Conquering The Novel

In a flash, I arrived at the hospital where Aretrus is being held.

Students who sustain serious injuries are treated in a separate hospital building on the academy grounds;

And Aretrus was also being treated there because of the severity of his injuries.

"In which room is Aretrus Von Rothstaylor being treated?" I inquired of the receptionist.

"Are you Ares? He is being treated in a room [402]," The receptionist replied.

Hearing her, I dashed toward the room receptionist told me.

Shortly as I approached the room, I slowly opened the door and entered.

And as soon as I walked into the room, a girl was standing in front of me with bloodied hands.

"...A-Ares?" She spoke anxiously.

I gave her a long look before shifting my gaze to Aretrus' bed.

...And I was completely stunned when I discovered Aretrus laying lifeless on the bed, drenched in blood.

"...."

"A-Ares, P-Please believe me, it's not me, I didn't kill him," Silvia said as she approached me slowly.

"So what exactly are you doing here? Moreover, why are your hands stained with his blood if you didn't kill him?" I asked Silvia, my face expressionless.

"T-This, N-No, he was already dead when I arrived, A-Ares, P-Please trust me, I didn't do it," Silvia stutteringly stated.

I heard footsteps behind me before I could say anything, and the investigation heroes who deal with crimes soon entered the room.

And as soon as they saw me, they quickly drew their weapons and pointed them at us without even checking the crime scene.

"...."

"Stay put; we have the right to kill you if you make even the slightest movement," one of the officers warned.

I held my hands in the air after hearing him.

"I just got here too, and when I arrived, this girl was already here with her hands strained in my brother's blood while she was standing in front of him," I explained.

"Shut up! We'll find out for ourselves after the investigation," One of the officers said as he approached me.

"A-Ares? P-Please W-How come you don't believe me?" Silvia was sobbing as she spoke.

"How dare you say I should trust you after you murdered my beloved brother," I snarled.

"Don't kid yourself, we saw the video of you brutally beating your own brother," one of the officers said as he handcuffed my hands.

"That's how we brothers are; we fight sometimes and get along other times, and if I wanted to kill him, I would have done it when I beat him, not just sent him to the hospital," I explained with teary eyes.

"...."

"You can explain that when we get to the Crime station," said the chief officer.

"How come you handcuff me without any evidence, while the perpetrator is right in front of you?" I questioned as I turned to face Silvia with a cold stare.

!?

"Oh, I see... I saw your character firsthand back then, but I never imagined you would abandon me to save yourself," Silvia stated while awkwardly laughing as her hand was handcuffed.

"...I'm ashamed of myself for falling for a guy like you," Silvia lamented.

"If you truly loved me, you would accept your crimes," I remarked.

And as I was speaking, I heard the room door open again.

As I turned my gaze to it, I noticed the Dean of Soreh Academy, Ivica Livingstone, enter the room.

And as soon as she noticed me, she immediately destroyed the handcuffs that were holding my hands together.

"M-Miss Ivica?" The chief officer gasped in surprise before quickly bowing in greeting as other officers did the same.

Ivica, meanwhile, simply ignored them.

"Do you have any proof that he is guilty?" Ivica made a direct statement.

"No, but as we all know, he holds a grudge against his brother, and he was here when we got here, so he is the prime suspect!" the chief officer stated anxiously.

"I don't care if you think he's a suspect; if you can't prove him guilty with concrete evidence, don't even try to touch him— or anyone of my academy students," Ivica elaborated.

"Miss Ivica, we are simply abiding by the rules, we have to take him with us for —" The chief officer was about to finish his sentence when Ivica interrupted him.

"I don't give a fuck if you belong to a Hero association or some adventurer association, but when you enter my territory, ...you must abide by my damn rules.

"And if that old hag bitch has any issues with this, you could also ask her to come here by herself, so we could have a good talk," Ivica said, glaring at the officer.

I was taken aback by Ivica's choice of words.

"...."

The chief officer was visibly dripping with sweat heavily and having trouble breathing just from her gaze.

He would have already fallen unconscious by this point if she hadn't been controlling her prowess.

"Do you understand?" Ivica enquired.

"Y-Yes!" The officer quickly responded anxiously.

She then asked as she turned to face Silvia.

"And who is she?"

"She is the daughter of the merchant association's leader," I replied.

"Your Ex fiancée? Why is she in this place?" Ivica questioned.

"She may be the person behind this murder, because she had no other reason to trespass here," I stated.

"...."

"...Yes, that makes sense; consequently, we now know who the perpetrator is. So she's yours to take," Ivica said as she pointed at Silvia.

For a while, the officers just exchanged blank looks.

"Yeah, and take that unfortunate student's body with you as well, and you can send it back to his kingdom so they can hold a funeral," Ivica added.

"Wow, what a vicious half-dragon!" Irethiel made an abrupt comment.

And throughout the process, Silvia's face remained lifeless.

"What exactly are you waiting for? Take her and move," Ivica urged them.

They hurriedly nodded and proceeded to escort Silvia away, while the forensic team searched for any clues while removing Aretrus's body.

"Can I leave now, then? I now have additional work to complete," As I turned to face Ivica, I uttered.

Ivica merely gave a head nod.

I left the hospital after receiving her approval and watched Silvia being led away.

"All right, Irethiel, it's time for you to get to work," I said.

"...fine," Irethiel responded and left.

And as I stood outside the hospital, Livia and Ziona approached me.

"....What exactly happened here?" Ziona inquired as she noticed a large number of reporters gathered outside the academy gates.

"Aretrus was murdered," I said casually as I walked away.

While Livia and Ziona just stood there stunned after hearing me.

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