TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 6.3
Into the Depths of the Pit Part 3
Leaving the demonic
beasts approaching from behind to their companions, Nozomu, Irisdina, and Feo
continued to push forward through the intricate network of waterways beneath
Arcazam.
He was not worried
about being caught off guard. But Nozomu frowned at the strange feeling that
welled up in his chest.
Something is wrong. As
if in tune with his uneasiness, Irisdina, running next to him, opened her
mouth.
"Say, Nozomu.
Don't you think something is not right?"
"......About
what?"
"Ken Nortice's
recent behavior. He had been behaving almost perfectly for several years before
and since he framed you. And yet......."
"Indeed. He's
been acting awfully sloppy ever since I started questioning him, has he?"
Irisdina nodded
silently as she replied.
"Yeah. I hate to
say this, but he could have handled it better."
In fact, when Nozomu
confronted him, Ken said that his rumors had been established as fact.
Basically, people
rarely change the impression of someone once made. Unless something
extraordinary happens, a person's impression becomes fixed and consistent.
Nozomu's isolation at
the school was due to two factors: his low competence and the bad reputation of
being a cheater. And only one of them could be completely overturned. As long
as the other remains, third parties will always have doubts.
In other words, Ken
should not normally be in a state of urgency just yet.
And yet, he made his
move. In a way that was so unusual and discomfiting, an attempted murder.
The impatience that
his superiority was about to collapse, the jealousy that had been building up
over the years, and the fact that he had not been accepted by Lisa. Maybe it's
the result of all of these things piling up......
"......In any
case, we don't have the answer right now. Let's prioritize catching Ken
first."
"I concur. And
since they are kidnapping Lisa-kun, ...... there would be a possibility that
she could be taken as a hostage."
After shaking off the
uncomfortable feeling that stuck in their heads, they hurried onward.
Then they arrived at a
huge cylindrical space.
It was a reservoir
designed to prevent the sewage flowing from various parts of the city from
overflowing.
On all sides were
channels through which water flowed from the various districts of the city, and
the entire floor was covered with blocks with several small holes drilled in
them. The sound of water streaming down came from underneath the blocks.
There were two shadows
in the center of the reservoir. They were Ken and Lisa, the ones Nozomu has
been pursuing.
"What the hell do
you think you're doing!? Why did you take Lisa out and let that monster get
close to her!?"
[It can't be helped,
can it~? We had to stall for time to escape from this city~~]
Ken and Mefi were
arguing. Apparently, taking Lisa to hunt down Nozomu had angered Ken. It was
also confirmed that they were trying to flee outside the city with Lisa.
Considering that they were using Caskell, their destination would be the
Empire.
As Nozomu and the
others entered the reservoir, Ken noticed the presence of his pursuers.
"You
guys......."
"Ken. Let Lisa
go."
"Shut up!"
Without giving it a
second thought, Ken fired his magic at the three pursuers. [Intermediate Magic ・ Icicle Dance]. A magic that launches multiple ice
spears to skewer one's opponents. More than ten icicles attacked Nozomu and the
others.
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