71 67 The bigger the organization, the more mud it accumulates (1/2)

Amelia Miyagawa, 16 years old

Occupation High school student

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Brave Man

Sit, I didn't really expect you to just let me help you with your work.

She was made to change into her sister's uniform, which was somehow mixed in with the cleaning supplies that were handed to her, and now she is covering her mouth with a cloth and waving a smack to remove the dust.

Next.

”Hi!

Because I'm dressed like this, my classmates don't seem to think it's me, and I say good job as I walk past them.

My emotions are mixed: I'm shocked that my classmates didn't notice me, but I'm also half-convinced that it's more effective because they didn't notice me either.

You follow Ann's instructions to clean the hallway's furniture and windows.

It's not wrong for a student to clean, but it's not wrong for a brave man to do so, but I'll take it seriously for later on.

When I clean like this, I don't usually pay attention to it when I'm sleeping in, but now I realize that there are people who keep the buildings and rooms clean.

I feel like Anne is teaching you how to clean like a teacher just now to make your job easier, but I don't care about .......

I'm not complaining because I don't feel uncomfortable with the result of watching you.

Ah.

”...... cleaning is over here. Let's move.

”Hi.

But it's over here.

Finally, time to be a hero!

Exit the quarters late with equipment in hand to chase the fakes away from the other classmates and go outside.

From here, you'll have to chase like a brave man.

Then do this candlestick next, but do it quickly because there are so many of them.

”Oh.

I wanted to, but it wasn't the chase I was expecting.

I was imagining more of a stealthy chase, hiding in the shadows to remain undetected and stealthy.

But what I'm doing is the same as before.

As expected, there are a lot of candlesticks, so Anne is helping me this time: ......

”Anne, are you okay?

”What is?

”It's getting away from you!

It's no surprise that there is a difference in the speed at which he is cleaning and walking normally.

Unlike him, who walks quickly and aggressively, I'm going slowly like a turtle.

You'll be able to complain about it because you're next to each other, but Ann lets out a sigh with an air of, ”What the hell is this guy talking about?

It would be suspicious if you followed him in such a sparsely populated area. What's the disguise for?

”U

Come to think of it, yes.

I'd be watching someone from the corner of the corridor and wondering what's going on.

When I was at school I would wonder if she liked that person, but if I did that here, the knight would stop me.

It's a good thing. You have to be able to focus on sweeping the room, anticipate the direction you're going, and pick up the sound of your footsteps with your ears so you won't lose them.

”That's a hard thing to say, isn't it?

”Do it.

That's not something to ask of a layperson, is it?

I've never been a detective like this.

I'm a brave man now, but I used to be a good student of dancing, you know?

I'm not going to be able to tell you the exact location of your position if you can do it, but I thought Anne was really a spy.

I tried to follow the example, but there was no way I could do it.

”Umm, there are a lot of footsteps.

Each sound is different, try to find a footstep that is a little heavier and has a shorter scraping sensation on the ground.

Since I came here, I've been able to do a lot more things in terms of exercise, but I've never used it like this before.

If you concentrate on your ears, you can certainly pick up all kinds of footsteps, but they get mixed up and you can't tell which one is which.

What I'm saying is that you can do it.

You neglect to wipe the candlesticks to concentrate a little.

What am I going to do?

Just as the fear of being labeled useless is about to emerge, you realize that you might be labeled useless.

Use your skills to get by.

”Oh, maybe it's the footsteps.

”...... never thought I'd be able to

”You're not forcing me to do something I can't do!

”...... is a gem, would you like to work here?　Salary on request'

No!

I was able to notice not the type of sound, but the rhythm.

It was difficult to distinguish the sounds among the various sounds, but I could find one in each tempo, thinking that I could distinguish the rhythm of the feet with the feeling I was used to in dance.

I didn't think they were telling you that you couldn't do it.

I'm glad I could do it, but what was Anne going to do if I couldn't?

I'm curious, but for now, I'll focus on tracking.

And, of course, I'm going to turn down the invitation!

There's a Japanese proverb that says, ”A small fortune on the shelf”.

I've been following your footsteps with my ears as you stop and start walking around, but I didn't think I had this talent.

The fake guy doesn't seem to be heading anywhere straight, so he can be heading this way while polishing candlesticks.

You can do it more accurately than I can at ......, why don't you team up with me?　With you, the head of the underworld is not a dream.

”No

What does Anne say to the flower maiden .

I'm supposed to be a hero.

But I wouldn't normally notice such a talent.

This is your day job? It's a talent that we don't normally use ......, and it's also a talent endorsed by Anne at .......

And more and more we are moving towards the hazards of the cathedral.

Down the road.

”What do you have?

It's a place that's rumored to have something going on. I visited there once, but I'm sure there was nothing there other than the wine being kept there.

”Suspicious Yone?

As a result, if your testimony is correct, it is suspicious.

Get Ann to tell me what's in that direction.

Certainly if a building is approached by a suspicious person, one can suspect something is up.

And sure enough, the footsteps we'd been chasing entered the building and were nowhere to be heard.

”He's not coming out.

”...... Given the structure of this building, it's underground?

”Ann, don't you want to come in?

It's more accurate to say no.

Why?

Wait a while, but no fakes.

It is common knowledge in our world that high school students do not drink.

Some people drink, but usually not.

That's enough to make me suspicious at this point.

I think we should see it through to the end if we've come this far, but Ann says we can't go any further.

''Perhaps this is mage territory from here on out. It's like dancing on a trap; you'll find it easily if you go in carelessly. Unless there's a trick to look inside, or a way to disguise the magic, I don't have one.

You have?

Do you have one, in that case ......?　Is there?

Maybe you can do that, if you know what's inside?

I thought I needed something more, but there's something I can do about that.

Scurrying around to make sure no one is around, you gently put your ear to the wall.

Yeah, I do, but ...... you don't think that's how you'd hear it?

”Un, when you make a sound like this

I put my magic on my hand and knock on the wall.

Then a sound wave is emitted that only I can see, and I can tell where the sound is being interrupted and what kind of structure the building is.

I can't tell where the hollow space is and where the walls are, or even what is inside, but I can see the shapes in my mind, and that gives me a general idea of the structure.

My skill, sound.

All I can do is make sounds and pick up the sounds that come back, like a bat, but depending on my magic, I can detect a very wide area.

Since it is not an offensive ability, I usually use it to listen to the opponent's movements and anticipate them.

However, this skill is not very brave, and I think it's an inconvenient skill that makes my head hurt because I have to concentrate to get details like this, and it picks up all kinds of sounds when I use it.

Also, my classmates who know about it called it hell-eared or something, and I didn't get a good impression of it.

Yeah, I got the gist of it.

”...... By the way, how many shelves are there in total that you see on the right when you enter the entrance?

”Three steps, right?　It's all seven.

...... Genius, you are the ace of our guild. I would love to scout you.

It's the same as it was a few minutes ago,” he said, ”but now it's all over the place. ...... Hmmm, there's a large space in the basement.

What is the structure?　For more information

Let's see, there is a staircase in the back right corner at ......

Even Anne, who had been skeptical, is surprised and complimented when she finds out that my answer is accurate.

If I can be useful like this, I'll have a little second thought.

I knock repeatedly, sending out sound waves to probe, and I begin to learn more and more about the underground structure.

Then I pick up the footsteps I was following earlier and listen intently as I follow them.