I Became a Teacher (5)

“I have only one question. Since you’re a family member of someone I know, I won’t treat you harshly, so I’d appreciate it if you told me everything you know.”

At those words, the man somehow swallowed hard before forcing out a reply.

“..I’ll confess anything if you just spare my life.”

“? Of course I’ll spare you, so just tell me what you can guess about why you collapsed.”

There seemed to be a slight misunderstanding, but listening to his story wasn’t difficult.

“So, after participating in the war in a neighboring territory, you started feeling chills, then lost consciousness and collapsed the moment you returned to the city?”

“That’s right! Exactly!”

I pretended to ponder for a moment, opened the Gallery, and examined the map.

Then I put on an appropriately regretful expression.

“What a shame. Something unfortunate has befallen the neighboring territory.”...