The forest creatures in Albania sleepless all night.
Initially, the intention was to simply extinguish a forest fire, but to their surprise, they discovered a foreign tourist who had just gone missing. It wasn't a big deal in itself; it's not uncommon for foreign tourists visiting this country to mysteriously disappear, and upon being found, they usually suffer from amnesia.
However, a brutal murder case occurred at the place where this little girl was found, making the entire event more complicated.
Especially, after the fire was extinguished on its own, a nearly burnt to the ground wooden building, which wasn't recorded anywhere, at least 100 corpses were found in it, this is just horrifying.
The muggle police were no longer qualified to handle such an incident. After the case was reported, the government quickly dispatched a large amount of armed forces to seal off the forest for investigation. While investigating the identities of the victims, they were also tracking down the killer. Throughout the night, above the periphery of the primitive forest, buzzed the humming of muggle helicopters.
Amosta camped out in the forest for a long time.
Amosta found a not very tall rocky mountain in the primitive forest. After using magic to level the top of the mountain, he set up a tent on it.
The air in the forest turned icy at night, and the temperature was so low that it almost approached the early winter. Asmosta lit a campfire in front of the tent, hung an iron rack on top, and leisurely started roasting sausages.
The flames of the fire lapped at the sausages, and soon, the rich aroma of smoke wafted out with the help of the breeze. The creatures that lived around began to stir restlessly upon sniffing this tempting scent, and they followed the smell to Asmosta's makeshift campsite. However, they were blocked by the defensive magic surrounding it. One by one, they emitted wailing sounds in distress, but they could never get a glimpse inside.
When the sausages were almost done roasting, Asmosta put a teapot on the rack.
He leisurely brewed tea for himself, watching the tea leaves unfurl in the cup with the help of the firelight, smelling the tea aroma, and gradually the bloodshed and killing aura around him faded away.
There's no doubt that the woman he saw in the bartender's memory is Vitia Kleriona.
Although the woman never revealed her true face throughout, the magic wand with an extraordinary style and containing extraordinary powers and vitality, which Vitia Kleriona owned, Amosta would never mistake it.
Since the summer vacation last year until August 8th this year, Kakus took one whole year to provide the critical information within the deadline of his mission, which helped Amosta find a clue about the whereabouts of Vitia Kleriona, a modern druidic priestess.
As of today, Asmosta is no longer so concerned about what happened at the central sanctuary of the Isle of Avalon. If it weren't for this woman leading him into a series of events, and if he didn't want to see if she could answer some of his questions, Asmosta might have already lifted her bounty.
Although some clues have been found now, Asmosta doesn't show much joy in his eyes.
Before, some of the things he saw in the memories of the boss of Soul Eater's House made him very concerned. First of all, it was the middle-aged fat witch who accidentally stumbled into Soul Eater's House.
Asmosta is known for his exceptional memory, and he has an impression of this woman.
Before the incident of Graybok, in order to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic for marketing and promotional purposes, he visited the Ministry of Magic frequently during that time, and he had met most of the employees there. This woman was also among them.
Although he hadn't heard of the fat witch's name, after carefully searching his memory, Asmosta could confirm that he hadn't mistaken her identity. The witch was indeed an employee of the British Ministry of Magic.
Asmosta has no idea why the fat witch appeared in Albania, but what he cares about is that after being saved by Vitia Kleriona, the witch followed the priestess directly into the depths of the forest and has never appeared since.
Soul Eater's House is located at a crucial crossroads deep in the jungle, with the sheep head on the outside being like the boss's eyes. The bar owner's memory didn't find her appearing anywhere, which means that the fat witch might still be deep in the primitive forest.
A druidic sect like Druids is highly secretive about their movements, and they respect nature and life. It's not surprising that Vitia Kleriona saved the fat witch, but why did she take her to the forest? After escaping from Soul Eater's House, shouldn't she have sent her out of the forest immediately? Why did she go deeper into the woods instead?
Is it to recruit the fat witch as a follower and then send her into the Ministry of Magic as a spy?
Asmosta munched on the delicious roasted sausages, pondering thoughtfully.
But soon, he changed his mind.
It's completely unnecessary. Members of the sect and wizards have always been strictly separated. If Vitia Kleriona wanted to seek the help of wizards, there are only two suitable ways: the first is to go to Dumbledore and beg him to allow the Druids to reside in the Forbidden Forest.
The second is to appeal to the pure-blood families and high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic with benefits, so that they can jointly push policies to accept the Druids into the British magical world, gain a place to live and work while also making the Vatican hesitant.
What can a spy sent to the Ministry of Magic do?
There is also one thing that puzzles Asmosta.
Asmosta searched through the bar owner's memories from the past year and made an astonishing discovery.
Since last summer vacation, Vitia Kleriona appeared at Soul Eater's House soon after and has been living in the depths of the primitive forest for a whole year.
For members of the Druidic sect, surviving in the forest is not something that should be surprising.
However, Vitia Kleriona, pretending to be a black witch, has never had any followers by her side. Every time she entered Soul Eater's House, she was alone, didn't talk much with people, sat in a hidden position and silently listened to the conversations around her as if she was only gathering information for news.
Asmosta has no doubts about Vitia's determination to protect the sect.
What is perplexing is this: for a whole year, she did not stay with her followers, but instead, she hid alone in the Albanian forest. What was she doing there?
To avoid herself?
Afraid to stay with her followers, or afraid that she would be caught and end up being all taken down together?
That is indeed possible, but...
Asmosta threw away the metal clamp, holding the steaming cup of tea in both hands. His gaze penetrated deeply into the darkness of the forest beyond the flames.
Why did she choose Albania specifically?
After all, this country is not peaceful; it's a paradise for poachers and smugglers. The jungle in front of us is also far from tranquil. Those despicable characters are constantly scurrying around the forest, hoping to find some valuable magical fire materials.
The Druidic sect, which values nature, clearly hates such behavior.
Why did Vitia Kleriona risk being discovered and live as neighbors with a group of people she detested?
And
Asmosta sipped his tea and his face darkened slightly.
It is said that the once-glorious Voldemort has been hiding in this forest
(Chapter ends)
