Everyone in the room exchanged glances.
"The entire Imperial Capital?"
Even Elsa started scratching her head at that. Under what circumstances could a corpse end up scattered throughout the entire Imperial Capital?
"Could it have been cremated, and then the ashes drifted on the wind... or something?"
That seemed to be the only possibility.
"No, I thought of that too, and specifically took people to the crematorium to check." Maeve shrugged helplessly. "Ashes are actually carbonized bones. It's hard to turn them into ash without crushing and grinding them, and even if they did become ash, they could only scatter over a small area."
"But that corpse was evenly distributed throughout Saint Clair."
Everyone was out of ideas now. After discussing it for a long while, all they could conclude was that it must have been the effect of some ritual.
But what ritual would scatter a corpse throughout the entire Imperial Capital?
Even Flora, who knew the most about the Supernatural, had no ideas.
"Then... should we tell Vanessa about this?" Dorothea asked tentatively.
Everyone nodded in unison.
Vanessa did not know much about the Supernatural, so they were not expecting her to have any ideas.
The main thing was that she was with Victoria now. In terms of knowledge alone, no one could compare to this lady from the Library.
Previously, whenever a Believer lost control, they could always get an answer by asking her.
"Is that... appropriate?" Elsa hesitated. Victoria was a noble, after all. Could this touch on some secret of the Empire?
"It's fine. Her dog has been chewing up our Abode, so it's only right for her to help a little. I've half a mind to send her a bill," Dorothea said.
But that was only an offhand remark. She did not actually intend