𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐬 | 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌.

-CHAPTER 9: Stranger-

Renatus furrowed his eyebrows, he and Orter stand in front of a gravestone for a reason he doesn't know yet

"And now what? Did you bring me here with you just to visit this grave?" Renatus yawned

"You are in charge of guarding this cemetery and everything related to it since you became a Divine Visionary, so that means you have the death register with you, right?"

Orter looked at Renatus as he pointed to the grave with his index finger
"I want information about the owner of this grave."

Renatus' eyes blinked as he looked at the grave, on which was written the name O/B/N in bold letters, then returned his gaze to Orter
"Your request is surprising"

"I need to check something"

Renatus shrugged his shoulders resignedly, then waved his wand in the air, and a huge book immediately appeared floating in the air

In that book is information about all the people who were buried in this cemetery, whoever they were, personal information, place of origin, cause of death and its date, all of this information is present in that book that Renatus has in his capacity as the one responsible for that huge cemetery.

'I feel like this person's Last name is familiar...'
Renatus thought as he read the tombstone

This was your old brother's grave

"You owe me an explanation, even if it's just a few words, okay?" Renatus pointed his wand at Orter boredly

"I will"

The book was opened to a page with your family name written at the top
Renatus began reading

"Let's see... O/B/N, he died at the age of twenty, he and his entire family died two years ago due to a sudden attack by black spider monsters named 'Latrodectus Mactans' on a village near here, Not a single one of them remained, not even the magical police that were sent to contain that catastrophe, One girl managed to escape at that time, This incident had not occurred for a long time."

'This means that he is three years older than her, since he died two years ago.'
Orter thought as he listened to Renatus

"Although he has died, his body has not been found yet, This grave is empty" Renatus said, placing his hand on his waist.

"Empty?" Orter's eyes widened

"When the bodies of the citizens of that village were brought to be buried here, the bodies were only seriously injured, but none of them were missing, those spiders didn't devour anyone, they only absorbed their magical power, the only person whose body wasn't found was this young man, so they dig an empty grave for him"

Orter remained silent for a few moments, then took a deep breath and exhaled slowly

"Why would you care to know something like that anyway?"

"I think it's normal that they didn't find his body."

Renatus tilted his head to the side
"What do you mean?"

Orter's gaze sharpened
"This person is still alive and wandering around somewhere."

Renatus' eyes blinked as he stared at Orter before raising an eyebrow
"What are you saying?"

"You said that he died two years ago, but I saw him a year ago now, It was just one time but I haven't forgotten his features since then. I'm sure I didn't confuse him with someone else."

"And what are you going to do about it?"

Orter remained silent and didn't say anything, there was a stream of thoughts flowing inside his head now, and despite all the things that occupied his mind, he was thinking about you at that moment