Meanwhile.
Inside the church, Raven and Black Skull watched the mayor opposite them gravely. Raven said in a low voice:
"I've already told you everything. Whether you believe me or not, he will come here, and under the influence of the curse, no one knows what outrageous things he might do."
After hearing Raven's explanation, every townsperson present turned pale.
The mayor frowned deeply and said:
"So you want to borrow our Sacred Relic to help Dr. Lynn?"
Raven said hoarsely, "Any sacred object containing holy power is an effective remedy against curses. We're Night Doctors. We can't abandon anyone afflicted by a curse, so we need your help."
The mayor looked troubled.
The Sacred Relic was practically their only remaining source of hope in this world.
If anything went wrong with it.
Everything they had worked toward for over a hundred years would come to nothing.
Seeing his hesitation, Raven continued to persuade him, narrowing his eyes. "I think you do have some misconceptions about us Night Doctors, but you must also understand that we bear no hostility toward the Holy World. In a sense, even..."
"Our Main Brain was once an ally of your Holy World."
At those words, the mayor shuddered.
He stared at the Night Doctor before him in shock, unable to utter a single word.
His face paled slightly. "May I ask who your Main Brain is...?"
Raven narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
He slowly reached into his coat and took out a metal pendant.
Carved into it was an upside-down, twelve-winged angel bound by countless chains.
In an instant.
Silence fell all around them.
The mayor stared at the pendant of the bound angel in shock, his lips moving as he almost instinctively took a step back.
His face went deathly pale with