"He's dead?" Muria was momentarily taken aback, then quickly swallowed the urge to burst out in vulgarity. He had traveled all the way from Red Leaf City to Valiant for the purpose of investigating the Marquis Mendoza, who was likely to have devolved into a devil. Just as he arrived, someone told him that Mendoza was already dead. What a turn of events.
"How did he die? When?" Muria asked curiously. "Did you guys do it?"
"Last night, Marquis Mendoza was slain in his own castle," the High Priest said with a complex tone. "It was not us who did it but a passing demon hunting knight."
"A demon hunter knight!" Surprise flashed across Muria's face before it returned to calm. "So does that confirm without a doubt that Marquis Mendoza had become demon kin?"
"Exactly, last night, everyone in Valiant saw Marquis Mendoza transform into a giant beast and engage in battle with a knight. His fall into demonhood is now an established fact."