Murder At The Church

Edna got up with sore feet. When she glanced down, she could see the toe of her shoe began to tear. They were slippers. Of course, it would be damaged if it was used to run for hours on rough roads.

Yet Edna didn't have much time to laze around. She had to find a way to get out of this city immediately. The city was too large to walk on by foot, and the position of each house gave Edna a hard time finding the right direction.

After the condition outside had died down, Edna decided to go out. She previously thanked the mosaic image of the god on the altar for giving her the opportunity to hide in the church. When Edna opened the church door, she ran into the red-haired man she met on the bridge last night.

Her legs instantly became stiff. The golden irises that Edna admired last night looked like the tongue of flame. She and the mysterious red-haired man stared at each other for a few seconds.

The mysterious man then blinked while tilting his head. Sensing his gaze, Edna became embarrassed and backed away to give the man away. The mysterious man then entered the church.

It turned out that behind him was another smaller man with beautiful blond hair. The man only smiled at Edna and then left her alone at the church door.

Edna also walked away from the church. However, when she was already outside, she looked back again. It felt so weird. For some reason, she felt like looking back. The mysterious red-haired man somehow took all her attention greatly.

Ah … Edna just remembered something …

She forgot that the red-haired man was the one who saw her covered in blood. What if the man reported it to the guards? Damn it, Edna couldn't even relax for once.

It felt like she had to watch her back all the time, and it was the worst feeling. Just like she had to stay up until three in the morning every time Uncle Jo stayed over at the Westfall's residence.

"My beret ..."

Edna planned to go back to the church to pick up the beret she left behind. She silently hoped the two men were talking to the priest in another room, so Edna didn't have to worry about them seeing her.

She opened the church door slightly. Instantly, her eyes widened in surprise and her mouth opened wide seeing what was happening inside the church hall.

A man dressed as a priest lay lifeless on the cold floor with his blood dripping profusely. The mysterious red-haired man that Edna met earlier stood in front of the body with a cold expression and blood dripped down his hand.

No, the man didn't kill the priest with an object as Edna did, but with his bare hands. She could clearly see the man's long nails shrunk back to the shape of a typical human hand.

Edna took a step back in fright. It was clear that the two men who entered the church were not just ordinary humans. They killed a priest so easily in the middle of the day.

When Edna heard voices from inside the church, she quickly hid behind a tree. She saw the two men leave the church. Both of them were wearing long black robes, so no bloodstains were visible except in the red-haired man's hands.

Edna kept looking at them. They were criminals, and so she was. If… if she said that she did the same thing, would they help Edna hide? At least she needed a way to leave this city or kingdom soon.

Edna silently followed the two men. They both walked leisurely as though they were taking a stroll. Even when other people passed them, they weren't bothered at all. It was Edna who was completely terrified.

Until finally they arrived at a restaurant. Edna saw from the glass windows that a lot of people were in there. The tables were filled with various warm foods.

Edna's stomach rumbled again. She was starving, but she didn't even have a penny. She only had a few pieces of jewelry that she hadn't had time to sell because Edna was too busy running away from people.

Edna was still waiting in front of the restaurant for the two men who killed the priest to finish eating. When a guard was patrolling the area, she immediately stepped aside, pretending to look at the beautiful plants there. She had cut her hair very short, like a man. At least she didn't have to be afraid of being suspected.

Edna waited patiently. Her stomach started to hurt, but she didn't dare to leave the restaurant to exchange the jewelry for money. She was afraid she would lose track of the two men.

Peeking from the window, Edna could see the two mysterious men walking out of the restaurant. She rushed to follow them again, although she still did not dare to approach them to ask for help.

"Ah!"

Edna almost shouted upon seeing the red-haired man get into the carriage where she had been asleep the night before. It turned out that she was circling the same area. Edna turned around. It seemed impossible to get closer. She would definitely be caught by the man who was chasing her earlier.

As Edna walked away, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Hi," greeted a man kindly.

In front of Edna stood the blonde man who had walked with the red-haired man earlier.

"H-hi," Edna replied nervously. She had never interacted with anyone other than the Westfall family. So seeing someone greet her like this, she didn't know what to say. Even the plan to ask for help suddenly disappeared from her head, leaving no trace behind.

"You're the boy who was by the church door earlier, right?"

"Y-Yes."

The man in front of her kept smiling at her, but Edna knew enough that his smile held many things.

"Did you see it?"

"See what?"

"When my master killed the priest in the church."

Edna swallowed hard upon seeing the blonde-haired man's hand move to touch the sword slung at his waist.

"Y-yes."

"Ah... what a pity. Then, I can't let you live."