In the upgrade description of [Steinbeck Breathing Technique], in addition to the necessary [Bloody Honor], there is also a [Consumption of 1000 gold grams (or equivalent currency)].
Goethe frowned.
"1000 gold grams?"
"Or equivalent currency?"
"really……"
"Jink is different!"
"No!"
"It's money!"
"Money has a special meaning!"
Goethe subconsciously thought that entering the ‘Secret Realm’ would also cost gold grams.
He looked through the introduction to [Steinbeck Breathing Technique] again, expecting to find more clues, but there were none. The only thing that seemed possible was 'Witch Knowledge'.
And a note: the first batch!
There is no doubt that the first batch of people to obtain the 'witch knowledge' must have been the original knowledge, without deletion or adding their own understanding.
What secrets might be hidden in that kind of ‘knowledge’?
Goethe's thinking spread unconsciously.
By the time he came to his senses, there was already a strong wind and dark clouds outside the window.
The sky in midsummer can change at any time.
Goethe immediately closed the window.
Most of the information at the ‘Folklore Research Institute’ is in paper form, so you must be careful.
Bang, bang!
Within two minutes, heavy raindrops began to hit the window.
Goethe sighed that the rain was really heavy and was about to leave the window, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a figure and... a trace of movement.
Suddenly, Goethe's eyes narrowed slightly.
…
Judy was carrying a schoolbag filled with mathematical reference materials and exercises and was walking on the way to Goethe Winchester's house. She had originally made an appointment to come to the office this morning, but an accident last night forced her to cancel.
However, this math teacher had no intention of giving up.
Judy drove there through the address left in the student handbook.
She plans to give Goethe extra lessons!
The free kind!
She is serious about her students.
This is especially true for difficult students like Goethe.
She believed that Goethe should have a better future.
At least, you shouldn't give up your studies.
Even if it inherits the so-called 'Folklore Research Institute'.
Judy was not present at what happened last night, but she had already heard about it.
The math teacher didn't think Goethe had any magical abilities.
It was probably just his keen observation that discovered the clues!
But precisely because of this, she will never give up on such students.
Such students must be good candidates for learning mathematics!
However, what the math teacher didn't expect was that her car broke down.
Moreover, what made her feel even more helpless was that it started to rain heavily.
The only good thing is that there is an umbrella in the car.
After calling the towing company and sending the car to the repair shop, Judy held an umbrella and walked towards the 'Folklore Research Institute'.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
Not only was the view blocked, but water also began to appear on the ground.
Soon, it was out of reach of Teacher Judy's high heels.
"Obviously, we did a flood prevention inspection before summer, is that all?"
"What a vegetarian meal!"
The math teacher whispered.
I am walking more carefully.
The glasses on the bridge of her nose are not for decoration.
She is really short-sighted and has a little astigmatism.
"It should be nearby, right?"
Judy stood there and looked for the location of the 'Folklore Research Institute'.
Soon, I discovered the sixth floor where the 'Folklore Research Institute' was located.
Judy held up her umbrella, and after confirming that the light was green, she walked along the sidewalk to the other side of the road.
There is a manhole in the middle of the sidewalk.
There was gurgling water in the two eyes of the manhole cover.
Obviously, drainage has reached its limit.
After seeing this scene, Judy certainly couldn't walk to the manhole cover rashly. She avoided the manhole cover and prepared to go around it.
But, just as she walked to the side of the manhole cover——
Bang!
The manhole cover flew up, and a huge figure suddenly jumped out of the sewer.
The sudden change caused Judy to fall to the ground.
The umbrella fell directly to the ground.
The rain and stagnant water made her whole body soaked all at once.
However, the math teacher didn't care about this at all.
She looked at what was in front of her in disbelief through the lenses covered with water drops...
Crocodile!
That’s right!
It's a crocodile!
A crocodile emerged from the sewer!
The body length is nearly two meters!
At this time, he opened his mouth wide and rushed towards her.
The instinct of survival made the math teacher use his hands and feet to retreat, and at the same time, he smashed the bag in his hand.
However, this is of no use.
Instead, it angered the crocodile.
Seeing the bloody mouth getting closer and closer, Teacher Judy became desperate.
She had thought that she might die one day.
Will die of old age.
Will die of illness.
Of course, there are also accidental deaths.
However, she never thought that she would be bitten to death by a crocodile emerging from the sewer.
Suddenly, Teacher Judy closed her eyes.
Then--
Gah, gah!
Amidst the crows' cries, dozens of crows hiding from the rain on the branches beside the road suddenly swooped down.
They attacked the crocodile.
Crows dance wildly.
The chirping doesn't stop.
Black unknown.
Disasters follow.
When Teacher Judy opened her eyes, she saw the crow feathers floating in the sky and the people blocking her.
"Goethe?!"
Teacher Judy shouted in surprise.
But then, the teacher thought of something.
"There's a crocodile!"
"Run!"
The math teacher shouted and stood up to block his students.
As a teacher, how can you stand behind your students?
Even if it is protection, it is the teacher who protects the students!
With this belief, the math teacher stood up instantly.
But Goethe was faster.
He rushed towards the crocodile and dodged the crocodile's bite. The [Shadow Snake Blade] in his hand was like cutting tofu, opening the crocodile's back.
【Armor Break】!
Red blood spurted out immediately.
The crocodile struggled for a few times and then stopped.
Teacher Judy looked at this scene blankly. She used to have clear logic and completely lost her ability to speak.
until--
"Bag!"
"My bag!"
Teacher Judy suddenly shouted.
The bag that had just been thrown out by the math teacher was teetering on the edge of the sewer.
Goethe immediately went towards the bag.
"It contains the math tutoring materials and exercises I brought for you!"
Teacher Judy looked anxious.
Goethe's steps were silently paused.
After seeing the bag fall into the well mouth, he turned his head and said with a wry smile.
"Sorry, Teacher Judy."
"It's okay! It's okay!"
"I'll help you rearrange it when it's done!"
Teacher Judy immediately comforted Goethe and patted her chest to give her assurance.
Goethe took a look.
big.
"Teacher Judy, you go to my house first."
Goethe reminded him kindly and handed the key to the other party.
The math teacher blushed, immediately took the key and ran upstairs.
Goethe took out his cell phone and called the police.
"Hey, I'm calling the police!"
"Yes, it's me again."
"Okay, I'll wait for Shosta, Officer An."
After receiving a positive reply from the operator, Goethe looked towards the sewer where the crocodile escaped.
Sewage flows across the river.
The stench is overwhelming.
Moreover, the light is dim and deep.
Even Goethe's vision, which was four times greater than that of ordinary people, could not truly see clearly what was below.
But this did not prevent Goethe from marveling.
"There are crocodiles in the sewers?"
"Someone accidentally flushed the little crocodile they kept into the sewer?"
"Or was it abandoned? Was it flushed directly into the sewer?"
Goethe couldn't help but guess, and looked at the crocodile body again.
Immediately, Goethe's eyes narrowed.
The crocodile's back was cut open, with its stomach exposed.
There is... an arm in the stomach!
A human male arm that looks quite complete!
…
"Why are there crocodiles in the sewers?"
"And this crocodile also eats people?"
Shosta, who came over, exclaimed in disbelief.
Then, the male police officer rubbed his temples.
"What's going on in 'Star City' lately?"
"Why do things always happen one after another?"
Listening to Shosta's whisper, Goethe kept smiling.
It's none of his business!
He is a brave passerby!
An looked at Goethe who was smiling, and after confirming that everything was okay, she picked up the flashlight and shined it into the sewer, but it was still blurry and she couldn't see clearly at all.
"Call for reinforcements."
An said.
Shosta immediately ran to the car and picked up the walkie-talkie.
Soon, police reinforcements arrived.
Everyone looked at the crocodile and exclaimed in disbelief.
Even the forensic doctor Garifa is no exception.
"Do you always encounter weird things like this?"
Garifa asked while inspecting the arm.
"fine."
Goethe was vague.
"Does that mean we meet often?"
"So what do you think of this crocodile?"
Garifa saw through Goethe's vague words at a glance and began to ask questions.
"What do you think of this arm?"
Goethe asked rhetorically.
"Not fresh arms."
"Based on the degree of rotten skin and flesh, it has been at least a week, and..."
"In addition to this arm, there is also this."
Garifa took out a human paw from the crocodile's stomach.
"Is it a person?"
Shosta came closer.
"Of course not!"
"The arms are clearly male."
"The soles of the feet are small, and they are female."
"Moreover, the arms and soles of the feet were not bitten off by crocodiles, but cut off by sharp blades."
Facing his professional field, Jialifa has a very serious attitude.
"Damn it!"
"In other words, there is more than one corpse in the sewer?"
Shosta frowned and looked at the sewer to the side.
Although the rain stopped, there was still water left, so only two policemen with professional equipment went down.
Among them, An.
An took the initiative to apply.
The police officers present were not surprised.
Every time, An charged forward like this.
Every time, Ann never disappoints them.
This time?
Nature is no exception.
An and another police officer returned to the ground about twenty minutes later.
vomit!
As soon as we came up, the fellow police officer lay there and vomited.
An also looked ugly. She walked quickly to Goethe and said in a very low voice——
