The Quill of Alzuhod

"Your Excellency Cecimir, we have arrived in Tingen."

Inside the train carriage, Al Hassen said.

"Um."

Opposite him, the man with short blond hair had the lower half of his face buried behind his collar, resting with his eyes closed. Hearing the other man's call, he slowly opened his serene, emerald-green eyes. "What time is it?"

12:20.

On the other side, Lorotta took out her pocket watch, shook her head, and said, "We're late."

Who could have predicted the train would be delayed?

The rather gentlemanly Al Hassen shrugged. "The train station staff said that due to human error, there was a problem with train scheduling in Tingen City, and several trains were stuck in the station at the same time... Haha, if this were in Backlund, such unprofessional behavior would put the dispatcher out of a job."

"It will also happen in Tingen."

Borgia said Indifference.

As they talked, the train pulled into the station and came to a stop. The Nighthawks got up from their seats and got off, following the crowd out of the station. Once outside the station, the crowd dispersed and became less congested, and the scenery suddenly opened up before them.

Crestet carried a silver-white metal briefcase, and the people around him seemed to Consciousness keep a distance from him.

Suddenly, he frowned and instinctively looked into the distance.

My Spiritual Intuition seems to be giving me a bad feeling.

"Everyone, get to Blackthorn Security Company immediately, as fast as you can."

He suddenly gave the order.

Al Hassen was about to call for a coachman to hire a carriage when he heard Crestet's order. But when he looked at the Senior Deacon, he found that the man's figure was already surrounded by invisible ghosts, which floated up and flew away quickly into the distance.

People were coming and going in front of the train station, but ordinary citizens were completely oblivious to the strange scene before them, continuing to go about their own business.

The Nighthawks were surprised by Crestet's sudden departure. Remembering the orders he left behind, they dared not delay and immediately hired a carriage nearby, demanding that the driver set off as quickly as possible, with no problem about the pay!

Luck at landing such a large fare, the coachman whipped his horses vigorously. The carriage carrying the Nighthawks surged forward, bursting out of the station Square amidst the curses of passersby who hurriedly dodged, and brushed past another slowly moving carriage.

Inside the slowly moving carriage, a passenger sat calmly, holding a notebook in his pale hand and turning the pages slowly.

As the train swayed, the handwriting on each page of the notebook was clearly displayed before him:

Because he needed proof of mental health, Luther Rondal was forced to stay in the hospital ward overnight. Logically, the doctor assigned him a seemingly harmless patient— Hood Eugen—as his roommate for the night.

"In order to attempt the Ritual of summoning the Evil God's Offspring, Lanevus approached Hood Eugen tonight, and sacrificing his roommate was a perfectly reasonable decision."

"The generous Ince Will has implanted half of the skull of the Death's Descendant inside Lanevus's fiancée; tonight's Ritual will go smoothly."

(Followed by several lines of heavily smeared black marks)

"Tingen City 'Pound wife William Transport Company, who has long suspected him of having an affair, unexpectedly escalated their conflict today. Their argument led Mrs. Pound to decide to investigate her husband's mistress."

"Due to the recent assassination attempt on the banker's son, security companies and Detective agencies have been extremely busy. Mrs. Pound searched everywhere and finally found Blackthorn Security Company in a secluded corner of Zouteland Street, successfully placing a commission."

That night, Leonard Mitchell and Luther Rondal will infiltrate the transportation company. Unaware of the Concealment hidden within, their infiltration has been discovered by Madam Sharon of the Demoness Sect, who, out of caution, has decided to send her Assassin to silence them—a perfectly reasonable course of action.

"Luther Rondal will die from a sudden assassination attempt..."

(Several more lines of text were scribbled out.)

"Incredible! Luther Rondal survived being stabbed in the chest; his body holds a strange secret!"

(Turn to the next few pages)

"The bishop of Saint Selena Cathedral takes the human trafficking case very seriously, as he learned earlier today that a similar situation had occurred in Enmat Harbor. As a responsible bishop, he naturally connected the two events and sent a telegram to the Cathedral, reminding them of the possible link between them."

"In his report to the Cathedral, he naturally mentioned Luther Rondal, a participant in the incident who had cleverly discovered the problem."

"Unintentionally, under the bishop's influence, Luther Rondal was assigned to a business trip to the Enmat Harbor to investigate human trafficking. Ince..."

Will possessed relevant intelligence: a mad and extremely dangerous Aurora Order Oracle resided in Enmat Harbor, and their journey there would only end in death.

"Of course, Quill of Alzuhod cannot yet affect such a distant place; Ince Will, who wrote these words, was merely expressing his beautiful vision. The deaths of the three Nighthawks would be a huge loss to Tingen's squad, Dunn Smith would become mentally unstable as a result..."

(Another section of blackened text, written with very deep pressure.)

"Once again! Luther Rondal has escaped the shadow of death once more and returned to Tingen!"

(The next few pages were quickly flipped through)

"An uninvited guest arrived in Tingen; she was Ms. M from the Enmat Harbor. Driven by a thirst for the power within Luther, she came to Tingen, moved into Luther's home, and took control of his family."

"It turns out that Luther Rondal has..."

(Below are a few lines of messy handwriting and splashed ink, as if the person who wrote this was so frightened that they could barely hold the pen.)

(The hand flipping through the notebook paused for a moment when it reached this page.)

(Next to it is handwriting that is extremely neat and the language is polite and standard.)

"The Quill of Alzuhod prioritizes its own safety, harbors no particular ill will towards Luther Rondal, and has no desire to know any of his secrets. The consequences are entirely the responsibility of the writer, Ince Will."

"To reiterate, the author, Ince Will, bears full responsibility for the consequences."

"Ms. M craved Luther's body and wanted to possess it. After drinking Sharon's healing potion, her injuries were relieved. While out carrying out her plan, she coincidentally encountered Ince Will."

"The two knew each other beforehand and, given the current situation, shared similar goals. They quickly reached an agreement to cooperate, with Ince Will pushing and Ms. M carrying out the operation, to jointly launch an attack on Blackthorn Security Company."

"Ms. M used a forbidden Ritual, peeling off her own skin and using her abilities to inhabit it with a portion of her spirit, creating a special Holy Bible. This Ritual will be very successful, and Luther Rondal will not discover it at all."

Her followers followed her to Tingen.

"After a fierce battle, Ms. M faked her death, transferring her remaining spirit into the Holy Bible. Ince Will, using the Quill of Alzuhod, discovered the Cathedral's subsequent actions..."

(Below is the relevant Cathedral's response to Luther's handling of the matter, including the list of Nighthawks who came to take Luther away.)

"Ms. M's plan is incredibly audacious and insane. She not only intends to seize Luther's body, but also to use the opportunity of Spirituality release to directly advance to Sequence 5, the Shepherd. Her subordinates have already prepared all the necessary materials for her, including a potion to re-dissolve the [Rose Ring] back into its Characteristic, and the remaining materials."

"Due to scheduling issues, the Tingen City train station will request a delay for trains heading towards Backlund today."

"Ms. M's plan has only partially succeeded; the despicable Ince Will has concealed some information. She will go berserk during the Ritual, causing terrible harm. To deal with this far too dangerous, out-of-control Monster, Dunn Smith has decided to use the most powerful force of the Tingen Nighthawks —Saint Selena's Ashes —a correct and reasonable decision."

"After a fierce battle, everyone was exhausted, and even Saint Selena's Ashes suffered severe damage, all of which was in line with Ince Will's prediction."

He easily killed Luther Rondal, who had been causing him trouble, Klein Moretti, who was blocking his way, and Dunn Smith, who possessed the ashes, obtained the ashes, and left before the Nighthawks of Backlund arrived.

"Ince Will used his remaining Death's Descendant Characteristic to perform the Ritual, consuming Saint Selena's Ashes, successfully ascending from Sequence 5 'Gatekeeper' of the 'Death' Pathway to Sequence 4 'Night Nightwatcher Darkness Pathway'. With this, he gained Divinity, becoming a powerful Demigod."

"However, at this moment, he was still unaware of what price he would have to pay for this."

The notebook stopped here. Ince Will, with his dark gold hair, one blind eye, and sharply defined features, stared intently at the last line of text, his face expressionless.

A moment later, he picked up a classic-style Quill and let the tip fall on the page.

The Quill wrote clearly even without ink.

He simply wrote down a sentence:

"The story of Tingen ends here."

"Bang.""

He closed the notebook, tucked it and the Quill into his pocket, and looked out the train window at the surging crowds in front of the train station.

"Guest, I just heard someone say that there seems to have been a gas explosion on Zouteland Street."

The driver, speaking through the small front window, said to him, "This world is really dangerous..."

"Yes."

Ince Will nodded slightly, seemingly in agreement.