Chapter 141: Identity of the Villain (2)
Dolores was deep in thought about last night's events.
'...That mask I picked up yesterday, I'm sure I've seen it before.'
That's right.
Dolores had gotten the call yesterday that the Imperial Guard was on its way, and in her capacity as Saintess of the Quovadis and head of the Academy's newspaper department, she had quickly responded.
She saw with her own eyes the devastation she had witnessed, the deaths of so many people and the destruction of so many buildings.
Buildings were lying in ruins as if a large amount of explosives had been set off, and the remains of mummified boys and girls were found beneath the ruins of the nursery school, their blood drained from their bodies.
The second- and third-year student journalists with me, and even the imperial guards, had never seen anything quite like it.
...And there was a half-burnt mask lying nearby.
Dolores moved stealthily and picked it up, hiding it in her arms from the sound of the footsteps behind her.
'It must have belonged to Mr. Night Hound, why would he be there....'
She thought back to the first time she met the Night Hound.