The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With

29 – Owner of the Tower Dreaming of the Beyond (5)

Elodie Village is about two hours away by horseback from Schlesi to the north.

In fact, a two-hour horseback ride is far outside the normal jurisdiction of a city.

However, since this is a border area and there are so few cities, the jurisdiction is much wider than other cities in the interior.

In reality, it is similar to the fact that the operational area of the rear division is several times that of the front division.

Captain Vivian says that’s why the border guards are far more numerous than the guards in other cities, and there are dozens of patrols.

“It’s fortunate that I’m the head of the investigation department. In the case of the head of the strategy department, I work overtime for a week to make patrol orders every month.”

“Still, shouldn’t we always be dispatched when there is an incident in the jurisdiction like today?”

“Actually, I rarely go out myself. Most of the time, I only send investigators. But this time, I’m going there myself because it’s judged to be quite serious.”

“If the devil’s work is certain, the chief and his crew must leave the village. We can’t fight while guaranteeing everyone’s safety.”

“Don’t worry about that. But…”

Captain Vivian glanced back at Celestine, who was running behind me.

Celestine is now sitting flat on the saddle and eating steamed potatoes sprinkled with sugar.

That’s the third one already.

“Isn’t that a healer?”

“That’s right. Even if it looks like that on the outside.”

When I left the guild earlier, as promised, I stopped by the market to buy some snacks.

I was going to buy some simple food, but the border guards have already built a campsite to protect the village, and I can eat meals there.

So I told them to pick out the snacks they wanted to eat, and Celestine got excited and went around and bought a lot of things.

Honey Glazed Apple, Black Bread, Cheese Cream Potato, Lemon Pie, and Bacon Brie Cheese Sandwich.

It is said that he bought it considering food for the garrison members, but in fact, he must have tasted something he wanted to taste.

Anyway, they eat well on a running horse.

“I see it over there.”

Captain Vivian pointed forward.

In front of the rowing boat, I saw a small village with its back on the low tributary of the Lumiere Mountains.

It is a village that is huddled like mushrooms on top of a shallow hill, and the surroundings are all vineyards like Schlesi.

But it was really strange that there wasn’t a single rat to be seen there.

It’s late summer now, so it should be crowded with people harvesting grapes.

“Very suspicious.”

“Isn’t that right? If it’s just a bit too late, this year’s vineyards will all be ruined.”

“Let’s go and check it out.”

We picked up our speed and crossed the vineyards into the village.

“Whoops!”

As soon as she entered the village, Celestine gasped.

I saw border guards carrying bodies.

“Chief of investigation. Are you here?”

The guards who saw us saluted Captain Vivian.

“Are you dead?”

“No. They are survivors. They were moving to a shaded area to avoid the summer sun.”

“Put them down. I have something to check.”

The guards carefully put the men on the ground.

We all got off our horses and went towards it.

The villagers lying down didn’t even look this way, even though several people approached.

I got down on one knee and put my hand on his neck. His pulse was normal.

“He’s not dead.”

“Most of them are like this. They just lie down or sit back somewhere without thinking.”

“Celestine. You should give it a try. Divine Healing or Purification would be fine.”

Celestine came over and knelt beside me, dyeing her hands golden.

“Ohhh…”

The garrison members exclaimed in admiration at the brilliant light of the divine power.

Celestine touched the head, neck, and chest of the lying villager with her holy power.

“Secretary.”

“How are you?”

“It’s useless.”

Turning off the divine power, Celestine shook her head.

“Nothing reacts to divine power.”

“What do you mean by that, Healer? No soul, what do you mean?”

At Captain Vivian’s question, Celestine shook her head hesitantly.

“It feels like only a shell remains. Originally, when you use divine power, you should feel that you are in contact with something, but these people feel like they are going into a precipice where there is nothing.”

“Then it must be the devil’s work.”

Said Captain Vivian, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword with a determined look on his face.

“Mr. Leonard, let’s catch that demon right away and get rid of it.”

At the word devil, a blatant fear flashed on the faces of the town’s garrison.

“Let’s look around a bit more. You haven’t even been to the village yet.”

It was even more spectacle inside the village.

No one was walking around, not even making eye contact with us.

Everyone just sits or lies down blankly.

In the meantime, several members of the guards were wandering around carrying them around and trying to pour water from cups into the mouths of those who looked relatively normal.

However, it leaked all over the side of the foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, foot, feet, not drinking at all.

Celestine wandered around and tried to express her divine power, but it wasn’t much different from before.

“This person is dead after all.”

Captain Vivian said sadly as he laid the man who had fallen forward.

“They died of starvation. They didn’t eat or drink… In just a few more days, they’ll start dying of starvation simultaneously.”

This is serious. If it is not resolved quickly, the villagers will be annihilated.

“Then let’s start looking for traces. I’m sorry everyone, but please be quiet.”

Kneeling on the ground and closing my eyes, I activated Blind Gaze.

When I closed my eyes, the pitch-black darkness seemed to be sucked in, and the surrounding information began to come in indiscriminately through the rest of my senses, which became extremely sensitive.

The first thing that came in was the low, even breathing sound presumably from the villagers.

The consistent, slow repetition felt like the mechanical sound of a life support machine in an intensive care unit.

After that came the sound of the clattering of the armed forces of the garrison, the smell of ripe grapes wafting from outside the village, and the strong smell of Celestine’s perfume.

Should I say body odor instead of perfume?

Smells really nice.

Anyway, that’s not the point.

I continued to scan my surroundings, but oddly enough, I couldn’t detect anything related to demons.

In case you didn’t know, I expanded the range of my senses to the ground, but as expected.

But I can never find it.

If you perform soul exploitation, there must be traces.

It’s nothing else, it takes a lot of energy to extract a human soul, so the waves slowly dissipate.

A week, no matter how long it takes, if it’s two weeks, there should be at least a trace left.

Couldn’t it be the work of the devil?

I have to change the place and use the blind gaze again….

At that time, quite different sensations were captured.

It feels like the air has become twisted and twisted into a lump.

This is a wave… !

But it’s subtly different from the wavelength of soul exploitation I know….

Could it be that the wave was caused by something completely different from exploitation of souls?

I expanded my senses and continued tracking the wavelength.

The wavelengths I found are all three within the range.

By connecting those three points, I was able to draw a line in a specific direction.

“I found something.”

“Really?!”

As I spoke with my eyes closed, Captain Vivian shouted.

“I can feel the waves. After all, it’s not a plague, but something artificial has intervened.”

“Come on, let’s follow!”

“Wait a minute. I can’t see right now.”

As I slowly got up, I was suddenly greeted with a thick scent of perfume.

“Secretary. Hold my hand.”

“Thank you, Celestine.”

When I stretched out my hand, I felt a touch I had never felt before.

It was similar to holding a silicone stress ball, but it was distinctly different.

Soft, cozy and slightly mysterious.

Maybe it’s similar to picking up a soft balloon or a ripe apricot.

However, this expression did not fully explain the subtle flexibility and elasticity of what I was touching.

It contained the unique softness and warmth of human skin, as well as endless relaxation and generosity.

An addictive touch that can never be touched, but cannot be touched just once.

Celestine’s breasts are really nice.

It was an overwhelming feeling completely different from when I accidentally touched Clemence’s chest before.

“Secretary…”

“Sorry. I’m blind right now. It’s called blind gaze, so it’s a technique that temporarily gives up sight and amplifies other senses. It really wasn’t intentional.”

I was just telling the truth, but how come it sounds like an excuse.

“Ah, yes…”

Celestine slurred her words as she grabbed my wrist.

Clements screamed as soon as he grabbed her breasts, but Celestine is surprisingly calm.

As expected, it seems to be scientifically correct that the bigger the chest, the duller the senses become.

As my vision returned, I slowly opened my eyes to see Celestine, blushing, and Captain Vivien, a bit suspicious, a little away from me.

“It’s not like that.”

“I didn’t say anything, Mr. Leonard.”

“That’s good. I’ve found something suspicious. I don’t think it’s from the devil, but other than that, there’s nothing special about it, so I’ll have to check it out.”

I got on my horse and led the party, and I quickly ran in the direction where the wave was going.