12 O'Clock Marionette

Chapter 68

I stared at the faint mana traces left behind, then turned my body around.

Now is not the time for reflection.

Still, as I moved quickly, my mind inevitably drifted to past memories.

[One: Do not turn away from those who ask for help. If you do, the chains of the devil will drape over your neck, and Pebula will provide you with a second head.]

That was the third of Pebula's eight commandments.

Anyway, priests must live at a loss.

I had always complained about this command every time I read it, yet strangely, it felt a bit relieving this time.

A young man tightly bound to a large chair.

Seeing him in person made my chest tighten, and I quickly ran toward him.

I first removed the blindfold from Gavotte's eyes.

He stared at me blankly.

I expected him to ask why I was here in a dazed voice, but he didn’t react at all.

Could it be some sort of mental magic?

"No."

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