Chapter 892 892: Information
892 Chapter 892: Information
"Good evening, traveling gods. Might I bother you with some questions?"
There was a certain weight surrounding Edmund; imposing, but gentle quite the same. Perhaps it was because of the dancing flame being reflected in all of his eyes, but it was almost as if he was not asking at all, but demanding for his questions to be answered.
"Well, that depends," Miss Pepondosovich shrugged as she looked at Riley and Esme, "Can the man bother us with some questions?"
"No," Riley quickly shook his head, "He looks disgusting. But if he stays a few meters away, maybe."
"I agree with Master," Miss Esme nodded her head, "If he could aid us in our search for a cosmic piece, then maybe I could entertain a few questions."
"The two of you could have just said yes," Miss Pepondosovich could really only sigh. For some reason, she was starting to get used to the two; whether that was a good thing, however, was yet to be known, "Come on down then, winged god. Join us in our rest."
"I do appreciate all of you being welcoming to a demanding stranger," Edmund said. His wings, quickly retracted into his back as he started to fall straight down, gracefully landing just a few meters away from Riley and the others. His head that was one large eye, closing and revealing his immaculate and smiling face as he approached the group,
"This will not take long, there has been an accident in a nearby city — and we believe it was done by a god."
"Nearby city?" Miss Pepondosovich raised an eyebrow.
"In an orphanage, to be exact," Edmund nodded as he made sure to stop a few meters away from Riley, "It was... an incredible tragedy."
"Wait, don't tell me it's the orphanage in Luz?" Miss Pepondosovich blinked a couple of times as she glanced at Esme and Riley, "We were there just a few days ago."
"Yes," Edmund nodded, "That is exactly why I am here. I saw you spending some time in the orphanage, dining and conversing with the mortals there."
"What happened exactly, Mister..." Esme tilted her head as she looked at Edmund from head to toe.
"Father Edmund," Edmund let out a small gasp as he bowed his head at Esme, "But please, feel free to call me Edmund. Forgive me for not introducing myself first — I am on a very... time-
sensitive mission."
"That is fine, Edmund," Esme raised her hand and gestured to Edmund to raise his head, "What happened in the orphanage?"
"Everyone was massacred."
"...Massacred?" Miss Pepondosovich squinted her eyes, "And you think a god might have done it?"
"Only a god would have done it," Edmund nodded, "And so, I was wondering if any of you three might have decided to play with the life of some mortals?"
"..." Edmund could really only stare at Riley for a few seconds, before just letting out a small sigh and shaking his head, "A good try. But as I said, the three of you did not really separate throughout your journey — and we have actually already traced where the god first showed itself, it was when the three of you abandoned the child called Ray in the forest near the city."
"Oh, that..." Miss Pepondosovich sighed, "...We do not really want to risk showing our abilities to mortals, I have already been warned once, you see."
"Hm, a good choice," Edmund nodded, "I also would not be bothering with these mortals if it was not my duty to do so."
"Can I give you another piece of information that might be worth the information about the cosmic piece then, Edmund?" Riley once again raised his hand.
"...Very well."
"The god you are looking for..." Riley closed his eyes, "...is still currently in the city."
"We have already searched the city," Edmund sighed and shook his head.
"Search again. You could see everything with your eyes, correct?" A small smile started to crawl on Riley's face, "He should be resting in one of the taverns near the brothel where they used to sell Miss Pepondosovich's favorite carrot cake."
"That's... highly specific," Edmund let out a small hum, "But I know where that is."
"!!!"
Riley could not help but almost lower his eyebrows as Edmund's face suddenly opened up, revealing the gigantic eye that served as his head.
"That is disgusting, Edmund," Riley said as he looked away, "Very interesting ability, but it's disgusting."
More eyes started to appear as Edmund's wings protruded from his back. All of the eyes, moving without pause as they reflected the city of Luz — and soon, the images reflected on all of them became the same... a strange man with black hair.
"This silhouette," all of Edmund's eyes blinked several times at the same time, "It is the same as the one in the orphanage."
And with those words, the six wings behind Edmund flapped, instantly bringing him up into the air and almost causing Miss Pepondosovich to be blown away.
"O... Oi!" Miss Pepondosovich raised her fist, "What about the information about the cosmic piece!?"
"Go to the city of Rosa," Edmund waved his hand, "There you will find a librarian that might have records of witnesses of a cosmic piece."
"What the—That's not what we talked about!" Miss Pepondosovich raised her voice, "You told us you had an actual witness!"
"Yes," Edmund nodded, "But that was thousands of years ago, they are probably dead now."
"That..." Miss Pepondosovich could really only look at Riley and Esme as Edmund flew away,
"...That actually makes a lot of sense."
