Chapter 377
Chapter 377. The Inevitable Conclusion
“Divination… could it be that you can see the future?”
Arthur’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“No, rather, it’s more about reading the past.”
I answered cautiously; I wasn’t lying.
“I read it from the relic of a water corpse… his footprints…”
Thus, the outcome of this allows me to predict the future. I’m not sure if it’s accurate to call it ‘divination,’ though.
“………”
“Well, it’s understandable that you can’t fully trust me.”
I slowly shook my head at Arthur, who was still uncertain.
“However, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that my awareness of the Night Elves and my ability to hunt them down is thanks to this technique.”
An unblemished truth. I wasn’t lying—so refreshing!
There are countless incomprehensible magic and miracles in this world. If I insist that it’s “such a technique,” people have no choice but to respond with, “Is that so?” They also don’t tend to pry too much into the mystery or secrecy of such things.
‘Edgar Wakonan…’
That guy is an exception.
And while there are fraudsters who exploit such trends to say random things, I have the record of quickly finding and brutally killing spies. Coupled with my status as a hero, that gives me a certain level of credibility.
“I see…”
It seems Arthur has decided to trust me for the time being, beginning to consider the information I’ve provided.
“Vampires in a group, huh… I did think of that possibility, but it’s troublesome.”
“And what about support from the Holy Church?”
“I sent a messenger to the homeland. The Vampire Hunters should be gathering; they plan to meet in the City of Toodoi.”
By the way, when I say ‘homeland,’ I’m referring to the Holy Kingdom.
“And the City of Toodoi?”
“It’s a city-state on the eastern shore of Aulitos Lake. It has a remarkably convenient location for transportation, making it a lively place where people and goods gather from the surrounding areas. They’re scheduled to dock in a week.”
“That’s reassuring.”
“And if a medium-sized or larger passenger ship was attacked, it would provide quite a significant clue, but… I can’t be happy about it.”
Arthur wore a pained expression.
“Absolutely…”
The crew and passengers, aside from Martin, must have also become victims. The missing passenger ship is probably deemed missing, blamed on lake pirates or magical beasts… but I don’t even want to consider how the number of casualties would swell when looking at the entire Aulitos Lake.
The washed-up water corpses were truly just the tip of the iceberg.
“I can’t forgive this…!”
“Yeah…!”
Arthur and I faced each other and spontaneously shook hands tightly.
“Let’s avenge their grievances.”
“Absolutely. By the way, do you have any information on where that ship was attacked?”
“Uh, I’m not too sure about that…”
Still shaking hands firmly, I averted my eyes and answered in a small voice.
“I see…”
(Why is it that I know the scale of the attacked ship and the circumstances of the victims but not its location?) Arthur nodded, seemingly suppressing such inner thoughts with a serious expression.
“Uh, I do have some fragmented information about the hometown of that water corpse.”
“Okay.”
“Perhaps there are streets whose names include ‘Ka,’ ‘E,’ or maybe even ‘Mu.'”
“……… That’s a bit too vague, just from that…”
“Yeah…”
Aulitos Lake is vast…
“Nevertheless, that’s still an important clue, and I’ll ask our ship’s captain. He probably knows more about local geography than I do.”
“That would help.”
If we can identify Martin’s hometown, we may be able to trace back the route taken from there, narrowing down the vampires’ habitat… unless they’ve moved, in which case, who knows?
“We’re still far from pinpointing it, but thank you for the valuable information. I’ll send a carrier pigeon tomorrow to inform the Holy Church in Toodoi that there may be multiple enemies.”
“That would be wise.”
We might be able to request further support from the homeland.
“Well then, I’ll take my leave soon. I’m sorry for intruding on your family time; your wife looked like she was feeling lonely.”
“It’s fine, don’t worry about it. Oh, and Alex…”
Arthur, who was just about to disperse with a smile, suddenly returned to a serious expression.
“You mentioned earlier that you ‘read information from the relics’… right?”
“….Yeah.”
What’s that got to do with anything…?
“Actually, I’ve secured some relics from the washed-up water corpses as evidence, and… tomorrow, I’ll let you have them, so can you see if you can glean anything else from them?”
Huh? Information from the relics!?
…I can do that!
