Modern World Warlock-Chapter 76: Camille’s Investigation

As the harpion twins got comfortable inside Dante’s home, they ate chips from a bag with happy expressions while Camille asked them a few questions.

"Do you kids know of a person named ’Trinity’?" the handler asked.

"Hmm, nope…" Asher replied, his voice muffled by the chips in his mouth.

"Who’s that?" Megan pondered aloud.

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Camille showed her the messages she had received from an unknown number during the attacks, who seemingly tried to warn the Delta Team about it.

However, since the handler had no idea who it was on the other side of the screen, she didn’t trust any of Trinity’s words.

"Hey, isn’t that the famous hacker? I remember seeing it in the news…" Zac interjected, telling the story of how a hacker named Trinity had taken down several government websites in the past.

"They were also the ones who leaked all the information about those artists committing assault," the redhead continued.

Camille remembered hearing the name a few years ago when those events happened, as she was interested in meeting the hacker. Nevertheless, they had been silent for a long time, so the handler had utterly forgotten about their existence.

Leaving the Trinity matter aside momentarily, Camille asked the twins to tell her everything they knew about the Blood Dragons and their subordinates.

At first, when they were summoned by Sabelio into the world, the harpions were considering rebelling against him and setting themselves free. However, Astaroth’s presence was enough to intimidate them from even trying.

"You can rebel against the person who summons you?" Zac asked out loud, prompting Dante to respond.

When a person summoned a demon, they had to be strong enough to hold themselves against the creature they brought.

"Demons are monsters that think only about themselves and their satisfaction. If the summoner proves to be weaker than them, they could just kill the caster and set themselves free into the world…" the warlock explained.

In his past world, the majority of the cases where he had to hunt a wild demon happened because someone summoned a creature that was too powerful for them to control.

"The only people who can bypass that condition are ’demonology warlocks’ since they have a good amount of spells that allow them to control and manipulate the demons they bring…" Dante continued explaining.

"Huh? So, you used a spell to manipulate Krom?" Zac asked.

"No. I don’t use those types of spells… I think they are weird," Dante casually replied.

The redhead didn’t understand what he meant, as he thought that a spell to control and manipulate demons was quite useful.

"I only summon demons I’ve met before and that I know are on friendly terms with me. Having a bunch of mindless creatures fighting for me just sounds annoying…" the warlock said.

"You know? That’s kinda thoughtful of you…" Zac replied.

"Is it? I just don’t like demons enough to make me want to summon more of them," said Dante.

Finishing his explanation, the group turned their attention back to the harpion twins, who were still happily eating from the bag of chips.

Camille inquired about the orders they received from Astaroth, and the harpions said that they were sent to work for a demon named Malgaroth.

Malgaroth, answering Joseph’s request for help, sent Asher and Amara to his mansion. Nonetheless, they arrived too late at the scene.

When they returned with the news, Malgaroth told the twins to go back to Sabelio, who ordered them to attack Dante’s home to keep his group occupied while the other attacks happened.

"Do you know that demon?" Camille asked the warlock, who seemed displeased after hearing its name.

"I met him a very long time ago… He is a nasty one," Dante replied, his tone more serious.

"Kids, do you know where that demon is?" Camille asked, prompting the harpions to nod apprehensively.

"What is it?" the handler asked again, sensing the evident distress in the twins’ demeanors.

"They are scared of Malgaroth, of course…" Dante interjected.

The warlock told the group that Malgaroth was known as "The Braineater," which he thought was an inaccurate title since the demon ate all of the organs and not just the brain.

"The last time I saw him, I was a kid—I think I was around 14 years old…?" Dante muttered to himself, inquisitively placing a hand on his chin.

The harpion twins revealed Malgaroth’s hideout to the group, which was located in the sewers of Novis.

Coincidentally, Sophia and Victoria had been hearing rumors on campus about a monster living in the sewers, but they thought it was just a ghost story that students liked.

"What do you think, Dante? You are the leader of the Omega Team—Is this something you can handle?" Camille asked.

"Yeah, probably…" The warlock replied nonchalantly.

Asher and Amara approached Dante with curious eyes, prompting the warlock to gaze at them with indifference.

’He doesn’t like these kids, huh?’ Camille thought as she watched Dante interacting with the twins.

"I don’t get it, Amara. Do you?" Asher commented.

"No…" the girl replied.

"What are you talking about?" Zac interjected.

"Big brother looked super scary before, but now he looks super weak!" Amara replied.

Zac turned his head slightly to hide his smile, containing his laughter after hearing the girl calling Dante "big brother."

*Ahem* The redhead cleared his throat. "Why would you think that he is weak?" he asked.

"Big brother’s umbra was going ’whoosh!’ before," Amara said, adorably raising her arms to show them how they perceived the warlock’s energy.

"But now it’s like ’Shhh,’ you know!?" the girl clarified, moving her arms inwards, signaling that Dante’s energy had decreased.

Zac gazed at the warlock, expecting him to give him a clear answer as he wasn’t sure what the little girl meant.

*Sigh* "I don’t go around extruding all my umbra… That would just make people avoid me," Dante replied.

Dante’s umbra was so overwhelming that he had to suppress it at all times.

If he walked around without suppressing it, ordinary people would feel discomfort just from being close to him, even when they weren’t supposed to perceive this energy.

For a demon, seeing someone with so little umbra flowing from them meant that they were weak. In reality, being able to do such a feat took years of extensive training and discipline.

"No fair!" Amara exclaimed.

"Yeah, big brother is cheating!" Asher continued, agreeing with his sister.