Chapter 632:
The night of the Harvest Day celebration in the port.
Patricia stood alone in the harbor.
Although there is a lively festival celebration around her, because of her easily identifiable platinum hair, even if someone spots her, they will not take the initiative to talk to her.
"..."
Patricia looked at the lively celebration in silence, then turned her head and returned her gaze to the water at the edge of the pier. She gradually returned to a calm look without any ripples, and then breathed out as if lamenting the weather:
"Huh--"
Patricia has experienced this kind of environment since she was a child.
When the civilians saw her, they naturally knew that this was a noble they shouldn't have contact with; on the mysterious side, Niklaus was almost given a 'must not be approached' expression, and of course no one would take the initiative to talk to him; Those new aristocrats' natural hostility towards the old aristocrats cut off the possibility of contact.
Until now as an adult.
Patricia was even quite used to this situation.
Just standing quietly on the beach, Patricia began to test her newly acquired abilities alone. She still needs to continue to familiarize herself with the sudden attack, so that she can better use it in actual combat.
Bang bang bang -
Ronald was in the water for almost half an hour.
Rhythmic footsteps approached from behind Patricia.
The girl turned her head and saw that the owner of the footsteps was three investigators from the Bureau of Investigation. One of them, one of whom Patricia had met before, was Allport, the elite investigator responsible for the security of Crown Road.
This guy was born in a noble family with a magical heritage, and he was also a somewhat famous rookie spell caster in Springs City.
The three of them approached Patricia. Allport immediately saluted with quite standard movements, and finally asked Patricia with a smile:
"Miss Patricia, I heard that you and Ronald Sir, we worked together in the city tonight and helped us deal with many difficult problems. Please let me express my gratitude again first."
Allport bent down again to express his gratitude, and then raised his head again:
"As you know, today It's a rare harvest day celebration, our investigation bureau...?"
Seeing that Allport was about to give another long speech, Patricia interrupted him in time:
"You want to ask about Ronald's whereabouts, right? ?"
"..."
Allport blinked.
This wasn't the first time he encountered someone having such a conversation.
But as a noble, it was relatively rare for Patricia to interrupt a conversation like this.
Allport quickly adjusted his expression.
Then he immediately abandoned the prepared polite words and nodded directly to Patricia:
"Yes, we want to know the movements of Mr. Ronald."
"He is the strongest among the known spellcasters. We cannot ignore this existence."
Patricia was about to point to the sea.
But at this moment, she noticed a problem.
The investigators responsible for today's celebration are basically the most elite members of the Investigation Bureau. Under this structure, they usually work in pairs. Tonight at Batida's restaurant, the investigators responsible for following up were also working in pairs.
But now?
The investigators in front of her were in a team of three.
In such an extremely important and critical situation, will the Bureau of Investigation form a team with one old person and two new ones? Taking a step back, this kind of three-person grouping can appear in other places, but it will never be the end of the celebration, such a top priority!
The hand she just raised rested on the hilt of the sword, and Patricia's tone also changed:
"Allport, are you in a group of two tonight?"
"..."
For a moment.
The air was quiet.
The lively celebration scene nearby seemed to be separated from this place by an invisible barrier.
Of course, Patricia, who was already on guard, needed no further words.
Allport's team of investigators also fell into an extremely strange atmosphere. When Allport, who was in charge of leading the team, heard the inquiry, he subconsciously wanted to answer, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't.
He wanted to say - "Of course it's a team of two."
But it turned out to be the case.
His team consists of three people.
Even more accurately, when preparing for action in the morning and leaving the main force to act separately, he and his colleagues formed a team of two.
But I don’t know when.
There was one more person in the team between the two of them.
And whether it was during the mission today or when he was in contact with other colleagues from the Investigation Bureau, no one noticed anything strange.
As if...this is what should be done!
Who is this extra person?
Assuming that there was no reminder from Patricia, what would be the final result?
These questions just come to mind.
Allport's back was completely wet with cold sweat.
At this time, a situation that made him even more nervous appeared. Allport wanted to analyze the situation carefully. However, when he recalled what happened today, he found that he couldn't remember the appearance of this extra person.
I want to confirm the other party's condition.
He now has to turn around and look back to do it!
——Undoubtedly a spiritual interference spell.
——When did you get tricked?
"..."
As an elite investigator, Allport was a bit defensive for a while.
Next to it is the lively celebration scene.
If I rashly attract the attention of ordinary people, then let alone returning to Guanguan Road for duty tomorrow, I am afraid that I will be included in the internal announcement of the Investigation Bureau!
"Alas..."
At the same time, Patricia sighed softly.
The reaction of the investigator in front of her spoke volumes. Looking at the guy at the end of the team who had his face hidden under his hood, Patricia directly grasped the hilt of the sword with her right hand and quickly drew it out.
Clang——
The sound of metal collision sounded.
The cloak on the last man was instantly split into two by Patricia.
But before the invisible sword hit the opponent's body, the guy jumped back just in time, raised his arm at the same time, and used a metal wrist guard on it to block the damage.
Bang bang -
this moment of fighting seemed to turn on some switch.
Allport, who had been frozen in place, jumped forward with his real companion in an instant and came to Patricia's side. Then when the two of them turned around, they began to prepare their best spells.
On the other side, the enemy whose hooded cloak was cut open by Patricia stood there.
It also reveals her appearance.
This is a young girl who looks very young, definitely less than twenty years old.
On a beautiful face that cannot be concealed even at night.
A pair of jewel-green eyes were looking at Patricia - or rather the sword at her waist.
"Uh-huh -"
"Cold Blade?"
"The treasure of the Nicklaus family can now be brought out by such a young man. If you have a chance, can you lend it to me to play with?"
[Thanks to the Endless Fire Territory participant. Reward! 】
(End of this chapter)