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Chapter 659: -650- Just contemplating

In a tree-shaded tunnel leading to the main street, within the dense, untrimmed forest.

At this moment, Rozen, Yaya, Charl, and Sigmund were hiding in a patch of grass.

Hinowa, Subaru, and Mutsura did not accompany them.

"That's a randomly killing fiend. We can't let the young lady risk herself," Subaru said regretfully. "Although it's a bit unfortunate, with Rozen here, you can handle it yourselves."

With this reasoning, Subaru and Mutsura stopped Hinowa from going, leaving Hinowa tearfully watching Rozen's group leave, staying behind in the other room, waiting quietly for news.

After all, she was the princess of the aristocracy, and it wasn't appropriate for Hinowa to come along.

So Rozen's group followed Charl here under her guidance.

"Look, it's right there."

Charl hid herself in the grass and pointed ahead, speaking softly to Rozen and Yaya.

Rozen and Yaya both raised their eyelids and looked ahead.

There, in the clearing of the forest, a young girl appeared.

She was wearing the same school uniform as Charl, with a strangely long scarf wrapped around her neck. She also had garter stockings on her thighs, and a long, fluffy lace bow tied to the long ponytail on the right side of her head, giving her an indescribable sense of cuteness.

However, the girl's appearance couldn't exactly be described as cute.

Not that the girl wasn't good-looking.

On the contrary, the girl's features were delicate. Although she didn't possess the artistic beauty of Yaya or the ethereal dreamlike quality of Charl, she had a soft and gentle familiarity about her.

Besides, the girl's figure was astonishingly well-endowed. Not only did she have a prominent posterior and a well-rounded bust, but her upper garments were so tight that the buttons couldn't be fastened, leaving them undone, exposing those ravishing cleavages to the air, making male hearts race.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly regret coming here."

"Coincidentally, Yaya feels the same way."

Charl and Yaya both reacted as if they had been struck by something, their expressions extremely subtle and dejected. In the end, they even gnashed their teeth.

Rozen, on the other hand, stared intently at the girl, finally understanding why Charl had brought him here.

Upon closer inspection, the girl had a large black wolf by her side.

The wolf's shoulders were armored, telling others that it wasn't a real wolf but rather an automaton belonging to the girl.

The girl let her automaton lie down to nap by her side, while she raised her hands high into the sky, concentrating her magic.

Rozen immediately recognized it; it was a foundational magical training method for achieving mental unity.

It seemed the girl was training alone in this secluded area.

Of course, that wasn't the focal point.

The distinctive feature was the girl's hair, forming a long ponytail on the right side, with a unique hue.

It was a color reminiscent of pearls.

Simultaneously, the girl's skin was also a pearly white, giving off an inexplicably unhealthy vibe.

A girl with pearly hair color, accompanied by a dog-shaped automaton.

"So this is the 'Pearl hound'?" Charl couldn't help but sound a bit sulky.

"Her name is Frey, a third-year student, specializing in history, and she uses a dog-type automaton. The automaton's name is Rabbi. Her academic performance fluctuates around the top 100, currently ranked at 100th. She's the lowest-ranking participant from the Night Party and registered under the code 'Silent Roar,'" Charl disclosed all the information about the girl.

"100th place? Isn't that right in front of Rozen?" Yaya looked surprised as she glanced at Charl. "But I didn't expect Miss Charl to actually know the lowest-ranked student in the Night Party, even though she's at the level of the 'Thirteen.'"

"Is that so strange?" Charl snorted and turned away. "Even if the rank is low, if they're attending the Night Party, no matter how small the chance, they could still become my enemy. I naturally have to keep my enemies' information in mind."

This girl was unexpectedly serious.

However...

"Weren't you just running back to your dorm to find your notes? So it's not in your mind, but almost forgotten, right?" Sigmund said suddenly, leaving Yaya a little dumbfounded.

So, Charl suddenly ran out for this reason?

"Shut up, Sigmund!" Charl blushed, a mix of embarrassment and anger. "Or I'll switch your chicken lunch with dog food!"

"I'm not a dog," Sigmund squinted, sighing repeatedly.

Yaya could only smile bitterly and then turned her head to look in Rozen's direction.

There, Rozen continued to gaze intently at Frey, not just unwavering but also not blinking.

This initially surprised Yaya, but then a dark emotion began to well up within her.

"Stop looking at it! Rozen! That's just a blob of fat!"

In Yaya's perception, Rozen was captivated by Frey's attractive figure.

However, as Yaya observed further, this dark emotion gradually faded away.

Because Yaya discovered.

She discovered the look in Rozen's eyes fixed on Frey initially carried astonishment, followed by compassion and sympathy. Subsequently, it was replaced by an endless icy coldness and fury.

"Rozen?"

Yaya called Rozen in surprise and concern.

"What's wrong with you?"

Even Charl seemed to have noticed something, her expression growing uneasy.

Faced with the two girls' calls, Rozen took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions.

"I'm fine," Rozen said indifferently. "I'm just contemplating."

"Contemplating?" Yaya blinked.

"Contemplating what?" Charl asked directly.

In response, Rozen showed a mocking smile.

"Contemplating how, in any world, there are always such insignificant individuals who don't value others' lives and do as they please."

This sentence was incomprehensible to Yaya, Charl, and even Sigmund.

All they knew was one thing.

Rozen had definitely discovered something, which had caused him to have such emotions earlier.

As for what that was, neither Yaya nor Charl asked.

It's not that they didn't want to ask, but they felt it wouldn't make a difference even if they did.

At this moment, Charl couldn't help but speak.

"Speaking of which, will that 'Cannibal Candy' really attack Frey?"

The intention to divert the topic was too obvious.

However, this was indeed an important question.

Rozen still gazed at Frey, and the emotions in his heart were successfully controlled, making his tone slightly more relaxed.

"He will come," Rozen said so. "If my guess is correct, he won't stop the attacks before the Night Party begins."

This firm statement shifted Charl, Yaya, and Sigmund's gaze onto Rozen.


Chapter 660: -651- [ To strengthen oneself ]

In the forest, a girl named Frey continued her training, focusing on gathering magic between her hands, her eyes tightly closed, completely unaware of anyone hiding around.

Under these circumstances, Yaya, Charl, and Sigmund kept their eyes on Rozen.

"Why are you so sure that the 'Cannibal Candy' won't stop the attacks?" Charl asked, perplexed, a sentiment shared by Yaya and Sigmund.

In their minds, the 'Cannibal Candy' was a random murderer, akin to Jack the Ripper, without any specific targets, wreaking havoc without discretion.

Since the last encounter where Rozen repelled the assailant, almost apprehending him, shouldn't the opponent be afraid and cease the attacks, disappearing completely? Why was Rozen so sure the assailant would strike again?

Actually, the reason was quite simple.

"Why would the 'Cannibal Candy,' possessing the strength of 'Thirteen,' target and hunt down students weaker than himself and destroy their automatons?" Rozen replied with a counter-question, raising an important issue.

This caught all three of them off guard.

Seeing their reactions, Rozen smirked.

"You surely haven't considered the 'motivation,' have you?"

Indeed.

No one had thought about why the 'Cannibal Candy' would randomly murder some students, far below his own strength, and destroy their automatons.

While others might attack fellow students within the academy to eliminate rivals or settle grudges, the 'Cannibal Candy' attacked weaker students indiscriminately. It clearly wasn't to eliminate competitors or settle any kind of enmity.

If so, what was this person's motivation?

"Is it just for the pleasure of killing?" Rozen shrugged. "I don't think so."

If the assailant were merely a serial killer seeking enjoyment from murder, they could target insignificant people outside the academy. There was no need to attack students from various backgrounds in this prestigious institution, offending so many influential forces, as well as the academy itself.

Unless...

"The assailant must have a reason to carry out these attacks within this academy."

Rozen pointed this out.

So, what was the assailant's true goal?

"It's simple," Rozen said. "Think about it carefully. What disappears after each attack?"

This question immediately caught everyone's attention.

"Students!" Yaya answered.

Yes.

During the assaults by the 'Cannibal Candy,' the students who operated automatons disappeared.

However, there was something else that vanished as well.

"Could it be referring to the magic circuits of those automatons?" Sigmund pondered and provided this answer.

"That's right." Rozen affirmed these two answers and continued, "The magic circuits of both the students and their automatons vanish. The students go missing, and the automatons get devoured. This leads to certain speculations."

After learning about the actions of the 'Cannibal Candy,' Rozen had many conjectures.

One of them was regarding the assailant's motive.

"If my guess is correct, the reason for the students' disappearance is that the 'Cannibal Candy' hides them."

Rozen explained.

"Disappearance and death are two completely different outcomes. If it's a disappearance, the sponsors behind these students might assume they couldn't handle the academy's demanding courses and ran away. If it's the latter, the corporations, institutions, and even military forces capable of being sponsors will undoubtedly intervene and pose a threat to the 'Cannibal Candy'."

Given this, the assailant needed to conceal the individuals, no matter the method.

"And deliberately devouring the magic circuits of the automatons, the reason shouldn't be merely to satisfy hunger or a morbid curiosity, right?" Rozen spoke with a cold, mocking tone.

"If my speculations are correct, then these magic circuits might be the 'Cannibal Candy's' true objective."

Rozen inferred.

At this, Yaya, Charl, and Sigmund were momentarily taken aback.

"The magic circuits are the 'Cannibal Candy's' true objective?"

How could this be so certain?

The faces of the people present exchanged glances.

Seeing this, Rozen calmly continued.

"Don't you remember the divination we just performed?"

'On a moonless, lightless night, the fangs of the demon shall gnaw upon the pearl hound, to strengthen oneself.'

When this divination content came out, what most people noticed was the front part, 'in the moonless, lightless night, the fangs of the demon gnaw upon the pearl hound.'

However, what Rozen noticed was the latter part.

"'To strengthen oneself.'"

Rozen spoke calmly.

"If we add this part, along with our confirmed target of the assailant's attacks, then the content of the divination becomes, 'In a moonless, lightless night, the entity known as the 'Cannibal Candy' emerges to attack the automaton hound of a pearl-coloured young girl, to strengthen oneself.' Isn't it something like that?"

Once this was said, the expressions of everyone changed.

Evidently, at this point, everyone understood what Rozen was trying to convey.

"According to Hinowa's divination, the entity named the 'Cannibal Candy' desires not the students, but the magic circuits within the automata of the students."

"The reason for the attack is to use them to strengthen oneself."

"And then, in all the previous attack incidents, eventually, the magic circuits of the automatons would be devoured."

"Putting all this information together, we can easily deduce, can't we?"

Rozen scanned everyone's faces one by one.

"This 'Cannibal Candy' possesses some means to enhance oneself by utilizing magic circuits."

This was Rozen's speculation.

"So, why is the other party so intent on becoming stronger?" Rozen sarcastically chuckled.

"To go to such lengths within this academy, isn't it to win at the Night Party and ultimately ascend to the throne of the Wiseman?"

Therefore, before the Night Party begins, the assailant won't stop the attacks.

Hence, the reason for targeting students within this academy is because it has the highest number of automatons and the most excellent magic circuits.

"Everyone thinks 'Cannibal Candy' is just a random murderer, but they aren't aimless killings within the academy," Rozen said calmly.

"In the end, the other party is resorting to any means necessary to achieve their goal."

That's the situation.

Upon hearing Rozen's words, the reactions of the three present were varied.

Yaya bit her lip, her face filled with indignation.

Sigmund remained silent and sighed in the end.

As for Charl, she tightly clenched her hand, her eyes burning with anger.

"Unforgivable."

Charl managed to squeeze out these words through gritted teeth.

"Absolutely unforgivable!"

This statement was clearly heard by everyone.


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