Angor wasn't referring to Alex's personality. There was something strange about Alex's aura. If one were to describe auras as halos, Alex's aura would be as bright as the sun while the others were covered in darkness.
Since he could only use illusions at the moment, he couldn't tell why Alex's aura was so different from the others.
Angor decided to observe Alex carefully.
While doing so, he noticed that Alex seemed to be able to see him. When the others looked at him, they didn't notice it at all due to the illusion. But when Alex looked at Angor, his pupils betrayed him even though he tried his best to hide it.
Could it be that Alex was a supernatural being? But he didn't look like one.
Angor thought Alex would keep pretending that he didn't see him. But when everyone left the church, Alex took the initiative to talk to Angor.
"Are you a ghost?" Alex asked again.
Angor looked at Alex carefully. The white-haired boy looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. The boy didn't show any other emotion when talking to Angor. No fear, no surprise, only curiosity.
Angor wouldn't be surprised if Alex was just a naive child. However, Alex was obviously very thoughtful, but his thoughts were not on others, but on himself.
When it came to external objects, even outsiders, he had an attitude of "indifference and indifference".
It was not easy for him to be curious about Angor's appearance.
"Have you ever seen a ghost?" Angor asked.
"So you're not one," Alex said in a confident tone.
"You're very observant." Angor nodded.
"I don't know if I've ever seen a ghost. Maybe I have. That's what my heart tells me."
"Is it because of your memory loss?" Angor remembered that Father Bran Lang mentioned something about Alex's memory loss.
"Eavesdropping isn't a polite thing to do," Alex said in a soft voice. "Yes, it's because of my memory loss. I don't remember what I've been through. But my heart tells me that I've seen a ghost before."
Alex paused. "Mr. Padt, have you ever seen a ghost?"
"Yes, I have."
"So there are ghosts in this world?" Alex muttered in a low voice. "So ghosts really exist in this world?"
Angor thought Alex would ask more about the ghost, but he quickly calmed himself down. "Then what is Mister Padt if he's not a ghost? Why can't others see you? "
"It's normal that others can't see me. I think you should ask why you can see me."
"Why can't I see you?" Alex asked without hesitation.
"I don't know." Angor grinned.
Alex was taken aback by this hostile exchange, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Angor had no idea. But he believed it had something to do with Alex's memory loss. Maybe Alex used to be a supernatural. After all, supernaturals had strong intuition, while the illusion he used was a very low-level one. It was a simple application of illusion energy, which had nothing to do with "spells". Ordinary talents would be able to sense that something was wrong, and it wasn't difficult for apprentices who had just entered the school to see him.
"I'm curious. Aren't you scared when you see someone you can't see?"
"If you want to kill me, you have plenty of chances. If you don't, why should I be scared?"
Alex ignored Angor's question and took out a piece of paper to write something down.
"The inference of Knight Riven's death?" Angor muttered to himself, "So clerics are working part-time as detectives now?"
Alex continued to scribble on the paper with the pen.
However, the contents were very simple. It only listed Knight Riven's name, then on the other side of his name was written Fathy's name, and below it was marked "Fathy's birthday present".
Alex thought for a moment and crossed out all the characters. Instead, he wrote down a place name: Holy City.
"Where's the Holy City?" Angor saw Alex focusing on his work, so he planned to walk around the church and leave. However, he didn't expect Alex to write down a place name.
Angor was looking for a location, so he asked directly.
Alex put down his pen and gave Angor a puzzled look. He didn't expect Angor to not know about the Holy City.
"Why are you following me?" Alex didn't ask about the boy's background. Instead, he asked another question.
"I want to know something from you." Angor didn't try to hide it.
"What is it?"
"Location." Angor pointed at the "Holy City" on Alex's paper. "I want to know where this place is, where the Holy City is, and what's the name of this continent?"
Alex narrowed his eyes. "You're not from this continent, are you?"
"I don't know." Angor shrugged. "I'm waiting for your answer. I'll only know if I'm from this continent after you tell me. "
Alex looked at Angor in silence. He couldn't help but feel that this strange person was full of unknowns.
"This is Gooste Town, which is located southeast of the Holy City. The Holy City is a citadel of the Kruje Celestial Court, which is also the closest city to Gooste."
"Rumor? You've never been there? "
Alex shook his head. "At least, I don't remember."
"Holy City" was clearly written on the paper. "You've never been to the Holy City? What do you mean by 'Holy City'? Or do you think Raven's death has something to do with the Holy City? "
Alex shook his head again. "There's no evidence. It's just that —"
At this point, Alex suddenly fell silent.
Angor was here for information, not to solve a case, so he didn't care about the answer. He was about to ask more questions when Alex interrupted him.
"But I think it's not just Raven's death. Miss Camelot, Uncle Maini's family … all these cases have something in common." Alex secretly studied the cause of death of these people. He couldn't find the killer, but he did find something strange. However, for some reason, he didn't tell Father Brumlang or anyone else about it.
Angor was a complete stranger to both Alex and Gooste.
After thinking for a moment, Alex slowly revealed his long-suppressed desire to tell Angor.
"Knight Rayven has a lady he has long admired by the name of Fathi. He once told me that he wanted to confess his love to her on her birthday. Later, I heard that Faisy told her friend that if she could go to the Psalm Hall and listen to a holy choir on her birthday, she would have no regrets in life. "
"The Psalm Hall is in the Holy City. I believe Raven must have heard about it. Faisy's birthday was in a few days, so he went to the Holy City alone. His head was found on the bridge leading to the Holy City. "
Angor didn't want to listen to the analysis of the case, but Alex was completely immersed in the case.
"Raven wasn't a single case. There were many cases before him where all the victims were left with only their heads. The sheriff said that the murderer killed without hesitation. But I don't think so. I found something in common. They all died because they wanted to leave Gooste. "
"Miss Camelot was going to the Holy City to visit a family she hadn't seen for years. Uncle Maini's family was moving to the Holy City … It's very likely that Raven was going to buy a ticket to the Psalm Hall for Faisy."
"It's all the same. All the victims were trying to leave Gooste. Whether intentionally or not, they would die as soon as they stepped out of the town."
"The entire town is like a birdcage that can't be escaped."
"Whenever a bird tries to fly away, its wings will be broken by an unknown hand."
Angor wasn't interested in the cases in Gooste at first. But after listening to Alex's explanation, his interest was piqued.
If Alex's deduction was correct, then all the people who died died because they wanted to leave Guster Town.
This meant that there was more to this case than met the eye.
After all, it was impossible for everyone to tell their destination to someone else. But all of them died as expected. This was obviously not something an ordinary murderer could do, especially when Alex had analyzed one of the victims. Her death was most likely caused by an argument with her husband that night, and she was about to leave the town in a fit of anger. Even a wizard who could read minds would not be able to perfectly predict other people's movements. A person's mind was fickle, and there were countless possibilities every second.
Which 'murderer' would be able to grasp everyone's movements without missing anything? Even if it was just an accidental quarrel, he would still be able to capture it and kill it?
Angor believed that this was not an ordinary case. Maybe it was the work of a supernatural.
"As long as anyone tries to leave Guste Town, accidents will happen. So, what do you think is the reason? "
After releasing his inner desire to talk, Alex regained his composure. "I don't know either."
"Then you're studying these cases because you're curious?"
Alex shook his head without hesitation. "I'm not curious."
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