"And lastly, you have a crush on the saintess, Charlotte Ultherio."
Lucas said turning towards me with a sly grin.
'Oh shi-'
[Notice: Skill Discerning Eye has been deactivated]
[Notice: Perception has been returned to A-]
The greenish hue glowing from my eyes dimmed as I stared completely baffled at the man before me.
"I need your help."
He continued moving on from one of my biggest secrets.
"What do you want?"
I questioned.
"Do you know about the missing students at our school?"
"Of course."
"Well, I want you to find the perpetrator."
"And how exactly am I supposed to do that?"
He looked dead into my eyes blinking a couple times.
"That unique class isn't just for show, is it?"
I let out a little chuckle before replying.
"No, it's not. Any info on the case?"
He pulled out a small yellow file from his spatial ring and handed it to me.
I suspiciously opened and investigated the contents of the file.
"Hmm?"
He looked at me anticipatingly, his gaze never leaving my focused eyes for a moment.
I put down the file and tucked my hands in my pockets.
[Skill: Zone]
[Notice: Perception has been raised to S-]
[Notice: Intelligence has been raised to S]
My eyes burst open...
Everything disappears, everything completely faded to black.
Bright blue words began etching across the pitch-black world.
The pure manifestation of my thoughts began surrounding me.
Perpetrator must be male
Perpetrator must be a student
Can't be Kiara
Can't be Charlotte
Can't be Micheal
Can't be him
Can't be her
Victims - only nobles
Motive
Motive
Motive
[Notice: Skill Zone has deactivated]
[Notice: Perception has been returned to A-]
[Notice: Intelligence has been returned to A+]
"I have three possible suspects."
I looked over at Lucas who had a slight smile etched upon his face.
"But I have a question if you are who you say you are then why don't you already know the perpetrator?"
"I did, but not now"
"Hmm?"
I suspiciously raised a brow as my gaze locked onto his.
"I already dealt with the original perpetrator, but the victims keep coming."
"May I know who this supposed perpetrator is?"
"Lucas Woldren is his name."
A slight smirk appeared on my face.
'Seems like my number one suspect is gone.'
'That only leaves two.'
"Kids, the first to know of my first crush was your Uncle Lucas."
"Who was it?"
"Nobody, she's now just a stranger with a couple memories.'
Me and Lucas both came walking out the bar.
"There's the 2 suspects."
"Wasn't there 3?"
His annoyingly knowing eyes stared back at me.
I turned away not meeting his gaze and began walking off.
"Wait!"
"Hmm?'
I give him a slight glance from the corner of my eye.
He had his hand reached out towards me.
"Why don't you help me out on this case?"
"Why should I?"
"Aren't you interested in finding who's really behind these disappearances?"
"I try not to stick my nose into other people's business, not anymore."
I begin looking off towards something seemingly in the distance.
"Well then I'll force you."
"Hmm?"
"I'll force you to come into the limelight. I'll drag you there myself."
'Forcing me? Has this guy gone insane?"
"And how are you going to do that?"
Suddenly...
He dashed towards me a katana appearing in his hands.
A pitch-black katana it's hilt bright yellow.
It's blade beautifully sparkled like the night sky.
It slashed down towards me leaving a trail of bright red in its wake as I turned around to face the blade head on.
[First Art - Pull]
A small white thread pulled me out the way of the incoming attack onto a nearby lamp post.
The ground crumbled beneath the slash leaving a small crater in the cement.
I entangled my hands making a simple hand sign.
[Third Art - Set]
Hundreds of small seemingly invisible threads completely covered the road.
Every step he could take he'd run into a trap.
A pray completely entangled in my web yet he didn't look distraught at all.
He closed his eyes and began sheathing his katana.
'Has he given up?"
Thousands...
Thousands of slashes met my hundreds of threads each leaving a blood red trail as the cut through my threads like butter.
[Skill: Thread Manipulation]
I gathered all of my sliced threads into a small white ball.
The threads gathered and gathered as the ball expanded and expanded.
"Bang."
My low voice infused with mana resonated throughout the road making a simple incantation.
The ball of thread began hurdling towards Lucas.
His eyes locked onto it as he sheathed his swords once more.
"Dark as night, red as blood, eclipse."
Lucas began a soft incantation each word filled with mana resonated throughout the road.
He jumped towards the ball of threads and slashed.
My eyes widened it was...
Beautiful, the only word that could truly describe it.
A beautiful eclipse of red was painted across the night sky.
A blood red paint and a pitch-black paintbrush adorned with its bright yellow hilt.
It glowed beautiful in the moonlight as if the moon was its makeup artist.
As if this one slash had the entire night beneath it.
He landed softly upon the cement sheathing his katana.
"So, will you join me?"
He reached out his hand once more.
I looked towards him as I stood atop the lamp post, my eyes still stunned in amazement from the sight I had just witnessed.
"Mr. Ace Detective?"
[Status]
Cale Postrey - Rank F+
Class - Ace Detective [Unique]
Extra Class - Weaver of Thread [★★★]
[Stats]
[Skills]
[Combat Arts]
"Kids this was the moment I became a member of Team Forgotten."
"What was up with that dumb ass name?"
The boy asked.
"The moment that marked the beginnings of me and Lucas' friendship."
"The moment I truly realized the monster that was your uncle."
"The moment I finally decided to step into the limelight once more."