It wasn’t too difficult to get Saint Claire out of the Orthodox Church.

He showed a halfway attitude until he was told that he had to find the person, then hurriedly moved on as soon as he added that the person had been kidnapped.

Since human trafficking was one of the two crimes she hated the most, kidnapping seemed like an evil that needed to be eradicated.

I’m sorry to the believers, but this afternoon’s service will have to be held without Saint Claire.

As soon as I took St. Claire out right before the afternoon service, Johnny’s dubious eyes widened.

“Who’s been kidnapped?!”

Saint Clare rushed to Saint Clare as if she was ready to cooperate at any time. Johnny thought something strange but politely explained to her that his sister had been kidnapped.

While not forgetting to carefully hand her the threat letter that was in the envelope that came with it.

“… This is the blackmail card.”

“Excuse me for a moment.”

After accepting the letter from Johnny, Saint Claire read it carefully.

I asked, pointing to the faint red marks left on one corner of the letter.

“Are these red marks… .”

“… These are your sister’s bloodstains.”

Seeing Johnny say without hesitation that it was his sister’s blood, I was also convinced.

That there is one thing he’s hiding from us yet.

“… With this, it’s not enough.”

“Yeah?”

“I need at least one of the two to find someone by the power of fate. It’s someone I know clearly, or I have something with that person’s energy in it.”

“Oh, what should I do, then? Should I go to the Wintemire store and search again with Mr. Seneran’s things?”

“No, it’s too late.”

Seneran’s injury was already confirmed by the mere fact that there were bloodstains on the letterhead, so Delfina’s suggestion was unrealistic.

In addition, there was a high possibility that Seneran was also being tortured to extract information, considering the possibility that Wintemire Corporation would not comply with the request.

Seeing as they demand to hand over the company’s ledgers and magic contracts, what they want isn’t just money.

Hearing Saint Claire’s words, Johnny carefully gripped the envelope he was holding with a hesitant expression.

“… If it’s your sister’s thing, will it be anything?”

At Johnny’s words that broke the silence, Saint Clare nodded quietly.

“If possible, something that the missing person had been carrying for a long time. I like things like clothes and accessories. The one I had until recently is the best.”

“okay… .”

He quietly gave advice to Johnny, who was still contemplating whether or not to bring out something he was hiding.

“Mr. Johnny.”

“… … .”

“What’s left in the envelope right now, isn’t it related to Johnny’s sister?”

As soon as they heard my voice, the eyes of the other two turned to the envelope Johnny was holding.

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Johnny nodded quietly with a troubled expression on his face.

“I am guessing. As for what might have been in it. Looking at the bloodstains on the letterhead and the contents of the letter, I could guess.”

“… … .”

“I know that it’s something that I would be hesitant to show to others, but at this rate it might be difficult to find my sister again.”

“Yeah, I guess. I understood… .”

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Johnny, barely making up his mind, opened the envelope and showed something inside.

Upon realizing its identity, the expressions of Saints Delphina and Claire changed seriously.

“This, this can’t be… !”

“… It’s a nail. of young women.”

Weak bloodstains on the letterhead and the content that he would enclose his fingers saying ‘next time instead of something like this’.

From that, it wasn’t too hard to guess that what was inside was Seneran’s teeth or fingernails.

It’s just that I can’t ignore Johnny’s wishes and force everyone to see what he’s hiding, so things might have gotten a little twisted if he hadn’t convinced me.

Anyway, thanks to Johnny’s heart, things seemed to move quickly.

“How are you, Lady Claire?”

Saint Clare, who was carefully examining the three bloody fingernails, finally opened her mouth.

“First of all, I found the direction.”

“Is that true?! Then, where the hell are you going to find your sister… .”

“But all I can know is the direction of fate that I can only vaguely feel. There is a high possibility that it will fail to tell you about your destiny to meet her in a situation where there is a possibility that personal feelings will be involved as much as now.”

“Yeah?”

“I will guide you myself.”

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According to St. Claire’s words, Seneran’s location itself was not too far away.

What’s certain is that it’s somewhere in a densely populated building in the ecliptic.

It wasn’t that far away, but it wasn’t a place right next to the academy, of course.

“I can drive a carriage.”

Fortunately, as a son of the company, Johnny had the ability to drive a carriage, and there were several shops owned by the Wintemire Company in the academy.

We rented a wagon from one of them and quickly reached the ecliptic.

Of course, compared to running to the far end, it was that he arrived quickly, although it was not strange that Seneran’s life was already at stake.

“Where am I supposed to move from here?!”

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Johnny asked urgently after returning from leaving the wagon at a shop belonging to Wintemire in the ecliptic.

Saint Clare put her hands together and used the power of fate once again.

“… This way.”

No one doubted Saint Clare’s answer, which was just plain but serious.

I followed the woman who could use the power of fate most efficiently.

I followed Saint Clare, who walked along the main road and went into an alley at some point, or came out on a road wide enough for carriages to go, but then got sucked into a back alley with poor security.

In the meantime, though, I encountered robbers and hoodlums in these dark alleys.

“Cheuk!”

“Keah!”

Against the 6th-circle mage and the two beginner spear experts, it was only natural that he would fall out without enduring even one match.

“Is it yet?”

“Wait a minute, we’re almost close now!”

Around the time I ran for about 15 minutes following St. Claire as she took steps deep into the dark alley where the atmosphere was getting suspicious.

She opened her mouth urgently, pointing to a building that appeared in front of her eyes.

“I, that store, hehehehe, I feel a strong destiny in the basement of that store!”

Saint Clare, who seemed a bit tired from running all day for 15 minutes, pointed her finger at the junk shop across from the alley exit.

I fixed my staff and broadsword and prepared to enter.

“Others, please wait here.”

Of course, the other three had no intention of letting them in from the beginning.

“… Yeah?”

“Brother?”

“What do you mean?”

The three who listened to me responded in rebuttal to the advice as if they still couldn’t understand.

I explained to them as quickly as possible why I had to go in alone.

“If they break into the building on the premise that they have actually kidnapped Mr. Seneran, there is a high chance that a battle will inevitably follow.”

“If you’re expecting a battle, then of course we have to go in too!”

“I understand your decision to secure the safety of Lady Claire and Johnny, who are unsuitable for battle, but at least I have the confidence not to hold on to you.”

“It’s about my sister. I cannot let go.”

Each of them made their own claims, but I had no intention of retracting my initial remarks at all.

“Of course I am not asking all of you to wait outside for no reason.”

“””Yeah?”””

At the same time, I explained to each of the three people who asked me why you had to remain outside.

“Saint Claire.”

“Yeah.”

“Saint Claire cannot participate in the battle because she has to save her divine power anyway.”

“Yeah?”

“Did you see Mr. Seneran’s fingernails in the letter?”

“… I saw it.”

At my words, all three of them looked bad as if they were recalling what came out of the envelope.

“The only injury that can be confirmed with certainty is three fingers. Maybe we were subjected to another torture while we got here.”

“… … .”

“For even the bare minimum, Saint Clare must remain outside and save her holy power. That way, as soon as we rescue Mr. Seneran, we will be able to give him first aid.”

After hearing my words, Saint Clare nodded as if she couldn’t help it.

“… Then, I will do just this.”

The divine power from her hand began to envelop my body in a golden glow.

“It is a heavenly shield. I need to get this kind of insurance.”

“Thank you, Saint Clare.”

After a quick thanks, it was time to talk to Delphina.

“Brother, I have the confidence to fight to the point where I won’t get in your way. Soon enough to get into the Spear Expert… .”

“I know you are strong, Delphina.”

“So of course I… .”

“So you have to guard the entrance of this store from the outside.”

“… … ah.”

I nodded quickly when I said that I had to protect the two of them, probably because Delphina had good understanding.

“You mean to subdue from the outside the remnants that my brother missed from the inside by any chance?”

“Yes, I’m glad you understood quickly.”

“For that reason, I understand. That what I have to do is an important role.”

I finished the explanation to Delphina relatively quickly.

The last thing left was to convince Johnny Winte.

“Mr. Johnny.”

“… Yeah.”

“I’m running out of time, so I’ll be honest. If you intervene, you will only get in the way.”

It was a fact that everyone present here knew that even if he did not belong to the combat department and did not learn combat skills separately like Lulu, he would only get in the way if he entered together.

As if he already knew, he quietly bowed his head at my words.

“Do you really want to take out your anger on the man who kidnapped Mr. Seneran? To the point where it’s more important than your sister’s life?”

“… Of course not.”

“Since he is good at calculations, I think he would have understood at this point.”

“… All right, please take care of my sister.”

“Prepare a wagon for convoy. As soon as we rescue her, we can take her to the church right away.”

Before leaving to prepare the wagon for the last time, Johnny took something from his pocket and handed it to me.

“What is this?”

“It’s your sister’s picture.”

I’m afraid you’ll get confused. After saying the last words, Johnny nodded and walked away to the wide road to get the wagon.

As soon as I checked the person in the picture, I felt a strange sense of deja vu.

I think I’ve seen this guy somewhere… .

I didn’t have time to recall the memories, so I just thought I was learning her face and put her picture in the inside pocket of my clothes.

After confirming that Saint Clare and Delphina were hiding near the alley so they wouldn’t be seen, I brought my ear closer to the door of the general store.

It was inaccurate to detect people with magical power behind a thick wall, and it was difficult to find unless it was a person with abundant magical power.

There was really nothing like a physical way to check if a person was inside or not.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The presence of two people felt near the door.

As I closed my eyes and listened closely, I heard a small sound.

“… Quiet.”

Immediately, the magic I had previously fixed on the staff touched the door and caused an explosion.

It was the beginning of a battle.