The Divine Hunter Chapter 22: Diary

Roy followed Vivien to the living room on the third floor of the school. She would stay in this room when she stayed at school at night. And Principal Cardell, a homeless student, has a room right next door. But now they are all empty.

The woman led him into the house. The interior of the house was much shabby and shabby than the outside. The surrounding walls were cracked in many places, and black spots of mold could be seen everywhere.

The furnishings in the house are simple, with only a pair of tables and chairs, a wall clock, a pair of mirrors, and a wooden bed covered with blankets... There is a large brown wooden box placed against the inner wall.

After Vivien opened the wooden box with the key, she took out a pile of crumpled, yellow, inferior paper, then separated a small pile from it and spread it out on the wooden table.

"After reading these diaries, you can understand a little bit about how I feel."

Roy nodded and started reading silently. Vivien sat next to him, with a nervous look in her beautiful eyes, explaining to him the words he had learned from time to time.

The handwriting on the paper was originally slender and beautiful, but the quill pen used to write was the worst, and because of the poor quality of the ink, the handwriting stuck together from time to time, turning into a black and ugly mass, which was extremely serious. It destroys the neatness and beauty of the diary, but does not affect reading.

"May 12, 1256

Today, the drunkard turned his house upside down and couldn't find a single crown. He had no money to buy wine, and the tavern owner wouldn't let him continue to pay on credit. He finally sobered up for a day, and his conscience, which had been soaked by alcohol for a long time, seemed to be showing some signs of recovery.

It’s like a dream scene! Our family of four sat in a dark and damp hut and celebrated my poor mother's birthday with a piece of smoked fish.

Merciful Prophet Lebioda, please grant me mercy and bless our family to have such a birthday next year. ”

A family of four?

Roy rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong, Vivien, her alcoholic father, her delirious mother, and——

"Were there guests at home at that time?" Roy glanced at Vivien, "Or is this a clerical error?"

"In my memory, my mother has never invited any guests to her birthday. To be more precise, since I can remember, no one has been a guest at all except people who want to collect wine debts. As for the clerical error you mentioned, "Vivien's pretty face was very calm, "I have always been in charge of the arithmetic class at Cadell House. If I can't tell the difference between three and four, then what dignity do I have left? Keep reading."

Roy endured his patience and shifted his attention to another diary entry, which was much shorter.

"January 20, 1257

He had a fight with Mi Fen because Mi Fen scolded our father - that guy came to school drunk and asked me for money during school hours, and he also sprayed feces in front of everyone. More disgusting and disgusting than the thugs and human traffickers of the Sparrow Gang.

I agree with Miffin, that drunkard is a complete asshole. ”

Roy is curious, who does this "him" refer to? Judging from the information revealed in the text, "he", like Vivien, also called the drunkard his father, so it is indeed possible that he is Vivien's biological brother.

"August 19, 1257

Today, Principal Cardell, my most respected elder, talked to me. First, he affirmed my contribution to the school over the years, and then encouraged me to continue working hard to cultivate more outstanding students. My ultimate goal is to have a top graduate attend Oxenfurt University, a feat that not even President Caddell has been able to accomplish!

Then, the principal mentioned to me about... and told me tactfully that I should care about... as a relative. Even if I ignore any student in the school, I should not ignore him. It was then that I suddenly realized that my alcoholic father, my often confused mother, and I had all unknowingly...ignored him. ”

"Did you notice?" Vivien's slender fingers suddenly clicked on a certain line in the diary, "This place is missing some content."

"Yes, it is indeed strange." A trace of confusion flashed in Roy's eyes, "There are two places in this diary that have been vacated. They talked about 'who'? Appropriately caring about 'who'?"

These two blank spaces were obviously left out intentionally. It seems like there should have been two names?

Vivien breathed a sigh of relief, "Sure enough, I'm not the only one who thinks so. It's obvious. What else could the missing content be besides my brother's name?"

"Look again, there are a few more."

Vivien found a total of eight diaries, most of which had the same characteristics, a mysterious "him" running through them all. What was strange was that none of them mentioned the specific name of "him", or Describe "his" physical features and age.

But it is clear from the diary that "he" was close to Vivien and her family, and had attended Caddell House.

The last entry in the diary was October 4, 1258, which coincidentally is only one day different from today's date.

"The drunkard drank too much again, started to lose his temper, slapped me, pinched my neck and asked me for money. I felt that he was really going to strangle me to death. I pushed as hard as I could before I choked. I drove him and ran away from home crying.

... Worried about my safety, he also followed me. We ran to school together and chatted all night.

That night, the hornbeam tree dropped a lot of leaves. ”

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Roy lay back on the chair, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, sorting through the chaotic information in his mind.

His first impression was that the content of a diary was completely contradictory to Principal Cardell's statement in the afternoon. Principal Cardell did not admit that Vivien had a biological brother, so how could he ask her to care about this non-existent person.

And when Roy recalled the scene at that time, Principal Cardell didn't seem to be lying at all. On the contrary, the woman next to him, who was surprised and a little nervous, made him even more suspicious.

An idea suddenly came to Roy's mind. Principal Cardell, Uncle Tross, Henk from the Mill, and the diary all proved that Vivien had a drunken and domestically violent father and a mentally unstable mother. Adding the two inducements together, does this woman with impeccable appearance and character in front of her have some kind of mental illness?

If this is the truth, then it all makes sense.

Compared to the theory that Vivien has a mysterious brother, Roy is more willing to believe that there is something wrong with her mental state.

Roy observed the other person's expression. The woman's towering chest was rising and falling, her breathing was rapid, and her beautiful eyes were full of anticipation.

"Did 'him' still appear in the diary after October 4, 1258?"

"There will be no more, 'he' has completely disappeared from my world." Vivien shook her head slightly, her pretty face could not conceal her disappointment, "The time is earlier and can only be traced back to "him" before 1256. It just appeared, but I think the diaries before that are too far apart and have little reference value."

Roy tapped his index and middle fingers on the table, "After October 4th, what is the date of the most recent diary?"

"November 1st~IndoMTL.com~New Year's Day."

Roy took a deep breath after hearing this, "So 'he' most likely had an accident between October 4th and New Year's Day, less than a month."

"Yes, I think so too." Vivien said with a trembling tone, "Roy, what do you think now? From the perspective of a demon hunter apprentice, do you believe me? Or are you the same as everyone else? , thinking that I am a madman and making up a ridiculous relative that only exists in imagination."

Roy thought for two seconds and decided that he couldn't stimulate the other party.

"There are many strange things in this world that cannot be explained by common sense, so Sister Vivien, I believe you. I will take the time to investigate the whereabouts of 'him'."

Although Roy already had a general idea in his mind, he could not jump to conclusions. After all, he only had a confession from Vivian. He had to find more conclusive evidence to support his conclusion and prove all this. It's just Vivien's imagination.

The woman stroked her chest and let out a long sigh of relief. With a touch of emotion in her beautiful eyes, she held Roy's hand tightly.

"I have heard about the rules of the witcher, and I will prepare the reward."

"No, let's talk about the remuneration later." Although Roy didn't want to be a bad person, but for a person like Vivien who had almost no selfish intentions and dedicated himself to the Cardell House, if he could, he would still I'll help you out.

The premise is that there is not too much danger. He remembers the principle of the demon hunter, don't choose an invincible target. He needs to do a preliminary survey first.

"Then please help me find 'him' together. But you must first pay attention to your own safety. Don't reveal it to others."

"I understand."

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