Sifa stood before the coffee table in the living room.
A note lay on it.
"Harry went to the Golden Wutong District. There should be no mistake—he went looking for that 'Astronomer.'"
"There's a certain degree of danger involved. I saw that clearly in a revelation."
"But Harry is my friend. Even if there's danger, I have to make this trip."
"Whoever you are, if you see this note, it means something has happened to me too."
"Please report it to the police for us. It would be best to notify the Church of the Evernight Goddess. I suspect this involves worship of an evil god."
An address was written at the end.
It was Caven's handwriting. Sifa was certain of that.
Reg had seen the note as well. He looked at Sifa. "This was left three days ago?"
Sifa picked up the note. "Let's go. We're heading to the Golden Wutong District."
The Golden Wutong District was Tingen City's wealthy quarter. The houses here were all detached, surrounded by gardens and lawns on every side.
There were stables, fountains, and broad cement roads.
Standing before the house indicated in Caven's note, Sifa looked up. Without even entering, he could sense that the aura inside was unusual.
Just as he looked toward the house, a figure flashed past behind one of the second-floor windows.
It was a pale woman, dressed in an expensive gown like a lady of high society.
But her face had severely rotted away, and pale yellow-black fluid dripped from her eyes.
At that moment, Reg emerged from the courtyard. "Your Majesty, there hasn't been any activity in this house for many days."
"It looks like it has been abandoned for at least a month."
Sifa nodded, then took a step forward. When his second step landed,