Chapter 124
The last day of the manhood rankings . Ius kept thinking, thinking and thinking, then came to one conclusion .
(The other book is where he can get it… Probably… . )
He was saved from the bottom of the table by Lemier who gave the points and has been thinking about answering his thoughts ever since . How to expose Heath’s cheating and prove it .
(But, stopping that guy now wouldn’t change the ranking…)
If you add together Kooine’s score, Heath’s score will finally surpass Zelius . We have already reached a stage where the suspension of Prefect’s power alone won’t help .
(Still…)
Ius stood up .
“Where are you going, Ius?”
Lutus asked Ius, who suddenly stood up, with a surprised look on his face .
“I promise . I’m going . To stop that guy . ”
(All I can do is stop his prefect power . I’ll leave the rest to the team . )
It was at Gormus’s that Ius arrived .
“Gormus, can I borrow your book now? Lately, I’ve been getting more and more interested in muscle training . I’m going to study it . ”
“Hmm? Okay . If you have a room, you can take it to your own . ”
Ius asked Gormus for permission to enter the room . He knew that Gormus’s personality would say so . He went straight to Gormus’s room .
(There were two books on dormitory rules this year . There were two copies of this year’s dormitory rules book, one in the library and the other in the north quarters . )
He had told me that at the competition . The book he is carrying was borrowed from the library . That’s the way he operates . The reason for this is probably to use his position as a borrower to claim possession and obstruct the search for the book .
Then, where is the other book?
He climbed the stairs to the floor where the rooms of the apprentice knights who live in the northern quarters are located .
(When I checked there were already no books in the common room where they are . I had initially thought that it was also secured by Heath . In fact, the essence of it would be . )
However, if that guy is working under the scenario that the books he has are borrowed from the library, then the books in the break room must have added another scenario to the external one . It’s because it’s unnatural for that guy who already borrowed a book from the library to have two copies .
So, the story should be that the book in the break room was taken by someone else and took somewhere else . So, where is the other book actually located? Is it in his room, hidden away where no one can find it? Or Kooine’s room?
No, it’s too risky . He made sure that there were two possibilities when he came under scrutiny . One is to pursue the book in his possession, as I did . And, the other is that he wanted me to examine the room personally .
As the man proved when he first took over as Prefect, there is a limited number of places to hide in a room . Wherever you hide it, it will eventually be found . With all the apprentice knights investigating, it would be next to impossible to escape from the pursuit .
(Then, that guy would have hidden the book somewhere else that wouldn’t be subject to investigation . )
Ius stood in front of Gormus’s room and put his hand on the doorknob . The door opened easily with a clatter .
(In other words, he took advantage of the investigation of the apprentice knights’ room and hid the book in an apprentice knight’s room!
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Gormus’s room, which is rather tidy, came into view .
(And, the most likely location is Gormus’s room, where he and Heath usually get along well, know each other well, and are easy to be flexible when the need arises . After bouncing off the investigation once, Heath re-examined it again with only Kooine . That’s to hide the book in the room . )
Ius barely looked at the muscle training books on the shelves and quickly closed his eyes .
(If Heath hid it, it would be hard to find in a short amount of time . But, not if it was Kooine who hid it . He’s a simple man . I can read it . Trace Kooine’s thoughts! Where would Kooine hide it?!)
Ius opened his eyes .
“Here…!”
He crouched under the bed and put his hand there . Then, his hand hit something hard and pliable . He hurriedly pulled it out to check it . It was definitely a book of dormitory rules of the northern quarters .
”There it is… . !”
Ius hurriedly opened the book and checked the contents . A page that Heath had often opened to show around . When he flipped it open and unfolded it, there was no mention of prefect in it at all . Ius’s hand trembled .
(I found it… . . I’ve found it . Finally the proof…Lemier… . ! I can’t wait to tell everyone about this . )
Just as he was about to look up at that thought, Ius froze . A distorted expression of Kooine’s looked down at Ius on the clean mirrored surface of the iron array lying in Gormus’s room . The sound of the floor creaking with a squeak was faint . Step by step, the Kooine was getting closer to Ius .
(Why was I detected…! No, I have to run now!)
Ius took the incriminating book and rushed towards the door, catching Kooine off guard . Whew, Ius let out a ragged breath . It was a miracle . Truly miraculous, he was able to get away from Kooine’s pursuit . However, it’s not safe to continue .
(I shouldn’t have this one . I have to have someone keep it for me until it’s time for everyone to get together…)
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It was then that Ius saw Lutus in his vision . He is walking towards Ius . A glimmer of hope shined in Ius’s heart .
”Ius! Are you okay?”
He voice called out to him,
“Lutus! Do me a favor!”
Shouted Ius as he ran towards Lutus .
He is facing Lutus at the back of the north quarters .
“You have come to the right place . Please, keep this for me . It’s an important piece of evidence that we finally secured . ”
Just as he was about to hand the evidence that he had finally obtained to Lutus, for some reason, a chill ran through his back . When he turned around, Kooine was standing there . He was standing there, staring at him with a dark expression on his face .
(Why is Koo-inu here…!)
[TlNote: Pun intended]
Before he could answer the question, he was instantly held down by Kooine . When he looked up with a question-covered thought, Lutus did nothing but watched the scene in silence .
(Why … why … why …)
With that thought in mind, the answer to how Heath had avoided pursuit in yesterday’s game assembled in Ius’ head like a puzzle . One more boy walks slowly from the direction Kooine was in . The expression on his face was filled with a terrifyingly stiffened obsession and a dark, outgoing smile .
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“Ius, I didn’t expect that you would go this far . I must admit that I underestimated you . Lutus spoke to me . He said that you have a real ability to get to the truth at times like this . That although you may look ordinary, I should never underestimate you . He said, “Be on the lookout for him . ” I’m glad I listened to his advice . ”
At those words, Ius is forced to realize the answer he didn’t want to accept… . He looked up at his best friend’s face as he was held down by Kooine . Lutus, who was Ius’s best friend, was looking down at him with a wicked smile on his face . Between his forefinger and middle finger, he held a piece of letterhead . It was an invitation to a tea party with the handmaidens .
“Sorry buddy . I’m going to make friends with Karina at the tea party at the expense of you, and I will rise to the height of having a girlfriend . Goodbye . ”
Lutus said just that and turned the spikes and left . Ius shouted .
“Lutus, you too?”
Ius’s cry echoed vainly at the back of northern quarters .
“Come on, Ius,” he said,
“I’ll take you to my room for the day . I’ll entertain you in my room for the rest of the day . Bring him in, Kooine . ”
Sorry, Lemier…
In spite of Lemier’s wishes, Ius lost the battle…… . .
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Author’s Note: I was surprised at how many people were able to spot the Lutus story early on .
It’s kind of obvious already, but I wanted to do it too, so I did!
There are still a few more battles to come .