Chapter 99

The Imperial Magic Tower, 77th floor.

Yeriel visited the [Head Professor’s Office] while Deculein was on his business trip. Perhaps because its owner was away, security magic was set all over the place, but each spell stopped working when a certain someone snapped their fingers.

“What request did you take?!”

Chairman Adrienne. Yeriel was caught by her in the middle of trying to sneak into the office room. However, this was better.

“I can’t tell you that. It’s work-related.”

“…Hmm! Then, I can ask Professor Deculein myself!”

“Yes. Please.”

Yeriel nodded calmly and put the papers from her handbag on the desk. She had brought along documents related to the underground opening and Rohalak concentration camps as a pretext. Each was sealed with a magical security mechanism that would open after recognizing Deculein’s fingerprints and iris.

She turned to regard the Chairman, who was still watching her.

“Could you go now, please?”

“…That’s suspicious!”

That raised the antennae of the Chairman’s busybody personality. It seemed that her intuition was reacting. It was funny how she stared like a predatory mantis, but Yeriel shook her head.

“It’s work-related anyway, so that it won’t be much fun.”

“…Humph, okay! I’ll go for now!”

The Chairman licked her lips but complied, walking outside. Only then could Yeriel begin in full. She had something to look for.

“…I like his personality at moments like this.”

She found what she sought quickly. Thanks to Deculein’s cleaning obsession, it caught her eye as soon as she opened the drawers.

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It was an untitled note. On the surface, it looked like something you could buy for 3 Elnes at a stationery store, but it was by no means an ordinary notebook. This was one of the many items given to them by the former head of the family, Decalane, and she had her copy.

“As expected, it was here.”

Searching the mansion had proved fruitless, but the tower she came to as a last resort was the right choice. Yeriel was going to figure out Deculein’s intentions with this.

“…With this.”

Her heart was still weak and cautious, and there were a lot of practical problems. Therefore, she chose this diary as a surefire way. Instead of moving hastily, she was trying to look into Deculein’s last feelings.

“Hmmmm…”