A few days ago, Ankedo had received shocking information from his subordinates who had been monitoring Morin. Morin had headed to the Odo Viscount’s mansion with Ollentia. And he hadn’t returned. That alone had made him suspect something was amiss.

Ankedo had originally planned to make it look like he had called Morin to the church and killed him before committing suicide. However, recently, the knights and guards of the Odo Viscount’s mansion had searched the St. Mira River, and the body of Thomas, the administrator of the Odo Main Church, had been found.

Ankedo thought that all of these events were certainly not a coincidence.

The Viscount’s movements and Ollentia going with Morin.

In the end, it had led to the conclusion that Ollentia was suspicious.

So Ankedo had decided to treat Ollentia as a customer and handle her accordingly. The mercenaries who had been following her for a long time had been captured. The fact that no one was following her except the mercenaries meant that Ollentia hadn’t shared today’s secret visit with the Odo Viscount.

If the Viscount had known, he wouldn’t have sent his niece in the first place.

So, Ankedo looked at Ollentia’s face with a cold gaze. Her face was truly a mixture of emotions.

Ankedo ran his hand over her face and chuckled.

“You should have told everything to your uncle and come. Of course, I’m not sure if he would have believed you. Unnecessary courage has put your neck in my grasp.”

Ollentia left the Viscount’s mansion without any maids or knights. Dimidius, who noticed this fact, rode in a carriage and followed her.

The carriage she was in arrived in front of a brown wooden building. It was impossible to tell whose house it was, and Ollentia entered the wooden building very naturally.

On the other hand, Dimidius, who couldn’t enter the building, didn’t know what was going on exactly, so he waited for Ollentia.

‘Who is she bringing to the Viscount’s mansion again?’

Just like when she had brought a friend from the doll workshop.

However, suddenly, a black carriage emerged from behind the building and started to gallop. Dimidius felt that something was strange, so he didn’t ride the carriage and used his demonic power to run fast. He had a strong feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn’t follow the carriage by riding one.
That was a very good thing.

The baggage carriage that had been discreetly following Ollentia’s carriage was stopped at a checkpoint and immediately captured. There were several mercenaries wearing armor there. Mercenaries capturing mercenaries.

Where is Ollentia going, anyway?

Who are the mercenaries chasing Ollentia’s carriage, and who is the employer of the mercenaries who captured them at the checkpoint?

Is it related to the murder of Administrator Thomas, investigated by Kilun?

His mind was very complicated. But one thing was clear, Ollentia was in danger right now.

Thinking like that, Dimidius had to do something.

Even if it meant using the power of the demon, which was not pleasant.

Dimidius ran to a building at a speed similar to that of a carriage. It was a white, round domed building, resembling a temple.

Before he could catch his breath, Dimidius came face to face with the mercenaries guarding the building. They laughed upon seeing Dimidius wearing a mask.

“What are you? Did you come to a masquerade ball?”

“I’d rather wear a mask! Tsk tsk! Masks are easily taken off!”

Everyone seemed to find this situation amusing.

Dimidius found it far from amusing.

“If you don’t want to die, get lost.”

Even with Dimidius’ warning, the mercenaries didn’t seem to understand his words.

“Hey, why are you trembling like this?”

“Is it because of him? Ah, I don’t know!”

In the end, Dimidius’ eyes turned ominously bright.

“Should I kill you all at once, or would that be too boring?”

Ollentia heard Ankedo’s voice faintly. She couldn’t move her body, but her mind was slowly returning.

Ollentia tried to move with all her strength.

But sadly, she couldn’t even twitch a finger.

Did he use a liquid magic tool that paralyzes the body? She felt like she had heard of such a thing before. If it were just a simple poison, her body wouldn’t have stiffened like this. In that case, even if she had a self-healing ability, it would be useless.

Ollentia felt incredibly pathetic for falling into Ankedo’s trap. She had been so full of thoughts about resolving the situation that she had missed something important.

“I should have been more suspicious!”

At that moment, Ankedo’s voice rang out again.

“How should I kill you? It seems too boring to just cut your throat at once.”

Ollentia’s face appeared calm as if she were sleeping, but in reality, her mind was in excruciating pain.

“I should at least have some fun with this.”

After making a sinister remark, Ankedo grabbed Ollentia’s dress. Even in her disoriented state, she felt the force trying to tear her dress apart.

Rip!

The dress tore slightly.

A voice echoed in her mind, and Ollentia’s eyes suddenly opened wide. It was so clear that there was no mistaking it.

It was definitely a god, and his power had lifted Ollentia.

A bracelet on her right wrist vibrated and emitted a white light. She hadn’t experienced it much, but it had always fascinated her.

Ollentia grabbed the torn hem of her dress and glared at Ankedo.

“What do you think you’re doing!”

As Ollentia shouted, Ankedo widened his eyes and spoke.

“What? Did you use a liquid magic tool to paralyze your body?”