After a ten-hour flight, Charlie was back in Aurous Hill.

By then, the Harkers, along with the ninjas of the Ito clan, had all started investigating all the clues left from Claire's departure.

Even with seasoned veterans, it was difficult to accelerate the unraveling of such a complex mystery.

Moreover, as Rosalie had said, each clue only led them further down the rabbit hole—the more they kept pursuing a single clue, the more chaotic and confusing everything became.

Charlie knew this was no