Chapter 49: Sudden DisappearanceAfter taking a slap to the face, I rubbed my cheek with a look of disbelief.

    "Do you just hit anyone whenever they remotely bother you?" [Solace]

    "Not if they''re stronger than me." [Leyhna] sea??h thё Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "...Who taught you this?" [Solace]

    "My mom. Why?" [Leyhna]

    "..." [Solace]

    No amount of words could describe how I felt. It made me wonder whether or not it was the mother''s fault for her education, or it was just Leyhna''s common sense.

    "I''m pretty sure that''s not how it works." [Solace]

    "What do you mean? It works all the time." [Leyhna]

    "It works all the- What?! You''ve actually done this to other people?!" [Solace]

    "Yeah?" [Leyhna]

    I placed a palm on my face and sighed. There were so many things wrong with her I didn''t even know where to start.

    "No wonder why Mrs. Wendle is tired of your family..." [Solace]

    "What was that?" [Leyhna]

    "Nothing." [Solace]

    Seeing how Leyhna turned out, I just have to hope Vincent could teach better.

    "So? Was slapping me all you wanted?" [Solace]

    "Oh, nope. That was just because." [Leyhna]

    ("God damn it...") [Solace]

    "Okay? What did you actually need?" [Solace]

    "This." [Leyhna]

    Reaching her hand into her skirt pocket, Leyhna handed me a folded paper.

    "What''s this?" [Solace]

    A schedule. I won''t be going with you to visit uncle Vincent anymore, you have to go by yourself." [Leyhna]

    "Uh-huh..." [Solace]

    I unfolded the paper, unveiling a map along with a note at the bottom.

    "Is this... a map?" [Solace]

    "It''s a map of the school. I marked where Fina''s room is and where uncle Vincent''s classroom is on it." [Leyhna]

    I skimmed over the map, allowing me to get a little bit more familiar with the school.

    ("Oh hey, it''s the training grounds. Maybe I could use it whenever there''s no one there.") [Solace]

    As I passed over the map, my eyes wandered to the note at the bottom of the page.

    "What''s this?" [Solace]

    The note read:

    "Classes will be once a day starting from midnight. The time class ends is to be determined." [Vincent]

    ("To be determined?") [Solace]

    I flipped the page on the back to see another note.

    "P.S. Breaking the gentleman''s rules will result in punishment." [Vincent]

    "..." [Solace]

    I wasn''t so sure what to say to that, but I decided to keep it in mind.

    "Is this it?" [Solace]

    "Yeah. See ya around I guess." [Leyhna]

    Giving me a little wave, she left.

    "...Guess I''ll go back to Fina." [Solace]

    Using my |Mimic| I returned to my ball-like form.

    ("I wonder how she''s- huh?") [Solace]

    I was stunned the moment I entered the room.

    ("Gone! Fina''s gone!") [Solace]

    The bed was empty. I glanced around frantically, but there were no signs of her.

    ("The balcony!") [Solace]

    I rushed over to the balcony, only to feel small traces of mana.

    ("Did someone take her?!") [Solace]

    "Warning: You have entered an elevated state." [Spirit Guide]

    I felt a rush of adrenaline go through me, empowering me and my thoughts.

    ("What can I do?! Feel the mana?!") [Solace]

    I closed off my vision and tried feeling for mana, but it was incredibly vague. Mana wasn''t something solid, but something similar to smell.

    ("It''s not working!") [Solace]

    I threw aside the idea of sensing, but then changed it to seeing.

    ("If it isn''t something solid, I''ll make it solid!") [Solace]

    I attempted to look where I sensed traces of mana, however it didn''t work.

    ("Something! I just need something!") [Solace]

    An idea popped into my head. If the naked eye won''t work, maybe I need to add something to it. So, I decided to send mana to my non-existent eyes.

    ("Work! Work damn it!") [Solace]

    Something appeared in my vision. It was a lightish blue mist that seemed to trace into the sky.

    ("Is this... mana?") [Solace]

    There wasn''t much time to think, so I simply followed it.

    ("Where does this go?!") [Solace]

    The mist seemed to grow longer and longer. After traveling a fair amount, my destination came into view.

    ("That''s... Fina''s home?") [Solace]