Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 376 Trouble before the celebration
  "Senior, this joke is not funny..."

After being stunned for a moment, Avis immediately forced a smile and looked at Alina, who seemed to be several steps away from him.

"In that case, why not take some more meaningful action?"

Seeing the other party's indifferent appearance, Alina couldn't help but have the idea of ​​teasing the other party again. However, considering Natalie's mood, she finally suppressed her intention to use this as a little prank and instead reminded her in a tactful way.

"Okay, I know!"

After looking at the store furnishings beside him, Ives finally did not go against his will and bought something that he could not use to prevaricate the conversation. Of course, in order to avoid Natalie's suspicion, he still speeded up his pace, making himself a little more anxious while observing the surrounding environment.

"Well, not a bad way to handle it, but I believe you can do better."

With the help of looking around the streets on both sides, Alina glanced at Avis who was slowly catching up with them. Alina couldn't help but slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and once again used the [Voice Transmission] magic to convey her words.

"Thanks for your trust."

Caught off guard by this comment, Avis couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly forced a smile to respond.

But in fact, he was not as calm as the smile on his face showed. Because he knew very well that the other party's words clearly meant that he was not doing well enough. The second half of the sentence, "I believe he can do better," is an invisible warning, warning him that if he takes similar measures in a similar situation next time, he may bear consequences that are not her words. It's so easy to be warned.

"Avis, you seem to be lagging behind again?"

When he was distracted, Alina's voice came through the [sound transmission] magic again.

"Okay, coming right away."

As he spoke, Avis gathered his thoughts again and tried to keep up with the two people in front of him.

However, just when they were planning to take a good stroll around the neighborhood, a burst of noise not far away once again broke their rare tranquility.

boom--

With the crisp sound of glassware breaking, the dispute that was originally concentrated inside the store instantly expanded to the entrance of the store and even outside the store.

What happened?
  This was the first reaction of the three people as they looked at each other, and it was also the reaction of the rest of the people passing by on the street.

"Go and see?"

Sensing the students' worries and a little curiosity mixed with worries, Alina, who wanted to just turn a blind eye and move to the next block, and then judge the severity of the incident through [Voice Transmission] magic, immediately changed her mind and led the two The students entered the core area of ​​the dispute directly through many people who stopped to watch.

"What happened?"

Alina looked around her surroundings without leaving a trace, while asking the angry middle-aged man a few steps away.

"What else could happen? That damn guy actually lied to me, saying that the herbs in his shop have miraculous healing effects and can extend the lives of dying people, giving them a chance to fulfill their last wishes. What's the result? I prepared the medicine according to your formula. Although my grandma's condition improved, her body was getting colder little by little. Until recently, she finally failed to withstand the cold weather, which turned colder earlier than the pharmacist expected. Passed away from this world.”

Finding that the person asking the question looked difficult to deal with, the man between middle age and teenager simply gave up resistance and stared at the equally helpless man in front of him with his hands clenched into fists. “So why does the medicine here behave like this? Do you know the reason?”

Although this lady who seemed to have an extraordinary background spoke in an extremely gentle tone, both the angry purchaser and the seller of the potion couldn't help but take a step back and stood aside quietly without daring to speak. .

"No...I don't know anything. I'm just an agent in charge. I just took over this store two days ago. I don't know what happened before!"

Being glanced at by such a sharp gaze, the shop owner immediately shuddered, and his already shaky look became even more shaky.

"Then why don't you report the situation to the real person in charge here before things get irreversible?"

Realizing that the shopkeeper had cleverly avoided his guilt, Alina turned her attention to another person in the room.

"Because..." The man who bought the potion paused, then sighed unwillingly, and continued, "Because I believed that bastard's scam..."

At this point, the man became discouraged again. He wanted to speak several times, but he was forcibly suppressed.

"So, young lady, am I okay? Can you prove my innocence?"

Realizing that the party making trouble didn't seem so tough anymore, the agent shop owner immediately seized the opportunity to excuse himself.

"Sorry, I am not a member of the Trial. I have no right to interfere with the issue of whether you should bear the crime." After successfully removing herself, Alina immediately changed the subject, "Of course, if you don't mind, Can you give me some of that potion? I have some small accomplishments in analyzing magic, maybe this can provide some help in clearing your name."

"Really? Thank you so much!"

As soon as he heard that things had turned around, the acting store manager hurriedly took the bottle of spoiled potion from the table and handed it to the young woman in front of him who looked like he had an extraordinary background with eager eyes.

"But, you can't leave here until I get the results. Is that okay?"

Not being touched by the other party's overly fiery gaze, Alina still maintained the proper attitude of a law enforcer and demanded sternly.

"No problem, no problem. As long as you can help me get rid of my grievances, I'll be fine no matter how you want to arrange it!"

"Then you wait here, I will contact the judges to come over," Alina frowned slightly, but in the end she didn't say much, just left these words and planned to return to the two students. around.

"Wait! What if your magic analysis results tell us that the medicine has mutated in the past two days?"

However, at this moment, the victim, who until now had been robbed of the right to speak by the acting store manager, dissatisfied and stopped Alina who was about to leave.

"Of course I'll leave it to the judge. After all, I'm just an ordinary citizen and don't have the power to enforce the law."

As if predicting the possible dissatisfaction of the victim, Alina added a self-adapted [Wind Shock] magic after saying this, completely cutting off the two people behind her who wanted to continue to entangle her. thought.

(End of this chapter)