Previously: Zenos bid farewell to the Royal Healing Institute. Dear Zenos, I am currently writing this letter alone, having locked the door to my laboratory. This is because the contents of this letter are something I would rather not have others…
When freshly harvested yuzu was grated, the refreshing aroma filled the entire restaurant. After the Grand Market, the ancient capital, Aitheria, had become increasingly wintery. Snow fell more often than rain, and it was not uncommon to find frost in…
Previously: After the poisoning incident at the party, Zenos finished his meeting with Becker. After finishing his meeting with Becker. Zenos returned to the research wing of the Royal Healing Institute and collected the luggage he had left there. Umin…
The morning after the memorial service. “A welcome party? You mean, someone’s coming from the Royal Capital to meet us?” This was the news Neil brought us in the inn’s lounge this morning. It was likely the result of his…
Previously: Zenos saved the victims of the poisoning incident. Around the same time the poisoning incident at Goldrun’s faction party came to a close. A cleaner at the Royal Infirmary discovered a man in the cleaning supplies closet, gagged with…
“Squad 11, mission almost complete.” “Squad 11, proceed west. Rendezvous with Squad 2 at the main street and fall under their command.” “Squad 4, captured three young women. Bringing them in now.” “Understood.” The office of the Duke’s castle, serving…
Previously: During Goldrun’s pre-inauguration celebration, members of his faction are poisoned. As Becker exposes Goldrun’s past crimes, Zenos appears. “Pick them all up…?” Becker, on stage, repeated Zenos’s words, looking around the hall. Numerous healers from Goldrun’s faction were collapsed…
“This is my first time at the Grand Market, but it’s incredibly lively, isn’t it?” Shinobu gazed at the wave of people flowing past the shop from a gap in the glass door. This street, usually frequented mostly by stablehands,…
Previously: At Goldrun’s pre-inauguration celebration for becoming the director, participants were poisoned. Becker reveals that the victim from fifteen years ago had a fiancée. “A choice of life…?” Goldrun croaked, looking up at Becker towering over him. A rally for…