Chapter 78 - The Pontiff (2/2)

”Yes, and I didn't recognize him from the books either.”

”At least you got him out of the host, didn't you? So, he should stay on the sly for a while until he finds a new host.”

”I know...I'm just afraid he'll come back seeking revenge. You know how spiteful these creatures are.”

”Revenge against you? Would that be a problem? It would even make our job of having to look for him easier.”

”Actually, it was Luke who killed your host.” Alexis explained, pointing to the half-wolf.

Rebecca looked surprised for a moment until she expressed a wide, mysterious smile as she placed her right palm in front of her mouth.

”Hmm~ Tell you what... I'll send an emissary to Vasconcelos with an experimental magic item that Chris has developed. When he arrives, you send the demon sealed by him, and he will deliver the item to you that was able to assist you both.”

”Chris finally managed to develop something? I guess two years is long enough for someone to change.” Alexis spoke, with a debauched expression.

”Yeah... he's only developed this and one other item in that time, but I think you'd be better off seeing it in practice than me telling you.”

”This item will help us with what exactly?” Luke inquired because, obviously, the girl had included him in this. To him, if there were no more demons in Vasconcelos, the issue had already been solved.

Rebecca snorted at his insistence on knowing what the item did, however, she had to give in, even if it was less fun that way. ”It detects the spores emitted by demons that are normally invisible because they are supernatural.”

”Ok... So, then we'll be able to know where he ran off to, right?”

”Yes... I will also use this time to look for more information about demons sealed in Dungeons. That's quite unusual... Anyway, see you, young people.” Pontiff didn't wait for the half-beasts to answer her and suddenly disappeared.

Alexis and Luke exchanged confused looks. ”H-how did you survive the fall?” Luke inquired, suddenly changing the subject.

”Ehh... I held onto a branch and finished incinerating the black thing that the demon was dominating.” She replied, setting off toward the hole that had been created in a wall of the castle. ”Shall we? We still have wounded to help and report the whole situation to the Guild Master.”

Luke nodded in agreement.

At the same time, a few miles away, over the treetops of a closed forest, four black clouds gathered together, forming a single being.

'Wretch, wretch...' This being repeated to himself, incessantly, with anger so intense that he never felt it before.

He only calmed down when he saw from afar a small group gathering around a campfire. The crackling of the wood breaking with the heat comforted the tired quintet that gathered there.

”Do you guys think we should go into town? That bang just now was not normal...” The short, brown-haired girl inquired to her companions.

”Relax, sweetie...” One of the boys answered her, slipping his right arm behind her shoulders and hugging her. ”It was probably a landslide on some mountain or a good mage testing some powerful magic. This town isn't that big, and we're not on a continent that's at war anymore. Rest assured~”

Soon after, the boy and the girl started kissing, disturbing the other three boys who were present, but what they didn't know was that during this brief conversation, the cause of the bang penetrated their shadows.

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