As the sun rose, Luca stepped out of his room.
After a full night of rest, his mind felt sharp and refreshed.
Moreover, the cursed energy that clung to his body had been significantly weakened.
"Aren't you going to inform the others about your departure?"
Sophia asked.
"No need. I left a note in my room.
If I tell them my plan directly, they'll come up with a dozen reasons to stop me.
And if that happens, it'll be even harder for me to get away."
Luca answered quickly.
"You're fully prepared, then?"
"Yes. Let's head out now."
After leaving the house, Luca activated his shadow magic runes.
While cloaked in invisibility, he departed from Shelter 102.
Beyond what he had just told Sophia, there was another, even more critical reason for his secrecy—
he was afraid that his movements would be tracked by hostile forces.
There was a high chance that the councilor from the Via Empire was working with Zenith Technology Company.
