When Wei En saw that, he quietly left the shop and found the suitcase he had thrown away, then turned and headed toward the Secret Investigation Bureau.
As he passed the perimeter, he saw the mangled remains of the corpses the City Guard had gathered together. His expression darkened despite himself. He knew full well these people had only been killed because they had been caught up in his affairs.
Sorry. I didn't want this either.
Hm?
Just as he was sinking into gloom, a black notification drifted across the panel.
[Devourable origin discovered. Use Spirit Devouring Method?]
Uh... origin?
Wei En looked around. It couldn't be referring to these corpses on the ground, could it?
He glanced back at Ghost and the driver, and saw the two Little Ashis staring wide-eyed at the surrounding crowd while still not forgetting to breathe in and out in meditation.
[No.]
After considering it for a moment, Wei En chose to give up this opportunity.
He wasn't sure whether the two Little Ashis would be noticed while he was devouring these corpses.
He would wait until next time, when he found somewhere without people around, and try it then.
Besides, these people had already died because of him. If he devoured them too...
What would that make him?
A demon who had become utterly inhuman for the sake of strength?
When Wei En returned to the Secret Investigation Bureau and passed Minister Yegor's office, he heard Lacy's furious voice coming from inside.
"Yegor, about Claire, did you actually report it to the higher-ups or not? Where are the people from the Combat Department? Why didn't a single one of them show up today?"
"Lacy, calm down first."
Yegor's brows were tightly furrowed as he took deep, heavy pulls on his cigar.