Several days passed, and The Azure Longsword continued to go out for training, only to find that the Temple Knights who were originally guarding the entrance to the Lysine Building had all disappeared.
Not only that, but creatures attracted to the nearby Spiritual Essence Polluters whenever people lingered outside for a moment...were now nowhere to be seen.
It was as if the Temple Knights and the Polluters had collectively taken a leave of absence.
"Nora," Vesta turned and asked, "what's going on outside? Have all the Polluters been cleared?"
"Miss Nora," Vesta's voice came from the hall, "the Church Court has issued a temporary 'Extraordinary Exemption Treaty', hiring Transcendents to cleanse the Polluters from the city area. The Temple Knights have already gone to help maintain order."
Aske: ..........
What? In this world without players, how could there still be quarrels over prey?!