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[Someone broke in and killed the soldiers, eventually murdering Duke Neto La Lili!]
As soon as Davey heard the news, he confirmed that an intruder had infiltrated the villa, took down all remaining enemies, and then returned to the castle.
The scene was miserable. He could tell that someone hadn’t destroyed the place by sheer force alone.
“By the time I got there to assess the situation, it was already…,” said Marquis Peiltris, fully armed, speaking calmly. “But don’t worry. We’re already tracking the culprit. We’ll catch their trace in no time.”
“Their trace, you say…?” Davey muttered.
There were two soldiers and a knight lay dead on the ground. Inside a cage, Duke La Lili was hanging by the arms with his head sagged down lifelessly as if his soul had left him.
Swoosh!
Davey swung the door open and rushed inside, placing his hands on the Duke’s body. There were no visible wounds—it was as if his very soul had left his body hollow.
He stood in front of the Duke for a while. Eventually, he noticed something subtle on the ground in front of the Duke’s body.
‘Hair? Could this be from the person who killed him?’
Davey picked up the bluish strand, rubbing it between his fingertips in silence.
“Your Highness?”
“It’s hair.”
“Hair…? What do you mean?” The Marquis answered in a confused tone.
‘Wait, he can’t see this?’
Feeling perplexed, Davey glanced behind him. He noticed that Grand Duchess Kathryn was also looking at him with a puzzled expression.
“...”
‘How can they not see this when they both have a vision beyond any ordinary human?’
Davey then got up as he continued to roll the strand between his fingers.
But then, the divine power Davey had consumed through Predatory AssimilatIon naturally merged with the hair. It began to dissolve.
Psss…
The hair scattered into nothingness, as if he had never been holding onto it in the first place.
“...”
"Your… Highness?
“Their trace…” Davey murmured. Marquis Peiltris continued to look at Davey with a confused face.
“We’ll track down the culprit in—”
“No, I’m not talking about their trace.”
Davey was referring to...
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