Chapter 63: Mysteries Hidden in the Past (4)
While complaining in his mind, Adelaide had already walked from the dormitory entrance to the second floor where his room was located.
When she arrived at the door of the room, she suddenly found that it was not locked but open.
"Huh?! Did I forget to lock the door when I went out?!"
Edward hurried into the room and checked the situation inside.
There were no signs that the room had been rummaged through.
But Fenli, who was supposed to be playing alone in the room, was nowhere to be seen.
(Fen, Fenli is such a smart kid, she wouldn't sneak out just because I didn't close the door, right? Could it be that someone took her away?!)
Edward slammed the door in panic and rushed out of the dormitory to look for the lost Fenli.
Not long after leaving the dormitory, Edward saw Fenli in a nearby park.
A girl in a third grade school uniform was feeding her biscuits.
(Phew, luckily it was just a false alarm.)
Edward was relieved to see that Fenli was safe.
She approached the man and the wolf.
As soon as Fenli noticed Edward coming over, she rushed over with great joy.
"Um, um, sorry to bother you, thank you for taking care of this child for me, senior."
Adelaide caught Fenri and stroked her fur while thanking the third-year girl.
"I didn't do anything, I just fed her a little bit."
The third-year girl stood up, gently tucked her silver hair behind her ear and answered kindly.
"H-I see... Have we met that senior somewhere before?"
Edward felt that the girl in front of him looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
This feeling is like the memory is suddenly covered by a thick layer of fog, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.
"I don't think so. Perhaps you are confusing me with someone else."
The girl answered with a smile.
Her deep blue eyes are extremely beautiful, and have a wonderful charm that makes people want to indulge in them forever.
For a moment, Edward could not help but stare in amazement.
"Ah! No, I'm sorry. I mistook you for someone else. I'm so rude."
"It's okay. You don't need to apologize for such a small matter. Since this kid has found you, I won't bother you two and will go back first."
"Okay, goodbye, senior sister."
After watching the other person leave, Edward looked at Fenri in his arms.
"You little guy, you actually ran out secretly, what if you get lost?"
Edward tapped Fenri's head twice and lectured her angrily.
But Fenli seemed to be very aggrieved and uttered two cries that sounded pitiful.
“Even if you pretend to be pitiful, it won’t work this time. Ugh, Fenli, please don’t lick my face all of a sudden. It’s very itchy!”
Adelaide was startled by Fenri, and then he let go of her and stepped back.
Fenli landed on the ground nimbly and called out twice as if to attract Edward's attention.
"You damn girl, it seems that I am too doting on you... Is this something you want to show me?"
Finley was holding a book that had fallen nearby, rubbing her head against Edward's legs, and patting the cover of the book with her little paws.
Watching her series of overly clever actions, Edward picked up the book in confusion.
The title on the cover is "The Defence of Epimetheus", with no author indicated.
(Eh? This is…)
Edward looked around in panic and found that there was no one around except Fenli and himself.
The third-grade girl who looked strangely familiar before had completely disappeared at this time.
(What on earth is going on here?)
A creepy feeling gradually crept into Edward's heart.
The Defense of Epimetheus mentioned in the title, if Adelaide guessed correctly, should refer to a battle in the eastern part of the empire more than ten years ago.
More than ten years ago, when Adelaide was just born, large-scale monster attacks broke out in the east and south of the empire due to the influence of the great labyrinth located in the neighboring country, the Qinas Empire.
It is said that it was because of the loss of Epimetheus Fortress, a strategic point in the east, that a large number of monsters poured into the eastern and southern regions of the empire, causing extremely serious damage.
And this war is also inextricably linked to Ulysses and Lindbergh.
The head and eldest son of the Lindbergh family, Rose's father and brother, died in this war.
Brady's father, Stanley V. Ulysses, also became famous because of this war and was finally crowned as a hero.
Adelaide didn't know why he picked up a book with such a title at such a delicate time.
But she wasn't about to leave the book alone.
Edward pretended to be calm, tucked the book under his arm, and picked up Fenli from the ground.
"Come on, let's go back to the dormitory."
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"The first class is actually Herbology~ I think it's going to be super boring..."
Leonard, who was walking beside Alfred, folded his hands behind his head and complained.
On the first day of classes, Noren's class was assigned to the Herbology course, attending classes with students from Artemis and Athena's classes.
"How about you take it a little more seriously? Herbology is the foundation of many important subjects. If you fail, you'll have trouble learning other subjects too."
Alfred sighed and advised kindly.
Different from the usual meaning of herbalism, the herbalism here covers a very wide range.
In addition to drugs used in medical treatment, alchemical drugs are also covered in herbal medicine.
If he had to give an example, Alfred felt that the knowledge taught in the actual class was closer to chemistry than herbology.
"Al, you are really serious. I originally thought that you were the type who liked to play more and didn't study hard at all."
Leonard said with a smirk.
"Why do you think so?"
Alfred was a little surprised.
However, Leonard did not answer the question directly, but calmly signaled behind Alfred with his eyes.
Behind the two of them were five girls from the Noren class.
Except for Rosalie who was holding her small schoolbag and smiling, Stephanie had a bored expression on her face.
Liliana, Adelaide, and Ellaje all looked at Alfred.
"What exactly do you mean by being able to play?"
"Who knew~ That's great, Al. You'll be popular among the girls right after school starts."
Leonard whistled and said with some envy.