My Endless Life.

Chapter 68 Investigation
The arrival of the second princess Ilona not only made Derian feel depressed, but also made Li Qi feel a little nervous.

He thought that a professor would come to investigate the situation, and he also thought that Drien would ask him why he released such powerful magic.

In order to make his words more convincing, Li Qi also raised his external magic level to level three.

When they really ask me, I will say that I just got level 3 magic power and wanted to try level 3 magic fireball, so I used the magic orb to release it.

I didn't expect it to turn out like this.

At the same time, in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Li Qi also destroyed the internal structure of the orb to ensure that no one could imitate it.

We have done so much, now all we have to do is answer Goodrian's questions.

But I didn't expect that the second princess Ilona would appear here.

It’s so late now, what is she still doing in the academy?
Li Qi hid behind Derian, like a nobody, and said nothing.

Deren took the orb made by Li Qi in his hand, looked at the second princess and asked:
"Why is Your Highness here?"

"Oh, I came to see my brother. I was planning to leave, but I didn't expect to see something interesting."

Ilona walked up to Drien, staring at the magic orb in his hand, and asked:
"Is this the magic orb that you improved? Is the explosion just now related to it?"

"It's okay. I was just experimenting with an explosive magic item, and the experiment failed. If you have nothing to do, please leave as soon as possible. The military... still needs you."

Drien remained calm.

He did not push Li Qi out and say that it was Li Qi who did these things.

After all, whether this orb was made by Li Qi still needs further research, and even if it was made by Li Qi, Derian would never let him appear in the sight of the second princess.

Li Qi is a magic genius, and he must not be allowed to get involved in any mess.

Drien's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

The international situation is not optimistic now. Ilona is a military marshal. She should be at the military headquarters instead of staring at Derian in the academy.

Derian vaguely mocked Ilona for not doing her job properly, but Ilona responded calmly:
"It is precisely because I am needed that I am here, Professor. The soldiers on the front line need the orb to resist the invasion of Ship and Uno. They need you more than me."

"Don't flatter me! I've said it before, magic devices can only be combined with magic wands! Combining them with firearms is complete heresy!"

Drion yelled angrily.

Ilona's expression remained unchanged: "If you can make your magic more powerful than the enemy's magic shells, the range of magic can exceed the range of firearms, or even farther!

"Whether you combine with the wand or transform the magic orb into a new wand, I don't care!"

As she spoke, she looked again at the broken magic device in Drien's hand.

"..." Noticing Ilona's gaze, Derian also looked towards the magic device. He subconsciously turned back to look at Li Qi.

And this glance also attracted Ilona's attention.

She finally turned her attention to Li Qi, looked at the strange boy in front of her, and suddenly changed the subject and asked:
"By the way, I haven't asked yet, who is this...?"

"His name is Kiri, Julie's student. I am responsible for teaching him alchemy. Kiri, come and say hello to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Before Li Qi responded, Derian answered on his behalf.

Li Qi knew that Derian was protecting him. He lowered his head slightly and walked forward to greet Ilona:

"See Your Highness."

Unexpectedly, after Li Qi greeted her, Ilona said thoughtfully:
"Kiri...oh, you're that Kiri."

"?" Li Qi was slightly surprised: "Your Highness, do you know me?"

"I don't know you, but I know Mary who was defeated by you."

Ilona explained.

Mary's father, Grand Duke Mills, is Ilona's subordinate.

Grand Duke Mills is a daughter-obsessed man. Every time he drinks coffee with Ilona, ​​he always talks about his daughter's recent experiences during the chat.

The last time she chatted with Grand Duke Mills, Ilona heard him complain that his daughter would challenge a young man named Kiri every day, and was so absorbed in magic that she even ignored him as her father.

Grand Duke Mills even wanted to find someone to teach this boy named Kiri a lesson on behalf of Mary.

If Mary had not said that she would break up with him if he dared to do so, Grand Duke Mills would probably have really done so.

It was because of this that Ilona kept Kiri, the young man who had haunted Mary, in her heart.

I didn't expect to meet him here.

“……”What should I say?
After hearing Ilona's explanation, Li Qi was speechless.

He never thought that he would leave an impression in front of the second princess Ilona in this way.

With a silly smile on his face, Li Qi said:

"Your Highness, please forgive me for making fun of you. I was able to defeat Miss Mary just by luck."

"Mary is a level three magic knight. You should be younger than her, right? You can't say it's a fluke that you were able to defeat her and become one of the Twelve Stars."

Ilona said seriously.

Seeing that the two seemed to want to continue chatting, Derian couldn't help but cough:
"Ahem, Your Highness, it's getting late. If you have nothing else to do, please go back. I still have to teach Kiri alchemy."

After being interrupted by Derian, Ilona stopped chatting.

She turned around and said to Derian seriously:

"Professor, whether the explosion just now was caused by your 'magic device' or a new magic item, we need it. If you have thought it through, please hand over the relevant technology to the School of Magic as soon as possible.

"You must understand that if you hesitate for even one more day, hundreds or even thousands of soldiers will die on the front line."

"..."

"Professor, I know that most magicians look down on ordinary people, but now it is these ordinary people who can protect us from the invasion of enemy countries. Professor... please think about it carefully."

At the end, Ilona said no more.

She gave Drien a magician's salute and turned away.

Derian looked at Ilona's back, holding the broken magic device tightly in his hand, and remained silent for a long time.

……

After leaving Derian, Ilona did not look for Amy and Dio again.

She left the academy directly and got on the carriage back to the headquarters.

In the carriage, Ilona thought for a moment and said to the adjutant beside her:

"Go back and ask the Intelligence Department to help me investigate someone."

"Who?" The young man with short black hair looked up and asked.

"His name is Kiri, and he seems to be Professor Julie's student. Go back and help me check him out."

Ilona spoke softly, but just as she finished, she heard the adjutant say:
"Oh, it turned out to be him."

Raising her eyebrows slightly, Ilona asked in surprise: "You know him?"

"Of course I know. The magic genius who replaced Miss Mary and is now the tenth seat of the Twelve Stars, a genius who went from an ordinary person to a formal magician in just three months. The name of Kiri Flores is very well-known among the student community."

"Flores? Is he from the Flores family? Judging from his hair color... he doesn't look like him."

"It is said that... he was originally a civilian, and that Professor Derien protected him by letting him join the Flores family. Of course, this is just a rumor."

The adjutant answered again.

Ilona thought for a moment and said:

"Tell the Intelligence Department to give me his information as soon as possible. I have a feeling that today's explosion may not be caused by Professor Derian alone."

In fact, Ilona didn’t think so at first.

But when she saw that Derian cared so much about the boy named Kiri, she realized that something was wrong.

Derian's favorite disciple is Joe Lar, the fourth of the Twelve Stars and a third-level magician.

Drien usually doesn't bring students with him when he conducts experiments. Even if he does, it can only be his favorite student Joe.

But just now in his personal training ground, Derian did not bring his favorite disciple, but instead brought an unfamiliar boy.

This is enough to prove that the boy's identity is questionable.

"Could it be the professor's illegitimate child... hehe."

Ilona thought with some evil humor.

Of course, it was just a random thought. After all, Kiri and Drien didn't look alike at all.

Well, it means that Drien is ugly and can't give birth to a child as beautiful as Kiri.

(End of this chapter)