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When I made a beeline to the academy, Timu was not there. I asked a ponytail-haired girl, a student I had talked to before, and she told me that all first-year students had already gone home. The girl, still sporting her beautiful ponytail, looked scared of Timu, though…

D-, don’t tell me, Timu has become a delinquent?

No no no no, that’s not true. Timu is a good, honest girl.

B-, but, if Timu is not in the student council or a club, where has she gone to? She’s not back at the store either.

Could she really be in the Eville district?

No no no, that can’t be true!

It-, it’s okay. She’s probably playing with her friends somewhere.

No, no, wait, wait. What if her friends are delinquents?

I had only thought that Timu was turning delinquent. But, it’s also possible she’s being picked on by bad friends.

For example……

“I am Camilla. I wish for us to get along.”
“Ha-ha-ha, what’s with this gal? Is the new transfer crazy?”
“I am Camilla, and I am not crazy.”
“Oh, she dares to talk back. You’re just a cuppa from the sticks!”
“Ha-ha-ha. You stupid woman, how did you even enter the school?!”
“No, I heard she’s got excellent grades…”
“Seriously? A commoner dares?!”
“Hear, hear! A mere country bumpkin dares to get good grades!?”
“I-, I am……”

“Why the hell do you keep calling yourself Camila? What, you want to flaunt your good grades?!”
“Yeah! You cheeky woman!”
“I-, I am not……”
“Okay, if you’re so smart, why don’t you go to the Eville district by yourself?”
“Eh?! Such a dangerous place, by myself I can’t possibly……”

“Of course you can go, right? You’re the great Camilla after all!”
“Th-, that’s, right, I-, I am Camilla. Th-, that’s why, I can go, by myself.”
“Hyaahaha. Now that’s fun. Promise us you will, and if you don’t go, we will all ignore you.”
“Yup. You won’t have a place here. We don’t befriend liars.”

“Huu, hiks……”
“Hey, look. She’s crying. You think she’ll actually go there?’
“Nah, no way, not this crybaby. Camilla my a̲s̲s̲. You’re just a joke.”
“Heeh. If you can’t go there by yourself, then go back to your mama and suck her teats.”
“Huu, I can. I’m Camilla, so I can.”

This-, this could be happening.

My anxiety grows stronger and stronger as time goes on.

Damn, if only cell phones were a thing……

It is at times like this that I realize the downside of medieval fantasy.

What shall I do? Should we ask Edim to go look for her? The search will be easier if we use Edim’s kin network.

Or maybe I could consult Dryas……

No, I mustn’t. If Timu is turning delinquent for being bullied in class, she naturally wouldn’t want her friends to know. When there is something to worry about, I, as a family member, must be the first to ask.

Hm, then I can’t talk to anyone in the Evil God Army about this. Everyone there is Timu’s close friend after all.

However, I’m not sure if I should go to Kabukicho-like Eville District by myself to see what’s going on. I am a beautiful girl, after all. If I went to such an unsafe place, I would definitely get picked on.

What do I do then?

I desperately thought of a way out.

After much deliberation, the solution I reached is……

“I’m sorry, Mr. Bizef. I didn’t mean to call you out of the blue.”
“It’s okay. I was free anyway. I told you, Tilea, you can count on me if you need anything.”
“Ha ha……”

Phew, there was only Loser Bizef.

An acquaintance who would do me a favor and who is not closely related to Timu. I really wanted to ask either Ms. Remilia or Milady. But unfortunately, both of them were out of town. There was no one else suitable.

Haah~ I’m not sure if this guy is going to be useful. His fighting ability is probably about the same as Nielsen the pervert’s, and I doubt he will be useful except for guiding me on our way.

“So, Tilea, what can I do for you?”
“Actually, I’d like you to follow me to the Eville district.”
“Eville district, she said! Tilea, what do you want in such a place? That’s not a place for a girl like you.”
“Yes, I know. Actually……”

I told him honestly, barring nothing.

That there is a rumor of a silver-haired girl in the Eville district. That Timu has not returned to the store even though school was over. That I want to go check on Timu to see if she is still in the Eville district.

Loser Bizef was puzzled at first, but when he heard why I wanted to go to Evil City, he understood.

“I see, I understand what’s going on. But I think she is just playing somewhere like you predicted.”
“I want to think so too, but…”
“Not to mention, I just can’t see Timu being a delinquent.”
“B-, but, it could be that she was tricked by a bad friend at school into becoming a delinquent, right? Or maybe she was bullied and made to go there as a punishment…”
“Hmm, I’m not sure someone with such a low character could enroll in the Royal Magic Academy.”
“But you don’t know, right? There is always a bad egg in every school.”

“Gotcha. So, Tilea, you are too worried to just wait until Timu comes home, is that right?
“Yes. I think it’s just a groundless fear, but I can’t stay put in case something bad happens…”
“Okay then, let’s go. Indeed, it’s not the safest place around, but I’ll be there with you. Once you find out that the rumors are false, you’ll be relieved.”
“Thank you very much. Please take care of me.”

“Well, let’s go then?”
“Yes. But, shouldn’t you get your armor first?”
“T-, Tilea, it’s okay. The capital is basically my playground. Eville district’s riffraff cower in fear with just a glance from me, you know?”
“Mr. Bizef, please. Get yourself equipped.”
“F-, fine. Honestly, what do I do without you, Tilea.”

No, seriously, your armor is the only thing you’re good for, Loser Bizef. I want to put on good armor when it’s possible. Preferably, a rare one. If this loser faints again, I’m the one who has to carry him back home.