Van Dijk was a powerful creature. Incredibly so that he had split his own mind into several pieces and bits, each taking care of something. His main body was handling the investigation of the ritual, while another part of his mind was conversing with Ludwig and the other part was back at the academy handling a few experiments.
"So, what do you think? Van Dijk," Sirou Von Dalton asked.
"Hmm, I believe I can figure out who the preparator is. But, he's mine to hunt down," Van Dijk said.
"Is it related to The Beast?" Sirou asked.
"Indeed, I can smell it. The ritual here isn't something any mortal can do. It's far beyond simply sorcery and witchcraft, this is at the level of Eldritch Profanity…" Van Dijk said.
"I can understand that, but how come you think it's related to the Beast, after all, he's a fiend that never showed any magical abilities…"
