'A soul steeped in evil.'
'What counted as steeped in evil?'
Looking at the underling who had died before him, Father Pucci fell into thought.
'Child trafficking, drug dealing, murder.'
'Even people like that won't do?'
'Was the skull really that picky?'
'No, that's not right. The skull did change slightly for an instant, but then it changed back.'
Pucci placed his hand on the skull, and it reacted.
'It reacts to my soul.'
'So were these people's souls simply too weak?'
'Forget it. I should head back to the sanatorium before Apponia scolds me again.'
"Father, welcome back."
Upon entering the sanatorium courtyard, he did not see Apponia. He only saw Kevin and Hua playing with the children.
"So, you two, have you gotten used to this place?"
"We have, but..."
Kevin scratched his head, hesitating to speak.
"They call this a Flame Chasers branch, but Twilight Town actually has nothing to do with the Flame Chasers."
"It's not too late to leave if you want to."
"I want to stay here."
Hearing Father Pucci's words, Hua spoke up.
"I quite like it here too. It would be better to stay."
After Hua stated her position, Kevin followed suit.
"Is that so?"
Father Pucci nodded.
"Since you've chosen to follow me, I won't treat you poorly."
"Twilight Town will have every facility the other Flame Chasers branches have."
After saying that, Father Pucci walked into the sanatorium.
'I'll have to make Vill-V work some overtime later.'
Of course, you were not merely talking.
After setting aside an open area near the sanatorium, you had Vill-V construct training facilities there.
A month later, the training grounds were complete. Considerate as ever, Vill-V had also built several machines of her own design to increase the intensity of training.
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