Dark frowned again. "Jeffrey, as in Angus Jeffrey's father?"
"Yes, that Jeffrey," Ash said. Dark said, "A councilor."
Although Jeffrey was only an earl, he was one of the Thirty-Two Councilors, so it was hardly surprising that the royal family had entrusted him with such an important task this time.
And based on the intelligence currently available...
That evil god did indeed possess intelligence. Aside from that family of fi... four, the only people it had killed were every member of the cult organization that had summoned it.
And according to the reports, that family of four had not been good people either. They were the kind whose deaths would only make more people cheer.
But if an evil god chose whom to kill based on whether they were good or bad, could it still be called an evil god? Dark was more inclined to believe that it had merely happened to kill only bad people. As for why it had taken Braungus away, there had to be some special reason. That reason, however, remained unclear.
Knock, knock, knock.
Just as Dark was sinking into thought over this, a knock suddenly sounded from outside the door.
He took a breath and said, "Let's leave it at that for today."
Ellie and Ash nodded at the same time and ended the "Mind Link Technique."
As the projection on the wall vanished, Dark walked to the door and opened it.
Standing outside were Diana and Rose.
"What is it?"
It was eight in the evening, the time when Saint Marian Academy's students were at their most active.
Dark had not expected Diana and Rose to come by, so he asked curiously.
Diana immediately peeked into the room and, upon seeing Ellie, promptly asked, "We didn't interrupt anything, did we?"
"No, we just