Drawing a breath, Klein kept his voice as calm as possible. "Your younger brother has been removed from his position as governor. The new governor has already arrived."
"Your Miss Cynthia mutated into a monster under the influence of the Naturism Sect. She caused chaos in the villa, and a conflict broke out."
"Some of your guards and servants were corrupted during the chaos. They were beyond saving, so I purified them. Some of the survivors were infected to varying degrees and are receiving treatment."
"Your secretary also made some mistakes and suffered some injuries."
"The Naturism Sect in Olavi originated from the Rose School of Thought. After mutating, Miss Cynthia attracted a saint of the Rose School of Thought. I drove the saint away with powerful charms, but their power spread beyond the target and erased part of your villa as well."
"..." Amyrius stood rooted to the spot, his face blank with astonishment.
He had already suspected something upon seeing the portion of his villa that had been erased out of existence, but the succession of events Gehrman Sparrow described was still difficult to take in.
He seriously wondered whether he had really been away for just three days, rather than three months-or three years.
Under normal circumstances, the things that had happened over those three days might not happen even once in three months, or even three years.
In a silence so complete that even the air seemed frozen, Amyrius regained control of his expression and asked in a low voice, "What powerful charms did you use?"
"The Ninth Law charm you gave me, and a Replication charm. It can replicate any person, scene, or ability I've seen."
Amyrius gave him a long, searching look, then nodded slightly. "Understood. I'll give you another Ninth Law charm as