Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

148 – In chaos

It was quite complicated when I went, but there was no need for it when I came. To be precise, it would be correct to say that I couldn’t afford it.

I finished giving a short explanation to Manwol. She tilted her head and seemed to be asking something, but unfortunately, I didn’t hear the rest of what she said. Of course, I knew very well that there was a debt to pay to the Magic Tower.

“I’ll be back soon.”

After saying a few words, I immediately grabbed Cecilia’s hand and cast teleportation.

It was a method that I had not been able to try when I came here from the villa in the southern part of the continent, but the distance from the Magic Tower to the Academy was narrow. I immediately checked the coordinates and then cast teleport. When I opened my eyes, I saw familiar buildings. I was only gone for less than a few days, but maybe it’s because I’ve been seeing him every single day for the past few years… I felt like I had returned to my hometown.

Cecilia muttered, blinking her big eyes.

“here is… Academy… … “It’s the medical department.”

I went straight to Professor Aegis’ lab. It was probably no coincidence that I met a familiar platinum-haired woman in the hallway.

“Eugene! “You’re here!”

“Oh, Freya. … “Are you inside?”

Freyja was not embarrassed by the question that omitted the subject, and calmly shook her head.

“Professor Aegis said I need some surgery, so I’m in the operating room with other professors from the medical department. “Both of them.”

“… “Is it serious?”

“There is no news yet.”

“When I came. “What was it like when you arrived?”

“… … … little… many… It didn’t look good.”

“What happened?”

“uh… ?”

“Didn’t you hear what exactly happened?”

Without realizing it, I pushed Freya as if I was interrogating her. She must have been surprised and took a step back with a frightened expression on her face. If Cecilia hadn’t hastily grabbed my sleeve, she wouldn’t have been able to control her emotions.

Cecilia also asked cautiously at my nervous reaction.

“teacher… ? Is something wrong?”

Cecilia did not hear exactly where Undine was and what she was doing after she disappeared from the villa.

He may have believed what I was saying vaguely and just thought he would be stuck somewhere sulking like usual.

“… … Freya. “Please talk to Cecilia instead.”

“okay. Eugene and you?”

“You mean we can’t meet Undine and Ignis right now?”

“huh. … “They are both in surgery.”

I felt like my stomach was turning. She had no choice but to trust Professor Aegis, but she couldn’t help but feel nauseous the moment the worst occurred to her.

At the word ‘in surgery,’ Cecilia covered her mouth and widened her eyes, perhaps belatedly understanding the situation. She looked at me and Freyja with her eyes asking if they were real, but then, as if she couldn’t stay still any longer, she quickly disappeared down the hallway.

“Student Cecilia! wait for a sec!”

“… no. First, later. “Then first, tell me what you know.”

“Eugene… … ”

“… Undine and Ignis trust Professor Aegis. … … … Phew! Where are Anastasia and the Chairman now? “If it was coming out so blatantly from the other side, the 6th Holy Sword wouldn’t have been watching quietly.”

Freya paused for a moment at my question. She bit her red lips.

“The princess is now urgently summoning professors from related departments and arranging a meeting around the academy. and… ”

“Why is he doing that? “What about the Chairman?”

“that is… … The Hero Love of the 6th Holy Sword… They’re fighting in a snowy field… I heard it… ”

“… … what?”

I laughed as if I was dumbfounded.

“That old man, even if he decides to search… … ”

My head felt hot and I brushed my hair. Freya spoke cautiously.

“The chairman is an active soldier. Even if the Chairman’s holy sword was used to seal magical power, the conditions for drawing the holy sword would not be met, and the same would be true for the hero of the 6th Holy Sword. If we fight without the power of the Holy Sword, I don’t think the Chairman will lose… .”

“no. “That’s not it.”

“… … … .”

“How old do you think he is? The reason why the chairman did not go out to the snowy fields even though he had the warrior business card for the past few years was because he did not have that long of time to fight with all his might. Third Holy Sword Lady, she doesn’t use her magic, and she barely uses her mana. But that old man is different. She just follows you there because you provoked her? Or is it that she lured you there herself?”

I knew very well that he was intentionally trying to exclude me from what was happening within the academy. Still, the chairman is a warrior. Past experience and reputation do not disappear.

“… … “The reason I followed the instructions to leave with peace of mind was because I thought that if something had happened within the Academy, it could have been sorted out by the old man, Anastasia, or other people inside the Academy, including Fernandez.”

“Ignis said… ”

Freya interrupted me. She continued her words, looking a little pale and trembling.

“They said there was someone who attacked at the end right before suppressing the Fifth Holy Sword. … I couldn’t see exactly who it was because I barely escaped, but I definitely saw it was a holy sword… . If the person who attacked along the way was the 6th Holy Sword, Lee Min-ah… ”

***

I wanted to stay put until Undine and Ignis finished the surgery. I felt like I could feel at least a little bit reassured by looking at the stupid faces breathing calmly.

However, there were too many things to do to just stay in front like a permanent fixture. Watching Cecilia, who was stamping her feet in front of the room where she was undergoing surgery, not knowing what to do with her pale face, she belatedly raised her heavy body.

I lightly brushed away the hair of Rin, who was sobbing and crying, and Ran, who was dazedly standing next to her older sister.

“Ran. Bro, I’m going to go somewhere for a moment. “Would you like to stay with your sisters for a while?”

Nod.

I left quietly and found Anastasia first.

When I told her that I needed to find the chairman at all costs, she stopped even greeting me and tilted her head as if she was puzzled. When she told Freya exactly what she had said, Anastasia froze in shock.

For her, who was born and raised in the imperial family, the achievements of the Fourth Holy Sword were something she grew up watching from the side, and because of that, she had a near-certain belief that the Chairman would win.

“I’ll find it first. I heard you were together. Come with me.”

It is not efficient to turn over the coordinates of the snowfield one by one. I retraced the approximate location with Anastasia. Anastasia, who is not very good at magic, could not remember the coordinates, but it was not that difficult to gradually narrow down the path she had walked.

And finally, we were able to find the chairman covered in blood under the blatantly suspicious terrain where the terrain was patchy.

“… … ah… … ! “Master, it’s over there!”

“Anastasia. I’m still breathing. “Let’s move it first.”

“… … sighe… … … ah… ”

“Anastasia.”

“… … … .”

“Anastasia!”

“uh… ? ah! huh!”

“Wake. It’s not your fault. Don’t think strange things. It’s clear that this person probably decided that he could deal with it on his own. “I’ve always had great confidence in going beyond my own abilities.”

“still… I should have stayed… . Chairman… like this… I never thought it would be… ”

“First, I will transfer you to the medical department. I guess they probably didn’t intend to kill him either. I was only planning on seizing the holy sword. “The Fourth Holy Sword has disappeared.”

“uh… ? What about you… “What are you going to do, Master?”

“There is still work left. I can’t go to the academy. I’ll contact you soon. How to contact… … ”

It would be great to make a phone call, but there are no phone lines outside the snowy field. As I wondered how many people would be able to cast communication magic from that distance, I bitterly pondered my next destination and continued.

“… “Someone who can contact me will be at the academy soon.”

***

Undine’s home.

The sky nearby was dark, and wet raindrops began to fall one by one from the dark clouds. Outside the main gate, the sight of corpses of monsters writhing around, unable to get over the fence, was still there.

This is my first time visiting this place through the front door rather than the outside gate. After fiddling with the old doorplate and hesitating a bit, I swallowed my hesitation and knocked. Not long after, a mysterious woman greeted me with her deep smile.

“… … Oh my goodness! It was the first knock on the front door I heard in 15 years, so I was nervous and thought there was a ghost, but I never thought it was my son-in-law. Wow, I’m lucky today. Hehe! “I was in a good mood this morning.”

“Mrs. Dees. Long time no see.”

“No, no. I was so sad that I couldn’t see you for a while, son-in-law! … Oh my, my, nice to meet you. Don’t do that, come on in. Let’s talk while drinking tea.”

I thought I wouldn’t be able to get to the point easily if I hesitated from the beginning, so I barely opened my heavy mouth.

“ma’am. “Ignis and Undine are injured.”

“… … yes?”

“I was seriously injured. It’s my fault. I am currently undergoing urgent surgery… .”

As I was talking, my mind went blank. When it became unclear what I was saying, I forced myself to avoid eye contact, fearing even to meet Mrs. Deise’s face.

A moment of silence is so scary.

When Mrs. Deese finally spoke softly, I froze.

“… Should I just go straight to the academy?”

“… … ma’am.”

“I will take the head of the family with me. “Just tell me the location.”

“… … Sorry,”

“son-in-law.”

With blank eyes, I adjusted my posture at my wife’s call.

“Don’t worry about our kids. You know it well, right? Getting hurt has been a daily occurrence for a long time. Well, when will I know my parents’ feelings… . Still, they are kids who have prided themselves on being healthy for a long time, so they are kids who will go crazy and shoot if their lives are saved.”

Mrs. Diss hugged me lightly, patted my shoulder as if comforting me, and said this.

“So, leave the kids to my husband and me, and let your son-in-law calm down and do his business first.”