The Villain's Story

Chapter 240 [240] Devoured.

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"Report, The blood was found to be of the unadopted children, all three weeks old at the least, The monster, which has been named the Flesh Amalgamation was a C-rank monster, and had the abilities of increased strength and super regeneration. Demonic circles were present in the basement of the building, the circle was a transportation type. Demon entered through it and took some children. All the children that were taken were the ones which had a high chance to awaken. The city council is currently discussing the issue...but we have received no further news."

Benson stated the report in his hands. whilst Richard listened closely.

"Did any of those children possess awakened parents?"

Richard asked.

"No, However, the children that did have Awakened parents were all adopted...but."

Benson hesitated, and this hesitation caught Richards's Eye.

"But?"

"There are no records of them sir..."

Hearing this, Richard asked...

"What?"

"Of the adopted children, there is no trace of them, not about the family that adopted them, and neither any documents left.

The only ones left are the proof of their adoption...But the children and the families that adopted them are nowhere to be found."

Richard, hearing this contemplated.

'The Aror city incident has a big link to this, multiple children lost their parents and were sent to multiple orphanages outside the city, even if they had a remaining family. And their court cases were weird as well, Everything about it has been removed. I've sent you the documents containing information about the children sent to different orphanages, Please Investigate them.'

Richard recalled what Maxwell had told him... and his brows creased.

"Notify our branches in other cities to send teams to search the orphanages about the children in the documents I sent you. Tell them to be careful and send information back immediately."

Richard said and stood up, before moving towards the door.

"Guildmaster, where Are you going? You have work to do."

Benson asked.

"To meet the Sage, Tell Diego to do my work for now. I'll be back soon."

*****

[At Shield]

It was weird to see Shield so empty.

Despite the occasional teacher and worker there, no one roamed the Streets of the Island.

Well, it was to be expected. The students were away, and only a select few remained.

"It's weird to see the institute so empty."

Said Richard as he was being escorted By Elena Frost to the Headmaster's office.

"Yes, it is summer vacation after all."

Richard tried to make Small talk, but it was rejected by the Frost Queen.

"Please enter, the Headmaster has been expecting you."

She guided him to the office and left immediately. It seemed that she was extremely busy with work.

Richard entered the office...and was surprised to see The Almighty Sage buried underneath a mountain Of Paperwork.

He bowed to show his respect to a 'Legend' of a previous generation. The Sage, Oliver Olsfer.

But then...he found something odd.

The Sage...wasn't exuding the same level of power he normally had...it was weaker.

"Don't be alarmed, THis is just a clone. The real body is somewhere else."

The headmaster said, gesturing for Richard to sit down.

'I wish I had that skill.'

Thought Richard. How heavenly it would be to just create a clone to do his work.

"I've come to talk to you about an important matter. It's something concerning the involvement of demons."

At the mere mention of demons, Oliver was intrigued and began to listen closely to what Richard had to say...

****

"...I see."

Oliver muttered after hearing Richard.

"What were the ranks of the deceased parents of the Children?"

Oliver asked.

"The lowest was rank D-, and the highest was B."

"..."

Oliver had a grave expression on his face.

"It infuriates me..."

Richard stayed quiet... Waiting for Oliver to continue.

"The demons have been more active as of late, the sons of bitches at the top don't care. The Officials at the capitol are busy with the tower...and now this..."

"We will be very glad if you could provide us some assistance...if you are able to."

Said, Richard...But Oliver's expression said the opposite.

"Sadly...I cannot assist you. Our reputation has been hit deeply, most of my staff is busy with charity works to raise the name, And are currently busy for now. The student council is also busy with the tasks I gave them, The only one free is our 'treasurer' who is in the city you were talking about and is also involved in this...but I can help you indirectly."

Said, Oliver, as he took out a ring from his Spatial storage.

He handed the ring over to Richard, who examined it.

"This..."

"Think of it as a borrowed Item, It can detect demonic energy from miles away and can also stop it. It can cleanse demons and demonic beings. It can also identify which demon was responsible by sensing its unique demonic energy. Unfortunately, for now, that is all I have until I return."

"...Thank you, sir...But return? from Where?"

Richard expressed his thanks for being handed an S-class item so easily...

But then he was shocked by Oliver's reply.

"From the Demonic continent."

****

"Im here!"

Alan stopped in front of a certain bus stop, a stop where he promised to meet his Grandfather.

"You were late."

His grandfather said, sitting on a bench reading a newspaper.

"Something popped up."

"Well, No matter...I was just about to go anyway."

His grandfather, Mathew Peccator said and stood up. He gestured for Alan to follow him.

"Where are we going anyways?"

Alan asked, and his Grandfather replied.

"To my shop, of course, it's a cafe. Your father and mother loved it there...and also had their first date there."

"..."

'Unnecessary but okay.'

"How's life in Shield?"

His grandfather asked as they walked, the atmosphere beneath them was...awkward?

It was as if both struggled to start a conversation. Amanda Peccator, Alan's grandmother was the one who easy going and could talk with anyone.

"It's good...although I am busy quite a lot of the time."

"How so? are the classes tough?"

"Somewhat, but I have a friend who is incredibly intelligent who helps me, I just spend most of the time training."

"Do you have a teacher? I heard some teachers in Shield take in personal students."

Alan hesitated for a second before answering this question.

"Yes, The vice principal, Elena Frost is my 'magic' teacher. She taught me a lot of things."

"The vice principal? Wow."

His grandfather seemed odd. It was as if he wanted to say something more but couldn't. It was as if He was being held back by a particular feeling.

He was a calm, composed man, One that was elegant. But it seemed as if he wanted to express his feelings more but was hiding them

"You awakened just like your mother. She also had an affinity with the Frost element. Although I don't think she was as proficient as you. Speaking of Elemental affinities. I wonder how you got your space affinity, Anna had ice, whilst Alfie had Water... How do those two combine to form space?"

His grandfather asked with a confused look on his face.

"Affinities aren't dependant on inheritance much. A kid born from a parent with the fire affinity can have the ice one. It's really chance."

"Is that so? I didn't know that."

His grandfather truly had little knowledge of the awakened world.

Even though his daughter was awakened.

This small, yet somewhat awkward chit chat continued, until they reached their destination.