Chapter 268 Conversations on the Street
The night is not over yet.
At least that's the case for Ronald.
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 he gradually walked back to the riverbank area, a familiar figure appeared on the street in the distance, and the target was none other than Ronald.
Looking at 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 a good condition."
Ronald shrugged lightly, and then replied :
"Actually, it's not bad. There are no injuries. The clothes are just a little dirty."
Lapel immediately shook his head:
"It's just the clothes that are dirty..."
While scolding Ronald for looking a little embarrassed, Lapel said I also took out a handkerchief from my coat pocket. Even if you can't wipe your whole body clean, you can still simply clean areas such as your face.
Maintaining her movements to help Ronald wipe away the black soot, Rapel then asked:
"So what's going on?"
"I just took care of things with the troupe, what's going on with you guys?" What happened?"
Accepting Rapel's help, Ronald began to explain at the same time:
"As for the specific situation, the matter is a bit complicated."
"Wait until me and the people from the Investigation Bureau chase us out..." "
..."
As far as possible To simplify the story, 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 with the same confusion:
"I have heard of spells with similar performance."
"But people from the [Star Observation Society] never like to deal with people in the world. And the original text has been preserved on Mount Galradi, so I am more inclined to believe that this is an unknown school of thought." "..."
Okay
...
[Star Observation Society].
Although he had never heard of the name of this organization before, Raphael already explained the nature of this school of thought in two sentences. Then this holder of the original codex who owns the "Almagest" may be in the same situation as Elva, and he is also a holder of the original codex who hides his identity.
With this thought in his mind, Ronald did not forget his purpose at the beginning of tonight.
Then he continued:
"By the way, Raphael."
"About the [Sardak] Theater, I did find something today, underground on the performance stage..."
The topic switched to here, Raphael's eyes He immediately became serious and 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 listening to what you said, it seems that the situation is correct. The force behind [Sardak] is [Original Witch Coven]."
Although the investigators had recognized the origin of the other party before, Ronald had never heard of the name of this force before.
So, he was quite troubled and cast a confused look at Raphael:
"What kind of organization is the [Original Witch Coven]?"
Raphael immediately answered:
"This is an old organization that teaches witches to rule the world. , a long time ago when transportation was not yet developed, they were once the actual controllers of certain areas." "
However, they later split internally due to interest issues, and several original code holders within them also turned against each other, and finally split into They have formed several schools of thought, large and small."
"The group of people who have the most radical attitudes now and who have inherited the original purpose are the current [Original Witches Coven]." After hearing
this, Ronald immediately remembered what he had heard He had mentioned the name of a school of thought, so he immediately asked:
"Rachel, do you know the organization [Twelve Witches]?" "
Of course." Raphael nodded without hesitation and replied, "[Twelve Witches] Witch] was an organization that was splintered from it, and it is developing quite well. It has a lot of power in Grid. We here basically know 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 ignorant like the first time we met."
Ronald looked a little embarrassed and chose silence as his own answer.
"..."
The two of them just walked away for a while. When the street reached the end, Lapel took the initiative to distance herself 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 things to develop like this before. , and actually confronted the holder of the original code directly."
Ronald waved his hand generously:
"Am I okay?"
"Besides, didn't you go to Elva's place with me to take risks before? Now that we're out of danger, let's treat each other as one another."
"..."
In the dark night, Lapel 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, Lapel approached Ronald as if he had made a decision, and then whispered in his ear: "Ronald.
" Nader, you'd better leave 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 yourself. 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 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's 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 farewell.
Ronald suddenly remembered something very important, so he immediately turned around and called out to Raphael who had turned around:
"By the way, Raphael!"
"If you want to make some tools."
"What should I do? Can we do it?"
[Thank you Qing Yongxuan for the reward! 】
(End of this chapter)