Chapter 39.1

Chapter 39.1

MC POV

1:00 AM at the Academys Public Security Department

The stolen goods consist of a brown pouch, thin rods, each white, black, and red, and a soft white bundle. Right?

Yes, thats right.

A pencil case, mechanical pencils and pens, and an eraser were described in that way.

Jihye and I visited the academys security department and informed the worker of the new case of theft.

He wrote down Jihyes account with familiar movements and then inserted the file into a binder in the corner of the desk.

There were piles of documents of the same style bunched together.

Since it is a writing utensil from another world... The culprit must have coveted it because of its rarity, right? It may be a common item in your world, but its naturally rare here.

The feeling was strange

I found the fact that the total value of her stolen belongings which did not even exceed 10,000 won was considered a treasure here, and his remark about referring to the earth as a different world, awkward to hear.

I looked at the dark circles around this seniors eyes and asked him a question.

Has pickpocketing increased that much lately?

Man, dont even remind me about it. Normally, the number of cases increases at the start of the school year, but this time its honestly ridiculous. Last year it was just two or three cases a week, but these days there are more than ten cases a day.

Wow... you must be working hard.

Damn it. Why did I have to quit my club and come here?

He shook his head to and fro and then looked at Jihye.

Junior, now were going to through the monitoring tools installed throughout the academy one by one, and if we find anything suspicious or some secret magic, well track it down. Im sorry to have to tell you this, but its better not to hold high hopes. So far, dozens of dispatches have been made. But the tail of the culprit has not been caught, let alone seen.

I see... Thank you for just confirming this at least...

Ji-hye became depressed at the seniors assertions.

I slowly stroked her sullen hair and reminisced about the events that had transpired a bit ago.

She had knocked on my door without warning about four hours after the group dinner had just ended.

She then said she had lost her pencil case, which she apparently had inside her bag, and she asked if I could go with her to her club room right away just in case.

I admired Jihye for not forgetting her schedule and what she should do even in such a sorry situation, so I followed her to see if I could help.

We quickly arrived at the sorcery club by carriage and were soon able to meet with the manager there.

His name was definitely Jamie Cursreal, right?

Oh, you mean that pencil case? I looked all over the club room, but I couldnt find a pencil case.

The senior was as tall as a man with Klinefelters syndrome and had a skinny body like that of an anchovy, which made him look unattractive.

In addition, his pale skin and slightly sunken cheeks gave off an eerie feeling.

He seemed like a guy who didnt eat and continued his research in a gloomy environment.

I didnt like the look in his eyeballs.

He had the gaze of a man looking at my Jihye.

I could tell because he was the same type of guy as myself.

Such romantic atmospheres were rare.

It would be the best first kiss for Ji-hye, who had only been able to pine for me for the past few years.

At first, we would start with a fresh kiss, then I would slowly slide my tongue in and gently caress the inside of her mouth, and she would then forget all her worries and leave everything to me.

Sadness and melancholy would turn into feelings of joy, pleasure, and love.

Unaware of time passing, standing still in one place and immersed in each others feelings, she would surely have found the experience euphoric.

I suppressed the desire that had welled up within my heart.

My heart shook.

This was very dangerous.

I had almost dragged Jihye into my arms and ruined her.

If the woman next to me had been Hye-rin, and if Hye-rin had fallen for me like Ji-hye had and I was sure that she would accept anything I did, I might have been mesmerised by her beauty, body, scent, and the atmosphere enough to have dove right in.

But not here

Because I wanted subordination from this girl rather than a pure love, and to have created an ant labyrinth that she would never escape from, rather than a beautiful castle.

If I had gone ahead and kissed her right now, I might have given her the wrong impression and given her the idea that we were equals.

Since youre depressed, and in a bad mood too, what can I do to make our Ji-hye feel better?

Hair.

Huh?

If you give me some of your hair, it might make me feel better...

Just like the day before the exam, she seemed to really treasure my hair...

In the end, I ended up giving in to her request to comfort her, who only looked at the floor as if embarrassed, with my words and hair.

After we arrived at the dormitory, we went straight to the public security department.

I knew it would be open 24 hours a day, but seeing the building with the lights on even though the date had changed made me feel a little sympathy for the individuals on duty.

We didnt get much by way of help there either, so we went back to the dormitory after.

After taking her to her room, I returned to my room and looked at the video feed on the hidden camera installed in her room just in case.

Soon, I couldnt help but be left amazed at what I had seen.

Jihyes room had been empty due to the group dinner.

But there was a moving object in the room Erich should only have been silent and still.

It was shaped like a paper-folded white bird origami and crawled out through the opening of her bag with a brown pencil case in its mouth, walked to the window, opened the window on its own, and flew into the sky.

What was that?

I had more leads to investigate

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