"Lord of Shadows, why are you looking at the pills so intently? Did you find something?"
I nodded but didn't say anything yet.
I put the pills back where I had taken them from, careful not to leave any trace behind.
Once the place looked untouched, I slipped into the shadows and left the pub.
'The pub owner had those pills.'
'This confirms he's connected to the Illegal Exorcists.'
'He must be the one who helped them kidnap Carlotta's brother.'
Even if he hadn't, he was still responsible for destroying her family.
He was the reason her mother had fallen into depravity, then killed herself.
While I could've killed the pub owner, Marco—Carlotta's biological father—I didn't.
I wanted Carlotta to have the chance to take revenge herself.
'In my last life, Marco would die three years from now.'
'Carlotta still has time to interfere and have her revenge that she couldn't last time.'
I moved through the warp points and appeared near the forest outside the Daelthorn Estate.
