The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 415

Chapter 415

A middle-aged man who runs a weapon store introduces himself as Raldren.

Aligar’s merchants don’t spend their time on things that don’t make money, but Raldren brought Ellen and Charlotte to his weapon shop and talked without asking for money.

“Elena didn’t get along with people. Still, she was a smart girl. Whenever we run into each other, we say good morning, good lunch, good dinner. I always said hello to you, wishing you a happy day.”

Shop owner’s name Elena.

It was information Charlotte knew, but Ellen had never heard of it.

“There were quite a few chis that annoyed Elena. Not to mention the young guys, and even the elderly nobles, there were some who were killing it while not selling anything. you need to know the subject It’s not something to talk about openly, but there’s a guy named Swinton next door who’s bothered Elena. A nobleman with a wife.”

“ah… … . Is that so… … .”

“He is a bad person.”

Charlotte broke into a cold sweat at the excessive amount of useless information, and Ellen muttered briefly. It was a short but bloody feeling.

Charlotte knew that Elena didn’t have very close relationships with people.

Elena was kind to everyone, but never made any more than a certain acquaintance with anyone.

“I was not a business person. My heart is too soft… … . As you all know, there are times when Aligar treats customers a little harshly, doesn’t he? It seemed like they didn’t know how to do that, and rather reduced the price of things. I wonder if I can earn a living like that… … .”

This information was new to Ellen, as Charlotte already knew most of it.

Since they have been in business for a long time with a mindset that cannot make a profit from business, why do they become merchants? I thought she was a member of the royal family hiding in the imperial capital with some kind of intention, but now I think differently.

It is concluded that the demon king came to ask for help from a spy in the Dark Land who is infiltrating the ecliptic, and Elena hid her master in a safe place.

They didn’t meet by chance, they came by plan.

Charlotte was assuming that Elena was a spy in the Dark Land.

“Still, it seems that he was quite a man of pulpit.”

“Are you strong?”

“Anyway, there are so many goofy guys out there, but I’ve never been harmed, and everyone just went away with a face that was completely lost in their souls. That Mr. Swinton must have been scolded, too, and after a while, he didn’t even come close.”

There were many people who were flirting with Elena, but they all went away as if they had been scolded.

‘He said he had a boyfriend.’

When Charlotte was searching Elena’s store, she found a strand of blonde hair lying on the bed. It was clearly different from Elena’s hair color, so when asked whose hair it was, she replied that it was her boyfriend’s hair.

But listening now, Elena didn’t have a deep relationship with anyone.

So the word boyfriend is a lie. And there’s no way an agent carrying out an important mission to infiltrate the ecliptic is leisurely dating.

So the blonde must have been someone else’s hair, not her boyfriend.

It wouldn’t be the Demon King. The hair of the demon king that Charlotte saw was not blonde, but closer to auburn.

However, if it was camouflage, it wouldn’t be too strange to think that the hair that fell on the bed belonged to the demon king.

I thought I was living in an outside area away from the ecliptic, but was I really living on the second floor of a shabby store in the ecliptic?

Blond is not such a rare hair color, so it was difficult to identify with just that.

“Anyway, I was a little embarrassed. To think that he would disappear so suddenly without saying goodbye… … . I left all my stuff behind. The landlord likes it because the things are left as they are rather than the tenants splashing around.”

“Oh, I see… … .”

It would have been natural for Elena to leave her place as the demon king rose to prominence. First of all, there were Charlotte and Reinhardt, who clearly grasped the whereabouts of the supposed demon king.

Raldren looked around and looked at Charlotte.

“This is a fact only I know.”

“ah. What do you have?”

“It’s true that Elena… … . I don’t think he likes younger boys.”

“… … yes?”

Charlotte was stunned at the sound so out of the blue, and Ellen tilted her head.

“no… … . I mean, there was a guy who came by from time to time. It looks like a parasitic brother, so it feels like a song with sprouts as much as hair. That’s it. A guy who seems to be making women cry.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Naturally, Ellen and Charlotte’s eyes met.

Because I thought I knew who I was talking about.

I couldn’t help but feel that this person was talking about Reinhardt.

In the first place, Reinhardt frequented this shop as Charlotte’s messenger, so it was not unreasonable for Raldren, the owner of the shop next door, to remember Reinhardt.

“All the guys who come in and out for the purpose of messing around are strangely scolded and go home, but that guy didn’t seem to be like that. But does it come in and out shamelessly? I said everything. cancer.”

Raldren seemed to be assuming that Elena, who was kind to everyone but had no feelings for anyone, had a secret taste.

Charlotte knows it’s a huge delusion, and Ellen knows that the hairy middle-aged man is saying something strange because she’s heard it.

Reinhardt probably hadn’t been to Ellerith’s shop since Charlotte said he could stop delivering letters. Speaking of the next thing, when Charlotte was confused between Reinhardt and the demon king, she volunteered to tell the wizard to run away. That would have been the only time.

Reinhardt had said that he would just tell him to run away since being the Demon King couldn’t be that big of a threat.

He said he would handle the later work himself.

So Charlotte’s guilt comes from there.

I should have told you not to be indecisive and to hold on to Elena.

In the end, no new information was obtained, and Charlotte had to confirm that every decision she made had only negative consequences for everyone.

If there is no special information and it is only information that has already been grasped, the inquiry will be meaningless, so Charlotte is about to leave.

“But I think it’s because of him that Elena-san gave up her business and went somewhere.”

“… … yes?”

Another sound from Raldren’s mouth made Charlotte tilt her head.

Of course, Elena must have heard Reinhardt’s warning and left the ecliptic.

But how could he think so, when this man could not have heard the secret story?

“What kind of woman did you bring?”

female.

At that, both Charlotte and Ellen fell silent.

“Anyway, judging from the way she’s wearing her school uniform, it looks like she’s going to the temple with me, but tsk. Apparently, I have a new girl now. Let’s stop. I wonder if he was talking about something like this. So I wonder if Elena-san got hurt and left.”

What kind of grotesque delusion and speculation is this?

Both Ellen and Charlotte were baffled, but they got a curious piece of information.

Reinhardt had come to Elena’s shop with a woman in a temple uniform.

I don’t know who brought them or what they were talking about.

“If you look at the facial expressions of both men and women, it seems that they were prepared for something spleen. Not long after that, Elena stopped her business, so I wonder if it’s because of that. Anyway, that yellow haired guy. The buds have been yellow since the first time I saw them?”

I don’t know much about Reinhardt, but Raldren’s words that he must be a dirty guy because he has a dirty impression are true in a way.

Of course, most of those guesses would have been wrong, but in the end, the facts remain the facts.

For Reinhardt, Elena’s shop was never a place to go with someone, but he brought someone.

Originally, after Elleris found a semi-basement room, Reinhardt tended to go there and avoid being seen by others.

However, it was an emergency situation to visit Elerith’s shop with Radia Schmidt, so Reinhardt was not in a situation where he could pay such attention.

It left a mark.

“Do you remember the look of the woman who came with you? And when was that?”

At Charlotte’s question, Raldren tilted her head.

“I think the woman had dark hair. something was wrong with my eyes Should I say it’s creepy? It’s kind of out of the ordinary… … . So it seems to be memorable, yes… … .”

As if thinking about something, he narrowed his brows.

“that’s right. Come to think of it, there was an uproar over the Demon King the next day. Paladins were killed in droves. I remember it because it was such a big deal.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

On the day of the demon lord’s attack, Reinhardt came to Elena’s shop with a female student from the Temple.

And the owner of the store has a close relationship with the supposed demon king.

Who is the woman Reinhardt brought? Why did Reinhardt find Elena?

Ellen and Charlotte’s eyes met.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two didn’t say anything.

No, I couldn’t say anything.

* * *

After the interrogation, Charlotte gave Raldren a reward.

It was the answer to Raldren’s question why he asked such a thing. When Raldren received the gold coin, he nodded as if he knew what it meant and didn’t ask any more questions.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Strange thoughts run through Charlotte and Ellen’s heads.

Having too many thoughts is a problem.

And both Ellen and Charlotte are good enough people to roll the situation in their heads.

According to the date, the time when Charlotte told Reinhardt that she would forget about the demon king was after Lebarrier Ranze was killed.

However, Reinhardt visited Elena on the day of the raid.

Reinhardt had no reason to visit Elena since he said there was no need to deliver the letter anymore.

Of course, there could be cases where Reinhardt would visit Elena privately. Reinhardt didn’t just act as a messenger delivering letters, he might have had a private conversation with Elena, and it’s not impossible that they became close as a result.

But wouldn’t it be a bit odd for Reinhardt to meet her privately, knowing that Elena and the person she protects are very suspicious?

It’s true that it’s strange, but he even took a woman from the temple.

And on that very day, Lebarrier Ranche was attacked.

Elena is a wizard.

And Charlotte knows that the devil’s forces include powerful wizards.

Unless there are other wizards, it is very likely that Elena is that wizard.

Reinhardt visited Elena’s shop with a certain Temple girl. And Elena took part in the Raverier Ranche raid operation that night.

and.

The day of the Lebarrier Ranche raid operation.

It was the day of the Miss Temple contest. Reinhardt did not participate in the Miss Temple contest.

It was a painful memory that Ellen was thinking about painfully, and Charlotte knew the situation too.

Ellen searches for memories.

Reinhardt, who came back to the temple very late and couldn’t do anything with his hands and cheeks red and frozen.

Reminds me of Reinhardt that day.

“Ellen.”

Charlotte quietly calls Ellen.

“huh.”

Both think of numerous cases in their heads.

“Let’s not talk about anything until we know something.”

“… … .”

“Let’s not think about anything until we are certain.”

I don’t know what the outcome will be after countless deductions, but what can be seen beyond the veil of darkness.

no wonder.

The truth seemed too frightening to bear, so the two of them stopped even thinking.

“Yes. Let’s do it.”

Ellen said so quietly.