Forced Transmigration
46 - The Blood Ripples

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The explosion that came from inside the room echoed throughout the Rizery mansion. Those in front of Ivew's bedroom door were thrown towards the wall behind them. The Rizery Mansion was chaotic and suffered damage in several places.

Laveron groaned as he felt the pain radiating down his back as well as his dizzy head. Moving his hand towards the left side of his head Laveron found flowing red blood.

The navy bead of the young man stared at the puff of smoke and dust from the room in front of him. Circulating his gaze around the navy bead Laveron found several wounded knights and Wine sitting beside him.

The young man with aquamarine eyes glanced at Laveron and immediately got up to his feet. The young man's hand stretched out in front of Laveron and immediately helped the young man to wake up.

Laveron took his feet walking into Ivew's shattered, dust-filled room aided by Wine who guided his steps. The young man's navy bead stared at the messy room and was filled with puncture holes in its walls.

“Ivew? You're here?”

The two young men frowned as they smelled the smell of blood as well as the stench of the entire room. Wine pointed to the other side of the wall near the door and found a pool of blood there. The young man with navy eyes was trembling stepping towards the pool of blood and looking at him with a face holding in anger.

Wine stared at Laveron's tightly clenched hands, the young man spreading his gaze across the room looking for clues about the room's whereabouts. Aquamarine Wine beads found writing from the blood in another corner on the wall of the room adjacent to the shattered glass.

Wine glanced at Laveron who looked down at the pool of blood in front of him. The sound of footsteps from outside the room caught the attention of the two and gazed towards the entrance of the room.

“What happened?”

Diano, who was standing at the front, stared at the chaos in the room, followed by Leister, who helped Veister walk. The three young men were silent as they stared at the pool of blood beside them.

“Where, Ivew?” veister asked after a long silence.

The young man's two-colored bead looked at the silent Laveron and avoided their gazes. Leister stared at the blood that kept flowing from the wound on Laveron's head. Diano immediately invited them to head to the living room in his mansion while having Wine report all the events to Duke Rizery who was still on his way to the mansion.

Diano immediately summoned several witches to heal their wounds and asked the Rizery family knights along with the sea military forces to gather clues from Ivew's ruined room.

Leister stared at the ceiling above him, the ruby eyes of the young man recalled the black figure grinning at him and trying to focus his memories while at a glance recalling the thing the black figure was holding.

“Where did it go, Ivew?”

Laveron asked softly as the witch finished healing her wounds leaving them to rest. Leister glanced at Laveron who was leaning against the sofa behind her the young man's navy eyes looked watery as if holding back a cry, whereas both of his hands seemed clenched holding in anger.

Ruby eyes Leister glanced at Veister who was sitting still while recovering his magic power with meditation. Diano also left them to report the damage to Duke Rizer in his study and to the Emperor via a special video link.

“It must have been a black magician attack,” Veister opened his eyes and caught the attention of Laveron looking at the window.

“Black magician?” leister looked at Veister from the paper in his hand.

The knocking sound of the door caught their attention and looked at Diano who opened the door along with him came Duke Dexter Rizery. The three immediately stood up and saluted the Rizery family's ruler respectfully. The duke's blue hair seemed to be in harmony with Diano's. The Duke simply smiled and told them to sit back.

“Sorry for the negligence that occurred. We are off guard,” said Duke Dexter Rizery. Diano, who was standing behind the Duke's chair, apologized.

“Nobody expected about this Duke,” replied Leister representing Laveron who was silent.

Duke Dexter stared at the faces in the room and glanced at Diano to hand over the file in his hand. The duke's black eyes looked at Leister who was waiting for him to speak.

“Young Master Leister, I got word during a visit to the imperial palace earlier. This is related to the disappearance of Duke Ekan.”

Leister flinched upon hearing Duke Dexter's words and kept waiting for the man to continue, while Veister and Laveron still listen to the conversation even though the young man with navy eyes was embarrassed and hoped as soon as possible to find the whereabouts of Ivew.

“Most likely the figure of the attacker this time is also related to the loss of Duke Ekan. Scientists from Rozitto City reported the results of their research to the palace and I had met with one of them. The Emperor also asked each region to be alert to the situation.”

Leister nodded when he heard Duke Dexter's explanation and glanced at Laveron who was looking down beside him. The navy-eyed young man from earlier seemed to be holding back the proven anger from which a little outflow enveloped his body.

“Duke Dexter, I want to ask. Did the scientists also observe Duke Ekan's horse found at the site that day?” veister looked at Duke Dexter's face.

“Yes, Mr. Veister. After taking a blood sample they found something strange in the horse's blood, like a black liquid with a foul odor similar to the smell left in the lady's room.”

Duke Dexter explained as he looked at the paper in his hand and glanced at the nodding Veister. The young man with the two-colored bead nodded and sighed as he finally revealed his true identity as the only remaining saint magician in the Attle Empire.

“We have also communicated with the emperor and the emperor gave orders to conduct a search as soon as possible. We can count on the blood writing and black mana left in the room.”

Veister and Leister nodded at Duke Dexter's words.

“I'll try to track it with my magic. But before that I need a high-level potion to recover my magic. Can you provide it?” veister asked and was taken in by Duke Dexter Rizery who was a little shocked by Veister's request.

“So? What's to be done? I don't want to lose my sister again! I don't want death to separate me from my sister anymore!”

Laveron exclaimed and released his anger just as Duke Dexter Rizery and Diano walked out of the room to conduct a search. Leister who heard that looked at Laveron with a confused face and tried to digest the statement of the navy-eyed young man while Veister just stared silently at the navy-eyed young man.

“What do you mean death separated you from your sister again, Laveron?”

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