"Guild Master..."
Mira squeezed over. "He's the master of your Guild? Just an ordinary little old man!"
"Huh? Feiyang, you found yourself a little girlfriend so quickly? And she's white-haired too—impressive, impressive! White hair is the best!"
Yun Feiyang's mouth twitched. You're the Guild Master. Could you pay a little attention to your image? People will look down on the Guild!
Mira flew into a rage. "What did you say, old man? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"
"So scary. Feiyang's little girlfriend is so fierce!"
"You..."
"Move aside!"
Yun Feiyang pushed Mira away. "Guild Master, here's what happened..."
After hearing the full account, Makarov said solemnly, "So it really was a Demon?"
"I'm not sure either. At least, it looked like one! Guild Master, are there Demons proficient in Magic Arrays and spell formulas?"
That was what Yun Feiyang found strange. Weren't such intricate tasks something only humans excelled at?
"There are, but very few. Demons mainly specialize in destructive power. There's another possibility!"
"You mean it was disguised with Disguise Magic? I suspected that too!"
"Well~ either way, the culprit is undoubtedly both a spellcaster and a Formation Master. That's a type you're not good at dealing with. Do you need support? I can send Fried over to help you."
"No need. He's not very strong. I can handle him myself!"
This was his first mission. Asking for help would be far too embarrassing.
"All right, then. Contact me if you need anything!"
Seeing him put away the Crystal Ball, Mira sneered, "I'd advise you not to force yourself. Listen to your Guild Master and get someone to help!"
"Busybody, this is my mission. I'll decide how to handle it myself!"
"What did you call me?"
"Stop messing around. I have something to ask you!"
"Hmph. Go ahead!"
"You said the man who lived in that house was named Steve, and he disappeared five years ago. Tell me the details."
"I'm not too sure either. I only know that he disappeared not long after his wife died."
"He had a wife?"
"Of course. Sister Kathy was very beautiful—she was famous throughout the village!"
"Why did she die?"
"I think she went mad and killed herself. I can't remember clearly!"
"Try to remember!"
"It was too long ago. I was only eight back then. How much do you expect me to remember?"
Mira suddenly looked dejected. "My father and mother also had an accident that year."
Yun Feiyang frowned. "What... what happened to Uncle and Auntie?"
"They were crushed to death by falling rocks while out hunting!"
Yun Feiyang fell silent for a while before saying, "It must have been hard, raising your younger brother and sister all these years, right?"
An eight-year-old girl raising a seven-year-old brother and a six-year-old sister—one could imagine what those years had been like. No wonder she had developed such a personality!
"It wasn't hard. I'm the older sister. Taking care of my younger brother and sister is what I should do!"
Realizing that she was acting strangely, Mira immediately snapped, "That's my family matter! Why are you asking so much?"
"Nothing. I just think you're amazing!"
"Ah?"
Mira blushed and stammered, "E-even if you praise me, I won't be happy!"
Yun Feiyang smiled. What a little tsundere!
"Accelerating now!"
Yun Feiyang took Mira and flew into the air!
"Big bro will make you look cool and take you flying!"
"Shameless! And who said you were my big brother? You should call me big sister!"
"Big Sister, I want milk, but unfortunately, you don't have any!"
"Bastard, I'll kill you!"
"Haha..."
When they landed outside the village chief's house, Mira was already clinging to Yun Feiyang, tugging at his hair.
"Stop it, get down already!"
"Seriously, you've messed up my handsome hairstyle!"
Mira snickered.
"You're back! How did it go? Did you find the Demon?"
The moment he saw Yun Feiyang, the village chief impatiently asked.
"No, it got away. But don't worry, it's no match for me. I can deal with it!"
"Really? That's good, then!"
After sitting down, Yun Feiyang asked, "Village Chief, how much do you know about what happened to Steve's family five years ago?"
"Why are you asking about that? Does it have something to do with the Demon?"
"Please tell me."
"All right!"
Yun Feiyang did suspect that the two were connected. Even Mira's parents' deaths might not have been so simple.
"This incident had a huge impact on the village back then!"
The village chief recalled, "One night five years ago, Kathy suddenly seemed to go mad. She ran naked through the village, constantly shouting things like, 'Demons! You're all Demons!'"
"Huh? Now that you mention it, could the two really be connected? Could the Demon have existed since then?"
Yun Feiyang interrupted his speculation and asked, "And then? What happened to her?"
"Steve took her home afterward. Not long after that, word spread that Kathy had killed herself."
"What about Steve?"
"Him? He rarely left the house after that. Eventually, he even disappeared. No one knew where he went."
"Do you know why Kathy went mad?"
The village chief shook his head. "No one knows. It seemed so sudden! Sigh~ she was such a wonderful girl. People always talked about her beauty, and Steve loved her deeply. Everyone thought they would have a good life, but who could have expected... fate can be cruel!"
Was fate really cruel?
Yun Feiyang thought someone was behind it!
Everything happened for a reason. Kathy's sudden madness and subsequent suicide, Steve's bizarre disappearance—all of it indicated that there were secrets no one knew about.
And that Demon had appeared at their house. Who could say the two weren't related?
Moreover, from the way the Demon had urged him to leave it alone, it was clearly someone from this village.
What that Demon had done seemed more like revenge!
"Does anyone in the village know what happened five years ago? Even the slightest clue would help!"
"That, I don't know!"
Glancing at Mira beside him, Yun Feiyang asked, "What about Mira's parents' deaths? What exactly happened?"
Mira's eyes widened. "What do you mean? What are you trying to say?"
Yun Feiyang gestured for her to stay calm.
"The Strauss couple?"
The village chief asked doubtfully, "Their deaths were just an ordinary accident. Is there a problem?"
"Are you certain it was an accident?"
"Absolutely. Their bodies were crushed by the rocks. It was indeed caused by the impact."
At Yun Feiyang's questioning look, Mira nodded and said sadly, "That's true. I saw it back then too!"
All right, he could set that question aside.
Yun Feiyang asked again, "What about the two people who died? Who were they?"
"You mean Job and Hoyle? They were both Monks from the Church."
"The Church?"
Mira said, "There's a Church in the village, but it's very small. There are only one Priest, one preacher, two Monks, and one nun."
In other words, only three people remained at the Church now.
Yun Feiyang nodded. "What about their bodies? Are they still there?"
"They aren't anymore. They were cremated at the Church last night!"
Yun Feiyang frowned. "Why the rush?"
"That's Church business. We have no right to interfere!"
"All right. Is there anything else you'd like to add?"
"I don't think so!"
"Fine. If you remember anything, please let me know!"
"No problem. You should also get rid of the Demon as soon as possible and restore peace to the village."
"Naturally!"
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