When Ian and Nainiae were bewildered, looking at themselves as if wondering what had happened, Priesia, who used her divine power on the man, replied as she glanced at the two of them.
“I’m trying to purify it. In my own way.”
Whether her purification was effective or not, as the man’s horn disappeared, his sharp nails and fangs also began to be purified.
He’s returning?
Recalling the children from Riley’s previous life never returned, no matter what he tried, Nainiae realized that the man’s bloodthirstiness gradually decreased.
He’s returning.
* * *
“…they’re not coming.”
“…seems like they’re not coming.”
Riley muttered while standing in front of the memorial, waiting for the other parts to appear there, and then Sera muttered too.
“Did Andal say that?”
“Yes, Mr. Andal was said to say that.”
Andal said that there was a trap set up by Nainiae near the memorial and that she would return to the memorial if the trap was triggered… That’s the situation that Iril delivered to Riley and Sera.
“Khuu… Um, um, grandmother… Give me more of that…”
Sera, who was sitting on a bench near the memorial, sighed deeply as she looked down at Iril, who was lying on her lap as a pillow.
“She had such a hard time, so it’s a little bit hard to wake her up.”
“Considering Nainiae’s personality, the fact that the trap has triggered and they haven’t appeared yet means that something has happened.”
Riley stood up, deciding that he couldn’t wait any longer.
“You wait here. I’m going to look around for a second.”
On the large screen on the building across the street, the appearance of Iril standing on the memorial and giving a speech was being broadcast on the news just a while ago.
“It seems like we’re scattered by three.”
“How do you know that?”
Sera tilted Iril’s head to the other side, worried that people passing by might recognize her, who was lying on her lap.
“I, you, and Nara were scattered in threes… Iril, Andal, and Abyss are also scattered in threes… Then the rest…”
When Riley blurred the end of his words, Sera tilted her head and muttered the names of the other three instead.
“Nainiae, Mr. Ian, and Ms. Priesia… Are you saying they’re together?”
Riley replied with a nod.
“It’s very likely. I’m sure of it just now.”
The fact that the other three, whose whereabouts hadn’t yet been found, weren’t even showing their noses, showed that Nainiae cared so much about their whereabouts.
“I don’t know about Ian, but Priesia is someone who would have been on the news at least once if she was alone. Because she can’t be hiding all this time by herself.”
“Well… it’s because she looks so beautiful.”
“There’s that too. And if she had encountered someone grunting on the street, she would have treated him without looking back and forth. Then she would have been right on the news. A person with the ability to ‘heal’ has appeared after the saintess… they would have said that.”
When Riley, who was watching the news that continued on the large screen, was about to take a step to patrol the surroundings…
[Breaking news. There have been a number of murders in the central region. Those in the guided area, please beware of the women wearing the above description clothing. Anyone who finds them should call the police or the capability office as soon as possible…]
The large screen changed, showing Iril and Sera.
[…the criminal has been found to be a maniac who eats people and enjoys human flesh, so we recommend you to avoid them as soon as you meet them unless you are capable. I repeat. Anyone who finds them should call the police or the capability office as soon as possible…]
Riley, who was watching the screen, suddenly furrowed one of his eyebrows. Sera tilted her head, looking at Riley as if wondering why.
“…Sera.”
“Yes, Young Master?”
“Do you perhaps… like something like human flesh?”
“…yes?”
Sera instantly made a face that said ‘what kind of nonsense is that?’.