Magic!

Chapter 51 51. The mystery of the disappearance of top student Duncan

Outside the cafe, there is a corner that is in the blind spot of most people's eyes and is not easily observed.

A teenager was watching the bright lights in the cafe from a distance, as well as Russell, Nocturne and the old man sitting on both sides of the table.

He buried his entire body in the shadows, trying not to be noticed. At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and recorded the meeting between Russell and Nocturne in the cafe.

The boy was none other than Russell's roommate, Subway.

Subway held up his cell phone and continued to record the video.

…

There were many emotions in the old man's eyes, as if he was recalling the scene back then:

"One day, Duncan disappeared without warning.

"A genius like him has a high probability of being promoted to the fourth grade in the future. There is absolutely no need to graduate and leave school in the first grade!

“At first, I thought Duncan was on a long-term expatriate internship.

“But when I found out he hadn’t been back to the academy for a whole year, I realized something was wrong.

"I asked the teachers where Duncan had gone. At first they were silent.

“But later on, they even said that there had never been a student named Duncan in the college!

“One day, I asked a second-year student to sneak into the office and check the school’s computers and files.

"But there is also no record of Duncan in it. This dazzling genius seems to have never existed."

After listening to this story, several people were silent for a long time.

Until Russell broke the silence:

"This is slightly different from the description of the ghost story, because Duncan's disappearance did not cause everyone to lose their memory. At least some people still remember him."

Nocturne lowered his head, and on the lower half of his face that was not covered by black hair, he opened his mouth slightly and whispered:

"Maybe, maybe... the student named Duncan discovered some secret of the academy, and even gained strength from the secret. That's why he, he is so powerful.

"But the academy covered up...covered up the fact that he once existed. Along with the secret that he didn't want anyone to know."

After hearing Nocturne's words, Russell's expression also became much more solemn, as if he had just discovered something worrying.

He looked at the low-pitched girl sitting in front of him with a worried look on his face:

"Nocturne, how long have your stuttering symptoms lasted?"

Everyone talked for a while, confirmed some details from the old man, and ended the topic.

"Thank you, Russell, old man. You let me know the unknown side of the academy." Nocturne said.

Russell felt that the time was almost ripe, waved his hand and said goodbye to the old man.

The old man seemed to have known what Russell meant, so he got up and left.

After watching the old man leave the cafe with the packed food, Nocturne lowered his voice:

"Russell, you should still remember the devil's whisper you once heard.

"I think Duncan's disappearance may be related to the seal in the academy. He may have been eaten by the monster in the seal, or even became a sacrifice to the monster to maintain the seal."

Russell lowered his head and thought deeply:

"It's possible.

"A certain being that was sealed in the academy tried to trick me into saving it. If I really went there, I might gain benefits, or I might become a sacrifice to this terrifying being and disappear mysteriously.

"This seal is the one that Mr. Dragon and the others are guarding!"

Although that is what he said, Russell suspected that according to the current style of the story, the final truth might be very nonsensical.

For example, students who cheated on exams were actually sealed.

Seeing that both parties had developed a certain degree of mutual trust, and the time was almost here, Russell asked Nocturne:

"Is it possible for me to join the association you mentioned?"

A smile bloomed on the lower half of Nocturne's face:

"Can you tell me why you want to join us?"

"Didn't you invite me last time?" Russell said matter-of-factly, then complained, "It seems that when school clubs recruit new members, they like to invite them enthusiastically, and when they are waiting for the interview, they ask why they want to join."

The corner of Nocturne's mouth twitched twice, feeling that Russell's logic was clear and unable to refute.

However, Russell immediately explained:

"I've been thinking about it these past few days, and I feel that I still need to join a force within the academy, otherwise I will definitely be retaliated by the people from the White Wolf Club!"

Nocturne agreed:

"Since you have the intention to join us, I will inform the association of your situation. Then you can wait patiently for a while."

After the two casually chatted about other things, Russell picked up a ham sandwich, stood up and said goodbye to Nocturne.

"Goodbye, Nocturne-san, I look forward to hearing from you."

Russell strode out of the cafe, his back disappearing into the darkening night after the twilight.

Looking at Russell's disappeared back, Nocturne sat quietly for a long time before asking in a low voice in a voice that only he could hear:

"Is he okay?"

"There is hope that he will become one of us, but it will take a while." A weak voice came from nowhere and reached Nocturne's ears.

Nocturne fell into deep thought and said nothing more.

Snapped.

She felt a hand on her shoulder.

Nocturne turned around suddenly.

The waiter behind him had a professional smile on his face:

"Hello, this female classmate, please pay the order. The three of you spent a total of..."

…

Subway hid in the shadows and began editing the videos and photos on his phone.

Suddenly, he felt like he was being squeezed.

A man was huddled in the shadows just like him!

"Who is it?" Subway was about to shout, wanting to see who, like him, was hiding in the shadows to spy on the situation in the cafe.

He looked up and saw a familiar face.