"Huh?"

"You, what are you going to do?"

The girl sitting on her knees on the ground looked utterly bewildered, completely unable to grasp the current situation. But within seconds, she struggled to get up and chased after them.

Because just now, Ronald approached the man and woman.

He lifted the man's corpse onto his shoulder and turned his head to walk away toward the street leaving the square, the entire process without a word.

The girl had never heard of a Caster meddling in such matters.

As for the city staff who handle corpses, there was absolutely no reason for them to appear so quickly.

Uneasy and anxious, she could only force herself to follow Ronald, wanting to see what this man intended to do.

However, the girl's condition was far too weak.

She took one step, and Ronald carrying the corpse took three steps ahead. Continuing like this, catching up to his silhouette, not to mention witnessing him leave the street, seemed a distant hope.

"Wait for me!"

The girl softly pleaded as she moved forward, and just as she felt she couldn't catch up, a gentle woman's voice spoke beside her:

"Miss, if you don't mind, let me help you walk."

When the girl turned her head, she realized it was the man's companion speaking to her.

At this moment, the gentle-faced woman was looking at her, and she proactively reached out to support her arm.

"..."

In an instant, a special feeling spread from her arm, and then throughout her body.

The girl was astonished to find that her body now felt light as a feather.

Gentle air currents wrapped around her, aiding her in any activity.

The girl receiving help was not a Caster.

But in this area governed by the [Nine Commandments], having been influenced by the mysterious side, she had some understanding and quickly realized how advanced this spellcasting technique was.

She instinctively wanted to exclaim aloud but was immediately stopped by Costate's smile, and then heard his inquiry:

"By the way, what's your name?"

In a daze, the girl replied:

"I... I am Lavra."

Costate completely took the lead with the two:

"Alright, Lavra."

"Now let's follow Mister. You won't have to wait long to witness what you most want to see."

"..."

Although there were still a lot of time left, Ronald didn't want to delay.

He led the way ahead, assisted by the reconnaissance magic, quickly found a suitable place, so the three of them, with the corpse, went to the end of a deserted alley at the street's end.

Pa——

Ronald placed the corpse on the ground.

Then, watching the boy, he began reciting an incantation:

"Starting from the relationship between the whole earth and sky, will begin to construct our awareness..."

"Wait, young man!" Right then, a voice sounded from the wall beside, "Desecrating a corpse is no good idea, even if your opinion of the Caster here is bad, I would still advise you not to act on impulse to make a grave mistake!"

As the voice echoed, an elderly man jumped down from above.

With a heavy heart, he attempted to persuade Ronald's actions.

But before he could get close to Ronald, Costate swiftly moved in front of the old man, pressing his hand against his throat.

"Ah?"

The old man's expression was both shocked and furious.

He hadn't expected that coming out to stop such reckless behavior would result in an attack.

But the fact was—he couldn't resist.

The elder was quite the powerful Caster.

Yet, when faced with Costate's surprise attack, he noticed the opponent's movements but couldn't keep up.

After feeling the impact from the front.

The next moment, the elder's back slammed into the wall, and his throat was forcefully pressed by Costate.

Ordinary people would probably struggle and resist in panic under such circumstances.

But the old man was different.

The experience time brought him allowed calm thinking even in tense states.

He understood that if the woman in front wanted, his throat would have already been crushed by this tremendous force, and moreover, he couldn't detect any intention to kill from her gaze.

This young girl's purpose was simple.

To stop him from interrupting the man's spellcasting beside him.

The old man looked at Ronald.

Though the elder had spoken out to stop him, Ronald didn't respond in the slightest, not even indicating he'd turn around. He just chanted spells, maintaining the spellcasting on the corpse.

—What can I do now?

The old man's inner mind began to ponder.

First of all, with the throat controlled, chanting spells to resist would be like gambling with his life. So what other methods were there? Perhaps he should first show submission, indicating no resistance, and then...

Suddenly, the elder's thinking broke off.

Because he saw at the alley's end, Ronald finished chanting, and a peculiar magic fluctuation arose here.

Then an even more wondrous scene unfolded.

The man who had unmistakably been a corpse just now, his body actually began to regain warmth!

This change became increasingly evident.

In merely a few seconds, this guy who was definitely a corpse just woke up from the ground, eyes opening, and even mumbled hesitantly:

"Where is this place?"

"I remember being in the square over there, and where's Lavra? She should be right with me!"

The boy remained bewildered, but the girl next to him had already rushed up and hugged him tightly.

Tears mixed with disbelief and joy, even making it unclear what she was sobbing about.

On the other side, the elderly man pinned against the wall was thoroughly stunned.

He originally thought Ronald wanted to use some sort of necromancy to give vitality to a corpse and then engage in some shady plot. But who would've guessed, the sight before him was a miracle of turning death into life!

With his experience on the mysterious side, the elder could even discern some clues.

This miracle-working spell seemed not to be the ultimate effect of healing magic, but rather a time interference type ability.

"You two, return from where you came."

Ronald's voice sounded again from the alley, but this time, it contained the unquestionable power of word spirit magic.

"Forget everything that just happened. If anyone asks, just say you mistook someone."

The word spirit magic immediately took effect.

Against two ordinary people without magic, Ronald's word spirit was like truth directly injected into their hearts. The young man and woman immediately ceased crying and stood up, heading out of the alleyway.

On this land,

The ordeal of two ordinary people wouldn't attract any attention, thus sparing them from other troubles.

Just like that, Ronald quietly watched them leave.

Until they disappeared from the intersection of the street in his perception, he then turned his head to look toward Costate.

Pa——

The maid didn't need Ronald's command.

With just a glance, she actively released the suppressed elder, then took a step back to block the position leaving the alley.