I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

240.Fake Grimoire (4)

“Karina? “Were you waiting for me?”

I made eye contact with Karina, who was looking at me nervously in front of my door. I swallowed my saliva in a slightly different atmosphere than usual.

Did you really care that much?

“Hey…John. “Can you tell me what you were talking about?”

“Ah, Elisa felt a strange magical power from Bella.”

“Is that all?”

“Yes.”

Why are you like this? I don’t think there was anything like this in the original. No, let’s not focus on the original work. That is meaningless at a time when foreign media has emerged as an enemy force.

The Karina in front of her is a real human being.

Not an NPC created with code.

“…You’re not lying, right?”

“Do I look like someone who would lie to you?”

When I spoke somewhat forcefully, Karina looked at me with a more relaxed expression. What was the strangely bloody atmosphere just a moment ago?

“Sorry. “I’m a little anxious… “

“Anxious?”

“…John is so insensitive.”

…I never thought I’d hear something that only the protagonist of a romantic comedy would hear. Aren’t I just that sensitive?

“I am not insensitive.”

“It’s insensitive. “They don’t even know how I feel… “

Karina puffed her cheeks cutely and wiggled her fingers with her hands together, as if she was dissatisfied with something.

Her appearance was lovely, but at the same time, it was confusing.

I don’t know how to respond.

Let me fight Hydra… Silence fell between us for a moment. Me and Karina, who was scratching her head and unable to get her words out, and Karina, who only moved her eyes and looked up at me.

How should we overcome this situation?

I grabbed Karina’s shoulder and said, rolling her head just like I did when I first saw her her Hydra her her her her.

“I know what you’re thinking, but… I think it’s inappropriate to talk about it now.”

“Yes?”

I quietly pointed to Karina’s back with my finger. A familiar silhouette was approaching behind Karina.

“What did you talk about with Johanan, Karina, and Elisarang?”

I caught Milia, who was throwing herself at me, with her chest. When Karina saw Milia like that, she sighed and pulled Milia into her arms.

“Milia. It’s dangerous to just jump into someone like that.”

“But John takes it well! Karina, try it too!”

“…I’m fine.”

After. What is this?

“Karina. Millia. Can I come in? “Because I’m tired.”

“Sleep well!”

“…Good night.”

After seeing Karina’s uncertain expression, I opened the door and went in.

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“Principal Merlin. “I think we need to investigate Miss Bella Asher.”

“What does that mean?”

Principal Merlin asked you with a surprised face when you suddenly came to the principal’s office and spoke to him. I was wondering how to explain this, but I told the truth except that Elisa sensed her magic.

“Hmm. Miss Bella… “

“It is impossible to conduct an investigation since there is no evidence, but surveillance personnel may be necessary.”

Since there is no evidence right now, an arrest investigation cannot be conducted. Moreover, although Bella is a villain, she is the child of a prestigious family. If an arrest investigation was attempted, the situation could have become even more complicated.

Rather, we couldn’t deny the possibility that Bella would use that as an excuse to show off.

Still, seeing as nothing has happened so far, it probably means that anything has yet to happen. I planned to take my time and get close to Bella.

If Lue feels the strange magical power she felt before, she will have a clue to identify the source of this strange magical power.

“…I figured it out. But I’m sure you know that it’s difficult to actively monitor it. Unless there is clear evidence, there is nothing we can do but watch from afar…”

“It is enough to just pretend not to be there and monitor with the minimum number of surveillance personnel.”

“Okay. Then, I have a staff meeting, so we’ll continue the conversation later.”

“I knew. Then, please take care of me.”

I left the principal’s office and headed straight to the library. Of course, it was to use the secret library. If you know how to enter the secret library, you can enter it on your own.

[Ugh… Going into the secret library again?]

“Yes.”

[It’s so boring there…]

Ignoring Lue’s grunting, I walked towards the library without hesitation.

For some reason, the students looked at me with curiosity when they saw me moving alone, but every time they made eye contact with me, they all turned their heads, so I was able to arrive at the library without any disturbance.

“Welcome. “Did you come to read the book today too?”

“Yes. There are few people today too…”

“It’s quiet outside of exam period.”

When I entered the library, the librarian I had become familiar with over the past few days greeted me with a friendly face. I talked for a moment and quietly went deeper into the library.

Because there was data that needed to be found quickly in the secret library.

A book containing information about foreign media.

Finding the owner of the alien magical power that exists somewhere in the academy was urgent, but this was also an urgent matter.

Because I don’t know much about Cthulhu.

I’ve never read the original, and what I know is only through games I’ve played or the occasional parody, so there wasn’t much information.

All I know is that foreign media = Cthulhu.

In this worldview where people talk about angels and devils, there is no way to ask about foreign media. If you ask the devils, you can probably get some quality information, but the question is, can you ask the devils?

A price must inevitably be paid to the devil, and this time there was nothing worth paying for.

In any case, the probability of it being censored is quite high as is the information about the Quartz family.

It is questionable whether the subject of censorship is foreign media or something else, but whoever the subject is, their intention to prevent me from receiving more than a certain amount of information is clear. First of all, we needed to be careful.

[Contractor, no one is watching…]

I was wandering near the entrance to the secret library, and upon hearing Lue’s words, I quietly opened the door to the secret library and went inside. The sight of the secret library, which I have become accustomed to recently, welcomes me.

Naturally, there are no guards. It would have been quite a struggle if the first principal’s familiar had restored it, but it seems there was no need to restore it any further. Thanks to this, I was able to quickly and easily enter deep into the secret library.

“Lue, how far did we search the day before yesterday?”

[You must have looked at the seventh from the left?]

I followed Lue’s words and stood in front of the eighth bookshelf. Just looking at the dizzying array of titles hurt my eyes, but that didn’t stop me from exploring.

[How to seduce a witch? What is the title?]

“Everything about middle-aged love… Is this bookshelf all about love?”

As I glance at it, dizzying titles hit my retina just by looking at them.

What is a hot night with a harpy? What on earth are these ecstatic days with Drake?

Why did the first principal put a book like this on the bookshelf? Could this be Andras’s preference?

I wonder how Principal Merlin will react if I tell him that Andras has this kind of taste…

With that thought in mind, I moved my gaze to the bookshelf next to me. Because it seemed like it would be difficult to get useful information from the bookshelf right now. As I turned the pages one by one, looking for information, Lue tapped my leg and told me the time.

[Isn’t it time to go?]

“Has it happened already?”

I immediately checked the time on my watch. It was a clock made to tell time through magic.

Let’s see…

Just a little more and it’s dinner time.

“If this continues, I don’t know when I’ll be able to find information.”

[Ugh, if I could just get my memories back, I guess I wouldn’t have to bother looking for it…]

“Do you really remember nothing?”

Perhaps Rue is also affected by censorship.

…Hmm?

Assuming that Rue is affected by censorship, the subject of censorship may not be the foreign media? Why do they self-censor when they watch games or novels that feature Cthulhu, thinking it’s mental pollution or something?

But it seems like there is no need to censor foreign media.

If the foreign media is the aggressor, all they have to do is release it and cause mental pollution.

It seems highly likely that the one censoring is the god of this world… Then is there a possibility that Kalon is the subject of the censorship?

This is ultimately just a baseless delusion, so I can’t be sure until I find plausible evidence. There was nothing refreshingly revealed.

It’s not even 15 days since the first semester of the second year began, so it’s natural, but…

“Rue. “I’m going back now.”

[Huh? Let’s go quickly, it’s so stuffy here – just wait.]

Lue’s voice was filled with caution. I stopped her movements and listened. A sound is heard faintly. It was the sound of something walking.

The identity of the footsteps was revealed at the only entrance on the third floor. After confirming its identity, I eased my tension.

Of course,

“It’s been a long time.”

The identity of the footsteps was Andras’ familiar, Kiki.