Murder.
Incidents like that happened countless times around the world every single day.
Yet both Fang Li and Fiore believed
that this incident was probably Assassin's handiwork.
It was not merely because Assassin was in this city.
More importantly, it was because of the state of the corpse.
Its heart had been removed.
That method was far too suspicious.
"Archer."
Fiore used Telepathic Communication to address her Servant in her mind.
"Do you think Assassin did this too?"
The moment she finished speaking, Chiron's voice echoed in Fiore's mind.
"It's highly likely." In a serious tone, Chiron said to Fiore, "For an ordinary murder case, removing the heart would be meaningless unless it was due to some personal perversion. If it were a Magus, though, using a human heart as material for magical research and development would not be uncommon."
"But a Magus would never leave the corpse behind." Chiron spoke with absolute certainty. "To conceal Mystery, Magi cannot cause too much of a stir in the human world. If they exposed Mystery for the sake of magical research, that would be even more impossible."
That made it highly likely that the culprit was a Servant.
"After all, for beings like us who possess Spirit Bodies, devouring human souls and life force can replenish our mana." Chiron said quietly, "And a Servant's Spirit Core is located where the brain and heart are. If one devoured a human heart, the mana gained should be absorbed more efficiently as well."
A Spirit Core was a Servant's vital point.
When a Servant was summoned, a Spirit Core would first form, then a body would take shape around it, allowing the Servant to manifest in the world.
If the Spirit Core was pierced, then no matter what, that Servant could not be saved.
Conversely,