Before the Festival (1)
Noah Lucille. He was waving his hand as he walked through the campus of Endex. His smiling face was unsettling, and his friendly words were ominous.
“Long ti no see~?”
I imdiately retorted.
“Why are you here?”
“What do you an. -Gulp.”
He opened his mouth wide and swallowed the hotteok whole.
“I ca to enjoy the festival too.”
“Then you got the date wrong. It starts next Wednesday.”
What is he planning to do at the festival?
Unfortunately, it’s a future I don’t know. From April, I was receiving intensive cancer treatnt.
Of course, it could already be a future twisted by .
“Actually, I ca to see you.”
Noah said. This ti, it seed to be because of .
Of course, the reason why he ca is-
“I think there’s going to be a kidnapping.”
……But surprisingly, he told straight away. I licked my lips and asked again.
“Kidnapping?”
“Yeah. There are so guys in the underworld who are short of money. Do you know Berhalsi?”
Berhalsi. It’s a rcenary organization active in the underworld. As usual with the guys in the underworld, they seem a bit loose, but their individual power is comndable.
Among them, Berhalsi is a B-grade monster with quite a na in the underworld. Currently, they can crush one at my level with a single punch, probably at the sa level as the college board manager.
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. They’re targeting the festival.”
The Magic High Festival attracts security personnel, including knights and police. Kidnapping soone during such a season might seem crazy.
On the contrary, it’s the opposite.
The festival ‘sucks in’ the security forces of the area. Because manpower cannot be stretched or reduced like a rubber band as needed. If the festival concentrates manpower, on the other hand, the ‘surrounding’ becos hollow.
“Berhalsi also proposed to us. They said let’s split it 5:5. But the target was quite a big shot.”
“…….”
I closed my mouth. It was a silence with so intention.
“…….”
Noah also looked at without saying a word. It was a silence that said, tell your intention.
I finally spoke.
“Tell .”
He gladly told .
“Soone close to you.”
“Close?”
“Yeah. You’re doing a play.”
Soone who is doing a play with , soone close.
It ca to mind right away.
Well, she was close to in Recordark.
Noah looked at my face and chuckled.
“You seem to know who it is?”
“……How could I not know.”
There’s a woman who suffers from various incidents due to the ambition of her family, which is trying to stand politically. A person who suffered nurous kidnappings, attempted assassinations, and even bombing of her private plane before regression.
Elise Petra.
“So, are you also involved in this?”
“I decided not to. Thanks to the child who believed in my innocence.”
Child.
Sothing about the tone feels strange.
A ‘child’ who trusted ?
“……Child? Is that by any chance?”
“You’re a child to . Would you like to be an adult then?”
Noah grinned.
Is he insane? Judging by the life he’s lived, we’re not so different.
“Today, I ca to tell you this. Shall we et again later?”
“et for what?”
Noah turned around without a word.
“Hey. et for what?”
The figure waving his hand above his head becos blurry. Fzzt- Like a TV screen cutting out, he flickers, and in the blink of an eye, he disappears.
“…Damn, it’s suffocating.”
I scratched my back.
If Berhalsi really is after Elise, it’s probably because of . More accurately, because of the ‘play’ we put on.
If it was the Elise before my regression, she wouldn’t have had ti to be kidnapped, let alone put on a play. She would have been too busy studying or training in seclusion. There’s still more than half a year until the election.
“I wonder what she’s doing.”
Elise. What could she be doing right now?
Without any other option, I picked up my smartphone.
[Hey. What are you doing right now?]
At the sa ti, Elise was staring at her smartphone screen with a serious expression.
[Jade, the second son of Libra… Expected to attend the Endex school festival]
Suddenly, articles about Jade of Libra attending the festival were popping up in the dia.
Ding-
[Trash: Hey. What are you doing right now?]
She ignored Trash’s ssage without a second thought.
Regardless of Jade’s reputation and abilities, he’s a big shot. He doesn’t have a clear job, but being the direct descendant and second son of Libra, his na alone far surpasses any average Senator.
If we were to compare him to a celebrity, he would be a superstar. His actual antics are also close to those of a celebrity.
“Why would Jade suddenly… Could it be?”
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly.
That monkey-like human? Did Shion the monkey invite Jade?
Elise read the news in detail.
“…30 minutes.”
The running ti of the play is 90 minutes, but he says he’ll only stay for exactly 30 minutes.
Of course, that’s enough ti to gather people. The ticket prices will naturally rise, and the level of celebrity will suddenly increase. Not only Senators, entrepreneurs, and almost-famous celebrities who want to exchange a word with Jade, but also ordinary people who want to see his rumored perfect face will flock.
Ding- Ding- Ding-
Her smartphone spat out alerts as if in agreent. It was obvious without looking. They would be ssages asking for tickets.
“…Sigh.”
What a ss for a high school festival. Elise sighed.
“There are only three days left.”
Although she suddenly felt tired because of Jade, this was also an opportunity to showcase herself.
She had to do well.
She had to do better than anyone else.
Because her father might co.
Of course, she had already morized all the lines. She had already planned all the movents. She had matched the harmony every day. She had prepared the magic Artifact to enhance the stage.
The preparation for the play itself was perfect.
However, if there was one problem….
“…”
Elise picked up the sheet music.
「The Bard」 itself is conducted in Edsilla common language, but there is a part where they sing in Latinel.
La Vercit.
The pronunciation of this song keeps tripping up. As the level of celebrities increases, so will the number of people who recognize Latinel proficiency.
If I make a mistake, it will be spun around in a very elegant manner in their social circles.
“…I have no choice.”
She picked up her smartphone, ignoring the ssages that had piled up like a trash can.
[Latinel Tutor]
She found the tutor in her contacts. Initially, she thought of calling him.
However….
A thought crossed her mind.
She scrolled down a bit more.
At the very end of her contacts, a certain ‘company’ that she had saved a while ago.
Elise looked over her shoulder for no reason and sent a ssage.
[Can I ask sothing?]
The reply ca back imdiately.
[At Your Service: Please speak.]
“At Your Service”.
The place that ghostwrote Layla’s Latinel assignnt.
It’s nerve-wracking to actually put in a request, but it’s anonymous anyway.
[I am a student majoring in vocal music. I have to sing a specific Latinel song for this college entrance exam, could you possibly write down the pronunciation for ?]
[Sheet Music File]
[This is the song.]
Elise sent the request while hiding her identity.
[At Your Service: It’s possible. I can write down the pronunciation of La Vercit in Edsilla common language and send it to you. The advance paynt is 1,000 Ren, and the completion paynt is 1,000 Ren.]
It hurts her pride, but it’s the easiest and quickest way to learn the pronunciation by attribute.
“…….”
Elise was about to reply imdiately but paused for a mont.
She fiddled with her smartphone screen for no reason, pulling the scroll up and down.
[Could you possibly sing the song directly and send it as a file? I can send you the MR file.]
In the end, she added more to the ssage.
Seeing is believing. Hearing it directly and reading it as a character have a heavenly difference.
Of course, there were pop singers who sang La Vercit, and she had obtained that file, but the pronunciation was not quite right.
“……There’s no reply.”
Also, Elise still harbors so suspicion towards this 「At Your Service」.
She subtly asked other magic high guys, but this company was not in other magic highs.
In other words, it only exists in Endex, so the possibility that the person behind this is an Endex student is not zero.
Rather, it’s the most likely.
The candidate is, at least as far as Elise knows, only one.
A person who is very good at Latinel, but is so poor that they can indiscriminately sell Latinel-related knowledge.
Shion Ascal.
Ding-
[At Your Service: That’s possible, but it will cost an additional 10,000 Ren.]
A total of 12,000 Ren.
That’s about half of her monthly allowance.
[I’ll pay.]
[At Your Service: Please send the advance paynt of 6,000 Ren in the form of a departnt store gift card.]
Elise made the paynt through her smartphone and sent it.
[At Your Service: Paynt confird.]
[How long will it take?]
[At Your Service: Due to a backlog of orders, it could take a day or two. However, if you want priority, you can pay an additional 3,000 Ren and it will be done within 1-2 hours.]
[I’ll pay.]
It’s a bit unsettling to give an advance of 9,000 Ren to a company whose face she doesn’t know, but Layla has been using this service for every Latinel class.
The reliability is sufficient.
She made an additional paynt of 3,000 Ren in departnt store gift cards.
[At Your Service: Please wait a maximum of 2 hours.]
Elise sank into her chair. She waited, staring at the ticking clock.
“…It can’t really be him.”
A student at Endex who is so good at Latinel. No matter how much she thinks about it, she can’t think of anyone else.
If he is the owner of ‘At Your Service’-
[At Your Service: It’s complete. Here are the voice file of La Vercit and the sheet music file with the pronunciation in the common language.]
[Voice File]
[Image File]
It arrived in just an hour. Elise first plugged earphones into her ears. She imdiately played the voice file. With her arms crossed, she listened, analyzing the pronunciation and song.
“….”
Her eyes widened in surprise.
“…What’s with this voice.”
It’s not so amazing that she would exclaim in admiration, but above all, the timbre is deep and the pronunciation is perfect.
At least it’s not Shion Ascal.
It’s good enough to be used as her own textbook.
Elise put one hand to her ear. With the other hand, she took notes on the sheet music while listening to the song from [At Your Service].
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