, Liszt, who couldn't remember the plot for a long time, didn't know this, but asked directly: "You are also here to find Charlotte?" ”
"You too?" Lei Zhen frowned.