After handling the following details, Ronald Adler quietly left the mansion.
Regrettably, the girl whose name resembled Ronald’s was indeed not a disguise of Lumiel.
Ronald even asked other people in the mansion, but not only was there no trace of Lumiel, there wasn’t anyone even remotely connected to the mystical side.
The visits continued from the afternoon until dusk.
Ronald sequentially visited the other two households in the Organ Quarter.
Using the exact same method as when he ’visited’ Rona, he obtained the exact same results.
In the other two households of the Organ Quarter, there was also no sign of Lumiel.
Thus, on his way back to the Riverside Quarter and en route to the last household, Ronald softly sighed,
"I knew it wouldn’t be smooth sailing..."
The effect of the Prophetic Spell was unquestionable, but unfortunately, the old man’s message was directly the location of Lumiel.
Compared to revealing something like ’Lumiel has disguised herself as someone and is hiding in Springs,’ pinpointing a direct location was much more difficult.
Unfortunately, when it came to the concrete situation,
For Ronald, the specific location was not as useful as having an identity.
With that sentiment, Ronald headed towards his last target of the day.
However, not long after leaving the Organ Quarter, a young boy, around fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in clearly rich or noble attire, blocked Ronald’s path.
Curiously examining Ronald,
The boy said with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice,
The question just surfaced in Ronald’s mind but was quickly suppressed by himself.
Although Ronald had never seen the young man blocking him,
He couldn’t help noticing the boy’s head of strikingly beautiful platinum hair, the exact same as Patricia’s.
Almost certain of the outcome, Ronald still tentatively asked,
"May I ask, what is your relationship to Patricia?"
As soon as the name Patricia left Ronald’s mouth,
The young man reacted as though on reflex and sharply rebuked,
"When you speak my sister’s name, you are supposed to use a prefix befitting a lady!"
Ronald considered himself quite adept at dealing with people.
But faced with this kind of situation, he was unexpectedly at a loss.
Encountering a stranger with whom relations aren’t exactly good, Ronald could come up with quite a few options.
But if this youth was Patricia’s brother,
Then things could get much more complicated.
Many more direct approaches were not exactly suitable.
After a few seconds of silence, Ronald continued to explain,
"Actually, because of fighting together, your sister and I usually address each other in whatever way is convenient."
Drawing on his experience with Patricia, Ronald felt that this method should be appropriate when speaking with members of the Nicholas family.
Sure enough, after hearing Ronald’s reply,
The youth no longer dwelled on the issue of how Patricia and Ronald addressed each other and even took a small step back.
Realizing the boy’s mental process, Ronald immediately asked,
"If you’ve stopped me here, may I ask if there is something you need?"
Without a moment’s hesitation, the youth replied,
"I’ve heard my sister mention your name!"
"But my foolish sister simply has no normal social experience; all her habits in interpersonal relations are derived from the politeness exchanged among nobles. Ronald, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Your sister isn’t quite like what you describe...
Ronald silently criticized in his mind before continuing,
"Actually, I’ve been in Springs for a while now. It’s just unfortunate that I’ve had no opportunity to pay a visit to Patricia. How has she been doing lately?"
In just a few sentences of effort,
Ronald had already grasped the emotions of the young man at present, as well as his small habits during conversation.
Thus, he naturally posed such a polite and friendly inquiry.
If everything went as expected, the following conversation would be much simpler.
And upon hearing Ronald’s words,
the young man of the Nicholas family indeed furrowed his brows slightly.
He was uncertain about the implications behind Ronald’s words, yet at the same time, he did not want to display his state of mind in their dialogue.
After pondering for a few seconds, he thought hard about their exchange,
Finally, the young man managed to soften his tone, then resorted to the social etiquette of his noble status:
"My sister is the most outstanding swordsman in our family; of course, she’s doing well."
"If there’s a chance, I hope... I hope you can also visit the Nicholas household. I believe you’ll understand quite a bit by then!"
"I’ll surely visit if there’s an opportunity."
Following that, the young man threw a cold snort towards Ronald and turned to walk away, his movements and expression both screaming ’I don’t want to continue talking to you.’
After standing still and reflecting for a few seconds, Ronald then turned and continued to walk outside.
It appears he is not one of the Nicholas family’s central nurtured members.
After all, if he were truly a direct heir of such a family, there would be no reason for him not to know about the excellent tracking effects of Ronald’s spellcraft, particularly when dealing with humans.
—Ronald had reasons for thinking this way.
In fact, the young man had not gone far.
Just after turning the first street corner, the lad concealed himself and began to tail Ronald, ostensibly in an attempt to discern Ronald’s background.
was naturally noticed by Ronald, who was currently in search of Mil.
’Fury’s’ tracking abilities among the powers he wielded made the young man’s emotional fluctuations shine like the brightest star in a crowd, blindingly conspicuous.
Heaving a slight sigh, Ronald had no wish to leave Patricia’s brother utterly embarrassed.
So, feigning total ignorance, he commenced his final search of the evening.
Having someone tailing him might invite trouble,
but Ronald was indifferent.
Finding Mil was currently the most critical task for him in these two days.
So be it if this made things a bit troublesome.
With that thought in mind, Ronald arrived at Crimia Luster’s home by the riverside district.
Speaking of coincidences,
this young lady happened to live in the very same riverside district as Ronald.
Approaching, Ronald still went ahead and knocked on the door.
However, this time, unlike the usual scenario, something different happened.
Despite knocking several times, no one came to open the door for Ronald.
At this time of approaching nightfall,
surely... it couldn’t be that the entire Luster family had gone out together?
Especially when she had just been enjoying herself at Lilac Path Park this afternoon!