Chapter 26: Organizing the Situation

Chapter 26: Organizing the Situation

(T/N: I have changed Alice Resonator name to Alice Raison de Trile, actually both are incorrect, I think. The English name given is rather unique that I cant find any information about it. But the latter name seems more in aligned with the authors version than Resonator, so I am changing it)

Arc 3: Anything for her

It really turned out to be a tricky affair.

It was the day after Matthias declared that he was going to assassinate Karen, in other words, the day of the assassination. Having been working on paperwork in the infirmary, I was obviously absent-minded.

At last, today, the battle over Karen Ortesia would commence. On this day, a massive contingent of garrison soldiers has been strutting around the city since this morning, monitoring every nook and cranny. Even the Security Force members have an official day off from school today. Aware of the unorthodox atmosphere in the city, the students were also very restless, and I had a very tough time organizing the HR session for the return trip home today.

However, such vigilance may be justified. A successful assassination would mark a major event in the history of the city, and the members of the casts of both sides were all prominent and well-known. Abandoning the days paperwork, I mulled over what my next course of action should be.

The first camp aiming for the assassination was Hunter, with a rating of A+. It was only an incident that took place yesterday, and now that the security has grown much more stringent than it was last night, the likelihood that he will initiate another attack was not high, but since it was a matter of business, it was difficult to imagine that he would go down without a fight. Even he must know that today represented a climax, and there was a strong probability of him striking at Karen again.

Matthias and Xenia, though, stood out as the assassination camps two most promising players. Xenia was a super skilled magician under the manipulation of Alice Raison de Trile, the original semi-first-class magician known as Art of the Corpse Princess, whose number of garrisoned soldiers killed by her alone in this city was unimaginable. Even though I have never had a direct encounter with her, she seemed to specialize in alchemy, as I had the impression at school, and was adept at taking on a multitude of opponents. Perhaps today, too, Xenia will be dealing with the small-time enemies while Matthias will take down the main body of the army.

Rain Aldar. Eighteen years old. He was a fourth-year student at Selbeth Academy, a second-class magician, and the commander of the Security Forces Kaguya. This by itself was an indication of his brilliant career, but the fact remained that he himself was capable of living up to, or even surpassing, his title.

As mentioned above, since he was a student of Selbeth Academy, I can obtain as much information on him if I wanted to find out more. Nevertheless, the most reliable and credible information would be my own battle data from the other day.

Truthfully, even in that brief battle, his strength was striking. His magical tool was a combination of a gun and a sword that could be deployed both at close range and at long range. The gun fired a Magic Bullet that was colorless and ultra-fast. He was even a superb hand-to-hand combatant, which was the cherry on top. This alone was sensational for a student, but perhaps there was more to his abilities that were yet to be exhibited.

While uncertainty reigned, I still believed that Matthias, let alone Xenia, would be unconquerable. There were other individuals to be wary of, and the Garrison Corps had its own strong contenders, but Matthias was a professional assassin. With careful supervision, I was positive that he would succeed in assassinating Karen Ortesia.

Even more concerning to me, though, was what was contained in this assassination.

Looking at the clock in the infirmary, the time was already four oclock. In the event that my prediction turned out to be true, she would attend the upcoming practice session even though she had taken the day off from school. And while I can half-expected what action she will probably carry out, I have yet to prepare my answer to that question.

Anyway, I must be punctual. I cant afford to undermine the trust of my students.

With a shake of my head, which had been weighed down by my incessant stream of contemplation, I rose heavily from the stool.