The bee magecraft itself had nothing to do with Dead Apostle research; it was an independent study conducted by Ode Bolzak's generation.
He used Death Apostle Bees to increase the number of ghouls, and the reason the towns he had stayed in were completely destroyed was also due to those Death Apostle Bees running amok.
"What a troublesome guy." Shirou frowned and muttered.
"Isn't he? After all, he's someone who escaped pursuit by both the Church and the Association for over a decade.
"I heard bounty hunters are tracking him too... His head must be worth quite a bit, right?"
The Nun's eyes sparkled after catching the scent of money.
She made no attempt to hide her naked greed in front of Shirou.
In the end, Shirou and the others arrived at a small town in southern France.
"Hey, I heard Ode Bolzak had been living in seclusion in Paris all these years.
"But he seems to have realized that his whereabouts had been exposed and moved from Paris to this backwater a few days ago."
Karen was extremely disappointed that she could not go shopping in Paris and make Shirou carry her bags.
For Shirou, this was actually good news.
After all, their opponent was a vampire who could control insects. If they fought in a major city, Shirou would also have his hands tied.
If things were handled improperly, the tragedy of the past might even unfold in Paris again—and by then, it would involve far more than tens of thousands of lives.
Incidentally, Shirou had not worn the Executor's vestments for this mission, and Karen was not wearing her nun's habit either.
To avoid alerting the enemy, the two had dressed like a couple visiting France as tourists.
"Why a couple? Wouldn't it be better to pretend