Witch Hunter Rhapsody

"La la la la la".

Declan hummed a little tune freely. The weather was nice today, and his experiment was going well and had ended ahead of schedule.

In the past, he would have definitely taken advantage of this hard-won free time to carry out the next experiment. After all, he is a wizard. If he doesn't put all his energy into exploring and understanding the world, what kind of wizard is he?

However, he did not spend his free time on experiments or reading original texts today.

A few days ago, my teacher wrote another interesting paper, and according to reason and habit, I should read it as soon as possible.

Declan did not conduct a spell inventory and review as usual at this time.

It's nice to occasionally take a good rest here like an ordinary person.

He took a face mask out of the box and applied it to his face. It was a gift from that girl who was particularly careful about her skin care. She had recently been studying the soul with her teacher, which was the teacher's specialty.

With that in mind, he activated the communication spell.

"Feed?"

A lazy voice rang out.

"Is it Declan?"

"You finally remembered my voice."

"Haha, well said, I think you should give me a reward."

"Stop joking around. I've been researching how life is lately. Teachers are exceptionally strict in their fields."

"Don't even mention it, I almost got yelled at to death. And don't ask for the details, it's still the same as before, what we shouldn't know is still shrouded in mystery."

"It's the same as always."

Nectus held almost nothing back from his students, sharing everything except the core of his research, which was in the realm of the soul, with all the other teachings of the Summoning and Shaping schools.

The most mysterious thing is the matter of the soul. Even his closed-door disciples only know that it is the union of the soul and the summoned.

"And you, how's the investigation into Raymond and Viya's cases going?"

"We got nothing. To be honest, I didn't even put all my energy into the investigation because Viya's death attracted too many people, and we lost several of our spies in Drak."

"On the bright side, those spies they planted among us have been exposed, haven't they?"

"Sigh, well, with my brother's personality, I knew he would get into trouble one day. But as his older brother, it's my responsibility to avenge him after he gets into trouble."

"How come I never noticed the deep brotherly bond between you guys before?"

"Brotherly love doesn't need to be shown all the time. It's enough that we both know in our hearts that we're the best of brothers. Let's not talk about this anymore. I have something to ask you."

"Is this your main reason for contacting me?"

"No, I just remembered."

Declan and she were quite familiar with each other, so there was not much of a pause.

Have you heard of Vitas Vitalius?

"What a strange name. I've never heard of this surname before. If your brother were here, he might know about such an unusual surname."

"Ha, what if it was Vitas who killed my brother because my brother mocked his weird surname?"

Declan joked, and the woman on the other end of the communication spell was silent for a moment before the sound of turning pages came through.

"I've never heard of him. If I had, that strange name would definitely have left an impression on me. Who is this person?"

"A very good guy. He is strong, knowledgeable, looks to be in his twenties, but has a terrifying amount of combat experience. Moreover, he should have some abilities that he hasn't revealed yet, or rather, those who have witnessed his abilities are all dead."

"If you know he has this ability, why are you still alive?"

Declan laughed in exasperation.

"That's not what I meant. Although it's hard to believe, Alistair was killed by him."

Finally, the voice on the other end of the communication spell became serious.

"What?"

"Alistair, is that the Draco who leads the reading?"

"Huh? Teacher?"

Suddenly, Nectus interrupted their conversation.

Declan was also taken aback and exclaimed in surprise.

"Teacher, when did you start...?"

"When you're discussing Vitas, if you don't want anyone to hear what you're saying, you'd better build your own new local magic network, and of course, try not to do it within the magic network I've set up."

"Teacher, do you remember Vitas Vitalius?"

"No, you know, I've always hated remembering human names. If you weren't my students, I would have called you by numbers."

For a moment, Declan didn't know what to say.

"I remember Alistair was skilled in teleportation and summoning, and had some expertise in magic circles. Was he killed again?"

"Teacher, I was just about to tell you that Alistair was recently resurrected by a necromancer..."

In fact, Declan had already compiled his previous experiences and handed them to his teacher, but the teacher was mostly busy with research and hadn't looked at them.

"Here we go again, this imprecise statement. How can the necromancer's ridiculous actions be called resurrection? It's just that it looks like resurrection."

"Sorry, teacher, but that's the gist of it."

Nectus's voice was flat, almost devoid of any emotion.

"It's interesting that a warrior killed a wizard using his mysterious abilities."

Declan quickly smiled and invited his teacher.

"Would you like to come and see for yourself?"

"No, I don't have time right now."

Just as I expected, the teacher's plans are always so meticulous.

How's your research going lately?

Declan briefly reported his results, which earned him a reprimand.

"This is your academic achievement? Sigh, how pathetic. If this were placed in my hometown, irrigation would never be a problem for the farmland again. Swana, what about you?"

Swana, whose name was called, immediately became nervous and nervously reported her results.

"And you, what have you been up to lately? Declan's making this kind of thing in some backwater, and what about you? Can you give me a reason?"

Of course, he went to help Nexus.

Swana knew she absolutely could not say this reason aloud.

"It really is true, Declan. Your brother is dead, and your last remaining family member is gone. I hope that after this matter is over, you can devote yourself to magic. That's why I've been so lenient with you lately."

"I'm sorry, teacher."

"If possible, bring back Viya's research as well. Drak is quite capable; something he values ​​so much must be interesting."