While chatting, the two walked side by side into the residential area.
"Where's your new place?"
Eiji gradually felt sothing was off.
I'm heading toward my ho, but where are you going?
"Just ahead!"
Arcueid pointed forward and took the lead.
Soon, the two arrived at Arcueid's new ho.
"Since I don't know how long I'll be staying here, I just bought a place!"
Arcueid looked like a wealthy tycoon, though Eiji hoped no one would discover she used counterfeit money.
"For so reason, this house was surprisingly cheap, and it ca fully furnished, so I bought it!"
She pointed at the residence in front of them with a smile.
"Well, that's because soone died here not long ago.Eiji's expression turned subtle.
Over two months ago, a murder had occurred in this house—all three mbers of a family were killed. The police had been involved at the ti, and now it seed that might have been Roa accumulating blood.
Because it was a haunted house, the seller was likely eager to offload it, hence the cheap price.
"Just so deaths?"
Arcueid looked at Eiji expectantly.
"Eiji, where's your house? Can I co over to play?"
"Next ti for sure!"
"Hmm..."
Arcueid seed sowhat disappointed.
Seeing her like this, Eiji smiled politely.
I'll never tell you that my ho is just a few hundred ters away.
"I'm back!"
Two minutes later, Eiji also returned ho.
Minamoto no Raikou and Okita Souji had already returned ho earlier. The golden wolf was curled up in its exquisite doghouse—the household was as peaceful as ever.
The night passed without incident.
On Saturday morning.
"A-Li, are you going to Aunt Lancer's house today?"
During breakfast, Minamoto no Raikou asked Eiji.
"Didn't you say you had sothing going on last week and couldn't go? Aunt Lancer asked last night if you're going today."
"Mrs. Pendragon's house?"
Hearing this, Eiji suddenly slapped his forehead.
Due to being completely stressed, he had asked Mrs. Pendragon for ti off last week and didn't go to her place. For the past half month, he had been imrsed in training and almost forgot about this!
"I'll go, since I have nothing else to do anyway."
After thinking for a mont, Eiji agreed.
With nothing else planned, Eiji decided to go wield the hoe, dig around the corner, and deepen Mrs. Pendragon's affection for him.
"Ding dong!"
"Just a mont..."
Top floor of the building.
After Eiji rang the doorbell, a sowhat weak voice ca from inside.
Soon, Mrs. Pendragon opened the door and let him in.
"A-Li, you're here."
Mrs. Pendragon looked particularly haggard today. When she saw him, she only forced a weak smile.
The second daughter Irisviel, the fourth daughter Mordred, and the fifth daughter Lily were all in the living room, their faces clouded with worry.
"What happened?"
Eiji entered the living room and looked at them in surprise.
"Good morning, Eiji-kohai."
Irisviel stood up to welco him in, her face full of concern.
"We haven't been able to contact Alter for several days."
Alter?
Haven't been able to contact her?
"Maybe she's at her friend's place?"
Eiji didn't think much of it.
Irisviel had always been afraid of him. Every ti he was about to visit, she would hide at Jeanne d'Arc Alter's house. This had happened during his last two visits.
"We've already contacted her friends, and they said Alter isn't at their place."
Madam ca out from the kitchen carrying tea, her haggard face unable to conceal her deep worry.
"Moreover, Alter has been missing for three days! She always tells when she's staying over at a friend's place, but this ti there's been no word at all!"
Madam was so agitated that she didn't even notice the tea spilling.
Missing for three days?
This could already be considered a disappearance case - they could report it to the police!
"Auntie, please calm down. Tell carefully what's troubling you, and I'll see if I can help!"
Eiji quickly stood up and gently patted her back while comforting her.
Madam was trembling all over - her daughter's disappearance had dealt her a heavy blow.
Soon after, Eiji learned the details from Irisviel.
Irisviel's disappearance was very sudden.
Three nights ago, Irisviel didn't return ho all night. Knowing she was close with Jeanne d'Arc Alter and had been frequently staying out recently, they didn't pay it much mind.
It wasn't until the next day, when she still hadn't returned, that they realized sothing was wrong.
But by then it was already too late - no matter what they tried, they couldn't contact Irisviel.
Whether she was alive or dead, they had no idea at all.
Her older sister XX had already used police connections to search for her, but they couldn't find even the slightest clue.
In this era, mobile phones and surveillance caras were far from widespread, making it extrely difficult to find a missing person.
"I understand. I'll find people to help. Don't worry too much - maybe she's just temporarily unreachable. I promise you, I'll definitely bring her back!"
Eiji thumped his chest confidently.
Irisviel cast him a grateful look, while Madam nearly burst into tears upon hearing this.
But Eiji himself felt quite uncertain inside.
"Disappearing without any explanation... dea was like this last ti too. Could Irisviel have been dragged into sothing?"
Eiji felt extrely heavy-hearted.
Over two months ago, dea had disappeared for several days, then appeared before Eiji and the others in the form of a Heroic Spirit remnant, nearly killing Eiji once.
And now Irisviel had similarly disappeared, in exactly the sa manner without any warning at all.
This made it impossible for him not to worry.
If things went badly, Irisviel might fail to awaken just like dea did!
That absolutely couldn't happen!
He had boasted confidently in front of Madam - he would never allow such a thing to occur no matter what!
"But whether it's dea or Irisviel, what exactly are they being dragged into?"
Eiji frowned deeply, racking his brains but unable to figure this out.
The more one encountered supernatural events, the easier it was for a Heroic Spirit to awaken.
If one's ntal fortitude wasn't strong enough, their capacity wasn't sufficient, or so other unexpected circumstance occurred, it could lead to awakening failure, turning them into empty husks - re remnants!
But the problem was, this premise required contact with supernatural events!
Just like with Martha and the others - though they were all holy-attribute Heroic Spirits, while Jeanne was still a student at school, Martha and Saint George had already awakened long ago. This was precisely because they managed the church and frequently encountered supernatural events.
So what about dea and Irisviel?
The period when dea disappeared coincided precisely with the integration of the Demon Night worldline, while the Tsukihi worldline hadn't rged yet.
Eiji had participated throughout that entire incident and never caught a single glimpse of dea!
This ant dea hadn't been involved in the events from start to finish, only appearing corrupted at the very end!
Could sothing else have happened simultaneously back then?
Kibano City itself wasn't very large - if sothing had truly occurred, how could it possibly have been concealed?
"Too many questions. Ti to take action first!"
Today wasn't suitable for sword practice.
After bidding farewell, Eiji hurriedly left the lady's residence.
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