Chapter 325

Of course it was a joke.

Roan said with a calm expresSion.

“Don’t worry. After eating, you will have to go to class right away.”

“Oh, you don’t have to.”

‘You have to do that, man…’ … .’

For Roan, who knew that Lucia belonged to Cardinal’s Room 777, seeing Bellrec like this was extremely frustrating.

Your daughter was the grim reaper out there, capturing hundreds of warlocks!

‘It doesn’t matter because he’s the father?’

It was obvious that if I spent any longer, I would end up getting my tail stepped on, but I plAnned to send him home as soon as he ate.

Moreover, while seniors like Yusina were not noticeable, Lucia, who was younger, was even more so.

Anyway, Bellec took out his wallet from his pocket and gave Lucia some talents before sending them on their way.

“Have fun.”

“Cough! Yes, father….”

Lucia hesitated for a moment, wondering why her father was like this, but she received the talents.

After leaving Hetrona Pavilion, Lucia asked Roan.

“Cough, Roan, holy beasts…?”

Coincidentally, all the other students were taking their spirit beasts with them, but Roan was the only one who went out alone.

Roan shook his head as if to tell him not to worry.

“I’m going to leave it here in the storage room to play some more.”

“yes?”

“The next class is going to be quite difficult.”

Lucia didn’t seem to understand, but she nodded, thinking that Roan would make the deciSion.

“Have you heard of Professor Timothy?”

“Ah. I see.”

But as soon as the name Timothy was mentioned, Lucia’s nod changed to sincere.

Lucia also knew well that Roan had obtained the legendary Abyss Dragon through her research.

Then I clearly saw why the story about the Abyss Dragon in Timothy’s report was included.

‘Even an outsider would notice right away just by hearing the name. On the one hand, it’s really amazing.’

Roan was a little amazed at Timothy’s great achievement.

… … However, I felt a little sad that I was included in the list of great achievements.

Anyway, it’s not that far from Hetrona Pavilion to the commercial district.

But of course, first-time visitors like Lucia were not sure which direction to go.

Sabak─ Sabak─

Lucia didn’t even ask Roan where to go, but she knew the way to go and followed along.

“Do you know where we are going?”

“Cool… isn’t it a commercial district?”

Lucia asked and Roan nodded.

On the other hand, I thought that Lucia was surprisingly trusting of people, unlike a member of a secret organization.

‘And what if I take you to the basement of the Theotrics Building?’

If it were Roan, he would had doubted and doubted a hundred times more and considered all the possibilities.

… … Of course, that was strange to Roan.

“But how do you know where the commercial district is?”

“Whoop….”

When Roan asked, Lucia had no answer for a moment.

‘I just memorized the structure because it was under my jurisdiction. It must have been strange. I made a mistake… … .’

In Lucia’s mind, the geographical features of Acherandir were more detailed than those of most students!

Lucia, who was making a characteristic breathing sound, soon began speaking.

“Akerandir… it was a school I always wanted to attend, but the circumstances weren’t right, so I just did some research.”

Roan was impressed by Lucia’s outstanding performance.

‘This is what I do every time!’

Anyone can see that it was his jurisdiction, so he memorizes the geography as clearly as the palm of his hand, but since he cannot reveal that fact, isn’t his tone of acting just vaguely covering it up for emotional reasons?

On the other hand, Roan, who was an expert in similar acting, had no choice but to see through it right away.

Woah- my heart pounding-

Is that so?

Isn’t the owner too suspicious?

The powers of Roan roared.

Roan coldly reprimanded them.

‘Isn’t there a reason why you cover your face when you see it? He hesitated a little at first, and was clever in taking advantage of his chronic illness… … ‘It’s really scary to live in this world.’

He’s really sick… … .

Still, the powers could not easily sympathize with Roan’s words, but after listening to them, they seemed to think so, so they decided to understand for now.

Roan said with a slight smile.

“I see. Then it wouldn’t be a stretch to know where the commercial district is.”

“Cough… thank you for your understanding.”

Lucia nodded lightly.

The powers were amazed by the concert, which was reminiscent of a play.

How can lies like this be prevalent in an empire where trust and honesty were important virtues?

Meanwhile, Lucia was a little worried as she headed to the commercial district with Roan.

‘There will be a lot of food you can’t eat at restaurants, so you should ask for understanding in advance.’

Lucia was so talented that her dark magic was consuming her body.

Of course, I had to be careful about everything I ate, drank, and touched.

Anyway, the goal was to talk to Roan.

It was okay because it wasn’t like exploring Akerandir restaurants like Gahro.

“Hey, Roan. Actually, it’s me, Cough!”

“I know.”

“……yes?”

Lucia tilted her head without realizing it because Roan spoke so naturally.

‘What?’

Roan continued with his gaze fixed forward.

“Even if your seatmate is a warlock, he or she is not rude enough to choose a menu item without considering the situation.”

“ah…….”

Lucia’s face behind the mask heated up a little.

In fact, until I first met him last night, I thought Roan was a strong-willed person who would hate any warlock due to his family’s circumstances.

But when we actually had a conversation, it wasn’t like that.

Rather, the fact that he attacked himself first seemed to be a glimpse of his talent as a person who would lead the empire and his principles as a fundamentalist.

Lucia was also well aware of the problems other warlocks were causing to the empire, so she could understand it.

Perhaps Roan may be the most important key to the coexistence of the Empire and dark magic… … .

‘This might be too premature.’

Lucia dismissed it as hasty judgment should not be made.

Roan and Lucia walked in silence for a while.

Eventually, I entered the commercial district.

Although the students were chatting as usual, they were shocked when they saw the two people.

─ Hey, look at that!

─ What’s going on?

─ Oh my goodness, Hiloah!

Images of students making the sign of the cross or praying.

Lucia bit her lip slightly when she saw that reaction.

As a warlock, I’ve been criticized countless times, but at the same time, I haven’t gotten used to it.

But for now, she will had to play the role of an ordinary warlock girl.

I already made a mistake once, so I didn’t forget this time and asked Roan.

“Why are they… kolok, like that?”

Roan hesitated to think for a moment.

‘I think it’s because of me.’

… … In fact, Roan was just as used to being pointed at by others as Lucia.

However, I was a little too proud to say that I usually live like this, so I expressed my opinion in a more common sense way.

“Isn’t that why the warlock walks confidently in Acherandir?”

“ah…….”

Roan and Lucia decided that it would be better for both of them to end the conversation that way.

however.

─ Looks like Darc caught the warlock again!

─ Such heinous… … If he knew this was Acherandir, he would run away on his own.

─ How did you catch the warlock inside the school in the first place?

─ Did you escape from the Kyobojae warehouse?

─ Hahaha! If that were the case, my head would had already been broken by the hammer of immortality!

The students revealed the truth(?) without any hesitation.

Even.

─ But you took the warlock away without even arresting him?

─ Fool, how could you run away when Dark was protecting you with that face?

─ That’s right! Hahaha!

As always, he even enjoyed Roan’s gossip.

“?”

Lucia tilted her head as public opinion about Roan was quite different from her own.

As a candidate for the priesthood, isn’t it commendable to apprehend a warlock?

However, for some reason, the students seemed to feel more pity for the captured warlock.

Of course, Roan thought similarly to Lucia.

However, the students of Acherandir went beyond common sense.

“Don’t worry about it. They’re not people you can communicate with.”

“Huh… yes.”

Lucia immediately agreed with Roan’s opinion.

Anyway, Roan walked ahead, and the students moved out of the way as if they had promised.

… … As they were doing so, it really looked like they had arrested Lucia and escorted her away.

─ By the way, how long had it been since the six gangsters caught the Oslo gang? … You really were serious about the warlock.

─ Doesn’t that mean you’ll become an Inquisitor later?

─ Tsk, you unlucky guy. Get a commendation from the Holy Emperor’s Palace!

The students whispered as they watched Roan pass by them.

As I accumulated arrest records in a week, it seemed like I could really receive a commendation from the Holy Emperor’s Palace very soon.

… … Even though Roan didn’t want it, his performance was better than most active paladins.

Quick─

As Roan listened to the story, he could no longer bear it and became angry.

There were things people can say and things they cannot say.

‘what? Are you asking a warlock to become an inquisitor? And receive a commendation from the Holy Imperial Palace?’

I couldn’t bear such an insult(?).

“Whoa… Mr. Roan? Why are you doing that?”

But now, Lucia was by Roan’s side.

Lucia looked up at Roan curiously.

‘As expected, Lucia is an annoying character!’

Roan couldn’t let out his anger freely and had to come up with a good reason.

“I just want to rebuild my family. It’s hard to tolerate people ignoring my long-standing wishes.”

“iced coffee…….”

Lucia nodded with a dull voice as if she understood very well.

When the students heard those words, they also guessed what their words must had sounded like and dispersed.

After that, fortunately, there were no major obstacles to getting to the restaurant Roan wanted to go to.

Roan stopped in front of a building on the outskirts of the business district.

“think.”

“……? Cough!”

However, when Lucia saw the building Roan pointed to, she couldn’t help but be a little embarrassed.

‘W-Where am I?’

Even Lucia, who prides herself on knowing more about Acherandir than most students, saw this restaurant for the first time.

That means there were so few visitors that no one was interested.

No, more than that… … .

“Is this a restaurant?”

I wasn’t even sure if the building was built as a restaurant.

Roan asked back as if he had heard a strange sound.

“Then what does it look like?”

“hmm…….”

Lucia swallowed her saliva once and spoke her honest feelings.

“Isn’t it a ward?”

Although it wasn’t large, it was a pure white building that didn’t seem to had a speck of dust on it.

In addition, the statues of Hyprin, the goddess of medicine, and Ness, the god of nursing, were placed at the entrance, making it look more like a hospital than a restaurant.

‘… … ‘Isn’t it strange that people would think of that as a restaurant in the first place?’

Since the other person was Roan, I couldn’t bear to ask this question.

Roan said with a faint smile.

“It’s a restaurant, so you can go in with confidence.”

“……Cough!”

Sigh─

But when Roan laughed, the mood somehow got worse.

‘Is it really okay to go in?’