Chapter 719

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“So that’s how it is.”

Shirou nodded in understanding.

Barthomeloi Lorelei had a notorious obsession.

No, it was not hers alone. It was a fixation shared by the entire Barthomeloi family: without exception, they despised vampires.

Whether that unreasoning hostility stemmed from their dignity as humans or their pride as aristocrats was anyone’s guess.

The heads of the Barthomeloi family always led their vampire hunts personally, and Lorelei seemed to have inherited that same code.

No matter how busy she was, the young woman always made time to exterminate vampires. Her dedication bordered on the pathological.

At times, she would even disregard her responsibilities as head of the Department of Policies to hunt down bloodsuckers distinct from the Dead Apostles.

Among the Dead Apostles, Lorelei was particularly fixated on Ortenrosse, the White-Winged Lord, formerly the king of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors.

Incidentally, he was now their former king because two leading members of his faction—

Nrvnqsr Chaos and Vlov Arkhangel—had both been killed by Shirou during the incident aboard the Rail Zeppelin.

It was fair to say that Shirou had almost single-handedly destroyed the White-Winged Lord’s power base, accomplishing everything Lorelei had wanted to do.

“Are you here to confirm what happened back then?” Shirou asked her.

A Clock Tower mage colluding with Dead Apostles was a stain the Barthomeloi could never overlook.

“Lydell has already handed the suspect over to me. If I merely wanted an account of events, I could leave that to the Department of Policies.”

Lorelei’s expression remained impassive. Clearly, she had come for more than that.

Shirou nodded. “That makes sense... Your work as the Director’s assistant must keep you busy.”

After all, the Clock Tower’s Director had not shown himself