[Teixeira Disappears]
Ms. Teixeira, one of the very few people allowed to enter the archive room in the school library, had gone missing.
…Well, it might be a little premature to conclude that she was missing. Since, knowing Ms. Teixeira, she might be engrossed in reading somewhere.
In order to prevent the number of missing persons from increasing any further, we decided to search for her together.
However, our efforts proved fruitless and we returned to the entrance of the archive room.
“C-could it be that… Madeline’s kidnapper had kidnapped Ms. Teixeira as well?” Kleine said, her voice trembling.
Andrei objected, “We still haven’t confirmed if Madeline has really been kidnapped. And let’s say if she had, it’s not inconceivable she would be captured if her opponent was skilled enough because while it’s true Madeline’s skills are top-notch among the second-year students, it’s limited only to students… But Ms. Teixeira is a teacher, and that changes things.”
“…There are also other points of suspicion.” Jarvis chimed in. “This is Bramshal Royal Astor Academy, famous as a school filled with some of the most talented people on the continent. It is one of the places with the most secure security in the kingdom. No matter how skilled they are, there’s no way anyone can infiltrate and capture both a student and a teacher on campus in such a short period of time and without creating any disturbance.”
…I was thinking the same thing.
Many children of aristocrats also attend Astor Academy. Therefore, security was extremely strict. The intrusion of the synthetic monster had only ramped up the security… I couldn’t imagine there was someone that was able to evade the strict precautions, infiltrate the school, and kidnap people.
“–! Could it be?!”
A premonition crossed her mind.
With the Astor Academy’s security, it was almost impossible for anyone with nefarious intentions to infiltrate, but what if they were inside the campus from the very beginning?
Could it be that the one behind this series of incidents was… someone affiliated with the academy?
“Barrett…”
Suddenly, Tayte tugged the hem of my uniform.
My grim expression must have worried her.
“It’s okay, Tayte.”
I gently placed my hand on top of Tayte.
――It was just then.
《Can you hear me, Barrett?》
I heard a voice.
Moreover, this voice…
“Ms. Teixeira?!” I couldn’t help but scream.
Everyone’s eyes turned towards me. Eventually, Jarvis spoke up on everyone’s behalf.
“Barrett, have you found Ms. Teixeira?”
“No, rather than found her… I heard her voice.”
“Her voice?”
“But I didn’t hear anything…” When Raul said this, everyone looked at each other for confirmation, and it seemed that no one but me heard Ms. Teixeira’s voice. But it was so clear―no, looking back, there was something strange about it.
Her voice… it didn’t sound like I heard it through my ears, and more like she spoke directly in my mind.
《Looks like it was successful. This is a new spell I’ve created.》
“Huh?!”
There it was again.
Still, this new spell—could it be related to the voice?
《Barrett, do you copy?》
“Y-yes.”
《Let me get straight to the point–something very bad happened.》
Her tone was quite urgent, which was unusual for Ms. Teixeira.
[Teixeira Disappears]
Ms. Teixeira, one of the very few people allowed to enter the archive room in the school library, had gone missing.
…Well, it might be a little premature to conclude that she was missing. Since, knowing Ms. Teixeira, she might be engrossed in reading somewhere.
In order to prevent the number of missing persons from increasing any further, we decided to search for her together.
However, our efforts proved fruitless and we returned to the entrance of the archive room.
“C-could it be that… Madeline’s kidnapper had kidnapped Ms. Teixeira as well?” Kleine said, her voice trembling.
Andrei objected, “We still haven’t confirmed if Madeline has really been kidnapped. And let’s say if she had, it’s not inconceivable she would be captured if her opponent was skilled enough because while it’s true Madeline’s skills are top-notch among the second-year students, it’s limited only to students… But Ms. Teixeira is a teacher, and that changes things.”
“…There are also other points of suspicion.” Jarvis chimed in. “This is Bramshal Royal Astor Academy, famous as a school filled with some of the most talented people on the continent. It is one of the places with the most secure security in the kingdom. No matter how skilled they are, there’s no way anyone can infiltrate and capture both a student and a teacher on campus in such a short period of time and without creating any disturbance.”
…I was thinking the same thing.
Many children of aristocrats also attend Astor Academy. Therefore, security was extremely strict. The intrusion of the synthetic monster had only ramped up the security… I couldn’t imagine there was someone that was able to evade the strict precautions, infiltrate the school, and kidnap people.
“–! Could it be?!”
A premonition crossed her mind.
With the Astor Academy’s security, it was almost impossible for anyone with nefarious intentions to infiltrate, but what if they were inside the campus from the very beginning?
Could it be that the one behind this series of incidents was… someone affiliated with the academy?
“Barrett…”
Suddenly, Tayte tugged the hem of my uniform.
My grim expression must have worried her.
“It’s okay, Tayte.”
I gently placed my hand on top of Tayte.
――It was just then.
《Can you hear me, Barrett?》
I heard a voice.
Moreover, this voice…
“Ms. Teixeira?!” I couldn’t help but scream.
Everyone’s eyes turned towards me. Eventually, Jarvis spoke up on everyone’s behalf.
“Barrett, have you found Ms. Teixeira?”
“No, rather than found her… I heard her voice.”
“Her voice?”
“But I didn’t hear anything…” When Raul said this, everyone looked at each other for confirmation, and it seemed that no one but me heard Ms. Teixeira’s voice. But it was so clear―no, looking back, there was something strange about it.
Her voice… it didn’t sound like I heard it through my ears, and more like she spoke directly in my mind.
《Looks like it was successful. This is a new spell I’ve created.》
“Huh?!”
There it was again.
Still, this new spell—could it be related to the voice?
《Barrett, do you copy?》
“Y-yes.”
《Let me get straight to the point–something very bad happened.》
Her tone was quite urgent, which was unusual for Ms. Teixeira.
