Tale of Discovery

Chapter 128: Rebellion ; Suspicions

Upon returning to the dorm room, the sight of Louise and Ddraig both sitting on the bed waiting for us meets my eyes.

"Louise? Is something up?" I inquire.

In response to my inquiry, Louise says,

"Mr. Colbert said that the headmaster is ready to see you."

He's back, huh?

"Where is Jea-, I mean, Mr. Colbert?"

"Down the corridor," she replies.

Nodding my head as confirmation, I gesture to Gabriel and Aruru to stay here before walking out of the dorm room.

Shortly, I meet up with Jean.

"Ah, Sir Wales! Did you have a good rest?" he asks once I'm close enough to hear him.

"It didn't last for nearly as long as I would've preferred," I casually reply.

"As unfortunate as it may be, we need to discuss this matter with the headmaster as soon as possible."

"I know, which is why I am here. Let's get going."

As such, the two of us both make our way to the headmaster's office.

Upon reaching the door, Jean and I glance at each other before Jean steps forward and knocks on the door.

"Enter," comes Osmond's voice from within the room.

Jean opens the door and steps aside for me to head inside first, as it's the proper etiquette in this age.

As soon as I enter the room, I notice that there are three individuals present.

There is Osmond, along with his secretary, Longueville. Besides them, there is also Chevreuse.

"Good evening," I say before taking a seat on one of the two sofas in the room.

"Good evening," Osmond responds before saying, "I'm sorry that I wasn't here when the incident took place."

Shaking my head slowly, I say calmly,

"It's fine. We were able to deal with the issue without much trouble."

Osmond nods his head once before stroking his beard and asking,

"How are the girls who were the victims of this vile act doing?"

"They're recuperating from some mental fatigue which seems to be a side effect of the magic that was used on them."

"Were you able to find anything of importance from them?"

"Unfortunately, their memories are unclear to the point that they're unable to remember anything apart from their own names."

"I see."

All of a sudden, Chevreuse who has been silent for this whole time speaks up,

"Manipulated or not, these girls attacked the academy and not only damaged the building but also harmed the students."

Showing no reaction at all, I ask nonchalantly,

"What's your point?"

She turns her eyes to look at me directly before saying,

"We should banish them from the academy."

Shaking my head with eyes closed, I say,

"I'm afraid that's not going to happen."

Before she can say anything, I explain,

"Those two girls are going to be working as my personal servants from now on. Anyone who attempts to do anything to them will face my wrath."

Sensing the cold aura I've been subconsciously releasing, Chevreuse flinches a little before saying,

"Even so, yo-"

Before she can finish what she wants to say, Osmond intervenes by voicing,

"Miss Chevreuse."

Stumped that even the headmaster is seemingly against her suggestion, Chevreuse looks at him before saying in a slightly unrestrained manner,

"Old Osmond, you can't take his side just because he is the prince of another kingdom!"

Letting out a sigh, Osmond says,

"I left the kingdom for a short while, and you wouldn't believe what I saw and heard."

With our curiosity peaked, all of us wait for him to continue with what he has to say.

"The disappearance of The Crown Prince of Albion has become a widespread rumor and is causing a lot of trouble.

"A while ago, a rebellion took place in Albion. During the said rebellion, the king was killed along with all the other royalists - apart from one."

While uttering the last part, Osmond glances at me before continuing,

"This matter has been affecting the diplomatic relationships between the kingdoms a lot more than one would expect.

"The rebels are planning to finish Prince Wales off before forming an alliance with Gallia for reasons yet to be known."

"Soon, after Tristain got news of this matter, it decided to ally itself with Albion's Royal Family."

Here, Osmond stops and looks at me.

"So, you're saying that Tristain will be backing me up if I were to go lead an assault against the rebellion?"

Osmond doesn't say anything in response, which I take as him taking a precaution in case things go wrong.

Anyway, why is there a rebellion going on in Albion? From the looks of it, there is more to what Osmond is letting on. Something about Gallia wishing to join hands with the rebels feels suspicious.

Now, I can't do much apart from making contact with Tristain and investigate their intentions.

I could also find someone that has information regarding the rebels and extract it for them, which should be a simple thing as long as I know where to look.

All I have to do is take individuals that I have any amount of suspicion into consideration.

For now, there are three such individuals. Osmond, Longueville, and Jean.

If I take Chevreuse's earlier actions as nothing more than her pride, the aforementioned three could be the only ones with suspicious ties.

Firstly, there is Osmond who can 'disappear', suggesting that he either has a speedy transportation method or teleportation magic.

Whichever it is, they're both worth looking into.

That's not all, as there must be a reason behind him telling all of us about what he had seen and heard outside the kingdom.

Is it to probe my intentions? Or was it to see if I'm affected by the news of 'my' homeland being taken over?

It doesn't matter which one it was, as I was keeping on a neutral expression during the whole process.

Leaving Osmond aside, there is Longueville. The dagger in her shoe and her time spent around Osmond is all worth of suspicion.

Lastly, there is Jean. Why am I suspecting the seemingly nice teacher? Well, during today's battle act, he gave away a little about himself.

He's a good decision-maker, tactician, and seemingly apathetic individual.

During the battle, I was keeping a close eye on the reactions of those present as that was the whole point.

Throughout the short time I was battling and 'severely injuring' Gabriel and Aruru, he didn't grimace or flinch even once, and was always prepared for a sudden turn in the tides of the battle.

Those actions of his suggest that he's used to such things.

It's either that or he is just a psychopath, which I highly doubt it's the latter.

And so, I've decided to wait. Wait for them to reveal themselves and then strike them down during any given opportunity.

If I were to find the Core of this Platform, I first need to establish a large enough search force. To do that, I need stable grounds to stand on, so everyone suspicious in some way needs to be dealt with.

"Let's leave all this to the side for now," I say coolly, "It's no use for me to do anything at the moment. I don't remember who I am and who those close to me were."

Osmond seems to agree with my choice as he closes his eyes and nods his head slowly.

"Well then," I get up from my seat and say, "Today has a taken its toll on my body, so I would like to take my time to rest."

"Ah! Sir Wales, before you go," Jean says a little hastily, "There won't be normal classes tomorrow as Tristain's princess will be coming over to look over the Annual Familiar Showoff."

"Thank you for informing me about that," I say before leaving the room.

I have the gist of what that is, but I need to ask Louise about it.

Actually, I better ask someone else, as I feel like Louise will be hurt if I do ask her about it for not having a familiar.

Tabitha is an option, but I suppose she's not very sociable.

Ah, no other choice then. I will ask Kirche about this.

Of course, I will do that after resting properly, as I feel like my body will break down any moment now