Silent Witch

Book 15: Chapter 2: And The Third Person is…

Book 15: Chapter 2: And The Third Person is...

The Jeweled Magician committed suicide.

And the Second Prince was taken to the castle, accused of being an impostor.

As Monica listened to Glenn's incoherent ranting, she glanced at Bridget. Bridget also glanced at Monica for a moment.

Even Bridget, who had suspected that Felix might be an impostor, probably didn't expect this development. Her beautiful face was stiff and pale.

In the first place, although she wanted to meet the real Felix, she never wished to condemn the impostor and reveal the whole truth, so this reaction was natural.

Everyone else looked confused, unable to understand what Glenn was saying.

Huh?

Monica felt something was off. There was only one person who didn't look surprised or confused but had a cold look in their eyes as if they had foreseen this situation.

As Monica stared at that person, Neil spoke up.

"Everyone, please calm down. Glenn, please sit down first. You too, Vice President Ashley."

At Neil's words, Glenn fidgeted and stamped his feet.

"This isn't the time to calm down, Neil! The president was taken away, you know!? If I chase after them with my flight magic, I might still be able to catch up!"

"And what will you do if you catch up? If you forcibly try to take back the student council president, you'll just end up getting wanted along with him, right?"

Glenn was at a loss for words, and Neil spoke in a voice that suppressed his agitation.

"First, let's sort out the information and think about what to do next."

Neil Clay Maywood didn't have the charisma that Felix had. Most people would describe Neil as "a nice guy but doesn't seem reliable," and above all, they would try to judge him solely by his baronial rank.

When it came to selecting new student council officers, many declined the position, saying they didn't want to serve under a baron's family. That's why the newly selected members had their own quirks.

Roberto, the fifth son of a baron's family from a neighboring country; Lana, from a baron's family; and Glenn, a commoner The only one with a higher rank than Neil was Eliane from a ducal family. Since Eliane wasn't a male heir, few people made an issue of it, but if Eliane had been a boy, there would surely have been some who raised their eyebrows.

In the end, the new student council officers didn't have as much support from the students as Felix's generation did.

Nevertheless, Neil, who was trying to take control of the situation, had the presence of a new student council president.

"Vice President Ashley, please tell us the situation to the best of your knowledge."

Even when Neil prompted him, Cyril seemed unable to snap out of his dazed state.

When Neil called out to him again, "Vice President Ashley!" Cyril finally seemed to come to his senses and slowly raised his head.

It was understandable that Cyril, who respected and admired Felix the most, would be so shaken but with only Glenn's explanation, the conversation would never move forward.

Cyril probably understood this too. In a voice that sounded like he was about to die, he slowly began to recount what he knew.

According to the soldiers who took Felix away, the Imperial Magician who used body manipulation magic and infiltrated the chess tournament conspired with Emanuel Darwin, the Jeweled Magician, to plan the takeover of the Second Prince.

They failed to switch places at the chess tournament and were captured, but managed to escape.

Later, the Imperial Magician infiltrated the academy again, successfully killed the Second Prince, and took his place.

"Y, yes."

Cyril's response was slow when Neil called out to him. He probably still couldn't come to terms with reality.

As everyone looked at Cyril with pity, only Claudia looked at him coldly.

"Now that the current student council president is absent, the vice president should be the one taking charge If the vice president is in this state, the president's efforts will be in vain."

"Miss Claudia!"

Even when Neil scolded her, the coldness in Claudia's eyes didn't change.

Cyril slowly raised his head, put his hand on his forehead, and exhaled slowly.

"No, it's fine. You're right, Claudia. Until he returns I must do what needs to be done as the student council vice president."

Cyril, who muttered those words, still looked haggard and seemed like he might collapse at any moment.

In the end, the new student council officers temporarily disbanded.

It was decided that Elliot, Bridget, and Monica would stay in the student council room, while Cyril and Neil would go to the faculty room to report.

Cyril scolded himself for feeling faint and put strength into his legs.

I have to pull myself together.

Just before Felix was taken away, he had told Cyril that he was leaving the student council in his hands.

If so, Cyril had to live up to those expectations.

However, just as they left the student council room, Claudia stopped and grabbed the hems of Cyril and Neil's clothes.

Claudia, who was neither a new nor an old student council officer, had no reason to be here in the first place.

Especially in this emergency situation, she should naturally return to the dormitory.

"Claudia, you should go back to your room."

"Three people."

Claudia muttered softly and let go of their clothes.

Neil asked Claudia,

"What's wrong, Miss Claudia?"

"When I heard Glenn Dudley's report, there were three people who reacted strangely."

Claudia held up three fingers of her right hand with her usual gloomy expression.

"First, Monica Norton. When it happened, Monica instinctively looked at Bridget Graham. Second, Bridget Graham. She also instinctively looked at Monica."

As Cyril frowned at the strange combination of Monica and Bridget, Claudia turned her eyes to the student council room and continued.

"And the third person"