"I wish you, Li En, the best of luck in meeting your classmates in the special class soon," said the nun.
"Well, thank you." Li En said.
The two of them left the church.
"Although I've asked everyone I should inquire about, we still don't have any clues," Li En said.
Tovar: "Gee, I always feel it's strange that there aren't even any witnesses."
"Are there really people from the special class around here?"
Serenu said: "Since it was detected by Varima, it must be right."
"But if we can't find any clues in the town."
"The streets may be other places, and it is necessary to include them in the search scope," Li En said.
"Everyone, I hope everything is safe and sound."
"Hey, brothers, they seem to be very busy."
A young man came over: "Would you like a new intelligence publication that the Empire is proud of, the Empire Times?"
"This is the last issue that was published for the first time since the beginning of the conflict. The news you want to know may be in it. The price is only 100 milliliters. Come and buy it."
Tovar: "What's going on? I feel like I'm being forced to sell."
"Boy, big brothers still have things to do."
"Hey, don't worry about it, just be a good boy." The boy said, "If you don't buy it now, you will regret it. You will definitely regret it."
Li En said: "Well, since it's just right, give me one."
"Thank you for your patronage." The young man gave the newspaper to Li En and left happily.
"That's really tough," Tovar said.
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm also a little interested in the latest issue of the Times." Li En said, "Maybe I can get some news."
"That's right," Torvald said.
Serenu: "Then let's take a look quickly."
Rean flipped through the newspapers.
"Special report of the Lightning Attack of the Noble Alliance.
Now they are suppressing the situation in various places. The nobles said that they have conquered 60% of their territory. Everything is going very smoothly. It can be said that they have won consecutive battles.
The reporter went to report on what was going wrong on the Western Front. A large number of airships and mecha soldiers gathered there, and the momentum was amazing. It made people deeply understand how powerful the nobles were now, and the quality of their weapons was far superior to others.
The captain said in an interview that although the old guard was also elite, they had lost their righteousness and were just a bunch of rabble.
It was obvious that they showed their firm confidence in the current situation. In addition, the well-known generals Alleria and Aurelia were also at the front line, and the overall morale was very high.
They said that no matter whether we have shouldered the righteousness in the past or will do so in the future, the word defeat does not exist in the dictionary."
"Regarding future predictions, the nobles and entertainers here will carry out crusade. The few old guards scattered in various places have begun to collude with the current iron-blooded remnants, causing the situation to worsen. I hope that the crusade can be carried out as soon as possible."
"In addition, Regni, the former guard of the royal city, was officially arrested because he assisted the remnants of the Iron-Blooded forces many times. The evidence is now conclusive.
So far, a total of 40 such people have been caught.
I didn't expect there to be so many moles lurking in the royal city! The person in charge of the search looked surprised, and will work harder in the future to catch all the moles."
"In addition, many rumors have appeared in various places, seriously hurting today's nobles. Duke Kane hopes that you will not be deceived, and the future of the empire will be better."
"In addition, due to the pacification not long ago, the transportation vehicles and airships were temporarily suspended. Now that they have stabilized, they have been opened.
However, the schedule is still relatively sparse, and it may be suspended again depending on the situation in the future, so please be careful.
We will also implement measures to give priority to traffic tickets if you have a knighthood."
"I didn't expect that March's father would be arrested." Li En said.
"Important figures on the Iron Blood side have been arrested, and coupled with the current conflict between the remaining forces and the noble side, this report is really biased.
Basically, they are giving good words to the nobles, and it is obvious that the Times is also controlled by the nobles," Tovar said.
"Yes, it seems that is indeed the case." Rean said: "Even the situation after the end of the civil war, the Duke and others took into consideration, and then immediately launched action."
Serenu: "Hmph, these people are really impeccable. Oops, there seems to be something stuck on the last page."
Li En said: "Really, this is a piece of paper?"
Tovar looked at it: "This seems to be a map."
"It seems to be a map of Keldic Street in the east." Rean said, "There are several numbers and marks written on it."
"Wait, there seems to be something written on the back," Tovar said.
Rean took a look and said: "He who gets the queen holds the key to the king."
"It seems like it's a code." Serenu said.
"Such a roundabout way." Tovar said: "Could it be that guy?"
"Phantom Thief B." Rean said, "No, nothing was stolen this time."
"Mr. Tovar, don't you think this mark and the chessboard on the map look like chess?" Rean said.
"Chess? It really feels like this, and so on," Tovar said.
"The q written in the white text is the queen, the black b is the bishop, and p is the soldier." Li En said.
"It seems like each represents a chess piece."
"Huh." Serenu said: "I don't understand human games at all."
"No, it seems that Rean is right." Tovar said: "In this way, it seems that the meaning of the person who gets the queen written in this note can be guessed."
"Let's go to Cadillac Street to the east."
"Well, let's conduct a blanket search," Tovar said.
Soon in the eastern street, Li En and others found a key according to the code, and then came to a farmhouse.
The door was locked, so Rean used the key.
"The door opened, and it was indeed like this. I felt the presence of someone inside." Li En said, "Who could it be?"
After opening the door, Li En walked in.
"You're finally here, Rean."
"This voice is..." Serenu said.
"Sure enough, it's you." Li En said, "March!"
March: "Haha, I have always believed that if it were you, you would be able to decipher the code and come here. It would be great to see you so energetic."
Rean stepped forward and hugged March.
"Hey, hey, calm down." March said.
"It's great, Madge, you are safe and sound, and we finally met. At that time, I thought it was going to be over," Li En said.
"Wow, you are so." Ma Qi said: "We didn't intend to die there. You are here because you believe in us."
"Yes, it is indeed like this." Li En said.
"Really, cheer up," March said.
"But thank you anyway. I'm really happy to see you again."
"Hey, it's time to stop crying." Serenu said.
"Mr. Torvald and Serena are here too," March said.
"Haha, I haven't had the chance to meet you since that time in Karejas." Tovar said, "Reintroduce yourself. My name is Tovar. Although it's a bit sudden, let's exchange information first."
...
"A month ago, after Rean flew away with the Gray Horseman, a helper appeared in front of us." March said.
"That's the red airship Karejas."
"That's right," Tovar said.
"So, is the Viscount here too?" Li En said.
"Yes, we were originally determined to fight against the Cang Riding God." Ma Qi said, "We would not hesitate to sacrifice our own names."
"But at that moment a voice came from the sky. Now is not the time to sacrifice here. In order to control the future, find a way to survive and wait for the opportunity. This is what the Viscount said."
"Ah." Rean said.
"He really has his style," Tovar said.
"After just hesitating for a moment, we decided to escape." March said: "Thanks to the help of Karejas who restrained the Blue Horseman, we were able to escape smoothly."
"Then they divided into three groups and escaped from Tolista."
"Is Karejas okay?" Rean said.
"I don't know about this." March said, "I can't control the current situation at all. I just hope they are safe."
Tovar said: "Your Excellency, the Viscount, will be fine. The Sword of Light craftsman will not be dealt with so easily."
"You're right, that's how March came to Keldike."
"Yes, thanks to the help of the Viscount and the others." March said: "And we reunited with the current two people, Art and Fei."
"You mean the two of them are here too?" Rean said.
"Yes, we will keep moving together after we get here." March said: "The manager of the big market also helped introduce this place for us to hide."
"Since when, in order to break the current predicament, we have been thinking of ways to do something. We have to find out where exactly you flew to."
"I see, everyone is working hard," Li En said.
"You are the one." Ma Qi said: "What happened between your sister and Her Royal Highness the Princess is really serious."
"In order to save them, please let me help."
Torvald: "So it turns out you were the one who used the code to lead us here."
"As for the kid selling newspapers, he also knows you."
"Haha, you guessed it right." March: "My helpers in the town told me that a man named Rean appeared nearby. Although it may be a bit roundabout, I can only ask them to help in this way."
"Well, it should be said that he is too particular or is influenced by Kaitou B." Rean said.
"This is indeed a spur of the moment, it seems to be a bit overdone." March said.
"Well, having said that, we should contact Aite and Fei earlier. If they know that Li En is safe, they will definitely be very happy."
"Aren't the two of them here?" Serenu said.
"Yes, in order to investigate the east side and whether it is possible to cross to the Galeria Fortress, we set off first." March said.
Tovar: "I heard from the hotel owner that there seem to be a lot of nobles over there, and they are about to start a defensive battle, right?"
"Yes, the fourth team led by Art's father, Craig, is right there." March said.
"That's the strongest team." Tovar said.
"So, March, are you planning to get in touch with them?" Rean said.
"Yeah, maybe I can get some tips that can break the status quo." March said: "As for me, I will stay here on standby and be responsible for liaison and logistics."
"After a while, I should receive regular contact from them. Then I will explain the situation to them first and then decide how to meet up."
"Okay, I understand, but this means there won't be much free time. It would be nice if I could do something during this time," Li En said.
"In that case, do you want to go back first?" Tovar said, "I still want to investigate the situation around here as much as possible."
"Well, maybe this is a good idea." March said: "Then let's go to town."
"Well, you have to be more careful when you go to town." March said.
"Are you talking about cross-dressing?" Li En said, "Although no one noticed our appearance."
"No, because I am the son of the warden and I have been ordered to pay special attention to it. All the big shots in the Iron Blood side have been arrested."
March: "It's better to be cautious." After saying that, he took off his glasses.
Serenu: "Humph, this is indeed unrecognizable."
"Eyes account for a large part of a person's impression. I think it would be useful to make some changes to the glasses." Tovar said, "But doesn't your eyesight matter?"
March said: "I will work hard."
"I will try my best to help you. If you have any questions, just ask."
"By the way, the manager of the big market is coming back soon. Let's go say hello to him." Tovar said.
"Yes, I also want to report to them that we have successfully reunited, so I will pay them a visit." March said.
"Okay, whatever you want to arrange, let's go quickly." Serenu said.
Soon everyone came to the general manager of the big market.
"Your Majesty, Manager, long time no see." Li En said.
"You seem to have just come back from doing something."
Supervisor: "Oh, classmate Li En, we finally meet up with classmate Ma Qi. It's great to see that you are in high spirits."
"The same goes for the manager. I haven't seen him for a long time since my last internship." Li En said.
"I heard that you helped March and the others hide."
"It's all thanks to the help of the manager and everyone in the town." March said: "Please let me say thank you again."
"Haha, I didn't do anything. It's because of your persistence that you can achieve this result.
But I didn't expect Mr. Tovar to come with me, which really surprised me." said the steward.
"Haha, I haven't been here for a long time since I was commissioned not long ago. Let me take this opportunity to tell you what happened so far."
After that, I explained what happened to the manager.
"Youmil was actually attacked. Although Keldik is also facing various problems, he may be relatively peaceful." The manager sighed.