To Destroy Evil (1)
In front of the entrance to the Silence Tower.
"Please go back."
Phoebe's usual languid tone was completely gone.
The mages of the tower hate the priests.
They were responding thoroughly to that notion.
On the other side, the saintess of ditation, Ishell, apologized in a soft tone.
"I'm sorry, Deputy Tower Master. I know it's rude, but I have to co here today."
"You should know that the current situation is not good enough to exchange greetings with the people of the Order?"
"Of course, I know."
"Then there's no need to say more. Please step back."
A cold atmosphere, as if a fight would break out any mont.
Phoebe, glaring with golden eyes, and Isel, smiling.
"It's a relief that Rachel didn't co. She's impatient by nature, so she could have caused a problem. Well, that girl can't speak, so the conversation wouldn't have gone well anyway."
Isel kept smiling.
There was no sign of her backing down.
Gradually, Phoebe didn't want to endure any longer.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The threatening sound that ca every ti Phoebe's fingers moved.
As she showed off her un-mage-like skills, the escort knights prepared to respond.
"What's going on?"
"Ah, Tower Master."
The tense atmosphere crumbles.
Phoebe's distorted face returned to its gentle state.
"If the saintess cos, report it first."
"I'm sorry. I tried to handle it on my own, as you seed busy."
"I understand your intentions. Now step back and watch."
Phoebe bowed politely and stepped back.
Her refined behavior, on the one hand, frightened Reed as well.
The mark of the Althea Order on the crown she wore on her head.
There was a sun and three ascending lights, and seven descending lights.
As the seven lights spread below, they ford a shield-like shape.
That was the very appearance of rcy shown by the Alte Order.
And the symbol of that, the saintess Ishell, smiled benevolently beneath it.
"It's an honor to et you again, Tower Master of Silence."
"Hello, Saintess. It's the first ti since we t in Cohen."
"Hehe, that's right."
Reed didn't laugh.
"I didn't expect the leader of a tower to co down and greet personally."
"It's just a coincidence. I didn't know the Saintess was visiting here either."
"You said I could co anyti, didn't you? I wanted to keep that promise."
"Have you already co even though the 6th album recording hasn't started yet?"
"It's not because of that, hehe."
"Then you must go back."
Reed answered firmly.
"To put it bluntly, I shouldn't be involved with the Saintess right now. Even if our tower walks a different path from other mages, there's a limit."
"You an you shouldn't get entangled with the order."
"Yes, especially now more than ever."
And the fact that the subject was the Saintess was crucial.
She was the only one with the ability to detect demons, and showing a close relationship with her at such a ti was the worst.
"I won't ask what business you have here. I'd appreciate it if you'd just go back without saying anything."
"I ca to inform you, Tower Master."
"I said I wouldn't listen."
"You must be curious about how to find demons. I'm sure you are."
"Everyone is curious. But that's not enough to ignore our relationship."
"Are you that afraid of the other Tower Masters?"
Reed shook his head.
"No, it's just that I have no reason to trust the Saintess that much."
She had built up a devout and virtuous image, but there was no past connection between them.
They had only t for a day.
And that was the end of a brief conversation that lasted less than 10 minutes.
"I don't have any bad feelings towards the Saintess. However, there are things I cannot break for the sake of my tower's existence. I'll take my leave now."
Reed politely greeted her.
No matter what she said, he didn't intend to look back.
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"Peon, that man is dead."
Reed's steps ca to a halt.
'What did this woman just say?'
He looked back at Ishell, unable to swallow his confusion.
"What did you say?"
"Pheon, I'm talking about the man you, the Tower Master of Silence, captured. You were planning to hand him over to the Tower Master of Jade recently, and today was the day of escort, right?"
"......How did you know that?"
Reed showed a genuinely displeased expression.
Isel just smiled.
"Because I killed him."
In a saintly and rciful manner.
"By my sister's hand."
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