Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 325: Twenty Ascension Magic (3K)

Chapter 325: Twenty Ascension Magic (3K)

At the moment she launched the attack, Hewinia immediately regretted it.

Because she was too hasty, far too hasty.

Just as Bai Wei had said, everything Hewinia did today was to signal to the person lurking in the shadows that if he didn’t make a move, there would be no chance left. Because it was impossible to take someone under Phinis’s watchful gaze, even if Hewinia failed, the Sound and the Score would not end up in his hands.

So, this was Hewinia forcing him to show himself before the Seven Notes·Syllable.

She also knew that he must have been watching her closely.

Thus, when she noticed the figure hiding and spying in the shadows, Hewinia’s first reaction was to think it was that guy, and she immediately attacked him.

But as she launched the attack, she realized it wasn’t the right time, she was not prepared yet.

There were still three days until the vacation of the Seven Notes·Syllable. She could have spent these three days getting fully prepared, at least she should have learned all the private scores given to her by Arianna.

But now, she had acted prematurely.

She had only startled the snake in the grass.

It could only be said that her conversation with Bai Wei earlier had greatly influenced her mind, causing her not to make the right judgment immediately.

Since that was the case, she might as well just give a token chase and then pretend she couldn’t catch up and let him go.

Hewinia thought this, but soon she discovered that the person she was chasing seemed… somewhat recklessly panicked.

He didn’t counterattack, nor did he use any spells, just ran, leaving a series of uneven footprints in the snow, looking quite panicked and embarrassed.

This allowed Hewinia, who was augmented by magic, to easily catch up.

Could the person targeting her be so weak?

Hewinia felt suspicious, and thus, she raised her magic wand again, aiming at his feet.

A secret spell shot out with a “bang,” and the man tumbled into the snow.

Hewinia easily caught up to him and held her magic wand against his forehead before he could lift his head.

“Who are you?” Hewinia asked coldly.

He slowly lifted his head, letting Hewinia see a face that was all too familiar, prompting an exclamation from her.

“Ogg?”

Ogg was sitting properly in the snow, and as Hewinia flexed her wrist holding the wand, the wound on Ogg’s leg quickly healed.

He lowered his head, his voice as small as a mosquito’s, “Thanks, thank you.”

Hewinia raised an eyebrow, clearly displeased, “Thank me for what?”

“…Thank you for healing me.”

“Do you think I want to hear that?” Hewinia poked Ogg’s head with her wand, “Shouldn’t you be telling me what you were doing there?”

“I, I… was here to give you this.” Perhaps due to the cold, or the pain from his injury, or maybe another reason, Ogg’s body shook slightly, but he trembled and pulled out a book from his bosom, then stutteringly said to Hewinia, “I thought, you must be in a hurry, just, just, just wanted to get it to you quickly.”

Hewinia looked at the book in Ogg’s hands.

The book was titled “Lost Music Score,” and it had a seal on it stating “Do not take this book out of the library; students below fourth grade are not allowed to read.”

This was the book she had asked Ogg for during the day.

She was silent for a while, accepting the book while tapping his head again with her wand, “I didn’t ask you that. Couldn’t you have just come straight to me when you got here? Why did you run when you saw me?”

Ogg kept his head lowered and said nothing.

This surprised Hewinia because Ogg had never not responded to her before.

So she slightly narrowed her eyes, deciding to provoke Ogg a bit, “What? Knowing that I’ve been affected by the Light Touch Technique, do you think I’m unclean now, so…”

Ogg immediately raised his head, his face full of panic, “No, no, no, how could I think that!”

“Then why did you run when you saw me?!” Hewinia angrily pressed on, “Does this mean you already dislike me? Don’t you consider me a friend anymore?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

“Then what is it?!”

“No, I just, I just…”

“Just what?” Hewinia pressed on, “Say it, don’t you dare?”

“I just…” Ogg blushed frantically, “I just heard that you were leaving!”

Hewinia paused slightly, “What?”

Ogg realized he had misspoken and lowered his head again.

But this time he didn’t remain silent but spoke in a very low voice, “I, I saw you coming out with that senior from the second institute, I, I didn’t mean to, I just wanted to bring you the book, but then I saw, and I heard other people say, say that after the end of the Seven Notes·Syllable, you are going to leave the third institute, so, so…”

His voice grew lower and lower until it turned into a very soft “I’m sorry.”

Hewinia looked at Ogg, then looked at the book in her hands, and then she leaned to the side and sat down beside Ogg.

Ogg startled and instinctively turned his head to see Hewinia’s nearly perfect profile, accompanied by an even more perfect smile.

“So it’s that kind of thing, do you think I won’t come back afterward?”

Ogg was somewhat dazed, “Isn’t it?”

“Of course not,” Hewinia said, “After the festival ends, won’t I come back?”

“The festival lasts…”

“Only for a few months.” Hewinia tilted her head to look at Ogg, “What? You mean to say that when I come back after a few months, we won’t be friends anymore?”

“Of, of course not!”

“Then there you go!” Hewinia slapped Ogg’s back hard, “Besides, shouldn’t you be happy for me being able to attend the festival?”

“Of, of course I’m happy!”

“Then do you think I can receive the final grace?”

“Surely you can!” Ogg, who had stammered at first, gradually became more fluent, “You can surely do it, Hewinia.”

“Really?” Hewinia suddenly looked worried, “But I feel like I’m far behind the other Golden Ranks.”

“How could that be, Hewinia, you’re the strongest!”

“Really?” Hewinia’s eyes smiled like crescent moons, “Hmph, I hope the Holy Sound Master shares your view, then I will definitely receive the grace!”

After several exchanges, both seemed to have forgotten what had happened earlier.

They sat there, as if they were in Arianna’s classroom.

After a long while, Hewinia stood up from the snow, stretching and saying, “Ah, we’ve talked so late again, I must go back now, otherwise we’ll have to spend the night together again.”

At the mention of spending the night together, Ogg’s cheeks turned red again, and he was speechless for a moment.

He watched Hewinia standing under the colored lights, tilting her head to look at him.

“Ogg, the Seven Notes·Syllable is coming soon,” Hewinia asked, “Do you have any wishes?”

“Wishes?”

“Yes, don’t you know? On the day of the Seven Notes·Syllable, if you weave your wishes into the song and sing it completely, you’ll receive a blessing from the Holy Sound Master.”

Ogg seemed dumbfounded as he had never thought about that, and stammered again, “I, I don’t know… what is your wish?”

“My wish, huh~” Hewinia smiled with narrowed eyes, “I’m not telling you.”

“Ah.”

“But I will play it at the festival,” Hewinia’s voice grew softer, “And, it will be a solo.”

“Ah, what, what did you say, I didn’t hear.”

“Nothing.”

Hewinia shook her head, shaking the snowflakes mixed in her hair, and then waved at Ogg.

“I’m off then, and, happy Seven Notes·Syllable!”

With that, Hewinia turned and left.

Leaving Ogg alone, standing in the dark snow, watching Hewinia’s figure disappear into the bright colored lights.

Then, he softly said in a voice only he could hear.

“Why… am I not a Golden Rank?”

No one could hear his words, and he could only turn and walk the opposite way from Hewinia.

…

“Poor thing,” Bai Wei’s voice echoed in Hewinia’s mind, “A dog walking into the darkness.”

“Does Mr. Visas even have a heart for compassion?”

“Yes, and I have two portions, only one was given to him.”

“Where is the other one?”

“The other, given to a moth that doesn’t know it’s dead, flinging itself toward the fire,” Bai Wei replied with a laugh.

Hewinia fell silent but said nothing, instead walking alone into the fire-like dazzle.

…

After saying goodbye to Hewinia, Ogg rushed to the library.

He still had to keep watch tonight.

The Seven Notes·Syllable didn’t mean much to him, coming from the Seed District.

If anything, guarding during the Seven Notes·Syllable meant a bit more pay than usual.

But he had delayed too much time with Hewinia, and it was quite late now; if he were caught by the librarian at this hour, he was sure to get a good scolding.

Thinking this, Ogg quickened his pace.

When he got to the library, he couldn’t help but feel a lump in his stomach.

Because he saw the lights on.

At this time, there shouldn’t be anyone around.

…So, he was discovered by the librarian?

Ogg steeled himself and walked in, immediately bowing and apologizing as soon as he entered, “I’m sorry, Mr. Librarian, I’m late!”

But no one answered him.

The library was quiet enough that he could only hear his echo.

Ogg looked up, seeing no one; only a candle and an open book lay on the table.

As for the reader, nowhere to be seen.

Had the librarian already left?

Ogg walked forward, puzzled.

For some reason, he always felt a strange scent in the library.

Like… blood.

Ogg was frightened by his thoughts, then involuntarily remembered the Snow Thorns Beast rumored in the Forbidden Forest these days.

He immediately tensed up.

…Was it possible that a Snow Thorns Beast had entered the library? freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Ogg hesitated about whether to grab a chair for self-defense; after all, as a low-ranking Player, he didn’t even have a Magic Wand.

But in those few seconds of hesitation, he had walked up to the candlelight, glanced subconsciously at the open book, and was then completely stunned.

Because the title of the open book was plainly —

“Promotion Magic.”