The Regressor and the Blind Saint

The sphere landed on the chest of the corpse.

No one here was so stupid as to not know what that meant.

Twilight is a tracking technique. The target is the missing persons.

… In other words, those corpses are missing.

Vera spat out such a question in response to Rohan’s previous muttering.

“… Do you know the face?”

“I know, no. Ana? Should I say I know?”

Rohan took a deep breath, rubbing his face with his trembling hands.

It was definitely a face he knew. how can i forget Wasn’t she the most beautiful woman she had ever met in her life?

Pale pink hair and drooping eyes with long eyelashes. And a pointed nose or lips with a raised corner of the mouth.

All of that was still clearly engraved on Rohan’s head.

“… why?”

Why are their faces floating all over the necks of these corpses? And why does twilight refer to these corpses?

It was so confusing. Nothing could be deduced from the revealed clues alone.

So, while Rohan’s eyes were holding a deep trembling.

“Hmm… .”

Albrecht took a step forward. Suddenly, Pure Blood was held in her hand.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Having said that, the prince raised his sword high and then ripped open the chest of the corpse.

“what… !”

“Look.”

Albrecht’s eyes narrowed. Rohan, who was about to scream at his sudden action, looked in the direction Albrecht was pointing and took a breath.

What you see at the end of your gaze is the empty chest. It was an empty stomach with all the organs removed and only bones and skin remained.

“The cutting taste was different. It definitely felt like cutting someone… , I mean, I felt a strange sense of disparity. Now I know. I’m sure it’s empty like this… .”

Renee trembled at the words she heard.

“… Vera?”

“it’s okay.”

Vera comforted Renee by placing his hand over Renee’s, which was trembling slightly.

Meanwhile, Albrecht’s words continued once more.

“There is another strange thing. None of us knew they were in this space until we got into it. Same after I came in. The reason I was able to notice their existence was because these Chis threw their daggers.”

Vera’s movement stopped.

Certainly, as Albrecht said, I had not felt any presence until I came here.

Considering the power of the corpses, doesn’t it make sense to hide away from all the senses of those here?

“You seem to know the face of an Indian apostle, so I would like to go out and hear the story in more detail. how about If I stay here longer, I don’t think I’ll be able to see anything good.”

“… good.”

Vera glanced at the corpses in disastrous form, then turned around.

“Go. Lady.”

“Ah yes… .”

Vera, who was leading Renee, had a gut feeling.

It is not a simple disappearance case. Something deeper and darker was intertwined.

*

The count’s mansion returned.

The party, who were sitting around the drawing room, focused on Rohan’s words, who still had confused faces.

“So… , that was 8 years ago. Deliver your sister’s letter to the Count, and since it’s the festival period, let’s go take a look. A month or two with that in mind? I stayed in the Empire.”

“Did you smoke there?”

“Oh my gosh, my sister! That’s not important, is it?”

Marie clicked her tongue at Rohan’s trembling words.

“Okay, we’ll talk about that later, then hey, keep talking.”

“Whew… , anyway. Anna was the woman I met at the festival back then. I was drinking alone at an outdoor pub in the night market and he approached me.”

Rohan continued to speak, recalling the events of that day.

“Well, it’s just a festival. I also like the atmosphere. how about I played with her for the rest of the festival. That’s it. Since then, I have not received any other contact or news. by the way… .”

What did you see in the gutter?

Rohan’s expression deepened even more at the answer that he couldn’t come up with.

Albrecht, who was listening to the story, narrowed his eyebrows and worried about it, and then made such a guess.

“If those corpses have already been in the Empire since then, how about that guess? The apostle did not meet the dead body that was active at that time… .”

“No. That’s for sure.”

“yes?”

After answering that, Rohan recalled the expression on his hesitant face for a moment, then heaved a deep sigh and continued.

“… At that time, Anna was obviously full of organs.”

“How do you know that?”

Rohan’s mouth shut. A look of embarrassment began to slowly move over the serious expression on his face until just before.

Seeing that face, Marie frowned and clicked her tongue.

“Is it cheap?”

“… Your choice of words.”

“Hey, you filthy bastard. I go around so cheaply on a fictitious day, but I’m sorry I haven’t had a child until now!”

Rohan flinched at Marie’s scream. A red tile and curiosity settled over Albrecht’s face. The Count covered the snow with his hand.

quiet atmosphere.

Rene, who had been quietly listening to the story until then, continued to ponder, and only later realized what the conversation between Marie and Rohan meant, and began to dye her face red.

“The pole, he, he… .”

“… Lady, please fix it.”

“Yeah, yep, yep… !”

The serious atmosphere was turned upside down at once. For some reason, some kind of energy floats through the space.

Marie, who looked around with her arms crossed, quickly burst into laughter and continued speaking.

“I said it because it was too deadly. In times like these, we need to calm down and discuss! Does your husband have anything to pick up on?”

“Hmm… .”

Count Weishur brushed his beard and pondered.

“First of all, I understand that there are no criminals among the nobles. As far as I know, none of the nobles in the system are capable of such magic.”

“Maybe he hired a shaman.”

“It’s impossible. As long as the tower guards the sky above the capital, all the magic that takes place in the capital is caught by the search team… .”

rattle-.

The body of the Count, who was speaking, trembled. So are the others.

Albrecht, who let out a ‘chin’ with a smirk, continued.

“… Seeing that, I say Was the location where the tower was floating just above the gutter?”

At that word, the atmosphere of the space froze.

Albrecht looked at the people who were starting to look serious all over, and then uttered those words.

“I should discuss it with my brother.”

“Are you talking about your father?”

“Yeah, isn’t it just two days after the saint’s visit to the Imperial Palace?”

Albrecht smiled brightly with his white teeth.

“The timing is right. Let’s talk about this again in two days.”

Vera asked Renee for his opinion on Albrecht’s words.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, I do. It’s not like there’s a point right now.”

Albrecht nodded at Renee’s permission.

“Okay, then let the imperial court send a wagon. It’s late at night. I’ll just go Everyone has worked hard for a long time, so please rest well.”

Albrecht left his seat, followed by Count Weishur to meet him.

There are now only four apostles left.

The moment the story of the tower came out, something flashed through Renee’s head.

“… Come to think of it, Trevo-sama was from Matop.”

“Yes, 20 years have passed, but at the time, he was a promising wizard who was also mentioned as a candidate for the next mage.”

“Why don’t you ask for some advice? If you send me a message, you will receive an answer within ten days.”

“Whew! Yes, he was there! I forgot to look at it!”

Marie’s lively response. After that, Rohan’s words continued.

“Then I will send you the letter. Oh, do you even accept Paladin support?”

“It is impossible. Sending troops into and out of the capital of another country could easily turn into a diplomatic problem.”

“Eh? Even when they ask for help?”

“It’s not them, it’s the imperial family. And the imperial family is in a weak state right now.”

“Ew, what does that mean? So are we okay?”

“We are a minority and we have a good cause, so we are not criticized. I know that and I’ll just send a letter. Lady, would you like to get up? It was too late at night.”

“Ah yes.”

Renee took Vera’s hand and stood up.

Even as he left the drawing room, the same thought kept running through Renee’s head.

‘Well… .’

The corpses he had been dealing with in the gutter thought that the energy was somehow familiar.

*

Two days later, in front of Hwangseong.

Renee, who got off the carriage, took a deep breath as he made a face already covered in deep fatigue.

Tell me why, what do you do? It was because of the uniform he was wearing right now. From early in the morning, she was drawn to the hands of the attendants and was already exhausted from dressing up.

Renee asked, ‘Can I safely meet the prince today and return home?’ With that thought in mind, he took Vera’s hand and got out of the carriage.

“You suffered.”

“no. Oh, what about your clothes now? I don’t want to get distracted by sitting.”

“Yes, you are truly a saint, so there is no reason to worry.”

“Then I’m glad.”

Renee said ‘just’ and started walking with a cane.

“How is Hwangseong?”

“Like the library I’ve been to the other day, it’s mostly white. There are four avenues starting from the central palace, and there are other buildings in between. Well, the landscape is also decorated with what can be called an imperial castle. White, green, and in-between flowers are planted so that colorful colors can be seen everywhere.”

I tried to keep talking, but Vera also felt a little troubled.

This is because the Hwangseong Fortress was too wide even if it was wide, and there were also many buildings that fit the site.

How do I explain all of this?

Anxiety floated over Vera’s face at that thought, and René felt the sign and burst into laughter.

“You don’t have to tell me everything. Even with the explanations I’ve given you so far, I can only draw a rough picture.”

“… Yes.”

A calm atmosphere surrounded the two of them as they held hands and moved.

He felt a peaceful feeling after a while, and while he was walking, a loud voice rang out in front of me.

“Come on!”

It was Albrecht’s voice. Behind him, he was accompanied by a dozen monks.

Albrecht folded his golden eyes that were shining in the sunlight, smiled so that his white teeth were exposed, and then continued.

“Welcome to the Imperial Palace! I am the 2nd Prince Albrecht van Frich! See the saint and the apostle!”

Rene bowed her head when she realized that this was the first time she had met Albrecht formally.

“I see the prince.”

When Albrecht saw René being polite to him, he felt his heart flutter in his chest.

Yes! This is right! Even though he is the second prince, he has been treated like that before, isn’t he?

A little bit of squealing. As a result, the excitement grows stronger.

Albrecht’s body trembled slightly, and Vera’s expression frowned upon seeing it.

Again-.

The sound of heels pierced the space.

The gazes of Albrecht and Vera turned to the source of the sound at the same time. He confirmed the person at the end and made his expression firm.

A young woman with a sharp impression walking out from the inside with her red curly hair fluttering around.

“… The lord.”

Approaching the seat, it was the owner of the very tower, presumed to be the suspect in the disappearance case.