noveltune Chapter 49: Chapter 48- Let's go hunting
Chapter 49: Chapter 48- Let's go hunting
Chapter 49: Chapter 48- Let's go hunting
Valerie was mentally exhausted so she fell asleep not so long after.
Austin remained sitting on the bed beside her, once he draped a duvet over the girl.
The situation with the demon was not following the canonical events.
Originally, the demon should have realized the potential of Rhea and should have approached her. However, Austin knew that with Valerie's presence in the academy, they would target her. As such, despite knowing that they were being heard, he voiced the code and wrote a note to Valerie to remain cautious.
The reason they are targeting students even though there are far stronger people in the academy—the Vice-headmaster for example—reveals their future plans.
'The tournament...' They would be targeting some specific students to recruit them during the tournament. As such, the presence of variables who hold strong minds and overwhelming strength, like Valerie, needs to be eliminated beforehand.
'They will try to convince them to join and if they get rejected, they will kill them during the tournament...'
Shaking away those thoughts, Austin took the parchment he received from Sebastian. It was the report from the instructors regarding the interrogation.
There was nothing much, other than,
[Infiltrated, caught, escaped, searching, eliminated, taken over.]
These were a few comprehensible words the demon spat out before the vow killed it.
The Vow on the Demon kind doesn't allow them to betray their kins. That's why, Austin was surprised that even this much was extracted from the demons.
'Hmm...let's see....infiltrated the academy. They were caught...hmm...caught while chanting the barrier? Possibly. Escaped...who? Searching who? The escaped one? And then eliminate them? Taken over...what, academy? No, if that was spoken for their intention, then it should have been 'take over', not 'taken over.' It means they have taken over something already. But what-ah! Identities, maybe.'
Austin was rummaging through his memories, piecing his knowledge of the game and the current situation.
'Although it was just a minor change, various things have been altered...' Austin fighting for Valerie's sake and preventing her from getting suspended has changed the focus of various foes' in her direction.
Although Austin could never regret standing up for his lover, he was feeling a little apprehensive about the future.
Valerie's presence has outshined Rhea's as such, it was inevitable for her always to be surrounded by danger.
"mm..." Hearing her mumbling, Austin's eyes directed toward his beloved.
Her serene sleeping face allowed his heart to regain its composure as he brought his hand toward her face and softly caressed her cheek,
"While I have you by my side...I know nothing can go wrong."
Austin remained seated there for a bit longer before he turned his eyes toward the window.
Getting up, he took out the Stopwatch from his inventory and opened the window.
The radiant moonlight converged and fell on the artifact.
Austin knew that today was a full moon night, so he chose to use the watch rather than the Mask he got from the system. He didn't want to surprise Valerie with the sudden use of an unidentified and unlicensed artifact.
"Then don't tell him," Rudolph instantly added, "We will just leave for the forest right after the final bell, and escape through the back gate of the school."
Austin pondered for a moment, before nodding, "Okay then, let's go hunting. Just the two of us."
Rudolph shook Austin's hand, and not so long after, they decided to retire to their rooms.
Just as Rudolph turned, Austin asked, "Hey, where is your beloved dagger? You aren't carrying it?"
Rudolph turned still for a moment before turning towards the blond; he said, "...I kept it in my room since it was a bother to carry around."
"Hmm...well, good night. See you tomorrow."
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"Did he suspect anything?" Just as Rudolph entered his room, a voice called out; however, the raven-haired ignored the other one, and first, he rested his sword against the wall.
Walking toward the cupboard he took out a dry towel, and began wiping his face when he heard,
"Is he coming along or not?" The other one asked again, urging Rudolph to say,
"Yeah, he is. However, I don't think that butler would not follow him."
There was an annoyed sneer on his face as Rudolph...or the demon sat down and faced his brethren.
"That butler is dangerous. He can sense our presence and is quite wicked for an old man. We need to pay close attention." The other demon added.
However, the demon impersonating Rudolph shook his head, "If that butler follows we won't take Austin as a hostage. It would be too dangerous."
The other demon didn't say anything since, after a bit of contemplation, he also agreed.
These two demons weren't strong enough to go against Sebastian, whose rank and experience are unknown.
Sebastian was the only one who sensed the witchcraft that was used to chant the barrier. Sebastian even attacked the barrier at the exact spot, where the demon was standing on the other side.
As such, it becomes necessary to avoid confrontation with that butler, since they could no longer make any mistakes in this mission. They have already lost their brother today.
Originally, they didn't plan on kidnapping Austin; however, after realizing the real mastermind behind this incident, they decided to take Austin as a hostage and use him to lure Valerie into their trap.
And once Austin's purpose would be fulfilled, the blond Prince would be bestowed with the most gruesome death.
'Just you wait Austin....I swear I will make you pay for the death of my brother. Just a few more hours, enjoy your freedom as much as you can.'
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A/N:- I hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter. I am searching for Valerie and Austin's images, but if you have suggestions, post them here or on my discord.
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