With Philip's help, Ivas arrived at the port at breakneck speed.

But of course he didn't go to look for them alone...... Doing so is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, stupid and extremely inefficient.

As soon as he could, he immediately revealed his identity as a minister, and ordered all ships to be stranded for six hours at once and an additional round of comprehensive cargo inspections with an extremely tough attitude.

This is a perfectly reasonable request and falls within the purview of the Secretary of State for Trade.

Now that the position of Minister of Trade is vacant, the Minister of State can temporarily issue orders as long as he has the Queen's authorization.

Of course, Eivas didn't have Isabelle's authorization, but that would have been done later. He didn't expect to stop the succubus Emma with such an order...... But if Emma really wanted to leave with Yulia, then Isabel would be on the only ship to leave. He'll be able to lock on to the approximate range.

After locking up the possibility of Emma sneaking Yulia away, Eivas breathed a sigh of relief.

The previous "Minister Griffith" had expressed his desire for Yulia's blood, and he was related to the Eye Demon, and the Eye Demon was related to Emma. Emma directly kidnapped "Yulia", most likely for the same purpose.

If he could, he would have liked to find the succubus Emma inside the Lloyd's building - based on what Ewass had learned about Emma during her brief encounter, there was a high probability that she would have hid "Yulia" in the Lloyd's headquarters and set a trap; Or take Yulia's blood and wash away her memories and send her back to Moriarty Manor; Or just bring "Yulia" with you and then have a second round of negotiations with Eivus.

And if she had to get Yulia anyway, then she should have taken "Yulia" directly with the other men who were acting at the port, and then she herself went back to the Lloyd's building to pretend to be innocent to create an alibi.

Although the Great Guardian has no contact with Emma, he has a lot of experience. These possibilities were roughly considered at the first time.

That's why he arrived at the Lloyd's building first, and asked Ivas to go to the port to check on the situation.

- If Emma had already returned, she certainly wouldn't leave at will. Her plot must either be here to be completed, or she must be here to hide her actions.

So Emma's absence here is nothing more than a couple of situations - either she's walking back but hasn't arrived yet, or she's set a trap and is ambushed nearby, or she's running away with Yulia, or she's killed or controlled Yulia and is collecting blood.

Considering that Emma has more or less official status, Eivas felt that Emma should not dare to act too much.

After all, when Aihuasi met at that time, he shouted at her directly - Emma, who was in the fifth energy level, didn't dare to do anything to Aihuas in the third energy level.

From this, it can be inferred that Emma should be the type with a more cowardly personality.

She is expected to adopt a more conservative strategy, prioritizing self-preservation over harming others.

Rather than fighting and killing, Emma is more inclined to use intrigue and traps to weaken or control others...... Of course, if she wasn't such a character, she would definitely not awaken into a demonic incarnation like "Succubus".

…… Because of this, Eivas always felt that Emma's behavior logic was a little strange beyond words.

Even if you want to arrest Yulia, it seems that there is no need for the candle priest to arrest her, right? Wouldn't it be better to catch it when you're ready to leave, or after you've already left?

Ivas was a little puzzled.

Because it didn't benefit her at all and would only ruin Emma's original plan, Eivas was a little unsure of what she wanted to do.

However, Ivas and the Great Guardian have blocked Lloyd's headquarters and the port, respectively.

The next step is to search slowly one area after another.

In this case, Evas can use the Missing Person Prayer.

Luckily, Ivas was a priest, so he had mastered a lot of messy prayer rituals.

Ritual is only effective if the target or clue is in the vicinity of you. The advantage is that as long as the clues are nearby, you will be able to get them. There won't be the Eye of Avalon's "I should have seen it, but I wasn't blind enough to see it."

So, Ivas let Philip fly high up in the harbor.

Then he took out the ceremonial knife and prayed briefly to sanctify it, and then stabbed the sharp and strong ceremonial knife into the palm of his left hand, and the tip of the knife even faintly poked out from the back of his hand!

Because of the intense pain, Ivus's face turned pale, and he trembled suddenly. Gasping for breath, his body twitched uncontrollably twice.

Enduring the intense pain, Ivus closed his eyes and prayed solemnly, word by word: "I solemnly call to you, noble fire-stealer!" ”

"The god of the holy number is three, the god of sin thorns, and the god of burning and chasing darkness - the stag of the candle!"

Although, in theory, all pastors are first and foremost believers in candles.

But it was the first time that Ewass had been so devout to the candle.

His pupils shone with a golden-red glow, and a sparkling flame lit between the left fingers of his left finger holding the ritual knife: "I beg you to descend into this blood fire!" ”

"I am a latecomer in the path of devotion, a priest of the Nine Pillars! I'm Ivus Moriarty!

"Please show me my way and tell me if there is any trace of the man I am looking for!

"I offer my blood at this moment to pray for true knowledge. I swear that this blood is shed for the good of others. Please answer me with the candle and his apostles—"

As he spoke, Ivus jerked the blade out of his palm as he raised his left hand in front of his eyes.

A surging blood-red flame burst from Ivus's palm, and Evas's long hair and clothes shook violently as the sudden storm blew and shook violently.

Staring at the crimson flames, Ivus's vision suddenly appeared with a vision.

He felt as if he was standing in front of some flame, with a sacred bonfire crackling and burning in front of him.

Please, Si Candle......

Today is the Celebrant of Candles—she disrupts your rituals, seduces your priests, and harms innocents on holy days......

But soon, the storm whistled by. The flame in Ivus's hand gradually dimmed and extinguished, and the hallucinations in his eyes and ears gradually dissipated.

- There is no answer.

The instructions are not here.

"Not here, please go back."

Ivas patted Philip on the back.

Philip said in a deep voice: "No problem, I'll fly slower, stop when you say stop." ”

"Okay, here it is—please stop."

Ivas quickly ordered.

This is what makes Ivus feel a little familiar...... Or rather, the place where the dream begins.

Because under him at the moment is the location of the "Pelican Bar" that was previously seized. Now the bar has been closed for a long time, and its contents have been emptied. Today, it has been turned into an abandoned warehouse with some stone stored inside.

Ivus used the tracing ritual a second time.

And this time the ceremony had a different reaction -

The flames that erupted from the left hand that Ivas held in front of him formed some kind of temporary hallucination in Ivus's eyes.

In a dimly lit alley, he saw a little girl cowering helplessly.

There was an overturned basket beside her, and there seemed to be something in it. And she was still clutching something tightly in her hands, her shoulders pulled inward, her arms clasped together. His back was against the wall, as if he wanted to protect something in his arms.

As the people around her slowly gathered around, her eyes were full of fear and unwillingness. She seemed afraid of being beaten, but her hands were not used to cover her head......

The hallucinations only appeared for a brief moment before the flames in Evas's hands dissipated.

But Ivas was so excited that he didn't need to re-perform the ceremony to confirm: "There's a reaction!" I know the way—"

He did know the alley in the illusion.

- not only did he know it, but also the crow that was perched on Ivus's shoulder at the moment.

Because that was the alley where the Demon Scholar of the Noble Red tried to summon the Shadow Demon by sacrificing Ivus.

Under the guidance of Eivas, Philip quickly reached the precise location given by Eivas under the storm.

What Ivus had seen in his hallucinations before was not something that had already happened. It's what's happening.

The poor people who gathered around the little girl, before they could hurt her or complete the robbery, they were blown away by the storm that fell from the sky, and they lay on the ground in embarrassment.

They got up from the ground, and when they saw the great white griffin, which did not dare to say a word, they fled in fear—not even a call, but fled without saying a word.

Philip's majestic and complicated gaze watched their fleeing backs.

Ivus, on the other hand, jumped straight from the griffin and tried to reassure the girl: "It's okay, it's okay......"

His words suddenly froze for a moment.

Looking at the dirty, thin, thinly dressed girl, Ivas suddenly reacted - he seemed to know each other.

This is the little girl who came to Ivas to buy flowers when he was in a wheelchair and was taken to the Pelican Bar by Hayna!

Although the clothes that Ivas was wearing now were not clergy uniforms, the girl who sold flowers instantly recognized Ivus's identity: "Yes...... Kind big brother! ”

- It is clear that not everyone has good intentions towards her during the days when she sells flowers. Therefore, the few Ivers who were friendly to her were firmly remembered by her.

She suddenly made up her mind, and it seemed as if she had figured something out.

"Big brother, I'm rich...... I'm rich now......"

The girl said, and handed the wad of white crown coins she held in her hand to Ivus with a very heartache: "This money is for you...... I'll just, I'll just take one......"

She realized that she couldn't keep or spend the windfall she had gotten.

But if they are given to those fierce gods and evil people, and they still want to hurt her, she feels unwilling.

At that time, Ivas gave her a red coin, and she didn't want to find the money yet. She was very serious about returning the nine copper coins to Ivus at that time, just because she didn't want to accept handouts - although she was only selling some flowers or wildflowers that were not in good condition, she was not a beggar after all, and she did not stand up to sell.

Even though there are many "flower sellers" of the same age who are engaged in that kind of business, she is not. She earned money by her labor, and although it didn't even fill her every day, she still had dignity.

…… But that dignity was shattered the moment the beautiful sister who smiled gently handed over a hundred white crown coins.

If it's just a red coin, she can return it. But if it's a white coin, she's going to be entangled. Not to mention that it's a hundred white crown coins.

A lavish meal of fried sausages, an omelette, and a bowl of mashed potatoes costs only four copper coins, and one white coin can buy fifty of these dishes. How much a hundred white coins could buy, she couldn't even figure out. I only know that it is a large sum of money that will keep me from starving for a long, long time...... It could even allow her to move out of the dangerous Lloyd's area and live in a thriving and safe metropolitan area!

She was able to bring in a pastor to cure her mother, and she could even go to school or buy a new, clean and warm dress!

There might be something else she could do, but she couldn't imagine it.

This huge sum of money made it impossible for her to return the money at all, so she could only accept it with a whimper and tears.

She knew in her heart that she had to hide this huge amount of money, otherwise she would not survive tomorrow. But she couldn't help the throbbing in her heart...... As a result, because the reaction was too great, he was directly targeted by other gang members who were idle and idle during the candle ceremony.

Soon, the beautiful dream shattered like a shattered mirror. She came to her senses and realized that she didn't have the strength to change her fate after all, and might even die soon......

So she only thought about giving the money to a very small number of people who were good to her.

- It's better than having them taken away by those who bully you!

She clenched her fists and thought to herself.

But when Ivus saw the money, he was suddenly stunned.

100 White Coins...... Who would suddenly give such a huge sum to a pauper?

Either they are noble people who are kind but don't know much about Lloyd's, and think they have made kind alms; Either it's a suspicious, bloodthirsty audience who wants to have a good time.

Plus their own tracing rituals......

The figures of the two men appeared in Ivus's mind.

Isabel, or Emma.

So Ivus immediately asked the girl, "Who gave you this money, is it a beautiful sister?" ”

"Yes!"

The girl who sold the flowers suddenly brightened up, and the hand that was entangled in handing over the money became much more relaxed: "Brother, return the money to her!" I can't take that much ......."

And Ivas just pushed the money away casually and asked, "What color of hair does she have, what color of eyes does she have?" How tall is she? ”

"White hair, very white and white, like snowdrops. There are also red eyes, which are a little scary, but they are beautiful, the color of roses...... She's a little taller than me. ”

The girl replied obediently, gesturing, "Just a little bit ......"

Ivus was immediately sure that it was Yulia!

Or rather, Isabel dressed as Yulia!

- Finally found!

This girl's money has not been taken away yet, which means that she should not have gone far yet-

So Isabel is alive and safe!

Washton breathed a sigh of relief, and felt as if the whole world had brightened up in an instant.

(End of chapter)