Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son

Chapter 387  Invitation

"So.....why was I called?"

I began, leaning back on my chair as I looked around.

Mariam's office was exactly the same as before.

There weren't any changes in the place with the same old furniture and display of old items behind her.

Mariam herself had a grim look on her face as she rubbed her eyes.

Her long, vibrant red hair flowed behind her while her golden eyes with spirals blinked twice.

Opening the drawer, she slid a few pictures toward me.

"Have a look at this."

Picking them up, I slowly went through the pictures one by one.

"...."

They were all mutilated corpses.

Their bodies were twisted in unnatural angles. Limbs torn apart. Eyes gouged out.

All of them wore nothing on their bodies, but the Von Castia crest was stitched neatly onto their skins.

"....How many?" I asked, placing the pictures down.

"We found seven." She paused, her voice dropping lower. "One of them is Edel's son—Albus."

I nodded, leaning back on my chair. "Any clue who is doing this?"

"We don't know." She replied, shaking her head. "Nor do we know who is doing where or why."

"What about Vlad?" I asked, looking at her. "Any update on him?"

"Sadly, we don't." She replied with a tired sigh, sinking back on her chair. "But it's not hard to guess what's happening with him."

I nodded slowly.

It's clear that he is being tortured somewhere along with the others.

'....A masked girl.'

Zenith's words echoed in my head as I rubbed my chin.

'Was she talking about Zeline?'

I can't think of anyone else with a mask who had left an impression.

But... why would she do such a thing?

What grudge does she have with the Von Castia?

"How is Edel doing?" I asked, knowing full well how his condition should be right now.

"He is furious." She replied, letting out a tired sigh. "...He has already put a bounty for whoever is doing this."

I nodded, looking at the display behind her. "...Aimar—."

"Don't worry about him." She replied, standing up from her seat. "Nothing points to him being involved in this."