The outskirts had suffered severe damage, and even the city center had not emerged unscathed.
While Shade, Emilia, and the others had gone to the forest, a Fire Meteor carrying over a dozen insects hidden inside the meteorite had crashed into the district east of the Golden Music Hall. Before the Ring Arcanist Squad inside the city could eliminate them, Vesta City's most famous Mrs. Walter Pedestrian Street had already been completely wiped from history.
Because the war had only just ended, no one yet knew exactly how many people had died in Vesta City. But this was, after all, a small city with a relatively low population, and Shade did not know whether that counted as good news.
The damage to the city's buildings and other public facilities was even worse. Moreover, to prevent relics or surviving insects from lurking in the urban area after the war, The Church would organize several rounds of citywide searches. That basically meant Vesta City could forget about returning to normal before this year's Year-End Festival.
The good news, however, was that the Accordion Hotel, which Artist Miss had been so concerned about, had not suffered any damage in the disaster. But judging by how heavy this blizzard was, if no one maintained the hotel's various facilities in time this winter, the condition of the building after spring arrived could be very worrying.
Thus, Flora decided to buy the Accordion Hotel with Sylvia as soon as possible, and they could not let The Church discover that it was connected to the Witch Council.
"Shade, didn't the three remaining young ladies of the Bennett Family all become yours? Can't you think of a way from that angle?"
Flora suddenly said. Shade, who had just lifted his glass of milk, nearly jumped in fright.
"Who