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Episode 49: The Missing Evidence
Author: Kaikazima4
last update2025-06-02 18:28:51

The morning sky above Avalon Academy hung low, gray clouds gathering like restrained anger. The air was so damp that each breath felt heavy in the chest. Dew-soaked maple leaves trembled softly as the wind cut through the courtyard. The academy’s halls were silent, only the echo of Isaac’s footsteps resonating between the cold old stone walls.

His hands were clenched inside the folds of his cloak. His gaze was straight ahead, but his mind was racing wildly.

“If someone has taken those books... then they know I’m close to uncovering something.”

Isaac swallowed hard. A bad feeling settled at the nape of his neck. Something deeper than mere intuition.

His steps stopped right in front of the archive room door. The door handle felt colder than usual. He stared at it for a moment.

“Come on, don’t be a coward,” he muttered softly, then pushed the door open slowly.

Creeeak—

The old hinges groaned, greeting him with suffocating silence. The room was dim, even though the crystal lights should h
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