I! Cleaner!

"Wait for me a moment."

Just as Alger started to reflect and thought that his bureau chief was being a bit too much, Leon found a machine for directions by the roadside, stood beside it, and shortly after, a hurried citizen approached and reached for his pants pocket.

This one will do.

Glancing at the citizen's pants pocket and seeing a bulge similar to the size of an identity card, Leon immediately stepped forward, took out the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] and made a small incision at the bottom of the pocket.

Right after, before the citizen could reach for his identity card, Leon slipped his little finger inside, gently nudging the card out. He then swiped his hand over the incision, seamlessly repairing the tear to its original flawless state.

"Huh?"

Unable to see Leon, who was concealed by the Secret Tail, the seemingly urgent citizen reached into his pocket, only to find his identity card missing, and instantly his expression turned anxious. He instinctively looked back at the path he came from, but there was no sign of his identity card.

This is bad, why now of all times…

As the hurried citizen stomped his foot in frustration and turned to go back and look for his identity card, a hand suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"Excuse me, sir."

In the surprised gaze of the citizen, Leon, who had already finished checking the route, smiled as he returned the identity card he had just "borrowed."

"You dropped something."

"Ah! Thank you! Thank you!"

After expressing thanks twice, the citizen excitedly took back his identity card and exclaimed:

"If it weren't for you, I would have been delayed. I'm really grateful."

"No need, just lending a helping hand."

Nodding at the hurried citizen, Leon walked over to Alger, who was waiting nearby, and began to speak:

"I've just checked; to return to the embassy, we need to first pass through research areas 8 and 9, reach living area 17, wait ten minutes for some upper and lower city blocks to swap places, then enter the lower area and turn right one street, and we'll arrive at administrative area 3 where the embassy is located."

"Ah, okay."

Somewhat surprised, Alger, who stood nearly two meters tall, nodded and followed Leon, they "dodged the fare" onto a tram heading to the 8th research area. Curious, he couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Leon, this ability that makes people ignore you, does it come from some great demon?"

"Yes, this thing is called the Secret Tail. Its function is to erase traces and reduce presence. When facing targets with a noticeably lower Contamination Value, it can even make it so the other party can't perceive you at all."

After briefly explaining the function of the Secret Tail, Leon asked with a slight surprise:

"Alger senior, how did you know it came from some great demon?"

"Because it feels kind of similar..."

After recalling a bit, Alger unsurely replied:

"Over in the Kingdom of Orleson, there's a very annoying organization called the Sect of Fertility. They worship everything related to reproduction and sex, often holding rather... licentious gatherings.

And among the so-called sacred relics they worship, there's a... um... thing belonging to a great demon, soaked in a jar, which has a similar aura to your abnormal object. Although not entirely sure, it seems they're related."

That thing from the great demon... could it be the one Black Goat blew up years ago...

Unexpectedly learning the whereabouts of one of the goat relics from Alger, Leon's brows raised slightly, preparing to ask some questions.

However, just then, a sheep's head suddenly popped out from Leon's cuff and yelled with a look of surprise:

"That's mine! That must be my whip! Leon! You need to help me get it back..."

"Calm down!"

Stuffing the sheep's head back into his sleeve, Leon smiled apologetically at Alger and then, with interest, asked:

"Alger senior, just like it said, that thing is indeed part of a set with my abnormal object. What happened to it in the end?"

"It was purified."

"Ah?"

"The Sect of Fertility made too much noise and was exterminated by our Scorpio Branch last month. Their so-called sacred relics were seized by our bureau."

After explaining the outcome of the Sect of Fertility, Alger recalled slightly and then, with a somewhat peculiar expression, added:

"We also have a Level 1 Cleaner in our bureau, nicknamed 'The Purifier,' and she took all those... sacred relics and purified them one by one. Although the objects weren't destroyed, their abilities completely changed.

Hmm... if I remember correctly, she modified the items to be used for purifying desire; just by wielding them and hitting a person's head, all of their desires would vanish, leaving their mind pure for an entire day.

And the Sect of Fertility made quite a fuss at the time, with many victims. Before I and the bureau chief left the Kingdom of Orleson, she was still using that item to... uh... heal the worshipers harmed by the Sect of Fertility, and I reckon she'll be done in two months."

"Ah!!! How dare she?!!!"

Upon hearing the fate of its "brother," the sheep's head that Leon had just tucked away instantly popped out again, roaring in fury:

"That was my whip! Damn woman! I'll kill her!"

"Get back in there!"

Stuffing the Black Goat back in again and instructing the kids to keep it in check, Leon spoke with some exasperation:

"Well... Alger senior, if possible, after this mission, I hope you can introduce me to her. If that 'Purifier' is willing, I can trade other abnormal objects with her to get that item back."

"Okay..."

Smiling somewhat awkwardly, Alger agreed, then curiously asked:

"So that sheep's head was the true body where that great demon's soul resides?"

"Sort of, but technically only one-seventh. This set of abnormal objects is quite unique; each has its own independent soul, and even their personalities aren't entirely the same..."

After briefly explaining the situation with the Black Goat, Leon glanced at the flashing sign above, then reminded:

"Alger senior, we've reached the 17th living area, we should get off."

"Ah, alright!"

At Leon's reminder, the curious Alger quickly stood up, following Leon off the tram, the two found a bench by the roadside to sit and prepared to wait for the completion of the upper and lower layer swaps in Crolock Kingdom so they could proceed to the embassy district to pick someone up.

However, at that moment, the flower in Leon's pocket suddenly trembled slightly, directly spitting out the unconscious Princess Feiliya, quickly withering and shriveling, and within two breaths, completely withered away.

Soon after, the Secret Tail held by Leon slowly transmitted a thought.

'Nicole's supply is cut off. Before it stopped she asked me to tell you... run, quickly run!'