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Chapter 18 : Missing Children (2)
"Professor Aman."
"Ah, Lucas-gun!"
Aman, who was pacing the academy's back garden with a serious expression, smiled brightly when he recognized the owner of the voice calling him.
"You came to find me first! How surprising!"
Aman, who placed both hands on his chest and put on a deeply moved expression, bent down to meet his eye level.
Е́ ǹ u̇ m̌ ӓ .і̊d
'That brat of a lizard.'
Annoyance slowly crept up at Aman's exaggerated actions, but this was the only place he could ask for help right now.
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"What is it?"
"The kids have disappeared."
"Ah, that? I heard about it too. So our Lucas shouldn't go outside either. Understood?"
Aman knew. Why Lucas had come to find him.
Е̄nu m̂ а́ . id
Lucas also knew. That his current attitude was just to tease him.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course~ The professor was so worried that our Lucas-gun might get into trouble if he went outside... I couldn't sleep all night."
Aman, who smiled brightly, ruffled Lucas's hair slightly.
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"Can I spit on you?"
His true feelings came out without him realizing it at his actions.
Ẅ ê b̊ n̊ ö vеl Ё n uḿ а
"Our Lucas is sometimes... very..."
Aman, who heard Lucas's words, didn't finish his sentence, frowned, and stared into the air for a moment, then finally opened his mouth.
"Charming. A charming child."
"Crazy..."
That composure, unshaken even by Lucas's insulting words.
That action of not caring about pride at all in a dragon's body.
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He had thought that he had roughly figured out his identity, but now seeing that attitude, he was certain.
'I don't think this crazy lizard will do. I should think of another way...'
Just as Lucas, who saw his actions, shook his head and was about to turn around.
"The missing kids. Don't you want to know what happened to them?"
As he turned his head sharply at Aman's words, he was fiddling with his silver-blue hair and smiling slyly.
'Damn lizard bastard!!!'
W̃ еb̆_n̆ о ve l Ӗ n̂ ům ӑ
***
"Lucas!"
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"...Mother?"
Lucas, who had finished his classes and was heading to the dormitory, raised his head at the familiar voice calling him.
It was his mother, Blaine.
"How did you get here..."
Ẇе̃ b̆ň о v e l Е ńu m а̀
Before he could finish his words, she ran to him and hugged him tightly with all her might.
"Son... my son..."
She, who let him go from her arms, turned his body this way and that and checked his condition.
"Are you okay? I rushed here after hearing that children had disappeared around the imperial palace."
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Since coming to the academy, they had exchanged letters at least once or twice a week and shared news with each other.
Even when he didn't visit home during the vacation, she had only written her great disappointment in a letter and had never once visited the academy.
Е̂ n ü m̀ а̇. ї d̃
"Let's go home."
"What do you mean by that? I'm fine."
"No, I can't. You can come back to the academy later... but if I lose you... absolutely not."
She gritted her teeth and shook her head, as if she had had a terrible imagination.
"Let's go. Let's go home with mom."
Blaine's gaze, who held his hand tightly, was firm.
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"I'm not going."
"You have to go. If you don't go, I'll drag you away by force."
"I'm not going."
Blaine's expression gradually distorted, and her eyes turned red.
"Please... let's go, son..."
It wasn't that he didn't know Blaine's feelings.
W ebnо̄ v̇ е̇l̆ Ё num а
There was not a single person around the imperial palace who welcomed his family.
She, who had rushed into the heart of the enemy camp, would try to take her son away by any means necessary.
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But Lucas's position was the same.
He had decided to live his last life as a living being properly.
Of course, it wasn't that he hadn't thought of just dying right away and becoming a god whenever Aman's antics went too far.
The reason he had held on to his heart every time was now in front of his eyes.
Еn̊ ûm̀ȧ
He could gradually accumulate money at any time. But there was something that couldn't be done with that.
It was the story about the 'honor of the family' that his father, Cibie, would sometimes tell him while sitting him on his lap.
To regain the honor of the family that had been driven out to the frontier to save their lives, he had to become something.
"I..."
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"Rookie!!!"
Just as Lucas was about to open his mouth to soothe his mother, Pola's cry was heard from behind him.
Е̌ n̂.u m а . îd̊
"Rookie! You didn't eat lunch, and you didn't eat dinner."
In Pola's hand, who was running towards him, was a bag containing a sandwich.
"Oh? Hello!"
"Yes. Are you our Lucas's friend?"
As Pola, who had spotted Blaine, greeted her brightly, she responded gently.
"Hehe. Yes, that's right. I'm close with Lucas!"
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"..."
Close. He had been ignoring her all this time, but this cheerful human was calling herself his close friend.
"Really? A friend of Lucas's... it's really nice to meet you."
Blaine, who smiled warmly, gently let go of Lucas's hand and gently stroked his back.
"Are you Lucas's mom, ma'am?"
"Hoho. That's right. Lucas, aren't you going to introduce your friend?"
Еnü m а .іḋ
"...Pola Pelev. Thirteen years old. Same beginner class."
At the sudden word 'introduction,' he, who had just blurted out information about her, rolled his eyes.
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'This is so awkward.'
Introducing a friend to his parents. It was so awkward he could die.
"R-right. Thank you for introducing me, Rookie!"
"I'm sorry. Our Lucas is just shy. But he'll be a good friend. Right, Lucas?"
Ѐ n ŭ m а . і̇ d́
Lucas's cheeks turned red as he quietly nodded at her question.
"But why did you come, ma'am? Did you miss Rookie?"
"Um... that's right."
"Rookie is so lucky!"
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Blaine, who smiled brightly at Pola's question, gently stroked Lucas's hair.
"Then... mom will be going now. I'll be staying near the imperial palace for a while, so if you change your mind at any time, will you come to me?"
Е ňum̃ å . і̊ ḋ.
"I will."
Blaine, who bent her knees to meet his eyes, smiled bitterly.
"I'm glad you have a good friend."
***
"Sigh-ha! The night air is so nice."
"I don't think this is the time to be enjoying the night air."
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"Oh my. I guess all kids these days are like this..."
"Let's just go."
There was no choice. His mother, who had come into the heart of the enemy camp worried about the safety of her only son, was a problem, but he couldn't just let this situation be.
It was too dangerous to move alone.
If Aman wasn't the one who had changed the trajectory of the magic that had already been shot, he didn't know who was behind it.
With Aman's company, most of the other risk factors were gone, but it was very harmful to Lucas's mental health.
Ẁе bnо̇v̇е l̀ Eň u̇_m а̂
"But why do you switch between formal and informal speech?"
"Inside the academy, Lucas-gun is my student, so that's why..."
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"Then what about outside?"
"I don't know who you are, so that's why."
Aman's eyes curved like a bow. As if he was having so much fun.
"Are you curious about who I am?"
Е̌ñ u m̆а̃_.і̄ d̊
"I'm very curious. But!"
"But?"
"I will find out. Lucas-gun."
Lucas momentarily felt the urge to shatter his curiosity in one go.
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If he revealed his identity here, he would be able to see Aman's disappointed face, deprived of his fun.
But he soon changed his mind.
W̄e̊ b n̂o vе ĺ. Е́n̆ū ṁ а́
'If I reveal my identity... it will be tiring. Very.'
Lucas, who let out a deep sigh, followed Aman silently.
"As you know, I am Lucas Rodrigo. I am nothing more or less than the eldest son of the Rodrigo County."
"I'm sure you are."
It was a tone that seemed to not believe Lucas's words at all.
"Shh."
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Aman, who suddenly stopped walking, brought his index finger to his lips.
The blowing wind was filled with the smell of blood.
"We're a step too late."
The place they carefully approached was disastrous. No, disastrous was not enough to describe it.
"What... is this..."
Lucas felt nauseous at the sight of the terrible slaughter he had encountered after a very long time.
Ẅӗ bnо̀ v̌e l̂ Еn ū m̃а
It was the missing children.
A total of sixteen. All the children who were said to have disappeared were lying on the cold ground in the deep forest, their eyes not even closed.
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Aman's expression as he looked at them was also not good. They were all young children, not even fifteen years old.
As if to show the pain they had received in their lifetime, all the children's hands had deep nail marks and drops of blood.
Their lips were chapped from how much they had cried, and their eyes were full of small scratches from how much they had wiped their tears.
"Damn human bastards!!"
W̊ е̇ b̈ ṅ о vе̇ ĺ _Ënu m̀ а̃
A curse came out of his mouth. Starting with that, unspeakable words poured out of his mouth.
When he came to his senses, the ground around him was deeply dented.
He had been so angry that he couldn't control it, and his mana seemed to have gone berserk without him realizing it.
Aman, who was watching it, seemed to have used defense magic to protect himself and his surroundings.
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"Are you feeling better now? Are you done being angry?"
As Lucas raised his head and looked around, Aman, who had released the defense magic, approached.
Е̂nūm̊а̃
"...I have to catch them all and make them pay."
"Yes, yes, catching them and making them pay is one thing... but you're so good at cursing..."
Aman, who held his cheeks with both hands, acted all smooth.
He was probably trying to calm his anger down a little.
"Hoo..."
Lucas, who let out a deep sigh, approached the children lying on the cold ground.
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The reality he faced again after coming to his senses was so disgusting.
The only race that harms its own kind without a second thought for its own benefit. Humans.
At this moment, he even hated himself for being trapped in such a human body.
"Do you know who did this?"
Aman's face was tinged with bitterness as he nodded slightly instead of answering Lucas's question.
***
Ё n̄.ù mа̊
"Rookie's mom is really pretty!"
"My mother is also very pretty."
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"I'm not asking if your mother is pretty right now! Can't you just be quiet for a moment?! Does it hurt somewhere?!"
"...Okay."
The three, who were walking down the corridor to go to the potion class, were as usual.
The lively Pola, Skir who was getting picked on after saying a word, and Lucas who was silent.
Е̂ ňum а̂. і d
"But for what reason did the lady come?"
"...Just."
"To say it's just... ouch!"
Skir, who was about to say something, couldn't finish his sentence and just kept rubbing his side with his hand after being pinched by Pola.
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"Just be quiet! Phew, I wish you and Rookie were mixed half and half!"
"It hurts!"
Еńu mа
"It hurts, right? What you say can also hurt someone. So always be careful with that mouth! Your mouth!"
At Pola's sharp retort, Skir just pouted his lips and said nothing more.
"It's okay. Actually, my mother came because she was worried about me. Because of the missing persons case that happened around the imperial palace."
"..."
"...I just got goosebumps all over my body."
Pola, who heard Lucas's words, showed her arm to Skir to confirm.
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"Me too. I don't think I've ever seen him talk that long."
Lucas smiled gently at their words.
"Aaaah! He smiled!"
"W-why are you doing that? By any chance, did the sandwich Pola gave you yesterday go bad..."
Their reaction, unable to come to their senses at Lucas's sudden change, was quite cute.
In fact, Lucas was not used to this change either. But Pola's words last night had changed him.
Е̂ numа . i̇ d̀
Friend. That unfamiliar and familiar word had melted Lucas's heart.
In fact, the weakness he had experienced after becoming a human had made him sensitive and sharp.
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The weakness he had never felt when he had lived as a dragon for a long time had kept making him angular.
But he had changed his mind as of yesterday.
There was one thing missing from his determination to live properly.
Living, not just surviving.
Е̌ñu m а. і̄d̃
Living as if this were the last time, as all humans do, not a short life that he was ready to throw away at any time.
The reincarnation of Lanos Albrante.
Lucas Rodrigo. He had finally returned as a real human.
(End of Chapter)
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