[What They Finally Found]
Principal Abigail became visibly flustered when I mentioned Madeline and Jarvis’s location—looking back, I understood the reason.
“Could it be that the place you mentioned earlier is where Madeline and Jarvis are?”
“You’re right. But I’ve already stationed skilled individuals there as guards, so the kidnappers shouldn’t be able to reach it.”
Bulls-eye, huh.
I had no clue where they got their information, but the kidnappers seemed to have a thorough understanding of the academy’s secrets, heading straight to the ‘something’ the principal wanted to protect.
“Let’s hurry and head there, Principal!”
“…Yes. Everyone, from here on out, don’t let your guard down even for a second. We won’t know when or where we’ll be attacked.”
“”””””Yes!””””””
Normally, students shouldn’t set foot in this area.
But now it was an emergency.
Our friends Jarvis and Madeline’s lives might be at stake. Even if the principal had tried to stop us, we would have forced our way.
Well, anyway, there was no time to waste.
We sprinted at full speed to reach the scene as quickly as possible.
The location of the ‘something’ was quite a distance away.
Nevertheless, we kept running without a break, aiming to get there as swiftly as possible.
Then, just as we were about to arrive, something peculiar occurred.
“–?! What’s that?!”
The sight that unfolded before my eyes left me breathless.
In front of us, the skilled individuals the principal had stationed to guard the place were lying motionless on the ground.
“Are you okay?!”
The principal rushed over in a panic.
Fortunately, none of them were dead, although some were seriously injured. While they were still breathing, there was no telling if they would remain that way if left alone for an extended period.
So, we decided to have Tayte, Kleine, and Eureka—who specialized in recovery magic—stay behind, taking care of them.
To be honest, I hesitated to leave Tayte behind, but…
“Barrett… please save Jarvis and Madeline.”
Her sincere request, accompanied by moist eyes, calmed my wavering heart.
“Yeah. I’ll make sure to bring them back. and then—we’ll finish the meeting for the academy festival.”
“Yes!”
With that, Tayte sent us off with a smile as we proceeded further into the dungeon.
The proceeding group was comprised of me, Principal Abigail, Raul, and Andrei, wh specialized in combat.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure of how we would fare since the kidnappers managed to defeat so many elites.
Still, we couldn’t just wait for reinforcement.
Pursuing the mystery kidnappers, we moved on–eventually we emerged into an open space with a high ceiling.
Then, something came into our view.
“That’s…”
“Wow…”
“I never imagined there was something like that under the academy…”
Me, Raul, and Andrei couldn’t help but stare agape in amazement.
What we saw was… a temple that seemed to have been built in ancient times.
[What They Finally Found]
Principal Abigail became visibly flustered when I mentioned Madeline and Jarvis’s location—looking back, I understood the reason.
“Could it be that the place you mentioned earlier is where Madeline and Jarvis are?”
“You’re right. But I’ve already stationed skilled individuals there as guards, so the kidnappers shouldn’t be able to reach it.”
Bulls-eye, huh.
I had no clue where they got their information, but the kidnappers seemed to have a thorough understanding of the academy’s secrets, heading straight to the ‘something’ the principal wanted to protect.
“Let’s hurry and head there, Principal!”
“…Yes. Everyone, from here on out, don’t let your guard down even for a second. We won’t know when or where we’ll be attacked.”
“”””””Yes!””””””
Normally, students shouldn’t set foot in this area.
But now it was an emergency.
Our friends Jarvis and Madeline’s lives might be at stake. Even if the principal had tried to stop us, we would have forced our way.
Well, anyway, there was no time to waste.
We sprinted at full speed to reach the scene as quickly as possible.
The location of the ‘something’ was quite a distance away.
Nevertheless, we kept running without a break, aiming to get there as swiftly as possible.
Then, just as we were about to arrive, something peculiar occurred.
“–?! What’s that?!”
The sight that unfolded before my eyes left me breathless.
In front of us, the skilled individuals the principal had stationed to guard the place were lying motionless on the ground.
“Are you okay?!”
The principal rushed over in a panic.
Fortunately, none of them were dead, although some were seriously injured. While they were still breathing, there was no telling if they would remain that way if left alone for an extended period.
So, we decided to have Tayte, Kleine, and Eureka—who specialized in recovery magic—stay behind, taking care of them.
To be honest, I hesitated to leave Tayte behind, but…
“Barrett… please save Jarvis and Madeline.”
Her sincere request, accompanied by moist eyes, calmed my wavering heart.
“Yeah. I’ll make sure to bring them back. and then—we’ll finish the meeting for the academy festival.”
“Yes!”
With that, Tayte sent us off with a smile as we proceeded further into the dungeon.
The proceeding group was comprised of me, Principal Abigail, Raul, and Andrei, wh specialized in combat.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure of how we would fare since the kidnappers managed to defeat so many elites.
Still, we couldn’t just wait for reinforcement.
Pursuing the mystery kidnappers, we moved on–eventually we emerged into an open space with a high ceiling.
Then, something came into our view.
“That’s…”
“Wow…”
“I never imagined there was something like that under the academy…”
Me, Raul, and Andrei couldn’t help but stare agape in amazement.
What we saw was… a temple that seemed to have been built in ancient times.
