The Vastness of Magical Destiny

Lome tactfully hid herself in another room. Although she was reluctant to have Komer spend time with this graceful priestess, her intelligence allowed her to perceive from the great sage’s slightly exhausted but serious expression that there must be some important matter the great sage needed to discuss alone with the female priest.

Under Komer’s profound and bright gaze, Eve appeared somewhat uneasy. Of course, she understood that at this point, it was necessary for her to have a good talk with this new ally who was trying to save them from disaster. The enemy’s power was unprecedentedly strong. Inside the borders of the Bohemia Kingdom, their presence had been reduced, but they hired assassin groups to eliminate her party, which indicated that the adversary was resorting to unscrupulous means.

"Eve, do you think we need to seriously discuss our itinerary?" His gentle smile always carried a trace of implicit mockery, as if reminding the female priest that it might be time to reveal the true situation.

Biting her lip lightly, Eve casually brushed back the strands of hair that had fallen onto her face, steadied her emotions, and then slowly said, "Komer, I’m sorry, I did not tell you everything at first. Uh, there are some things that I intended to share once we escaped danger. I didn’t expect the enemy to pursue us so closely; it seems they are determined not to give up until their goals are achieved."

A wistful smile appeared on Eve’s face, as though she was worried about the fate of her companions.

"Our Black Rose Mercenary Group paid a heavy price and in the end, we did discover some information. I was a witness because I studied White Magic and Light Magic. Hence, I also had the opportunity to study in Marco. When the last group of mercenaries from the Black Rose Mercenary Group was silenced, I personally saw two mages from the Church of Light involved, although at the time, I happened to avoid their attack. Moreover, possibly, there were also court warriors from the countries of the Northern Alliance involved in the attack. I don’t know why they would collude, but one thing is certain: this all relates to the mission that left our home decimated."

"After that mission, our Black Rose Mercenary Group never stopped investigating this incident, but we were subjected to several assassination attempts. The investigators paid a heavy price, and eventually discovered that the client was a weapons broker, but this person was assassinated three days after commissioning the task. Prior to approaching our mercenary group, the weapons broker had frequent dealings with a bishop from the Church of Light. When we learned of this, misfortune continued to plague us until the Black Rose Mercenary Group was completely annihilated."

Facing Eve, who was now almost sobbing, Komer offered her a silk handkerchief in silence and didn’t join the conversation until finally asking indifferently, "Are you saying that you suspect this weapons broker of acting as a go-between for the weapon dealings between the Church of Light and the Beastmen?"