When Airi left the funeral home, Yukina, who appeared before her, looked quite dejected, hanging her head in discouragement.
"I'm truly sorry, Senpai."
"There's nothing to apologize for. Any normal person would react that way."
Airi merely waved her hand, interrupting Yukina's apology.
"This wasn't something most people could handle in the first place. After all, this was entirely different from simply killing an enemy. You don't need to feel sorry about it. On the contrary, if your eyes lit up the first time you saw an autopsy, I'd be worried you were some kind of freak."
"Ahahaha..."
Hearing Airi's reassurance, Yukina did not know what to say and could only laugh awkwardly before hurriedly changing the subject.
"Then, Senpai, did you find anything?"
"Hmm... I found a few things, but I still don't have any leads. Yukina, have you ever heard of a technique that can drain someone's magic power dry in an extremely short time?"
"Huh?"
Yukina froze at Airi's question. Airi walked over to a nearby vending machine, bought two drinks, and handed one to Yukina. Only then did she look over the deserted street and lower her voice.
"Based on my investigation, I can now confirm that the culprit almost completely drained the victim's magic power in a very short time before killing them... Hmm, a technique like that is quite rare."
"A short time? How short?"
"At most, probably no more than ten seconds. The amount of magic power drained was roughly equal to what an Old Era Vampire would possess."
"Such a short time?"
Hearing that, Yukina immediately frowned. She thought carefully for a moment, then shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Senpai. I can't recall any similar method. If it were simply a matter of breaking or dispelling magic power, there are several ways