490 Chapter 490: A Teacher’s Responsibility (2/2)
That meant the kidnappers had also been watching them this entire time, and were waiting for the right opportunity to swoop in and abduct them.
”Richard!”
I turned around at the sound of the voice. Zhao Yan was jogging toward my position, looking all apologetic.
”I'm sorry about this…my sister is really…”
”No, it's fine.” speaking of which, I spotted Ji Yan and her friends approaching, looking defiant. Ji Yan in particular was folding her arms and sporting an annoyed expression.
”Why should I care about these middle school students?” she sneered. ”They are none of my business.”
I ignored the bitch. Right now, instead of squabbling with an idiot like her, I was more invested in tracking Adrian and Melina's location. Fortunately, I found Isabella and Edward some distance away, and I hurried over to their prone forms.
”You guys, you are…”
Edward stirred and blinked when he caught sight of me. At first, he didn't recognize me, and then he brightened up.
”You're Adrian's brother? Melina's Sensei?”
”Well, sort of.” I pushed my glasses up my nose while continuing tending to Isabella, who was also slowly waking up. ”What happened? Where are Adrian and Melina?”
”Eh? They should be…”
Edward glanced around, and then almost panicked.
”Where are they?! They are…gone!”
”Calm down. Take a deep breath. Do you remember what happened? Before you lost consciousness?”
The kid followed my advice and composed himself. Then he nodded. ”We were attacked. I couldn't see very clearly, but a few people in hoods and masks dropped in on us, and the next thing I knew, I blacked out. Then you woke me up.”
”Kidnappers.” Zhao Yan had followed me. Fortunately, that bitch Ji Yan and her entourage were gone. They couldn���t even be bothered to be concerned and help with the unconscious kids. ”But why would they kidnap your students?”
”There are a lot of possibilities, especially when you consider that they are children of the ten Great Families. Political reasons, for ransom, that sort of thing. The question is…where did they take them?”
Edward looked glum. ”I'm sorry. I don't know. I was knocked out cold for most of the time, so I didn't see anything.”
”It's not your fault. At least you've helped me confirm that they were abducted. And the most important thing is that you're all right.”
”We should contact the police.” Zhao Yan was already holding her smartphone up and dialing the emergency hotline. I nodded.
”I'll leave that to you.” Then I proceeded to the boxes of food that Adrian was holding earlier, discarded after the kidnappers grabbed him. Again, I sensed his mana signature – he must have tried to fight back when they took Melina, and was taken with her.
”How do you plan to find them?” Isabella asked, finally awake. I paused and considered for a few moments.
”Well, I've read Assassin's Pride before, and since this arc seems to be ripping off Assassin's Pride, I can say for sure that they have been taken to a museum.”
Zhao Yan glared at me. ”Are you seriously basing your guess off a light novel you've read in the past?”
”The manga version,” I corrected. ”And its anime adaptation.”
”I don't care which medium of the series you watched! Be serious! And there are a dozen museums in Flandor! Are you going to search each and every one of them?”
”Well, I have a way to narrow the museums down,” I admitted. ”Actually, even if they aren't in the museum, I still have a way of finding them somehow.”
”How?” Isabella asked.
Instead of replying verbally, I decided to show her. Turning around, I raised a hand and summoned a single Canis Minor. Using our telepathic connection, I had him sniff the boxes of food and pick out one of the many scents that mingled with them. Dogs had amazing olfactory receptors, which allowed them to distinguish thousands of scents. It wasn't long before he picked out Adrian and Melina's, and then spun about and began bounding away.
”Thanks, Canis Minor. I'll be relying on you.” I then turned to the kids. At this time, Iris and her group had finally arrived, having spotted Isabella and Edward. ”Stay with your friends, and keep your head down. It seems that the kidnappers have no interest in you, but better safe than sorry.”
”All right!” Edward gulped. ”Good luck!”
”Thanks.” I waved at the kids, and then ran off. Zhao Yan hurried after me.
”I'm coming with you!”
”You don't have to,” I replied and sped up.
…well, as for the rest, you knew what happened. Returning to the present, I studied both Adrian and Melina to make sure they were all right, while the two kids digested what I had just told them.
”What happened?” Zhao Yan asked as she kicked the corpse of a Jack O'Lantern. ”Why are there monsters here?”
”Um…apparently their leader has alpha monster genese inserted into him, and he's now able to control monsters.” Melina sounded anxious. Adrian nodded.
”They said they were from a guild called Grimaldus.”
At that moment, both Zhao Yan and I stiffened and exchanged a grim look. If Grimaldus was involved, then the situation had turned out to be worse than we anticipated.
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