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Theres a child with no shadow?

Yes.

An old man was wearing a characteristically styled hat of a priest, a cape, and a white robe with a stand-up collar where the hemming was embroidered with gold. He was the head priest of the Guardian Church of the Wind; a Marseille parish.

This Head Priest had just received a special report from a parish priest. The Guardian Church was under the jurisdiction of a larger Church organization that could be found all over the continent, for each guardian deity it has its own Church. This Church had a guardian deity of the wind attribute.

Yes, an orphan from the orphanage claimed to have witnessed it personally on the beach. According to the orphans story, the boy with no shadow had removed a portion of the seawater to help a drowning child.

What? Isnt it just a made up story from child? Ignore it.

The Head Priest didnt pay much attention to it, simply signing the piled up documents with a quill.

It would be great if that was the case, but. . .

The priest began to explain in a very serious manner.

Since the orphan was annoyingly noisy about it, the priest in charge of the orphanages religious affairs went with the child to the beach the next day. And then. . . it seems that divine power had accumulated in that area.

Accumulation of divine power means that a powerful Divine Art had to of been used there.

You said the next day, so it still remained?

The Head Priest was doubtful. If a large scale Divine Art was used by a powerful Divine Art user on the level of Emperor, then some divine power will accumulate in that area. Though it would only remain for up to several hours. For it to remain for a full day, that was hard to believe right away.

Im certain that the accumulated divine power didnt disappear. Many priests have confirmed it too.

Thats abnormal, the Head Priest got flustered.

The seawater was removed. . .? Did he use a Water Divine Art of the negative attribute?

Do you really think so? The orphan said that a column of seawater was removed. Can a Divine Art do such a thing?

If it was true that the accumulation of divine power had occurred, then it was certain that the boy with no shadow had used a Divine Art. However, he had never heard of, nor seen, such a Divine Art. The Head Priest, who had finished signing the documents, began to grin unkowingly as he listened closely to the priests story.

Colorful lights were leaking in through the stained glass windows, causing a fantastical atmosphere to drift into the large room where the Head Priest was located. The flame of a nearby candlestick was wavering solemnly.

Yet he had no shadow. Wait, what does that even mean in the first place?

Could he be an evil spirit?

Nonetheless, evil spirits dont usually walk in broad daylight, nor can they accumulate divine power since they havent received the divine blessings of the Gods. That was the conclusion the Head Priest had came up with.

The boy they saw was said to have light blonde hair, and his skin was slightly fair. Within the diocese of Marseille, there isnt a boy that has blonde hair and the negative attribute of water.

It was a strange story. Even though the Head Priest had been in power for a long time, he didnt remember anyone who would fit that description. First of all, the Head Priest had memorized all negative attribute users of every element within the diocese of Marseille, since negative attribute users were very rare.

Does the orphan who witnessed still remember the face of the boy? It might be a Divine Art user from another diocese.

The Head Priest began to press for an answer.

They were quite far away, so the orphan didnt get a good look.

If he thought about it carefully, the child might have mistakenly seen that he had no shadow and can erase water because that person has a powerful negative attribute. The Head Priest decided to contact the upper echelons. He was afraid that a child with such a powerful ability might recklessly use their divine power in the city, because they are still immature. So that it would not turn out that way, centralized training from a special agency would be necessary.

Get in contact with the Inquisition Bureau. And locate the boy.

As you command.

The Inquisition Bureau of the Great Church. It was a bureau specialized in purging heretics and exorcising evil spirits.

A few days later, an order to search for the boy was sent to all the parish churches on the continent.

Such events were not known to Falma.

Falma and the gang finished their inspection of the Marseille Province and went back to the Imperial Capital. While they were gone for a week, the pharmacy had been closed. Upon their return, the business was reopened. Just as Falma prepared to go back to work, the Captain Knight guard from the pharmacy rushed over to de Mdicis mansion.