Chapter 199
A few days had passed since the date with Reina.
Even during the martial arts tournament, classes at the academy continued, and there were still teaching duties to attend to.
Clael was working on paperwork while drinking coffee in the staff room of the Royal Academy.
"By the way, Mr. Byrne. Did you hear?"
The one who spoke, coffee cup in hand, was Big Rock, the muscular PE teacher.
"Hear about what?"
"About the royal palace. Apparently, some criminals tried to break in the other day."
"Criminals broke in... that actually happened?"
Clael responded to Big Rock's words, trying his best to keep his expression unchanged.
It was an event that had also occurred in the game.
Criminals who had infiltrated the country during the martial arts tournament snuck into the royal palace to steal a national treasure and assassinate the king's younger brother.
"So... what happened to those criminals? Was there any damage to the royal palace?"
"Seems they were caught by soldiers who had been waiting for them. Apparently, there was a tip-off. The soldiers knew the criminals were coming and set up an ambush. So, it seems there wasn't any major damage."
"Ah, that's a relief... I'm glad nothing serious happened."
"Well, I heard those criminals were trying to steal a national treasure and assassinate royalty. Seriously, it's a terrifying story."
"It really is scary... By the way, Mr. Rock, how do you know all this?"
"My younger brother is in the knights. He was talking about it while we were drinking."
"Ah, I see."
Isn't that a case of information leakage?
There seemed to be various issues, but in any case... the crime was prevented in advance.
(Good thing I sent letters to the military police and the knights... I'm glad it ended without incident.)
The stolen national treasure was a stone that sealed a powerful demon.
If the demon had been revived from the stone, many humans would have lost their lives.
Also, the royal family member targeted for assassination was the king's younger brother, who was responsible for diplomacy.
If he had died, relations with other countries would have worsened, possibly leading to war... but that was avoided as well.
(In the game, it was just an event... but in reality, people dying would be a problem. I'm really glad...)
"At the royal palace, they're apparently searching for the person who sent the tip-off... but the letter was anonymous. The handwriting was clearly distorted, so it's hard to trace it."
"Well, well... I guess doing good should be done quietly."
With a wry smile, Clael sipped his coffee.
"Ah, Mr. Clael! You've got to hear this!"
As he was doing so, another person joined the conversation.
The one who jumped in with a high-pitched, feminine voice was Yurii Kanesta, the history teacher and also a colleague.
"That sweets stall you mentioned the other day, Mr. Clael. I went to check it out, but it was gone! Ugh, I really wanted to try it!"
"Ah, is that so? The Maritozzo stall is gone, huh..."
At Yurii's words, Clael also looked disappointed.
It was the Maritozzo stall he had visited on his date with Reina... it had been delicious, so he had recommended it to Yurii, but it seemed to have closed down without notice.
"Even though the festival is still going on... I wonder what happened."
"The Kebab stall I heard about was gone too, so it was a wasted trip!"
Yurii mimicked crying with a childish gesture.
Reina had liked both stalls, and they had promised to go again... but it seemed they had shut down without them knowing.
(Reina will probably be disappointed too...)
They didn't know why the stalls had closed... but it was a sad story.
Clael set down his empty coffee cup and let out a deep sigh.