Chapter 126: Detective Time
The people from the Koren Academy all prepared for battle.
The table's target was Zenon's table. The fight was about to begin.
Seria's eyes met with a look of surprise as she watched the battle unfold.
"Let me see, just how capable are you, Zenon? Keep trying, Zenon. I'll be watching you fight!" Seria smiled amiably.
But Zenon glared with resentment. "Seria?"
Chapter 126
In a luxurious restaurant, a dining table flew over Zenon's head.
The table flew with the force of a lightball explosion. Boom!
The table flew towards Louis, a member of the Koren Academy.
Zoe watched as a chair floated up in mid-air.
Louie showed no sign of moving.
Zoe charged towards the table. Whoosh!
Zoe flew to a stop at the table, her right hand pulling out her sword from her waist and slicing the table in half. Boom!
The table was split in half. Zoe looked at Zenon, who was sitting with her back to her table.
Zenon ignored the people behind her.
Zoe lunged behind Zenon, her sword slashing towards him. Whoosh!
Zenon drew her sword, blocked the attack. Whoosh!
BOOM!
Holding her right hand up to protect her back.
The force of their collision created a gust of wind that blew the surrounding area away. Boom!
Zoe wondered about the girl who had stopped her attack.
"Is this clothing from Serenity High School?"
Zenon continued to defend, his eyes secretly turning to Zoe.
"Get back!"
Blue lightning erupted from Zenon's sword. Boom! Boom!
Zoe lunged back away from Zenon. Boom!
Zoe floated to her original table.
The table was split in two.
Zeon stood up and turned to look at the people from the Koren School.
"It wasn't my fault."
A cold gaze glared at both of them.
Zoe still held her sword tightly. "Seren Tenshin school uniform, really? Then why did you throw the table this way?"
Zeon was about to say something.
A shout came from the cashier. It was Seria, who looked shocked.
"Wait a minute! What school are you from? Why are you doing such a terrible thing? It's a restaurant. If you're going to fight, go outside!"
Seria quickly ran up and stood in front of Zenon.
She raised both her hands to stop the two from fighting.
Zoe put away her sword and glared at Seria, who was trying to stop the fight.
"That guy started it."
Seria nodded quickly. She raised her hand to stop Zenon.
"Calm down, Zenon. I'll sort this out for you. Using force isn't appropriate. We can talk things out. Don't get into a fight over something trivial."
Seria put on a serious expression, trying to stop the two.
Zoe looked at Louise, who was sitting at the table. "Is that so? Then let's go outside. You're a capable girl, you know. You can defend yourself like this."
Louie looked at Zenon, who stood there calmly.
The villagers looked at her, confused, wondering what to do. Everyone froze, not moving.
Seria nodded. "Okay. We should talk about it."
Seria grabbed Zenon's hand and dragged her out of the restaurant.
Before leaving, Seria took a plate of food and paid the restaurant for the damages.
The four of them stood in front of the restaurant, as other people walked out. The outside was just as bad.
You could tell everyone was interested in what was going on.
Seria ate while watching the crowd. "Hmm, hmm, too many people. Let's change places."
The four of them moved away from the crowd to a less crowded area.
This place is in front of an old house, completely destroyed.
There are trees and signs of a fight.
One house is completely destroyed.
Zoe looks at the old house that has collapsed.
Louis is equally interested.
Zoe asks to allay her curiosity.
"Why are you here? Forget about that. Why is there such an old house here? And it's completely destroyed?"
Seria nodded in satisfaction.
"You're wondering why I brought you here, aren't you? And it took so long to get there. Tick tock, tick tock."
Seria twirled her fingers like a compass for gas.
Sinon couldn't help but wonder. "I'm curious too. If you wanted to test these two's abilities, you wouldn't have traveled this far. What's in this place? Don't tell me you're going to use these two too. What else do you know?"
Zoe raised her hand to stop her, unable to keep up.
"So, what are you trying to lure us here for?"
Louis looked at the suspicious Seria.
"Explain, little girl. We're not free to play with you?"
Seria gave a thumbs-up, her face stunned, her mouth slightly open.
"Oh, dear. Just thinking you two might be useful. Just brought them along, that's all. Let's hear the story of this adorable little girl first. Please sit down."
Seria held out both her hands, motioning for the three of them to sit in their chairs.
Zoe looked around, and there was only grass.
Seria saw that all three were still standing.
"Can't help it. It's a bit rude, but the host will sit down first."
Seria sat down on the ground and slapped her hand on the grass.
Thump, thump.
"Come on, hurry up. This is going to get in the way."
Seria invited Zenon to sit on the ground.
Zenon sat down.
The other two sat down as well.
Louie spoke up to urge Seria. "Then tell me, what's your purpose in doing this and bringing us here?"
Seria pretended to think.
"Alright, if I tell you, it's a long story, but whatever. But let me ask you, are any of you from the Koren School carrying anything related to the painting? Something similar. I don't mind. It's very important, isn't it?"
Seria put on her most serious expression, not a playful childlike expression.
Zoe shook her head. "No, I don't have anything similar. "
But Louis's expression was so shocking he couldn't help but hold it in.
Seria saw it and immediately knew that Louis had something similar to the painting.
"That seems correct. Could you show it to me?"
Louie had doubts about Seria.
"You're asking for a look like this? What are you trying to do? How did you know?"
Seria raised her hand to stop him. "Let me tell you about that. It was the day my brother Seraph single-handedly attacked the Two-Headed Dragon Army. You heard me right. He single-handedly attacked the enemy base."
Seria thought back to the time Seraph left home.
Seria thought about Seraph, thinking that Seraph might need help. She searched Seraph's room for clues about the location of the Two-Headed Dragon Army.
Seria searched the room but couldn't find anything.
Seria looked at the picture hanging on the wall.
It was a picture of Barrier. That's Seraph.
Seria stared at the picture for a long time and learned that Baria had traveled with a certain person and would never return.
"Baria's picture is beautiful. Never mind."
Seria stopped paying attention to the picture.
As time passed, Seria became interested in what Baria's parents looked like. She explored every nook and cranny of the village, but couldn't find Baria's house or Baria's parents.
Luckily, she asked the teacher who was in charge of the Spirit Power test at that time and who was also the one who tested the entrance of the Seiren Tenshin students into the school.
The teacher, interested in the three geniuses, went to check each person's house.
Seria wondered why Baria's house was so far away from the village.
The day before meeting Zoe and Louis, Seria asked the old woman with a pleading look.
"Big sister, tell me, why did you build the house so far away? Isn't it so strange? It's extremely suspicious." "
The old woman could only pretend to think about what to do.
"Alright, there's no harm in telling me. You should stop being a fool and focus on your training."
"Okay...!"
Seria listened intently.
"From what I know, the Baria family isn't from Gollen Village. They moved there a long time ago. They're a family from another village. That's all I know."
Seria immediately looked bored when she heard this uninteresting information. "Is that all? Boring, huh?"
The old woman sighed. "Sigh... You're a real information seeker. Fine, in return for your contributions to Seren Tenshin Academy. I'll tell you some secret information. Stick your ear out."
Seria leaned her ear close to the old woman.
The old woman's voice was very soft. "That Baria's mother disappeared without a trace. Everyone thought that woman... He was the one who initiated the plan to summon the demons here, having prepared it outside the village. If anyone were to be made the goat to take the blame, many villagers would be looking for this mother and son. So, Baria made the right decision to leave the village. Otherwise, they would be hunted down and the mother and son would suffer instead.
"This is getting interesting...? No, it's quite pitiful. It's a good thing Baria left."
Seria had something to do and was planning to skip school to investigate a very strange case.