Hulim picked up the scented tea and took a sip slowly. Suddenly she thought of something and quickly put down the teacup.
"Irus——"
"What?"
"Do you know where our ancestors might have placed the last two sword techniques?"
"Hmm? Yeah..."
Irus understood why Hulim asked this.
For such an important thing, Olubet would most likely have left a record of it somewhere.
"Let me think about it..."
Irus thought hard for a moment.
"Yeah, that's right! The most likely place is indeed there!"
"Where?"
"—Hecadiza Mountains!"
"Hecadiza?"
Hulim felt like he had seen this name in a geography book. It seemed to be a mountain range in the south.
"Yes, that's the most likely place. Olubet spent most of his life there, and if I'm not mistaken, his swordsmanship should have been completed there..."
"That's where you spend most of your time? Is there anything there?"
Hulim was a little confused. Could he be living in seclusion? But it didn't feel right. If he wanted to live in seclusion, there was no need to go all the way south. There were plenty of suitable places in the Pasala Empire.
"Yes... there is something there..."
Irus's expression was unusually different from her usual laziness at this moment, and there was a hint of seriousness in her eyes, as if something she was talking about was extraordinary.
"...Well, if you want to find the lost swordsmanship, you can go to the southern foot of the mountain..."
Irus took out a pen and drew a sketch on a piece of paper.
"...It's probably around here. You can look for it there."
"However, Hecadiza seems to be the White Cat Orcs' territory now, and I heard it's under the control of the White Cat Royal Family. It might not be that easy to get in."
Hulim looked carefully at the sketch drawn by Ilus, took note of it, and then she looked up at Ilus again.
“… …”
"What's wrong? Do you want more tea?"
Irus picked up the teapot and gestured.
“… …”
It seems that he is not going to tell me...
Although I was very curious, it seemed that it was not something I could access right now.
"...Tim, but Elise, could you put some sugar in your tea next time?"
"You're really rude. I don't have any sugar cubes, but I do have a very sweet potion. Do you want to add it~?"
"Forget about that..."
... ...
It was already late when we came out of Ilus's shop.
"Let's go back to the academy for dinner."
After returning to the academy and having dinner in the restaurant, Hulim prepared to go to the library to continue studying fourth-level magic.
However, he was stopped halfway.
"...Delgette, what can I do for you?"
The one who stopped Hulim was none other than Delgette Balorian, the leader of the group with whom she had previously had conflicts.
But unlike every time I saw her before, today she was alone. The followers who usually surrounded her were not there. Even her face, which was always proud and confident, now had a hint of worry inexplicably.
"Hulim, I came to you just to ask you something."
"Ask me something, what do you want to ask?"
"...Have you seen Lucy and Harley in the past two days?"
"Those two people?"
Hulim felt a little doubtful.
"What happened to them?"
"They have completely lost contact since two days ago..."
"Lost contact?!"
Hulim frowned slightly.
"Didn't you contact the security team?"
After all, he is an imperial noble. If he suddenly disappears in Langard, it will definitely not be a trivial matter.
"I've already contacted them, but the security team hasn't found any useful clues after a day of searching. I know you and them have a lot of problems, so I wanted to ask if you've seen them in the past few days."
Those two... Ever since I taught them a lesson, although they no longer dare to appear in front of me, they've been playing dirty tricks behind my back. They even often secretly follow me, trying to find something to hold against me, without even realizing they've been discovered...
Hmm? Wait... Those two guys weren't really following me, and then accidentally strayed into some unsafe place and got kidnapped by some clueless gang...
"You suspect it has something to do with me?"
"No."
Delgette shook her head.
"I know you wouldn't do such a thing. Some people in the tea party are indeed afraid, and some even doubt you. So I temporarily stopped the tea party activities and asked them not to leave the academy recently."
I see. So that's why you came to me alone?
On the one hand, he told the tea party members not to take risks, but on the other hand, he took action...
I've changed my opinion of this guy a little bit...
Hulim shook her head. "Although I understand your anxiety, I'm sorry I haven't seen them in the past few days."
"Yeah... ..."
Delgette was a little disappointed, but still said,
"Thank you for your understanding. Please let me know if you have any news later."
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