Maybe it was because Allen's tone was too terrifying, and Rare couldn't help but shudder.

"And that's not all, there are so many strange things in this school...... "Allen continued, "many of the professors are people who have been involved in these two cases before, and the gnomes, the strange drumbeats Cynthia and I heard, and the madman in the dungeon...... I always felt like something wasn't right here......"

"Well, I don't feel any of that...... "Rare tilted his head and thought for a long time, "Are you too tired lately?" After all, you've been in class for four days in a row, and you're busy with your homework in addition to preview and review...... It's easy for me to get cranky when I'm dazed. ”

"Probably......" Alan nodded and shook his head, noncommittal.

"By the way, have you heard, it's going to be the middle of the month soon. Riel probably didn't like the slightly eerie atmosphere and took the initiative to divert the topic.

"What month?" Alan asked, "I've never heard of it." ”

"Haven't you heard the seniors mention it? It's a festival unique to this school. "The second weekend and the third Monday of every month are days off for all the teachers and students, and sometimes the school organizes some group outings, sometimes there are parties or celebrations, well...... Although most of the time is for students to move freely. ”

That is to say...... On the 14th and 15th of each month?"

"That's right, and...... I heard that in the first month of the year, the school organizes a group visit to the city of Krivari!" Riel's eyes lit up, and his gaze drifted to the ceiling, as if he was already sitting in the carriage to Krivari, "Today is already ...... Number Seven!"

"Oh, that's good, we've never been to a big city......" Alan nodded.

"I've heard it's crowded, Krivari...... There's a lot more to do...... "Ariel looks like he's getting a little overwhelmed.

However, Alan was still relatively calm, and gave him a blank look: "Let's hurry up and have dinner, and then finish the homework...... Unlike you, I have seven assignments and I have to prepare for tomorrow's class. ”

"Oh, yes!" Riel agreed.

"Then bring your textbooks and go straight to the library after dinner, how about I've got some questions to look up. Alan said as he straightened out his textbook.

"Well, that's fine. ”

The two of them agreed and went to the dining room with their textbooks.

With his thoughts on tomorrow's class and unfinished homework, Alan ate quickly today. They had come out earlier than usual today, and it was not half past six when they came out of the dining room after eating.

On the way to the library, since the street lights were not fully lit, Alan was also in a hurry, and when he turned into the path between the library and the auditorium, he accidentally collided with the person who came out from the opposite side, and the book fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Alan apologized as he picked up the textbooks scattered on the floor.

The other party was also very polite, did not do unnecessary entanglement, and also left after apologizing.

But it's a blessing in disguise.

"Oops!" Alan cried out as he picked up all his textbooks.

"What's wrong?"

"Thanks to bumping into him, I guess I wouldn't have found out I had picked up the wrong book when I got to the second floor of the library. Alan stared at the water elemental magic book in his hand and said, "Tomorrow is the fire elemental magic class." ”

"Hmm...... It's not a big problem, it's still early, it's not even seven o'clock. ”

"It just so happens that Ian should be back soon, he doesn't have a key, so I'll open the door for him by the way. Alan waved his hand and said, "You go to the old place and wait for me first, and I'll go back." ”

"Good. Riel nodded and walked into the library first.

Alan trotted through the Four Seasons Garden and back to the fourth floor.

Running back like this just after eating made him feel a little sick in his stomach and sweat from exhaustion.

But when he walked to the door, he was stunned: the door was unlocked.

"Ivan has already returned?" Alan wondered a little, "Didn't he just go out not long ago...... And doesn't he usually come back after eight o'clock?"

He slowly pushed the door open.

But no sooner had the door creaked open than Alan heard another sound of footsteps in the room similar to the one they had heard when they first returned, only this time nothing had been knocked down.

Alan was stunned for a moment, but even more curious, and quickly pushed the door, just in time to see Ivan walking briskly from the side of their bed towards him.

Alan scanned the room and saw that Ivan was the only one in the room.

"Uh, you—Why did you come back?" Ivan saw that it was Alan who came in, stood still, a little surprised, and took the initiative to speak. His expression looked rather unnatural, though.

"Oh...... I got the wrong textbook. Alan stared at him strangely, "What are you doing?"

"No, what didn't you do......" Ivan said with a slurrel.

"What's in your hand?" Alan looked at his and Riel's bed, then pointed to his clenched right hand, "From us?"

"Nothing!" Ivan looked rather nervous.

"Really?" Alan could see that he was lying, and slowly walked towards him while staring at him.

Ivan looked a little timid, took two steps back slightly, swallowed his saliva, and then suddenly spread his hands and shouted at Alan: "There really is nothing!"

Alan stopped, and by the light of the magic lamp in the room, he stared carefully at his palm for a long time before he was sure that there was indeed nothing.

At this time, Ian pushed the door and came in, and saw the two of them looking confused: "What are you two doing...... What's going on?"

"Nothing!" Ivan said as he walked briskly to the door, gave Ian a push, and went out.

Alan frowned, staring at where his back had disappeared for a few moments before he walked to his bed and sat down.

"Are you two arguing again?" Ian asked cautiously.

"Nope. Alan replied as he checked his bed and the small table at the head of the bed. But after the inspection, it was found that he had nothing missing here.

Then he went to Riel for a brief look, and nothing seemed to be missing.

"What are you looking for?" asked Ian, curious.

"Didn't look for anything. Alan shook his head, thinking back to what had just happened. After a long while, he was sure that Ivan really had something in his hand just now.

"But I really didn't see anything...... "Alan wondered ten thousand times in his heart, "he seemed to be looking for something on our side when he first came back in the afternoon, and now he is looking for something again...... Is there anything in us that keeps him on his radar?"

"Did you lose something?" Ian guessed, "You suspect Ivan took it?"

Alan was still pondering and didn't hear.

Ian smiled and said to himself: "Impossible, impossible, I know him, although he has changed a lot compared to before, but he is not bad in nature...... He never takes the initiative to open his mouth when he wants something, let alone take other people's things casually. When he was a child, he ate an apple given to him by a neighbor's child, and he always remembered it, and he always said 'I must give it back to him'......"

Hearing Ian's long list of explanations, Alan reacted: "Ah...... It's okay, nothing was lost...... Probably I read it wrong. ”

"Well, well, I'll just say, Ivan's not that kind of person. Ian also looked relieved, "We don't have this kind of person in our family......"

"It's good that you're back, then I can go to the library with confidence. Alan said as he pulled out the fire elemental textbook.

"Preparing for tomorrow's class?"

"Hmm. Alan said yes briefly, and walked to the door.

"You're working so hard...... Come on!" Ian said with a smile.

Alan smiled politely as well and walked out of the room.

However, Alan was still a little puzzled in his heart, because no matter how you look at Ivan's performance, it is very abnormal.

So as soon as he arrived on the second floor of the library, he said to Riel, "Hey, do you have only one pillow and one quilt on your bed...... And a pair of smelly socks that haven't been washed?"

Riel looked around embarrassedly, but there was no one, and then he said with an embarrassed face, "Ah...... It seems that there is such a pair...... I've been so busy reading lately that I forgot to wash my ......."

"Nothing else?" said Allen, "no books, or other little things?"

Seeing that Alan didn't mean to make fun of him, Riel replied honestly, "No...... Why did you suddenly ask about this?"

Alan frowned slightly, began to bite his lip, and after a moment whispered to Riel, "Then you go back and check if there is anything missing from the little table at your bedside...... Ivan looked abnormal. ”

"Abnormal?" Riel was taken aback.

"Remember how he behaved when we got back this afternoon?" asked Allen.

"You're saying he hit the table and fell to the floor?" Rare scratched his head and said, "Isn't that his own carelessness in walking, and he deserves to be unlucky." ”

"The reason he hit the table was because he was at our bedside when we went back and didn't know what he was looking for...... He heard me open the door, and as he looked at the door, he hurried to his side before he bumped into it. Alan explained.

"Looking for something?" Riel wondered even more when he heard this, "Is there anything of value I have there that is worth looking for?"

"Think about it. ”

"If you want to talk about something valuable...... Is it the quill I got from home?"

"You mean, the one Uncle Dean gave you for your birthday last year?"

"Yes, my dad said it was expensive! He said he bought it at the most famous shop in Crivari when he was in school, and the boss boasted to him that it was made from the feathers of a swan that had lived for more than a hundred years, and cost him ten gold coin......s!

"I don't think it's a quill......," Alan interrupted, shaking his head thoughtfully, "anything else, like the one you can hold in your hand?"

"In your hands?" Riel was a little confused, scratching his head and thinking for a long time before saying, "No...... I can't think of anything I have that is worth a lot and I can hold it in my hand......"

Hearing his answer, Alan stopped talking, nodded and motioned for him to continue reading, and opened the textbook himself.

But in reality, he didn't see anything, and Ivan's unnatural expression and reaction kept lingering in his head. The more he thought about it, the more certain he became, Ivan must not know what the hell was going on.

It wasn't until a long time later that a strange thought popped into his head: "Isn't he looking for something...... What are you putting in us!?"