Vasco probably realized that he had crushed something beneath his foot, so he lifted his leg to take a look.
Mai Rada was instantly alarmed. Although the communication crystal had been crushed, even its fragments were no ordinary objects. He feared that this guest of the Holy Church, Vasco, might notice something amiss.
"What is this?"
In fact, it seemed he had been overthinking things... After lifting his leg and glancing down, Vasco simply swept his foot across the floor, kicking the crystal fragments into the courtyard beside the corridor.
Mai Rada's expression stiffened again, and he was rendered speechless.
Vasco said casually, "Clean up properly!"
"...All right." Mai Rada opened and closed his mouth before finally responding listlessly.
After that, Vasco strode into the room where Father Stra was reciting scripture, without paying Mai Rada any further attention.
Mai Rada could only silently retrieve the crystal fragments from the courtyard... They couldn't be glued back together, and even if they could, the crystal would no longer be usable.
"Damn it, damn it!" Mai Rada cursed viciously. "An eye for an eye, repaid double... For you, I'll repay it a hundredfold!"
He could only say such things. At present, he risked being locked up by the human police at any moment. How could he possibly deal with a knight of the Holy Church?
In the end, Mai Rada left dejectedly.
Vasco stopped in front of the room, because Father Stra was standing by the door, shaking his head slightly as he looked at the sturdy old man with a trace of displeasure.
"And you said he wasn't your student. You care about him this much?" Vasco said indifferently.
"I have a responsibility to illuminate the path for those lost lambs." Father Stra drew a cross over his chest as he