Chương 154: The Ghost's Identity

"Ah, that's right, that's right. The first half comes from a children's song from Rat Street, but the second half is his own creation, exactly the same as I remember—strange, logically speaking, not many people should know this tune anymore. My benefactor, where did you hear it from?"

Old Gary pondered for a moment, then turned to ask Richard.

Richard thought about it and felt there was nothing to hide, so he told old Gary about the Styx Guard humming a tune.

The latter also couldn't understand how a ghost could sing.

But the words "Robin's School" clearly evoked some memories for him.

After a few seconds of silence, old Gary decided to tell Richard the story of the composer of the tune.

"That was fifty years ago, well, maybe sixty years ago, when I had just become a bard and made a close friend of a fellow bard named Werner Fisher."

"He also came from Rat Street, but he was more talented and luckier than me—at least at the beginning."

"Through a brilliant street performance, he unexpectedly gained the appreciation of a robin teacher, and with the latter's help, successfully entered the robin training program."

"At the time, all of us who knew him envied him, thinking that he would turn his life around, escape the rat street, and become a court poet who walked among the upper class."

"But who knew what would happen next—" Old Gary paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "Later, he fell in love with a girl named Mia Adler at school."

"The good news is that Mia also likes Werner, and the two quickly became a couple. The bad news is that Mia comes from a noble family, and her family doesn't even accept ordinary people, let alone a poet from Rat Street!"

"Therefore, the two of them had no choice but to live in hiding and outwit their families."

As an experienced poet, Gary Old, though not particularly talented, had a solid foundation in acting.

For the next ten minutes or so, he used remarkably eloquent language to recount Werner and Mia's exciting yet sweet love story.

Richard even thought that with a few minor modifications, it could be presented as a long poem and sung around the world.

Unfortunately, this excitement and sweetness were ultimately just a prelude to the final tragedy.

"Nothing in this world is foolproof. In the end, Werner and Mia's relationship was exposed to the Adler family."

Old Gary sighed and began to recount the ending of the story: "The Adler family first tried to break the two up secretly, but when that failed, they resorted to violence."

Werner had no choice but to hide near the school, only telling Mia whereabouts.

"But the very next day, Bruno, the eldest son of the Angel family and the fiancé chosen for Mia by the Adler family, came to their door with his friend, Benedict of the Abbot family."

Werner believed that Mia had succumbed to pressure and revealed her whereabouts, and that she had ultimately committed suicide at the robin's door under duress from Bruno and Benedict.

"But in reality, Mia did not betray her lover; Werner was simply exposed because he was being followed."

"After learning of Werner's death, Mia also wanted to commit suicide, but before she could do it, she discovered that she was pregnant."

"In the end, she secretly gave birth to a boy and entrusted him to a kind pastor to raise."

"Ten years later, taking advantage of the Adler family's heavy losses due to the Lich Wars and the near extinction of their bloodline, she took the initiative to reveal the truth and, after a struggle, forced the family to accept her child."

The story is over.

Richard pursed his lips.

Although it was a tragedy, at least the child survived, which is some consolation.

So, next— It's time to properly analyze the intelligence we have at hand.

First of all, the ghost's combat skills were terrible, unlike the Styx Guardian who had plagued the school for many years in legend.

Secondly, if old Gary wasn't lying, the tune the ghost was humming was composed by Werner decades ago, and logically, only Werner himself and those around him would know it.

Furthermore, Sylvia's two maids happen to share the same surname, Angel and Abbot.

Ah, this— Richard thought of a possibility.

Could the ghost currently appearing in the school be Werner Fisher, not Styx Guardian at all?

Of course, this is just a hypothesis.

After all, he couldn't explain why Werner's soul entered the school, why it took the form of a Styx Guardian, and why it managed to escape the priests' search.

But compared to other wild guesses, this hypothesis is much more reliable.

Richard took a deep breath and continued reasoning.

If that ghost really is Werner.

So his purpose in attacking Hannah and Rachel was most likely to seek revenge against the Angel and Abbot families.

However, at present, revenge in this direction is destined to fail.

After all, the two girls have already been taken out of the school and are now under special protection.

So, will Werner stop seeking revenge?

Most likely not.

If old Gary's description is accurate, then Werner's target of revenge is likely another family, namely Mia's Adler family.

Whether it was due to early obstruction from his family or the later misinterpretation of betrayal by his lover, it could have fueled his resentment.

However, to my recollection, there didn't seem to be any student in the school with the surname Adler.

Robin's University wasn't one that had expanded its enrollment in his previous life; the number of students was quite small, and Richard had seen almost all of them.

No, who said that person has to be a student?

Richard racked his brains for a moment and finally remembered that the teacher in the school infirmary was named Adler!

So, could he be Werner's next target?

broken!

Nowadays, the Robin community is focusing its protection efforts on students, especially those associated with Princess Sylvia!

The medical staff, who are nominally teachers but have a very low professional rank, are precisely the weak point!

Richard realized something was wrong and immediately woke up Grace, who wanted to ask more gossip, and headed back to Robin's School.

"Wait a moment, my benefactor—" Before leaving the house, old Gary suddenly called him back.

Although Richard never revealed the whole story, old Gary had a pretty good idea of what had happened.

He crouched down and rummaged under the bed, pulling out a rather old harmonica, which he handed to Richard, explaining, "I sorted through Werner's belongings after he died."

"This is the harmonica I found among them. He often used it to play his own little tunes to make Mia laugh, like this—" Old Gary played a unique tune on his harmonica.

"If the mad ghost you're talking about really is him, show this to him. Maybe it will help him regain some of his sanity."

Or perhaps it will directly enter the second stage of rage?

Richard raised an eyebrow, finally thanked old Gary, grabbed his harmonica, called Grace and Amelie, and raced off to Robin's School.