At this moment, outside the entrance of the municipal government building, a tall, thin, slightly hunched elderly man dressed in luxurious clothes was pacing back and forth.
Upon seeing the signature white hair of Tyr and Sevira, the old man immediately hurried forward to greet them.
“I am the mayor of Caslant, Carlo Gill. May I ask how I should address you two, esteemed lords?”
“Tyr Callis.”
“Sevira Callis.”
Avia and Mia simply stood behind them.
After confirming their identities, Carlo led the four of them into the municipal government building.
Inside the mayor's office, Tyr sat down in the main seat.
Avia stood by Tyr's side, her hands clasped in front of her lower abdomen.
“Tell me, what exactly is going on?”
“My Lord, it goes like this.”
Carlo stood straight in front of the office desk, restlessly rubbing his hands together like a primary school student called on by a teacher.
“The matter actually started half a month ago. The City Defense Knight Order suddenly received a report that a commoner family had been murdered.
“At first, the knights of the City Defense Knight Order only thought it was the work of some thieves, bandits, or local gang members, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
“But in the following period, more and more people died inexplicably, and with increasing frequency. This finally alarmed the City Defense Knight Order.
“During the examination of the deceased, Commander Loxis of the City Defense Knight Order discovered traces of Abyss demons on the corpses.”
Once Abyss demons were involved, it was no longer something the City Defense Knight Order of a small city like theirs could handle.
At first, they sought help from the branch bishop of Caslant's temple, but after searching for several days in a row, they still found nothing. Meanwhile, the Abyss demons' killings never stopped.
Having no other choice, Mayor Carlo reported the matter to House Callis.
“The first murder occurred half a month ago, and it took you nearly half a month to realize it was Abyss demons?”
“Uh, this...”
Facing Tyr's questioning, Carlo hesitated, looking as if he wanted to say something but clearly had reservations.
“Never mind, I have a rough idea of what happened.”
On his way to hunt down Ronal, he had heard about the usual conduct of these City Defense Knight Orders.
Unless the person in trouble was a noble, they would generally procrastinate as much as possible.
Furthermore, when dealing with commoners, they would simply choose to ignore them unless something truly major occurred.
Given the current situation, Tyr could easily guess without Carlo's explanation that the first victim must have been a commoner, and the subsequent victims were likely commoners as well.
But due to the City Defense Knight Order's chronic procrastination, by the time they arrived at the scene, the magic power remaining on the commoners' corpses had long since dissipated.
As the number of dead commoners continued to mount, they finally conducted an urgent investigation and realized the gravity of the situation.
“Phew...”
Tyr exhaled a deep breath. In the future, once he became Grand Duke Callis, he would definitely kick out all of these incompetent, freeloading officials.
“Lord Bishop, the Mayor is currently hosting esteemed guests. You cannot go in right now.”
“I am the branch bishop of the temple! What guest could possibly be more important than me?”
Just then, a noisy commotion suddenly echoed from outside the door.
“What is going on?”
Tyr looked toward the entrance as the door to the mayor's office was violently pushed open from the outside with a heavy thud.
Bang!
Immediately after, a pot-bellied man wearing white clerical robes walked in.
“Oh, Carlo, I have assured you many times that there is no need to trouble House Callis with this matter.
“When it comes to dealing with Abyss demons, our Aglaia Family is the most professional.”
The moment the man entered, he began to babble incessantly, completely ignoring whether there was anyone else in the office, fully displaying his appalling lack of manners.
“Ah, this...”
Looking at Bishop Coos, who had not stopped talking since he entered, Carlo's face was filled with embarrassment.
He wanted to quickly stop the rambling Bishop Coos, but since Tyr had not spoken, he did not dare to act on his own for the moment.
“I'm serious, Carlo. Give me a little more time, and I will definitely find the Abyss demons hiding in Caslant.
“House Callis's swordsmanship is indeed powerful, but can they track Abyss demons more easily than the Aglaia Family's divine spells?”
“When it comes to dealing with Abyss demons, the Aglaia Family's divine spells are indeed more prominent. However, after searching for nearly half a month, you have found absolutely nothing. I cannot help but wonder if you have even mastered your family's divine spells.”
A clear, bright voice rang out, cutting off Bishop Coos's rambling.
“How dare an ignorant brat slander the temple!”
Bishop Coos turned around and spoke in a contemptuous tone.
But when he clearly saw the person sitting in the main seat, his throat suddenly seized up as if something were stuck in it, and his eyes widened to the size of saucers.
With that signature white hair, it was hard for him not to guess the other party's identity.
“Hello, Young Master of House Callis.
“Allow me to introduce myself. I am the branch bishop of the Caslant temple, Coos Aglaia.”
Bishop Coos walked up to the office desk and spoke with a face full of smiles.
“Heh.”
Tyr let out a soft chuckle. He was a whole person sitting right there, yet Bishop Coos had not even noticed him since entering.
And Tyr was certain that the bishop wasn't pretending not to see him, but had genuinely overlooked him.
It was easy to see that this stemmed from his inherent arrogance—his arrogance toward the Caslant municipal government.
He had only come here to find Mayor Carlo. As for anyone else present, they were not even worthy of entering his line of sight.
“Young Master Callis, since you are from House Callis, I believe you must understand our Aglaia Family much better than old Carlo does.
“Leave the matter here to me to handle. It is absolutely foolproof.”
Bishop Coos leaned forward, supporting his weight with both hands on the desk. With his fat head and large ears, he looked just like a pig demon.
“By 'foolproof,' do you mean that the Abyss demons have killed dozens of people in Caslant, yet you haven't even found a single hair of theirs so far?”
When facing Bishop Coos, Tyr had none of Carlo's reservations, speaking in an extremely blunt and impolite manner.
Bishop Coos clearly had not expected Tyr to be so direct, and the expression on his face instantly froze.
“Uh, well, Young Master Callis, as you should know, everyone makes mistakes, and even the best can stumble. We have been fighting against the Abyss demons for so many years, so their magical proficiency must be constantly improving as well...”
Bishop Coos still wanted to make excuses for his incompetence, but Tyr waved his hand to cut him off directly.
“Whether the Abyss demons' magical proficiency has improved, I do not know. But I have certainly seen your incompetence.”
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