Walking on the streets of Springs in the dark night, even though my body was ridiculously dirty from coal, no one cared about such an indifferent passerby.
As we gradually walked back to the riverfront area, a familiar figure appeared on the street in the distance, and the target was none other than Ronald.
Seeing the figure approaching in the dark night, Ronald's excellent eyesight immediately identified his identity.
——It's Raphael.
Sighing slightly, he immediately walked towards the other party.
When the two met, Raphael looked at Ronald, who was dressed in pitch black in front of him, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"Ronald, it seems that you are not in good condition."
Ronald shrugged lightly and then replied:
"Actually, it's not bad. There are no injuries. It's just that the clothes are a little dirty."
Raphael immediately shook his head:
"It's just that the clothes are dirty..."
While scolding Ronald for looking a little embarrassed, Lapel also took out a handkerchief from his jacket pocket. Even if he couldn't wipe his whole body clean, he could still simply clean areas such as his face.
Maintaining her movements and helping Ronald wipe away the black soot, Rapel then asked:
"So what's going on?"
"I just took care of things at the troupe, what happened on your end?"
Accepting Raphael's help, Ronald explained at the same time:
"In terms of specific circumstances, things are a bit complicated."
"Wait until me and the people from the Investigation Bureau chase us out..."
"..."
To simplify the explanation as much as possible, Ronald informed Raphael about what happened tonight, including the situation about the original code holder.
In this guy's capacity.
Maybe you'll learn something interesting.
However, after listening to Ronald's description, Raphael shook her head in confusion:
"I've heard of spells that behave similarly."
"But the people of the [Star Observation Society] have never liked to deal with people in the world, and the original scriptures have always been preserved on the Gallate Mountains, so I am more inclined to believe that this is a school with no reputation."
"..."
All right……
【Star Observation Society】.
Although I have never heard the name of this organization before, Raphael has already stated the nature of this school in two sentences. So this holder of the original text of "Almagest" may be in the same situation as Elva.
The identity of the original code holder is hidden.
With this thought in his mind, Ronald did not forget his purpose at the beginning of tonight.
Then he continued:
"By the way, Raphael."
"Regarding the [Sardak] Theater, I did find something today, which is located underground on the performance stage..."
When the topic switched to this, Raphael's eyes immediately became serious. While wiping the soot from Ronald's body, he listened quietly to this description.
After Ronald finished speaking, Raphael replied in a complicated tone:
"I was just suspicious before, but from what you said, it seems that the situation is correct. The force behind [Sardak] is the [Original Witch Coven]."
Although investigators had recognized the origin of the other party before, Ronald had never heard of the name of this force before.
So, quite troubled, he cast a doubtful look at Raphael:
"What kind of organization is the [Original Witch Coven]?"
Raphael immediately responded:
"This is an old organization that teaches that witches rule the world. It was once the actual controller of certain areas long before transportation was developed."
"But later, due to internal divisions due to interest issues, several original code holders within them also turned against each other, and finally split into a number of large and small schools of thought."
"The group of people who have the most radical attitudes now and who have also inherited the original purpose are the current [Original Witches Coven]."
Hearing this, Ronald immediately remembered the name of a school of thought he had heard before, so he immediately asked:
"Raphael, do you know about the organization [Twelve Witches]?"
"Of course." Rapel nodded and replied without hesitation, "[The Twelve Witches] is an organization that splintered from it, and it is developing quite well, and it has a lot of power in the Grid territory. Let's
Basically everyone here knows about it.”
After confirming Ronald's guess, Raphael seemed to remember something and chuckled.
Then he whispered:
"Ronald, you know a lot now."
"I thought you were still clueless like the first time we met."
Ronald looked a little embarrassed and chose silence as his answer.
"..."
The two of them just walked some distance apart. When the street reached the end, Rapier took the initiative to distance himself from Ronald.
His expression became serious again, he bowed slightly, and then said in a serious tone:
"Ronald, I owe you a favor for what happened tonight."
"I really didn't expect that things would develop like this before, and that I would actually confront the original code holder directly."
Ronald waved his hand generously:
"Am I okay?"
"Besides, didn't you take a risk with me when I went to Elva's place before? We can be considered mutual friends."
"..."
In the dark night, Raphael stood upright at the end of the street.
Listening to Ronald's answer, a smile slowly appeared on his face. After thinking for a few seconds, Rapel approached Ronald as if he had made a decision, and then whispered in his ear:
"Ronald, you'd better get out of Springs before this fall."
"I have a hunch that very complicated things will happen in this city next. Even if you have a book in your hand, you may not be able to guarantee your safety."
"..."
Looking at Raphael's expression, Ronald nodded seriously.
He continued to ask without opening his mouth.
As this friend, he was taking a very big risk to give himself such advice, and it was impossible for him to make a mindless choice.
——Disguise yourself as a businessman and explore the long-abandoned road, trying to enter Greed via a shortcut.
——A country born out of war and then ruled by a military government.
——Various abilities that have been demonstrated since knowing each other.
——A complex identity that changes back and forth.
Ronald already had a fairly clear understanding of this friend's identity.
It is definitely a great kindness to be able to give myself such a reminder.
So in silence, the two people, who already had a considerable degree of tacit understanding, each turned in the direction they were going back.
“See you another day!”
"goodbye!"
"..."
——But before the final separation.
Ronald suddenly remembered something very important, so he immediately turned around and called out to Raphael who had turned around: