Chapter 135: The Caged Girl (2)
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www.mpzw.com) "Tessa, there's a good chance you'll be elected as the new bishop. The bishop ignored the priestess and said, "Don't let me live up to my expectations of you, leave." β
The Church of Light decided that the pagan problem had been solved, despite their criticism of the prince's methods.
The priestess, who had personally investigated the neighborhood of Stratholme, knew that the problem was not so simple, and she did not understand what made the upper echelons of the Church of the Light stay far away and do nothing to come to such a rash conclusion.
'No one can ignore the voice of Lordaeron, and the people of Lordaeron are the masters of the world' β especially when people condescend to look at the green-skinned prisoners in the shelter who were once fierce, but are now kept in captivity like domestic animals.
Perhaps, as her father had said, this incredibly powerful country had begun to decay, she thought.
The priestess who came out of the church thought that perhaps she should go to the Duke for help. For the first time in a long time, she disobeyed the bishop's orders and traveled to the northeastern border of the kingdom on her own.
"Miss Knight~Miss Knight~Wake up~"
A soft call woke Clement from her sleep, and she reflexively touched the weapon for the first time, only to press a fluffy mass.
I saw a big white fox licking her hand, and there was a pink-haired Lori smiling and staring at her next to the bed.
"The full-body armor is too eye-catching!" Loria didn't mean to evade it at all, she interrupted Clement, who was still trying to put on the armor after getting dressed, "We're going to investigate, not to find someone to fight...... Don't bring weapons with you, as it's not good if you frighten the children. β
As she spoke, Loria tossed Clement a staffβa Dalaran Phantom Staff with a green crystal on the head, probably one of the many staff she'd taken from the Scarlet Library.
"As you wish. Clement muttered as he rubbed his fingers against the handle of the Phantasmal Staff.
The previous day's internal investigation was in vain, so Loria decided to go and find the child who was allegedly attacked.
Clement was very surprised by this, and Loria, who usually slept until the afternoon, would come to her early in the morning.
There were some things that she cared about, and Loria just replied.
The two of them came to the street and walked around, and Loria, who made Clement more low-key, was the most eye-catching.
Whether it's the style of dress that doesn't fit with the Nords, the huge white fox that seems to have mutated several times, or the extremely rare long pink hair, it is enough to attract attention, compared to this, the umbrella in the early morning on a clear day is not a special place to note.
"It's like a croquette made of minced beef, so you can try one too, Ahri. β
"Don't you really want this fur scarf, Ahri? It's a nice fox skin." β
Any novelty in the bazaar can attract Loria to stop for a long time, and just when Clement thinks she is just pulling herself to go shopping, Loria asks for enough information like a merchant in the bazaar.
After coming out of a carpentry shop, Loria trotted over to Clement, stuffed her with a small wood carving, and then took out her notes and began to draw.
"The first child who was said to have been attacked had purple eyes because of a fight with a neighbor's child. Loria dropped a name and said to Clement, "It's the snotty bald kid I met at the cheese shop before." β
"The second, poof. Loria smiled and said, "I twisted my neck, because my sister went to talk to my brother in the middle of the night, and I accidentally used too much force when I woke up my brother." β
Crossing out a name again, Loria continued: "The third was robbed of his pocket money by the outcasts outside the city...... It's boring. β
Clement interjected, "Let's go to the homeless man and get the money back, and teach him a lesson by the way." β
Loria replied: "This kind of trivial matter goes to the city management, no, the city guard, the next ......"
Clement wanted to persuade Loria again, the guy who bullied the child could not be forgiven, but Loria continued: "The fourth, the little girl who bruised her knee, is said to have accidentally fallen because she was chased by a strange big sister drooling on the side of the road last night. β
"Well, it looks suspicious, this strange big sister who drools may be the person we are looking for. Loria said, not crossing it out like before, and she put a question mark on her fourth name.
"It's not surprising. Clement muttered quietly, "I'm just reminding that Lori that it's dangerous at night, so go home early...... Besides, there is no drooling at all!"
"What did you say?" Loria didn't hear Clement's whispered self-talk.
"I mean......" Clement pointed to the fifth name on Loria's notebook, and said, "It seems strange that there is no information at all, Miss, let's go find this child at once!"
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Mia's home is in a slum west of the city.
Loria and Clement inquired all the way from the bustling city center, and after the buildings lining the streets were getting old and dilapidated, they finally found the right place after wandering through the dirty alleys.
The middle-aged woman, who looked like Mia's mother, sat in a daze at the door, and when she saw Loria and Clement, she stood up in a panic, looking very irrational, and just blocked the broken door with her body.
How many poignant and mediocre stories there will be, Loria, who has seen too many similar scenes, has no interest in knowing.
Because society, family, or people who have exhausted all their hopes and dreams can only die in such an inconspicuous place.
Their only role is probably to be known to people from afar one day by chance, so that those who walk their dogs and drink tea and live an easy life can show senseless sympathy or empty criticism and gain a sense of moral superiority.
After Clement calmed down the middle-aged woman, Loria stepped into the dark and dilapidated house without saying a word.
She found a little girl named Mia in the airtight room, on a messy bed that smelled of odor.
The absence of any light source did not prevent Loria from observing the girl, who looked much smaller than herself, and was not surprisingly thin.
She shook Mia's arm, which was almost bone, and realized that the Stormwind Orphanage that raised her was actually a pretty good place.
When Loria stroked the girl's forehead, Clement walked in, and the middle-aged woman who followed her stood like that, and her eyes were only full of fear and hesitation.
"When she came back the night before, the little girl fell ill. Clement said to Loria, with an unconcealed sharpness and anger in her tone: "When she was still sober, she said that she had met a strange person and kissed her. β
"It's just a fever, it's not a big deal. Loria said lightly, but for the environment and times in which the little girl lived, it was not a big deal that the fever was enough to kill her.
Loria pulled the girl's collar open, touched it carefully, and after a while her fingers stopped, and she said to Clement.
"Found it...... Carry her back and hand her to Kana. β