Iron Blooded Hound

Chapter 168: Redemption Denied

next morning. The entire Indulgentia Nursery was in a panic.

The building was in ruins.

But for some reason, everyone who slept through the night said they didn't hear anything.

It was like I was dreaming.

Of course, the world was in chaos.

The students of the Colosseum Academy who had come as volunteers this morning stood in disbelief in the ruins, crowded with thousands of people.

``No, what's going on?''

``I can't believe it.''

``Why didn't we hear anything when the building collapsed?'' Tudor, Sancho, and Piggy look around in shock. I looked around.

Well, they had to return to the academy, but somehow that step was not easy for them.

That's understandable, since the place where they spent his 10 days volunteering was in ruins.

Well then.

``It seems that a nighthound came at dawn this morning.''

``That's scary. While everyone was asleep...

Bianca and Sinclair appeared.

The student volunteers said that they were there last night.

If I hadn't done something wrong, I might have been targeted by the murderer.

"Too bad, we had the chance to capture him and show off our epic hero qualities!"

"Because he hides behind a mask and only comes out at night. , he must be a thief. If only I could catch him."

"Hey, guys, aren't you a little scared? We've already seen several people die at the hands of this villain."

"What's scary? All he has to do is show up, and I'll kill him with one of my arrows."

"I think he's an interesting villain to study."

Everyone is excited.

Meanwhile, the puppies gathered together and howled.

"Students of the Academy are returning to school. Gather in one place. Everyone in Quovadis will come here separately.

St. Dolores will repair the destroyed buildings and recover the number of victims.

Surprisingly, despite the disaster, there were no casualties by dawn.

The only thing discovered were the bodies of numerous boys and girls around the age of 13, common to all the places Nighthound traveled.

This is directly below the quarters of Guilty, the head of the Indulgentia family.

Many reporters came to report on the tragic scene.

This was also true of the academy's newspaper staff.

Dolores didn't let her down at all. In fact, she seemed to be encouraging them.

Meanwhile, Quobadis also dispatched an investigation team early in the morning.

A group of young New Order priests arrive to examine the children and search the scene of the disaster.

The priests of the Old Order also wanted to investigate the crime scene.

``Our Lady has not given up on her investigation yet.''

Mozgus, the archbishop and inquisitor of the new order, thwarts the investigators of the old order.

Several priests from the old church protested.

``Are you discriminating against us because of our sect and not because we are of the same quovadi?''

``The clergy of the old order are also called upon to investigate the scene of the tragedy and to be troubled.

``Archbishop Mosgus, what are you doing, saint? Get out of my way, and if I report this to Cardinal Humbert, He will definitely issue a massive ban... soon!''

But Mozgus just shook his head, and his huge body blocked their path.

He then looked back at Dolores in the middle of the field.

``Saint, why don't you go back to school? I will take over the management here.''

``Yes, Mr. Mozgus, please.''

They are the priests of the old order. He spoke as if he hadn't even thought about it.

Dolores placed her hand on Mozgus' arm and whispered quietly.

``I'm sorry about your brother.''

``...We were twins, but we grew up apart from birth, so we weren't particularly close. Besides, our beliefs were very different, so it's okay.''

However, Mozgusu's expression was deep as he said that.

He seemed very shocked that his brother was being used as a puppet in the name of Ephebus.

Sinful, or rather, Dantalian and his four undead companions, were completely destroyed and plunged into the depths of destruction.

Quobadis will now begin a large-scale investigation.

Mozgus looked back at the excavation site and spoke in a low voice.

``Guilty... has been suspicious from the beginning, and I don't trust Nighthound, but I have no choice but to trust his sense of smell at this point. Looting a branch of the House of Commons is unforgivable, but... in a way, I'm personally grateful and even relieved that he's doing such a good job of picking things up.''

said. Mozgus is a bastard of a man with principles.

Despite his words, Mozgus had a soft spot for the man, having seen how dedicated the Night Hounds were to relief efforts during the Red Plague outbreak.

Dolores nodded.

``The archbishop wants us to sort out the situation here.''

``Yes. Are you just going to school?"

"No, Professor. I still have something to do."

"Which one?"

Dolores just smiled at Mozgus' question.

Mozgus suddenly notices that Dolores is much happier than before.

She used to be a strict and strong-willed teenager, but behind the scenes she had conflicts and worries, but now...

``You've become stronger.''

As if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, she became brighter and more energetic.

Her face also looked strangely refreshed.

After having a soul resonance with the dog last night, Dolores' mental state is much better.

It was a very pleasant and uplifting experience to be one with someone, body and soul, even if only temporarily.

Dolores listened to the lamentations, sorrows, and miseries of her world, but she could not help but lament her own lamentations.

She was thrilled to be understood and comforted for the first time.

Is that the reason?

"Quobadis is here!

Dolores took the plunge, and normally she would have been too scared to look away from her.

At this point, the eyes of the priests of Quobadis turned to Dolores.

The academy volunteers also looked confused.

...Glut!

Dolores swallowed thickly.

Quovadis, home of the faithful saints.

A prestigious family of priests whose entire family belongs to the Rune Church and who have assisted in government ceremonies since before the founding of the nation.

What she planned could hurt that old pride.

But she also firmly believed in it.

"If you're really proud, you'll get through it."

Her last night with the dog changed her.

Dolores stopped looking away, hesitated, and kept her thoughts to herself.

She was no longer afraid of the world—the world that looked at her, pressured her, and forced her.

"Saint, why are you stopping us?"

"Please let us know about the investigation!"

"You can't discriminate against us like this just because we belong to the old order." Aren't we all brothers and sisters under Rune?

"Mrs. Dolores, if Cardinal Humbert knows about this, he can send a letter to..."

Dolores stands in front of the screaming Old Order priests.

Fluttering-

She took out some papers from her breast pocket.

Stamps and letters from the recipient and sender are on the envelope. Also the seal of the Indulgentia family.

It was a letter from House Indulgencia to House Cuavadice, given to Dolores before Nighthound left last night.

``Please use it as you see fit.''

With that, he disappeared.

Then Dolores began reading the newspaper in his arms.

"We will be selling indulgences starting January 1!"

Her voice was a little trembling, but she never broke.

"Call me!" Guilty, L. Indulgentia! Recipient: Cardinal "Humbert Humbert L. Quovadis"!

Dolores sees both sides of the letter crumpled by the force.

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Viscount Beckin: Killed the parents who would not leave an inheritance to their children, faked an accidental death, and stole the inheritance. If you pay 1.5 billion gold as a tribute, all your sins will be forgiven.

Baron Lageso terrorized and killed twin sisters who worked as maids, then secretly buried them in the sewers. All sins were forgiven by offering 200 million gold.

Lord Finnigig: He killed his partner and stole all his investment money, and his partner's family committed mass suicide after suffering in their daily lives. All sins were forgiven by paying 800 million gold in cash.

Count Izel: Suspected of huge tax evasion, pardoned by paying nearly 100 billion gold in tax evasion alone, or 300 million gold as tribute.

Quaker CEO: Allegedly manipulating stock prices and driving more than 10,000 Ali investors to suicide = All sins will be forgiven if he pays 5 billion gold as tribute.

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It was a secret indulgence that Guilty, or rather, Dantalian, sold to nobles and merchants visiting Old Order temples.

Tax evasion, stock market manipulation, sexual crimes, contract killings, arson, assault, conspiracy to murder, and other illegal, criminal, and inhumane acts...

Conclusive evidence has been presented to the world that the ancient Quovadis cult was intimately involved in all of these dastardly crimes.

By the hands of the saint of Quobadis itself.

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