“There have been at least 54 murder cases in Dildior in the past three months, and only 8 cases have been solved by the department,” continues Detective Fritz. “Not to mention arson cases against houses and shops, also persecution and abuse in Taernsby town. And what have you done to fix that?”The two officers look at Detective Fritz with cold gazes and sour faces. Indeed, quite a lot of the police in Dildior openly show their hatred for this one eccentric detective.The problem is not his eccentricity, but because Detective Fritz is famous for being too vocal in criticizing crooked police officers, and often openly expressed suspicions about corruption in the police department.“Asking like that? What about yourself?” asks one of those police officers, a slightly fat middle-aged man with a thin, messy beard, named John Nunez.Detective Fritz chuckles with a silly face. “Those 8 solved murder cases were all solved by me, and you don’t even know that. What the hell are you doing this

Rafael then explains to Dean, once someone has been cursed by the vampire, he will be obedient only to the one who inflicted the curse. And Howard McKenzie has been used like a puppet leader for Estuaria to run their agenda.He even tells Dean how they force McKenzie to set up some kind of secret factory in Medresiten, where they can collect human’s blood by farming it directly from some people who are kept alive in a vegetative state.“So, the vial you consumed in our first encounter in Braham University, was that blood?” asks Dean.Rafael nods and admits that he doesn't like the idea of being dependent on people's blood, and wants to remove the curse.“We just learned that the curse will disappear if the person who placed the curse on us dies. That's what happened to Aliana after Levi's death. And it seems like they don't even realize that she is back to normal. Maybe because this is the first time that one of their main family members dies.”Rafael supports his theory by mentioning

For a while, Dean has been squinting at them, gazing with suspicions. It’s not about the greatest myth of Yegristan. It’s about them watching over him while he was unconscious in the hospital.“Did you say you heard me talking during my sleep?” asks Dean.“Yeah! We did!” replies Raymond with so much confidence. “Now you better answer my friend’s question. Stop wasting our time! What exactly did you want from them? Who do you work for? Are you connected to the remains of the Yegristan kingdom?”“No!” Dean denies. “I won’t answer any of your questions. I want to talk to my lawyer!”“This fucker! Do you even have a lawyer, you insolent brat!”Dean is silent, because he really doesn’t have a lawyer at all, and doesn’t know who to call if these two police let him.But he knows they wouldn't let him make the call. So he persists with his request. “I won’t say anything without my lawyer. Either you let me call my lawyer, or you let me go!”He then crosses his hands on his chest, and closes h

Meanwhile, Marry is at The League of Hidden Blood guild headquarters, waiting for Gale Nicholson to arrive to take care of the new mission she is about to receive.Just her alone, without Sara or Daniela. She is still worrying about Dean’s condition. But as a professional, she still has to answer the call of duty after Gale Nicholson told her to come.But later, when Prof. Nicholson comes...“Canceled?” mumbles Mary in confusion. “Why?”Gale Nicholson drops Dean’s professional license card on his table before he gets to his chair, and then tells Mary about Dean’s resignation.“Without him, your team will not be eligible to get missions from abroad,” he says. “Or maybe, you can recruit one new member, at least a B-rank guardian. It just so happens that we have a few B-rank guardians who don't have a team at the moment. And you can…”Mary just leaves Prof. Nicholson’s office, walking out in a rush while trying to dial Dean’s number.She gets connected, but is only comforted by a waiting

However, Prof. Steinbach says nothing, and continues to adjust the three hands of the clock. Until then, he actually positions the three hands in the right position, and surprisingly.Tick! Tick! Tiktiktik!!!Something inside the watch component is open, as if there is another, smaller casing. There Prof. Steinbach discovers a small gemstone, similar to...“It's similar to the mana crystals I use in some of the weapons I’ve developed,” he speculates.“Really?” asks Watson.“I’m not so sure without analyzing this one little crystal. But…”He tries to take it out, but he can’t.“This thing might break if I force it. And I'm not so sure if I can rebuild it again.”“So?” Watson asks again.Prof. Steinbach smiles and gives the watch back to Watson without closing the caseback of the watch.“Just like you said, this is not a watch, but it was deliberately created like a watch for a purpose. The hands of the clock are used to open this small case inside the device, so that the tiny crystal c