"Possibly...... But......" Alan said in deep thought, "even if we know that it was the sorcerer, we don't know who is the one who plots against us behind it......"

"It's not like you're so unresponsive...... Could it be that the 'misfortune' also affected this?" Cynthia pouted and looked at him.

Hearing Cynthia say this, Alan suddenly felt that something was really wrong recently, and he always felt a little impetuous, his mind was chaotic, and he couldn't calm down and think deeply.

"It's not magic, but it leaves a mark. Cynthia smiled lightly and said.

"Traces?"

"Yes...... As far as I know, there are certain conditions that are required for these curses to take effect...... That is, 'catalyst'. ”

"Catalyst?" Allen heard the word for the first time, "What's that?"

"Hmm...... It's hard to explain, how can I tell you......" Cynthia thought for a moment said, "Let's give you an analogy...... If I were a sorcerer and wanted to put a curse on you, I would need some tissue or organ in your body so that misfortune could fall on you accurately. The things that come out of you are called 'catalysts.'" ”

Alan was shocked when he heard Cynthia's explanation, and quickly asked, "What about ...... Does that count as hair?"

"Hair?" Cynthia thought for a moment, "Forget it, it's part of your body after all." ”

Alan finally understood why he had seen Ivan dangling at their bedside over and over again, and why he had collected their hair.

"Why, it looks like you're already a little bit of an eyebrow?" Cynthia asked.

"Yes......" Alan looked solemn, "I'll tell you the truth, one of the Raven brothers who lives in the same room as me, Riel and I have seen him come to collect our hair more than once......"

"Oh, in a room with you?" Cynthia looked a little surprised, "where are you from?"

"Ivan Ravan from the Tumon Mountains. ”

"It's chilling that someone in the same room would do such a conscientious thing. ”

"Hmm...... I can't blame him entirely......" Alan sighed and said, "There was a misunderstanding with him before, and when I realized it, I found that I couldn't explain it clearly......"

"A lot of things aren't like that...... "you don't think that much about what you do, but in the eyes of some people you have a plan." You don't explain, or he doesn't believe it, and there is a misunderstanding. And then it accumulates over time, and when it completely erupts one day, it is completely irreparable...... It's so hard to understand each other. ”

"Maybe you're right...... Alan sighed again, "but I'm sure he didn't mean to harm us. ”

"Oh, it's all this time, and you still have the heart to exonerate him?" Cynthia laughed.

"It's not to excuse him...... But I know that he is commanded. ”

"Hmm...... You're not mistaken, but I think he was instructed to do so. Cynthia nodded.

"Do you know something?" said Allen.

"Of course, I'm going to talk to you without an investigation?" Cynthia smiled mysteriously again, "When I heard you say that he was from Tumon, I knew that he wasn't the mastermind, he was just being used. ”

Alan didn't squeak and quietly listened to every word she said next.

"I have two more points of information. Cynthia said, "First, although the rebellious plot of the Sorcerers was destroyed, their leader, Andre Granwell, fled...... Legend has it that he wears a mask everywhere he goes, and no one has ever seen him for what he really is, so when they are finally surrounded in the Blizzard Mountains, he easily blends in with the crowd and escapes. Of course, it's also easy to change your face and make a living in another identity. ”

"Blizzard Mountains?" Alan was stunned when he heard the name of the place, although he was not very familiar with this place, he had seen it when he was studying Hepp's geography.

He hurried to the bookshelf and found a map, and then looked it carefully.

"Don't bother, not far northwest of it is now Stuart City. Before he could find it, Cynthia had already spoken.

"Stuart City?" Allen's heart tightened, isn't this the city where Little Stewart and Little Bilber are located?

"Have you already guessed something?" Cynthia smiled again.

"Hmm......" Alan nodded, "It's a coincidence that some of the people who don't welcome me are from there." ”

"Second, although the power of witchcraft is terrifying, it is not something that can be used for free, and there must be a corresponding price to be paid for the curse to take effect...... Otherwise, the sorcerers would have acted arbitrarily a long time ago. ”

"The price?"

"Hmm. For example, not eating for the whole day, or...... I didn't sleep all night or something. ”

"Please be clear!" said Alan.

"Don't worry, let me think. Seeing Alan's eager expression, Cynthia smiled, as if deliberately to whet his appetite, and thought for a long time before slowly speaking, "As far as I know, two special straw men are needed to cast the curse. The two straw figures were connected when they were crafted, and they were tied to the catalyst of the curse and the cursed person, one representing the sorcerer himself and the other representing the object of the curse...... The sorcerer forcibly creates the so-called 'misfortune' by treating himself harshly, and then uses the two straw men to perform a special ritual of witchcraft, and through the action of the catalyst, this misfortune is completely transferred to the person who is cursed. ”

Hearing this, Alan finally understood why Rare and he had been feeling particularly unlucky lately, because in addition to the bad luck that they themselves had accidentally provoked, there was another person who forcibly created "misfortune", magnified it several times and then inflicted it on them. As a result of the two "misfortunes", Riel suffered a series of bad luck, and his foot was seriously injured, and he was almost hit by a falling rock.

"The degree of misfortune that befalls a cursed subject is related to the degree to which the sorcerer treats him. For example, if a sorcerer does not eat for a day, it may be an accidental injury to the cursed person, and if the sorcerer does not sleep for three days, the cursed person's life may be in inexplicable danger. Cynthia added, "You should have a good idea of this...... Who is behind it? ”

"Hmm......" Alan nodded, understanding why Cynthia's reaction to seeing them in the morning class was a little special, "Floyd Stewart, and Zach Bilber. ”

"That's right. Cynthia nodded, "When I learned that Andre Granville's traces disappeared near Stuart City, I felt that he might have escaped the reckoning of the year, changed his face and survived Stuart City, and then secretly used his special power to infiltrate the Magic Management Association step by step...... It's just that I didn't expect it to be Stewart, or climbed to the top of the Magic Management Association. ”

"That Bilber family ......," Allen said.

"Lackeys or something...... Or maybe it's his followers. ”

"Hmm......" Hearing this, Alan fell into deep thought again.

Although he learned the true identities of Little Stewart and Little Bilber, he was not happy at all...... Because it is completely unpredictable what will happen to him and Riel next, and he doesn't know how to prevent it...... It seems that no matter how careful he is, it is useless, because accidents always happen unexpectedly. For example, one day when they are walking on the road, a lightning bolt in the clear sky just strikes them.

And all this is just Cynthia and his inference, although according to the current law, if they are caught in any form of witchcraft, they will be permanently imprisoned in the Misty Forest, but they do not have any evidence to prove that they are the descendants of witchcraft, let alone any way to prove that they are witchcraft.

"This misfortune that has been forcibly created for oneself is the price that the wizards have to bear, so the physical condition of the wizards is generally not very good, and they are all psychologically shady guys. Cynthia added.

"But...... Even if you know this, it still doesn't seem to be useful...... They live in the same room, and it's not easy to catch them, and we don't have the reason or power to break into their rooms directly......"

"Of course you don't. Cynthia smiled, "But Frey has." ”

"Frey?" Alan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Frey was the president of the Discipline Inspection Committee, and even more so the head of their first year.

Indeed, asking him for help is the easiest and most straightforward solution, and it is also the one with the highest success rate. But as soon as he remembered to ask Frey for help, Allen felt ten thousand resistances in his heart, although he couldn't tell why.

Probably because their relationship is in an ice age.

And......

"As long as I ask, he will not refuse. "And he's always been strict and steady, so there should be no surprises." ”

"But I didn't want to go to him. Alan hesitated for a moment but said.

"Oh, why?" Cynthia was a little surprised.

"I don't know, I just don't want to look for him anyway. Alan bit his lip and said, "I don't want to owe unnecessary favors. ”

"Oh, I see that my self-esteem is stronger than I expected. Cynthia stared at him for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

Allen's heart tightened and he didn't say anything, because his little caution was guessed by Cynthia again.

"Since you've said so, then ......," Cynthia suppressed her smile, "I've told you everything I know, so I can only help you get here." ”

"Hmm...... Thank you, you've helped me a lot......" Alan got up and put the map back on the shelf, then said, "As for what to do, let me figure it out myself." ”