"That means ...... Is Seapheus and the Wagbean family a master-servant relationship?" Alan was speechless in surprise, and a doubt in his heart these days suddenly found an answer.

"Well, I remember this very well, I heard them call Prince his master. ”

"Prince?"

"Hector and Herry's father, and my former classmate. Professor Watson said as he treated Allen, "Herry, you know, it's Herry Wagbairn who is now teaching enchantment magic at this school. ”

"Hmm...... Frey introduced us to him. ”

"But that was decades ago...... How did you know that the gnomes were named Seaevers?" Professor Watson stared at Allen, his face full of confusion.

"Because ......"

However, before Allen could say the next words, Professor Watson had already guessed: "Could it be ......?"

"Yes, the dwarf who is now in charge of the day-to-day management of our student apartments is called Seapheth. ”

"Turns out they're not gone!" Professor Watson's eyes widened, looking surprised.

"Disappear?" Alan asked.

Professor Watson stopped the ongoing treatment in his hand and returned to his chair, gently holding his head with his right hand, muttering, "What's going on......"

He sat motionless for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking, but his face became more and more solemn.

Alan finally couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Professor, could you please tell me more about what happened?"

Professor Watson came back to his senses and stared at Alan for a long time before he said, "Then I'm going to tell you a little bit about the relationship between our family, the Winslow family, and the Wagbean family...... Would you be interested in hearing it?"

"Uh-huh!" Alan nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"

"Good...... Then please turn the sign on the door and close the door. Professor Watson said.

"I'll go. Since Allen's foot injury made it difficult to move, Arrail took the initiative to say.

When he walked to the door, he saw a sign hanging on the door panel with a large letter "In business". He flipped the sign over as Professor Watson said, and it became "Out of Business".

"So, first of all, what would you like to hear about?" asked Professor Watson.

"Hmm...... Could you please tell us what you just said about the disappearance of Sipheus?"

"Okay...... That's it......" Professor Watson nodded, pondered for a moment, and began to speak: "If you want to explain this matter clearly, you must first explain to you what the relationship between the three of us is...... As you know, the Winslow family and the Wagbein family are both some of the most famous families in Krivari, but the difference is that the Wagbyon family is a native of the local family, and they are extremely skilled in earth elemental magic, and most of the buildings in the vicinity are made by their family. It can be said that without Wagbyne, there would be no current Krivari, and the reason why Krivari City would be so prosperous is at least half of the credit of their family. The Winslow family is different, they are a family that suddenly emerged after the second advent of the magic eye, although it is unknown where they moved Krivari from, but their family has an extremely keen political sense and is quite capable, after sealing the magic eye, they immediately contacted all the famous families of Krivari, and single-handedly established the current Magic Management Association...... Our Watson family is one of them. ”

Professor Watson took a sip of water and continued, "Although not in terms of prestige and not in politics, our Watson family has long been known for their medical magic, and we are also natives of Crivari, so we have a good personal relationship with the Wagbein family, and often intermarry...... Prince and I were about the same age, and we had a good relationship with each other during the holidays, so we grew up knowing each other and went to the school at the same time. He soon made his mark in the earth elemental department, and I specialized in medical magic, but instead of continuing to be a healer as my father intended, I accepted his invitation to work in the Magical Management Society. We often crossed paths at work and had a good personal relationship, so he often invited me to his house, so I knew a little bit about dwarves. ”

"I see. Alan nodded.

"Since I see them a lot, I have the idea to get to know them over time. Strangely enough, though they nodded politely every time they saw me, they never spoke to me, or even answered my questions, and it was Prince who told me all sorts of interesting things about them. For example, they are a large group and all are called Siphus, for example, they do not answer questions from anyone other than their master, for example, they are generally nocturnal if there is no need, and for example, their peculiar way of reproduction. Professor Watson pondered for a moment, and then continued: "As much as I would love to write them down so that the world may know about them, Prince has told me about them and asked me to keep them a secret, so I have to do so...... But now it seems that there is one more person who knows their secrets?"

"Yes, I know all the secrets you just told them about...... Some have even seen it with their own eyes. ”

"It's shocking, it's unusual...... It's not like a dwarf at all. Professor Watson stared at Alan for a few more moments before continuing, "But what surprised and puzzled me even more was that one day when I went to their house again, I found that the group of Siphus had disappeared into nothing, and there was no trace of them in the huge house. I asked Prince about it, but he frowned because he didn't know what was going on. He recalled to me that the first night the elder Seapheus came to report to him on the day's work and everything was normal, but the next morning he found that their entire group had disappeared without a trace...... This is really bizarre, you know, this group of dwarfs have lived in their house for hundreds of years, there has always been no problem with their style, every day in addition to eating and sleeping is work, every night will be fixed to report to the head of the house about the day's work, this kind of goodbye is simply incredible...... And they disappeared so cleanly and completely, they didn't even leave a note, where they went, whether they would come back or not, they all didn't know, they just disappeared out of thin air......"

"It's incredible...... But now it seems to be a bit of an eyebrow. Alan said thoughtfully.

"Oh, did you think of something?" asked Professor Watson.

"Hmm...... I have some ideas, I don't know if to talk about it......"

"Just say, there's no one else here. ”

"Hmm...... I think this has something to do with the Winslow family......" Alan whispered.

"That's right, I think so too!" Professor Watson's expression suddenly became serious, "Until you told me about it, I thought that these gnomes were simply saying goodbye, they had lived in one place for a long time, and they wanted a change of environment...... But now, I don't think so anymore, and even start to doubt the relationship between the Winslow family and the Wagbein family......"

"You're saying that the Wagbein family's rapid decline has something to do with the Winslow family?"

"That's right...... I never expected that they would be hiding in this castle after disappearing for so long, just a few hundred meters away from me!" Professor Watson said slowly, thinking carefully, "but it's not surprising when you think about it...... Because there are no gnomes where our faculty and staff live, and I am not allowed to go anywhere else except here, in the classroom, and in my room...... Coupled with the fact that they are usually day and night, I really didn't have a chance to meet them. ”

Alan also bowed his head in contemplation.

"But now it seems that they didn't say goodbye on their own initiative...... Probably ......"

"Was someone kidnapped and forced to come here?" Alan whispered.

"That's right, someone from the Winslow family......" Professor Watson's expression began to become solemn, "And it's probably the head of the Winslow family, Negris." ”

"Well, why would you suspect it was Mr. Winslow...... You seem to know something?"

"Hmm......" Professor Watson nodded, "because I know that Negris Winslow, who had been busy with official business at that time, suddenly came and went in and out of the Wagbein house frequently. At first, Prince and I thought it was because Hector was about to succeed as vice president, but now it seems that this may not be the case...... The gnomes disappeared from the Wagbean house and appeared in the castle for unknown reasons, and Mr. Winslow probably knew about it but did not inform the Wagbean family...... This is a deliberate concealment!"

"Yes, I think so too. ”

"And not only that, but now I'm beginning to wonder about Hector's death...... I don't know if it has something to do with the Winslow family......"

"Cause of death?" Alan was taken aback, "I heard Frey say that his father didn't die of illness?"

"Yes...... It might be humiliating for me to speak out, but I have to admit that I didn't cure Hector. ”

"Strange sickness?"

"Not really, it's just a very common fever with some cold-like symptoms and a bad appetite...... And it happened that he was very busy at work during that time, so I thought he was just under too much pressure at work, which caused problems with rest and diet, and I didn't pay much attention to it...... Until one day he suddenly fell to the ground while he was at work, and he never woke up again......"

"It's such a coincidence...... Physical discomfort and huge work pressure appeared at the same time......" Alan also frowned slightly, thoughtful.

"Yes, at the time, everyone, including me, thought it was an accident," Professor Watson'......s eyes suddenly sharpened, "but now, I don't see it that way......"