The Rainfield’s library was surrounded by the guards.
The people, who were injured from bites or scratches by the corpses, were being treated by the guards.
“Ugh, is there a better medicine?”
“This is the best one we have.”
As for other people, they just sat there with vacant looks on their faces.
They were waiting to give testimonials.
Because of this, people who were in the library could not leave the place.
“… And then?”
“In the center area of the library, there was a man wearing a black cape.”
“A man wearing a black cape?”
It seemed that people were shocked from what they have witnessed. The survivors were shaking as they responded to the questions by the guards.
“Yes… When he appeared, suddenly, nothing could be heard from the surrounding area. All of sudden, there were flames and pieces of ice flying around, and people… and people…”
Most of the people were choking in fear.
It was the same even for the people who have not witnessed the cruel massacre in the library’s center area.
“I… I entered the library… but there was someone with pitch black eyes charging at me, so I barely managed to escape… but the person next to me got bitten… From the neck, from that person’s neck, blood spread out like… a fountain…”
The survivors from the direction of the library’s entrance, in other words, the people who were near the screams, stuttered from being in the state of panic as they responded to the guards’ questions.
“I understand. Thank you for your cooperation.”
The guard took simple notes about the scene and witness' testimonials. As the last thing, he called Riley and Nainiae, who were held up inside the library.
“So…”
The guard, who was fiddling with his fingers, asked carefully to the two people in front of him.
“You are a nobility from Solia?”
“…”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Riley was not paying attention because he was busy reading a book.
Nainiae nodded and responded.
“I understand. This is not important at this time, so we will go over it quickly. First, I would like to express our gratitude.”
The guard bowed.
Nainiae, panicking and not knowing what to do, looked at Riley who was sitting next to her.
“…”
Riley still didn’t show any response in particular. He seemed to be still deep in the book.
“What’s your name?”
“It’s Nainiae.”
“Again, thank you. Thanks to you, Ms. Nainiae, the harm to the citizens and tourists were minimized.”
The guard bowed and expressed his gratitude. He started to ask about what happened earlier.
“By any chance, while you were neutralizing the situation at the first floor, did you see the dark mage?”
From the citizens’ testimonials, the guard was certain that it was the dark mage, so he asked about the mage’s whereabouts.
“This is the picture drawn based on all testimonials.”
On the paper, there was a man with a skinny build. His face had sunken cheek.
“He is estimated to be in late 20s to early 30s. By any chance, have you ran into him in the library?”
Nainiae looked carefully at the man’s face and shook her head to show that she was not sure.
“No. I didn’t run into him.”
“I see.”
Having heard her response, the guard casually directed his gaze toward Riley, who was focusing on reading.
“Excuse me, young master… by any chance…”
“…”
“Young Master?”
Nainiae carefully tapped on Riley’s shoulder.
Riley, who was focusing on the book, finally looked at the guard. Scratching the back of his head, Riley asked back,
“I’m sorry. What did you say?”
“this man here, by any chance…”