"That's really ...... As expected. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The appointment with Draco was in the evening, but it was almost afternoon, and Loren had already arrived early—the murder of the priest's nephew must have been well known in a small place like Gumu, and he didn't need to inquire much to find out.

A simple lakeside hut that looks like it was once inhabited but has been deserted for a while. As for why the priest's nephew was killed here, according to his understanding, I am afraid that someone deliberately brought him here.

However, such a move seems to be very puzzling, the other party has been trying to attract as many people's attention as possible, and dressed these murders as the "curse of the Holy Cross", spreading rumors around the villages and towns, lest the world be chaotic.

Only this time, the other party did not choose to be in public, but in such an inconspicuous place outside the village and town, although it was finally discovered.

But...... Loren's eyes looked around at the empty hut, and the whole house seemed to have been cleaned up, and there was nothing left but the crumbling house.

There was no blood on the floor, no furniture, nothing left but the four walls and the ceiling overhead—apparently the killer had come once after that to erase all traces.

Loren shook his head slightly, with some disdain in his eyes - if the other party had done something hidden before, this time it was too blatant, almost tantamount to telling himself that there was something wrong here.

What's more, the more thoroughly you do it, the more obvious it is, the other party is not a fool, so it's not that he wants to, but he has to do it, so what is the reason?

"The blood was wiped clean, but it was obvious that there was something different in the corner of the wall, which seemed to be a table or a cupboard, nails in the wall proved that something had been hung there, the pit in the center of the room looked like a fire pit, but much smaller, at most a crucible, and then the means used by the other party to clean up the traces......"

Loren muttered to himself, his boots rubbed lightly on the ground, and it was difficult to wash the blood sprinkled on this kind of mud, not to mention the half-melted iron sword before: "Although it is not yet complete, even if the other party is not a wizard, I am afraid that he is also quite accomplished in alchemy, and this room is probably his laboratory." ”

The creaking of the doorway came from behind him, and Loren still stood still, still looking back, his back to the open door—the footsteps of the other man were aware of him as he approached the hut, and half of what he had just said was for him.

"Brilliant assertion, you're really not your average wizard apprentice. ”

Pushing open the door, Draco walked in with a round of applause, "I thought Wimpal Academy was sending another nerd apprentice, you were really too unexpected. ”

"Why, aren't you going to continue going around in circles?" Loren and Draco looked at each other with a hint of mockery on their lips, "Actually, I kind of enjoyed the process, and I wouldn't mind playing if I could." ”

"Looks like you noticed it early on?" Draco's expression changed, "Did I expose somewhere?"

"No, it's just that you're too proactive, too proactive - it makes me feel like I'm being led by the nose, and I'm quite sensitive to this kind of thing. And the rumors of the Holy Cross curse are everywhere in the entire Gumu Town, which is really a bit too deliberate. ”

"I see...... Priest Draco nodded thoughtfully, "I thought you'd die in that abandoned tomb, but you came back alive." So I couldn't help but think that maybe I could get Father Anthony to where he should be by your hand. ”

"I'm flattered, Priest Draco. Loren sneered unabashedly, "Or should you be Draco's wizard?"

"Whatever you want, but I'm guessing you'll want to hear why I'm doing this. Draco waved his hand nonchalantly, then became serious, "You're a wizard apprentice, I don't need to say more, you know how difficult the life of wizards is in this land. ”

"You can go to Vimpal. Loren replied, "At least there will be no prejudice against wizards there, and there are enough conditions for you to study alchemy." ”

"And then voluntarily locked himself in the tower, driven by those nobles like dogs?!" Draco's expression turned hideous: "It was to avoid that kind of dark day that I joined the Church of the Holy Cross and tried my best to climb to where I am today!"

"But Anthony, that bastard, he actually brought his nephew over to replace me! I have served him so hard for so many years, and I have to be afraid to let others discover my secret, how can I let that kind of scoundrel take Gumu Town away from my hands, it is mine!"

"So you're going to kill people everywhere, cover up as ghouls, and find a way to blame him?" Loren asked with a sneer.

"Not exactly. Draco was calm, not hiding any thoughts: "You know, alchemy is expensive, so I managed to find the young son of a wealthy merchant and promised to help him kill his brother - anyway, it was just a convenient thing, and it also happened to fuel the rumors of the Holy Cross curse, killing two birds with one stone." ”

"As for the priest's nephew, that gambler, scoundrel, disgusting and shitty thing......" Draco shuddered, his expression distorted, "He has been ganging up everywhere since he arrived at the church, and then blackmailing those who disobey him, and the whole church has been turned into a casino by him!"

"And then unfortunately...... He discovered my secret. But luckily this kid didn't even think to tell Anthony, and wanted to use this as a lever to blackmail me. ”

Draco smiled weirdly, "I wasn't going to kill him, it would be too conspicuous after all - but I couldn't take the risk, so I brought him here and the dogleg apprentice priest who snitched him, and let the ghouls kill them, hehehahaha......"

Before he could finish speaking, Draco was almost out of breath laughing, "You, you should really see, that's the first time I've actually seen how two living people were bitten to death by ghouls, it's really, really interesting, poofhahahaha......"

Loren, who was standing in place, looked at him coldly, and when this guy had laughed enough, his right hand quietly touched the hilt of the short sword behind him.

"Alright, that's all that's been said, and you know what's going on with the whole thing. Draco stopped laughing and said with a cryptic expression, "Let's get down to business." ”

"What's the matter?" asked Loren knowingly.

"Quite simply, I have enough evidence to be able to put all this on Father Anthony, and I will never get out. Priest Draco smirked, "When he's done, I'll be able to take over the priesthood of the church in Gumutown, and with the support of a wealthy local businessman, I can say that I have both money and power!"

"It seems so. Loren shrugged his shoulders: "But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me." ”

"How, my friend—why should I tell you everything if it's all right?" Draco asked with a laugh, "Is it that a smart man like you is going to spend the rest of his life in a prison-like place like Wimpal?!"

"We can join forces and build a wizarding organization of our own, and with my power and your abilities, we have a much bigger future!"

"Yes, I'm just a priest now, and you're just an apprentice. But that's okay, sooner or later we'll be able to climb to a higher position and secretly run a community of wizards, a community where we can truly study and study freely, not a prison like Wimpal!"

The more Draco spoke, the more excited he became, his expression extremely fanatical, and his bloodshot eyes staring at him deadly: "Money and power, these things will be there sooner or later as long as we join forces, what do you think?!"

Loren's expression was calm, and his voice was even more calm.

"What if I say I say no?"