I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 206 Chapter 46: Old Story(2)

Old Story (2)

Wee-oo! Wee-oo!

The siren blared loudly, mixed with the pitter-patter of falling rain.

Rumble...!

Lightning clashed loudly, and Jeliel's pale cheeks turned blue. She stared into space with vacant eyes for a long time.

That place, perhaps...

It was where her father would have sat.

World Trade Summit

A meeting where top politicians and business leaders from various countries gathered to discuss the global economic development, including the chairman of Starcloud.

With over 100 participants, it was a gathering of the world's top leaders. Among them, Jeliel's father, Melian, sat at the highest seat.

But now, he was gone.

All 99 participants testified with pale faces:

"Chairman Melian vanished."

Without any warning, he turned into dust before their eyes.

Swoosh!

Rumble!

The downpour was particularly intense.

The ceiling of the World Trade Summit, held at the top of the Tower, was removed after the discussion ended, leaving Jeliel exposed to the rain.

It had been three days since her father's disappearance.

Many things happened.

Wizards from the Grand Magic Towers, rumoured to be candidates for the 'Sky Tower', came to help with the search. Hundreds of police search teams and armoured magic knights came to assist as well.

More than a hundred reporters camped outside, forcing 7th-class wizards to cast a  barrier to keep them out. Alchemists' celestial satellites floated below the clouds, hoping to detect any sign of Melian's life.

To find just one person, people from all over the world poured all their efforts.

This indicated how important her father was, but it brought no solace to Jeliel.

The surrounding scenery blurred like typography soaked in rain. Nothing registered in her mind.

Ultimately, no one found any trace of her father.

Including herself.

'It's because of me.'

If there were another cause, something else that made her father disappear, she would have had someone to blame.

But since this disaster was solely her fault, she couldn't blame anyone else. She slowly started to erode her own emotions.

'What have I done...'

It was a rainy evening.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, the sun was up.

She blinked her hazy eyes, and it was evening again.

How many days had passed?

The medical team from Starcloud came, worried about her unmoving figure, but Jeliel didn't even look at them.

"Foolish child."

He came about a week later, one afternoon.

The sun should have been high in the sky, but it was dark due to the clouds.