Book 9: Chapter 15: Looking for A Person (1/2)

Monica was talking to Glenn at the moment. During this time, she glimpsed some envy gazes from the people around her. Especially the young ladies who wanted to talk to Glenn.

It must be the effect of his performance in the play. Remembering the applause and the uproar at the end of the performance, Monica smiled wryly inwardly.

”By the way, I don't see Lana with you today.”

”Well… We've arrived together up to the venue's entrance… but she said, ‘I may become a hindrance if I'm here, so…' then parted away with me…”

”A hindrance…? Whom she's going to be a hindrance to, I wonder?”

”I'm not sure…”

Remembering Lana's meaningful smile, Monica could only tilt her head in confusion.

Since mulling over this question any further would not produce any result, Monica simply gave up thinking about it.

”Speaking of your dress, it looks very good on you.”

”He-he, actually this dress was prepared by my master.”

”Did Lou—Lord Barrier Magician really prepare it for you?”

Monica almost inadvertently said ‘Louis' but corrected herself immediately. And Glenn himself didn't know that Monica's true identity nor her relationship as Louis' colleague.

…he's so devoted to his job…

In fact, the shoes she was wearing now were prepared by Louis Miller.

But when considering how he's been acted, witnessing how devoted he was to even preparing his pupil's formal dress and Monica's shoes, it made her feel discomfort.

”I've also asked this to my master, ‘can I really get such a fine dress?' But he only said, ‘it's provided.' I wonder what did he mean by provided. Does the Seven Sage's payment also cover his pupils' clothes as well?”

”…a-ha-ha.”

Most likely, what he meant by ‘provided' was referring to the necessary expenses for the second prince's escort mission. Monica's entrance fee's also paid from there. Since Glenn was also sent to the Serendia Academy as a distraction to help Monica's enrollment, its expenses were treated as necessary. And any payments involving Glenn's needs were a necessary expense.

Wait, isn't this mission a direct order from His Majesty…

Didn't that mean Louis Miller impose the king for the cost of his apprentice's formal dress? Then, if these shoes were like that too… Monica who's realized it's too late paled instantly.

Judging how forward Louis Miller's personality was, he sure will claim all of these expenses were necessary, even if the other party he's dealing with was the king.

I think… I have accepted something outrageous…

While Monica inadvertently squirmed her feet, Glenn looked behind her then exclaimed. Lured by his sudden voice, Monica also followed his gaze. Then she saw Cyril Ashley in his formal dress, walking quickly toward them as he looking for something. The expression on his face seemed to be in a bit of a hurry. Did some trouble happen?

”What's up, Vice President. Got some trouble?”

”Hmm? So it's you two, Glenn Dudley and Treasurer Norton… As you can see, I can't find the conductor of the orchestra, have you seen him around here?”

Now that he mentioned it, it's about the time for the ball's dance to start.

From Cyril's story, the conductor had gone to the washroom but seemed to lost his way here, so they couldn't perform the orchestra.

Kneading her fingers, Monica asked Cyril.

”U-Um… do you know what that person looks like?”

”He is about the same height as me. He is over fifty and a little overweight. Gray hair with curls at the ends. He wore a black formal dress.”

”U-Um, do you know how the size of his legs and arms, maybe if you know the exact size of some parts of his face, I could increase my accuracy…”

”How can I know that!? Wait, what do you mean by ‘accuracy,' hey.”

Without answering Cyril's question, Monica cast a farsight spell without chanting. This spell allowed her to see far into the distance… yet because of her short height, her vision was obstructed by people's figures, making it difficult to see far away.

”Mmm…”

Looking at Monica who was doing a tiptoe, Glenn, as he had realized something, put his hands under Monica's armpits and lifted her small body.

”What are you doing!?”

”If I do this, she can see farther! Monica, did you find the conductor?”

To be carried up by Glenn like this was a little—no, it was really embarrassing. Even so, it allowed her to see around farther.

Monica can accurately determine a person's height and the length of their limbs just by looking at them.

There might be some distance, but it's possible to accurately calculate a person's size by estimating the height Glenn had lifted her, the distance between them, and its angle.

While being lifted up by Glenn, Monica looked around in a circle, then opened her mouth while keeping her gaze fixed on someone.

”…I found three men who fit the description. The first person has his hair tied back. The second person has an aquiline nose. The third person has a lady next to him… The second person's arms are slightly different in length on each side, so I think he might have been playing some kind of instrument…”

”Does the aquiline-nosed man wear a pin on his lapel? He should've been wearing one If he's a member of the orchestra.”

A normal person would be unable to see him from this distance, but Monica, who was using a farsight spell could see it clearly. After adjusting her spell to focus on his lapel, she saw a violin-like pin attached to it.

After she told Cyril what she saw, he said, ‘it's him,' and nodded in confirmation.

”Thanks, but can I ask you to guide me to this person's position?”

”S-Sure.”