Kabanata 47: Chapter 47: Handling (Please Follow)

Crack!

A silver streak cut through the night sky.

Beside the corpse of Joseph, a black-robed Wizard was examining the body, surrounded by dozens of Academy Inspectors perched densely on the branches.

"Have you confirmed the identity?" the black-robed Wizard asked.

"Urich's official Apprentice, Joseph."

"Urich's Apprentice? That's troublesome." The black-robed Wizard stood up from beside the corpse, holding a deformed chunk of dark gray metal in his hand.

"Did this lad have any enemies?"

"There were a few, but all have alibis."

Alex rubbed the bullet thoughtfully and said,

"I should have asked more carefully. Did he have any enemies in the Alchemy School?"

"There's one, Jolod's Apprentice, Richard, had just been cursed; he had business conflicts with this lad."

Suddenly, an Inspector shrieked,

"So, how did he die, Alex? We couldn't find a single clue for miles around, not a suspicious Apprentice.

But he just died, and it's unclear!"