"Uh...... Excuse me, Senior Frey, when did the Winslow family move to Krivari?"

"I don't know about that...... Why are you asking this?" Frey was a little confused.

It was in the year 885 of the First Age of Hepp. Frey didn't know, but Cynthia knew. "Everyone in the Winslow family needs to know their family history. Cynthia added.

Alan then remembered that there was another person from the Winslow family here, and it might have been a little rude for him to ask these questions.

Cynthia seemed to guess what Eren was thinking, and said, "Actually, I think about it like yours. ”

Alan was startled when he heard her say this, because he didn't say what he had just thought, so he looked at her in surprise and didn't speak.

And Cynthia's words also confused the other people present, because in their opinion, Alan only asked about something seemingly inconsequential, and did not say anything else.

"What the hell are you two talking about?" asked Riel.

"Nothing...... I'll tell you more about it when I get back to the dormitory. Probably because it was inconvenient to say more here, Alan said perfunctorily first.

"Alright, it's time to go. Check out the rest of the school. Frey didn't seem to like their riddle-like conversation, and seemed a little unhappy, and took the lead out of the showroom. Alan had no choice but to hurry up.

After spending a lot of time in a dark place, it can feel a little dazzling when you suddenly come outside.

Magical tests are still taking place in the square. Although it is September, it is only cold in the morning and evening, and it is still warm during the day. And after all, it's close to noon, and it still feels hot when you're in the sun for a long time. Seeing that many people were already sweating on their foreheads, Riel took off their coats to block out the sun. However, Professor Stubone did not seem to be affected by the temperature at all, and was still in high spirits, and his voice was loud, and he methodically commanded everyone present.

"I don't know what happened to Ivan, although it seems to be far from their turn, but if something goes wrong, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. Alan whispered to Rare.

"Well, I feel like that, too. So what to do?" asked Riel.

"Ian definitely can't leave now, let's help him find Ivan. Allen said.

"Good. Riel said.

"I'll go too. Alyssa overhears the conversation between Ellen and Riel, and apparently she doesn't want to act alone with these strangers.

"Uh, that'...... All right. Originally, Alan didn't want to delay Alyssa's time, but he looked at Alyssa's determined eyes and agreed.

So Alan said goodbye to Frey on the pretext that something was wrong. Frey was a little surprised, but he didn't hold back, shrugged his shoulders and motioned to go with them, and left with Cynthia and his sister.

"But where are we going to find him?" Frey asked as the three of them left.

"Hmm...... Let's go back to the square first, maybe he's already there. Allen said.

The three of them crossed the path between the museum and the auditorium and returned to the plaza, where they soon found Ian, who had been waiting where he was. It looked like it was far from his turn to make the identification.

"Hey, why are you back again?" Ian was surprised.

"We're a little worried about Ivan. Riel said.

"Uh, I'm sorry...... My brother has caused you trouble, alas...... I think I know why...... Maybe I used to be too used to him, and let him have a willfulness that he shouldn't have. Ian looked worried.

"It's okay, just explain the reason to him. The task at hand is to find him first. Allen said.

Riel was confused again, he still felt in the dark, but Alan and Ian already knew why Ivan was missing.

"I wanted to go to him too, but I didn't know when it would be my turn to do the appraisal and didn't dare to go too far. As you can see, the process begins to pick up as soon as you leave. ”

"So we're back. Alan said with a smile.

"I just looked in the square, but I didn't see him. Ian said.

"Well, since he is not familiar with the place, I don't think he will go to a place that is too remote, and the key to our dormitory is kept by me, so he must not be in the dormitory......" Alan frowned slightly, lowered his head, and put his right index finger to his lips. Riel recognized this as a habit for Alan when he was thinking hard.

"Could that be in the break room?" asked Riel.

"No way. Alan replied immediately.

"Why?" Riel didn't understand.

Alan shook his head and didn't speak.

Seeing that Eren didn't answer him, Riel looked at Ian again, only to see that Ian's head had turned to the side.

"Ah......h

"Did you think of something?" asked Riel as he hurriedly followed.

"Hmm...... If you were deliberately avoiding us, where would you be going at this time?" Alan asked.

"Why should I hide from you?" Rare clearly didn't understand the point of Alan's words.

"Tsk......" Alan shook his head helplessly, "The point is not whether you are avoiding us, but if it were you, where would you choose to go now?"

"Uh......" Rare was a little at a loss.

"If it were me, I would choose to go here. Alyssa said after seeing that Riel had been hesitant for a long time and didn't understand, pointing to the library that was already close in front of her.

"Yes, I would. Allen said.

"Why?" Riel still didn't understand.

The reason for this is simple, because the auditorium, the museum, and the council chamber are locked, and the library is the only place in the neighborhood where he can come and go freely...... And from here, you can clearly see how far the magic identification has been carried out, so as to ensure that you will not be left behind. Alan pointed to the glass window on the second floor of the library as he explained to Riel at length.

"Oh......" Rare realized.

"Let's go inside. With that, Eren took the lead up the steps.

The stairs seemed to be much higher than those in the auditorium, and the three of them climbed for a while to reach the side entrance to the east side of the library.

Walking into the library, Alan saw that although there was a lot of space inside, the layout was quite simple. In the middle of the line are rows of tall bookshelves filled with books of all sizes, and on the north and south sides are large floor-to-ceiling windows, bordered by two neatly arranged tables and chairs, in front of which almost every table sits students who are reading intently.

The library was quiet, with little noise other than the sound of turning pages.

Since there was no end in sight, in order to save time, the three of them did a simple division of labor. Alan came to check the south column, Alyssa went to the north column, and the bookshelves were in charge of Riel, and finally they met at the westernmost end of the library.

"Do you remember Ian's relative appearance?" Alan whispered to Alyssa.

"Hmm. Alyssa said.

"Ivan and Ian look almost identical, just a little fatter. ”

"Okay, I remember. Alyssa nodded. Before starting the operation, Alan was still a little uneasy, and described it carefully to Alyssa, until he confirmed that Alyssa could clearly recognize which one was Ivan.

All three searched carefully. About half an hour later, Alan and Alyssa arrived at the west side door almost at the same time, and they carefully examined the faces sitting at each table, but found no sign of Ivan. Since it was a hassle to check between the bookshelves, Ariel arrived in the evening, and he brought the same news.

"Not here, could it be on the second floor?" asked Riel in a whisper.

"It should be. Alan whispered.

As they entered the library, they saw stairs on the east and west sides of the library, and they walked up to it together, and sure enough, they came to the second floor.

The layout of the second floor was exactly the same as the first floor, and the three of them did not delay any longer, and looked for it again according to the previous division of labor, but this time they were looking from west to east.

There were a lot fewer people on the second floor, which made their progress a lot faster.

About ten minutes later, it was still Alan and Alyssa who met at the easternmost side door, but to Allen's surprise, Alyssa, like him, still did not find Ivan. And after a while, Riel came over to tell them that Ivan wasn't among the shelves either.

It's strange, according to his calculations, Ivan can only be here. Alan frowned.

"Could it be that you're wrong?" asked Riel.

Alan shook his head, looked down and thought for a moment before saying, "But I can't think of any place he could or should go except here." ”

"Maybe we should go to the lounge and look for it. Riel said.

"He couldn't be there. Although Ivan was not found here, Alan was still adamant that Ivan would never be in the break room.

"Why?" Riel couldn't figure out.

"I guess it's a gut feeling. Alan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain something, but pouted and said nothing more.

"Probably?" Riel frowned a little angrily, knowing that it was a word that Eren often used when he was perfunctory, and what made him even more angry was that Eren was stupid by denying his idea without telling him why.

"Hey, look here. At this moment, Alyssa seemed to notice something, stopped the two who were about to quarrel, and pointed behind the door.

It was a wall ladder. It is located behind the door leaf on the right and appears to go straight to the roof. There is also a big word written in red pen on the side of it, "Danger".

Riel took one look and immediately shut up. Allen's eyes lit up as if he had discovered a new continent, as if to say, "This is it!", and after one glance at Rare, he immediately began to climb up the wall ladder. However, since Alan was not very good at this kind of climbing high and low since he was a child, he climbed very slowly and carefully.

Riel and Alyssa are not far behind.

The staircase was very long, and it was very windy, and on the way, Alan slipped his foot and almost stepped on the air, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced down, and because his eyesight was not very good, he only felt so high off the ground that he couldn't see the people passing by below clearly. If you fall from this height, the consequences will be unimaginable. Fortunately, Riel was right behind him, and he finally got to the top of the building, and although it took a lot of effort, he still managed to reach the top of the building.

The roof was empty, there was nothing. The wind was strong, but they were protected by high stone railings on all sides, so they didn't have to worry about being blown down.

Alan glanced around, and saw that not far from them to their left, a familiar figure was lying on the railing with his back to them.