"Goodbye...Lucien."
Isolde said as she watched Lucien climb into his carriage.
"Goodbye, Lady Isolde.."
Lucien said turning back before shutting the carriage's door behind him.
"Move"
At his command the Coach begin to move, He watched Isolde figure getting smaller and smaller, still standing where he left her.
'Status.'
[Name: Lucien von Blackhart]
[Age: 26]
[Stats:
Strength:13
Stamina:11
Intelligence:24 (+18)
Mana:900 ]
[Skills]
[Demonic Mana Detection (C-)]
[Traits]
[Mana's Guider (C-)]
[Creation points: 1589]
He looked at the new skill he created this morning for a price of 150 points.
[Demonic Mana Detection (C-)]
[Able to feel if Demonic Mana is within 100m. Unable to Locate the source or detect the direction emitting the Mana.]
I have already checked both the Mage department's Students Hall and Faculty Hall, But i didn't find the orb.
The reason Lucien created this skill even with the price of 150 points is simple. Because just as 1 week vacation was about to begin after mid-term Examinations, as the results were being announced....A terror attack occurred. One of the Eclipse members managed to enter the academy unnoticed, His strength was only Grade 7, But the problem was that he was not there to fight directly...His only purpose was to activate a spell with his blood as the price and a Demonic orb hidden in the Academy by a Spy professor as a catalyst to summon a monster, That would go on a rampage to slaughter about 50 students before all the nearby professors came for rescue.
The location of the orb was never revealed in the game. The magic spell was directly summoned near the summoner along with the monster....The spell linked to the demonic orb with the summoner as the link.
I have to find it before the mid-terms, Without the catalyst the spell would fail to materialize.
The carriage reached and entered his Estate.
He went straight to his room after having dinner.
"Master,...You won't be training today." Alfred asked.
'I would usually train after dinner, I even trained after giving the Promotional Exam yesterday but today...'
"I am a bit tired today, I will be sleeping early tonight....Do not let anyone near my room, lest disturb my sleep."
"As you wish, Young Master."
I entered my room closing the door behind my room shut. My room was neat and clean with simple decorations, unlike before where it was filled with Extravagant paintings and jewels with wine bottles rolling on the ground.
But I wasn't gonna sleep. I need to infiltrate the academy tonight.
I need to find that orb quickly, tonight i am gonna check out most of the academy. I can't just roam the academy entering every department without any reason during the daytime.
I opened the window, My room was fortunately on the first floor so with my strength i wouldn't even feel anything.
I braced myself and jumped.
Thud
The sound of my legs hitting the ground. But it was a very low sound as i landed on the grass.
'Stealth'
I cast a stealth spell on myself though it can't make me invisible or completely erase my presence. It can partially erase my presence, Enough to leave the Estate whose layout and guarding route i had memorized.
After leaving the Estate and taking a carriage from a nearby merchant. I stood near the Academy's back wall, wearing a hooded robe over myself.
I already knew the guards routine from the game's knowledge.
I still cast a stealth spell on me just in case, And climbed over the wall.
*....*
'sigh...It's been 2 hours already. Where did that bastard even hide the orb. I already checked the Entire Knight Department both the faculty hall and the students hall, even the alchemy department.'
'Where could it be?...Maybe that area..'
An area inaccessible in the game, even in real life it's a restricted area.
*....*
After a while Lucien reached his destination, He looked ahead; there was a Big Greenhouse, Located at the edge of the academy.
A restricted area only accessible by one individual in the academy, Adeline van Nightbourne.
The Head Professor. In the game it was inaccessible till the mid-game, After Adeline joined the Eclipse the first thing she did was come back here...A devastating Battle occurred here, Destroying the greenhouse along with spreading an immense amount of Demonic mana here, sealing off this area permanently.
'It's already this late, She should have already headed home...and since no one else is allowed here, I don't really need to cast stealth spell. It still costs a lot of mana to cast.'
Lucien walked into the Garden inside the Greenhouse, removing his hoodie.
The Garden was really beautiful and well-maintained.
he walked towards the center. He paused as he smelled....cigarette smoke?..
he looked ahead, He froze.
Someone sat on a stone bench deeper in the garden. A woman, legs crossed, coat draped carelessly over her shoulders, cigarette glowing between her fingers.
"…Unbelievable," she muttered, voice sharp with irritation. "Three committees, five inspections, and idiots calling me 'graceful' all day…I should resign and let them burn."
Lucien's blood turned cold. Professor Adeline!
Not the calm, elegant and mature noblewoman she pretended to be during the day, but exhausted, annoyed, and openly swearing with sharp eyes rather than her usual calm eyes.
She looked up. Their eyes met.
Silence crashed between them.
Lucien felt his soul leave his body.
'I'm Dead...Fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck!...'