Why must the devil be Defeated?

Chapter 61: 060 The Identity of the Person in Uniform
 

The next morning, at dawn.

That day, Shane left the inn and went straight to the adventurer’s guild.

Vivian’s Team had taken the day off yesterday after completing a mission, and today they were to regroup.

“I wonder what kind of mission we’ll take on this time?”

While thinking this, Shane arrived at the adventurer’s guild and entered the main hall on the first floor.

However, the atmosphere in the adventurer’s guild today was somewhat different from usual.

Specifically, there were many more people than usual, all discussing the same topic.

That topic was the strange phenomenon that had occurred the day before.

Clearly, the adventurers were all focused on this matter.

Shane even overheard this conversation,

“Do you say that the wilderness southeast of the town was almost split in half?”

“Yes, it seems that even a mountain was cracked open.”

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“Really?”

“That’s too terrifying.”

“How could this suddenly happen?”

“Who knows? All we know is that it’s definitely not a natural phenomenon, because the guild’s investigation team and the town’s Knight Order both detected a significant residue of Magic Power.”

“Does that mean it was man-made?”

“According to the most convincing theory so far, it’s widely believed that the phenomenon was caused by an attack from a ‘Magical Sword’.”

“‘Magical Sword’?”

“Are you kidding?”

“What kind of ‘Magical Sword’ could turn that place into what it is now?”

“I don’t believe it either, but this indeed is the most convincing explanation right now — only a ‘Magical Sword’ could cleave the wilderness and mountains, causing such devastation.”

“I can’t believe it.”

“Let’s hope this guess is wrong.”

“Indeed.”

This conversation made Shane involuntarily think,

“Indeed, no world is lacking in clever people.”

These people had almost figured out the true cause of the strange phenomenon; they just couldn’t believe it or imagine who could wield such a powerful ‘Magical Sword’.

“Let’s hope they don’t investigate me.”

Otherwise, there would definitely be a lot of trouble.

With this thought, Shane went upstairs and entered the room where Vivian’s Team regularly gathered.

However, as soon as Shane walked into the room, he was confronted by his teammates.

“So, Mr. Shane, aren’t you going to give me an explanation?”

Vivian stood in front of Shane, greeting him with a beaming smile.

Seeing Vivian like this, Shane was startled and blankly looked over her shoulder.

Behind her, Tielle was sipping a drink, Lu Muya sat timidly in a corner seat watching him, and even Merica, holding a Magic Wand, looked at Shane with an expression of wanting to say something but hesitating.

“What… what’s wrong?”

Shane asked the group nervously.

No one paid attention to Shane.

No, it was more accurate to say they dared not.

Lu Muya quickly lowered her head, and Merica swiftly turned her gaze away, pretending not to see, seemingly afraid that Vivian would scold them.

Only Tielle glanced at Shane, her voice indifferent.

“Everyone found out about the good deed you did yesterday.”

These words made Shane’s heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the matter of the ‘Magical Sword’ really got out?

While Shane was thinking this, Tielle, as if seeing through his thoughts, added,

“This morning, the Knight Order came to the guild looking for Vivian to confirm that yesterday you subdued a suspicious person on the street.”

Tielle’s words relieved Shane.

“Oh, it’s about that?”

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I thought that the matter about the Magical Sword was really exposed.

However, Shane’s performance did not quite satisfy Vivian.

“Otherwise, what do you think I am referring to?”

Vivian stared intently at Shane, seeming to want to see through his heart.

“No… not at all!” Shane quickly waved his hands and shook his head, then shifted the conversation, “I indeed did what you all mentioned, but is there any problem with that?”

“Of course, there is a problem.” Vivian still looked directly at Shane. “According to the Knight Order, you claimed that you used the Magic Tools I gave you for self-defense, which caused excessive destruction and subdued the suspicious person. But I don’t remember doing such a thing at all.”

That was why Vivian came to question him.

Unfortunately, Vivian made a mistake.

“I didn’t say it was the Magic Tools you gave me for self-defense, did I?” Shane righteously corrected, “At that time, I said, ‘I used the Magic Tools given to me for self-defense by a senior of the team I am currently in.'”

“You used the Magic Tools given to you for self-defense by a senior of the team you are currently in?” Vivian was slightly stunned, then she immediately responded, “Are you saying that it wasn’t me who gave you the Magic Tools for self-defense, but someone else in the team?”

Saying this, Vivian turned her head to look at the other members of the team.

“I… I didn’t!”

Lu Muya immediately shook her head in a fluster.

“Nor did I! I didn’t prepare such Magic Tools!”

Merica also cleared her own involvement.

Vivian immediately turned her gaze towards Tielle.

At that, Tielle was just about to respond, but she did not succeed.

Because someone else took the step first.

“It was Senior Tielle who gave them to me!”

Shane pointed sharply at Tielle as if pointing out a criminal.

“Huh?”

Even Tielle could not help but be stunned by this.

“Was it you, Tielle?” Vivian was somewhat surprised.

Not just Vivian, Lu Muya and Merica were also full of astonishment.

“I…”

Tielle really wanted to deny it.

But before she could, Tielle saw Shane, behind Vivian, making a pleading gesture to her and she instinctively held her tongue.

A moment later, Tielle glared fiercely at Shane and then turned her head away, answering in a low voice.

“It indeed was me.”

In this manner, Tielle became Shane’s accomplice.

“Huh…”

Shane sighed in relief again.

Yesterday, after using that excuse, Shane had already thought to ask Tielle, to have Tielle help him cover this lie.

After all, Tielle was the only one in the team who somewhat knew Shane’s actual strength and his secrets; given her previous attitude, she should want to help Shane conceal the truth.

As it turned out, Shane’s thoughts were right, Tielle indeed indulged him.

But everyone in the team was unsurprisingly taken aback by this.

“Unexpectedly, Tielle actually…”

“I have never seen Tielle use Magic Tools before.”

Lu Muya and Merica exchanged glances.

Vivian also frowned, glanced at Shane, then at Tielle, her eyes revealing an unnoticeable smile and helplessness that others couldn’t detect.

“Fine, since you all say so, I won’t pursue it further.” Vivian said, “After all, the identity of the person subdued by Shane has been almost confirmed now, Shane has indirectly done a meritorious deed, rather than committing a wrong.”

Upon hearing this, Shane became somewhat concerned.

“The identity of that person has been found out?”

Shane asked Vivian.

“Yes.”

Vivian nodded.

Immediately after, Shane heard this.

“That should be someone from the Old Demon Clan Faction.”

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