Chapter 446 – Orphanage Incident
Corvus bowed with his head, then vanished in a blink of feathers and smoke.
[System Notice: Investigation Directive Initialized — Target: Orphanage Incident]
[Subroutine Corvus Active. Estimated Time: 41 Minutes]
Lux stood there a while longer.
The breeze pushed a few dry leaves past his feet.
He could have just opened a portal to his mansion. Warped home. Teleported to his bath. Lullaby was probably curled up somewhere with a blanket. Sira was definitely half-dressed and pretending to read demon tax code just to annoy him.
But no.
He stayed.
Because sometimes even devils needed to feel the wind. Needed to remember what the mortal world smelled like when it wasn't burning.
The grass. The metal of the park bench. The faint scent of roasted chestnuts from a cart too far to see.
He walked slowly down the path, past a swing set with creaky chains. A rusted slide.
