Modern World Warlock-Chapter 102: The Captain’s Home

After Dante flew away from the prison with Detective June in his arms, they reached the downtown area and landed on a building’s rooftop.

["I asked the Kappa Team to leave a bag there with a change of clothes,"] Camille said on the intercom.

Behind an AC unit, the warlock found the backpack filled with women’s clothing and passed it to June so that she could remove the orange jumpsuit.

"Thanks…" the detective muttered, looking to the side with embarrassment.

"Oh, right… Apologies," Dante replied, turning around to give the woman privacy when changing.

As the woman removed her orange uniform and put on the jeans, blouse, and jacket that was left for her, she asked Dante why he had saved her.

"Well, I was asked nicely by a friend…" he replied.

"Was it Camille Winter?" June asked again.

["Feel free to talk to her about anything…"] Camille interjected on the intercom, allowing Dante to say what was on his mind.

The warlock nodded affirmatively, and June looked down with apprehension. "Sorry…" she muttered.

"I ruined everything… I couldn’t help Alice and got myself in this mess," the detective continued.

Sensing that the woman had already finished changing clothes, Dante turned around to make eye contact with her.

’That’s quite a lot of regret…’ he thought, detailing the umbra flowing from June.

The rookie detective explained that she had been betrayed by her captain, which was exactly what Camille suspected from the beginning.

"I feel so dumb… If I would have listened to Alice, none of this would’ve happened. She told me to trust the Winter handler, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it!" June exclaimed as the tears rolled down her face.

"Miss…" Dante spoke up, abruptly stopping his sentence as he felt like the umbra of the woman who wholly distrusted him had changed.

*Sigh* The warlock exhaled. "I can see that you trust me a little bit now… Miss June, do you know where your captain lives?" he said.

June was surprised to hear Dante’s question. Nervously nodding, she said that she had visited the captain’s family a few times while she was at the academy.

"Camille, what do you think?" Dante asked the handler, who had been listening through the warlock’s microphone.

["If you still have energy, go ahead,"] Camille replied.

As Detective June gave the address of her captain’s home, Trinity and Camille looked it up to provide Dante with directions on how to get there.

"Wh-what are you going to do?" June asked.

"Hmm? I’m paying him a visit, of course…" Dante replied.

Before making his way to Captain Slack’s home, the warlock picked up June and flew down to a lone street, where an SUV with a Kappa Team member was waiting to pick the woman up.

"Are you sure you’ll be alright?" June inquired.

’Is she… worried about me now?’ Dante thought, scoffing with a soft laugh.

"Why are you laughing!?" the detective exclaimed.

"I just think you are a bit funny—It kind of reminds me of Zac…" Dante commented.

’Who?’ The woman thought.

"Don’t worry about me. You just saw me plow through a prison… I doubt your captain’s home will give me any troubles," the warlock said as his black wings appeared on his back.

When Dante left the scene, Trinity gave him directions toward the corrupted police captain’s mansion.

The man lived in a large house in a wealthy gated community with his wife and two children.

Captain Slacks was sleeping peacefully next to his wife, his home utterly silent late at night.

*Crack…* A faint sound came from the bedroom wall.

*Crack…* A second time, prompting the captain to open his eyes slowly.

’What was that…?’ he thought, slightly dazed.

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*Crack…!* The sound of the wall rupturing became louder, making the man sit up in his bed with haste.

As his gaze faced the window, he saw the silhouette of a man with dark wings on his back, hovering outside while his crimson eyes peeked from his mask.

"What in the hell is—!" *BOOM!* An invisible force imploded the entire wall, leaving the bedroom exposed to the outside.

The captain’s wife woke up and screamed in fear as Dante gently landed on the ledge he had created himself.

Glaring at the two individuals inside, the warlock shook his head in disappointment.

"How unfortunate… For a piece of shit like you to have such a sweet wife," Dante commented.

The warlock could see the two different flows of umbra inside the room. The woman’s umbra showed no malice or ill intent—utterly clean and serene.

’This lady wouldn’t even hurt a fly…’ Dante thought.

On the other hand, Captain Slacks’ umbra was overflowing with malice and murderous intent—a sight that made the man look no different than a demon to Dante.

When the man tried reaching for his gun on his bedside table, Dante took a single step and appeared beside him, grabbing him by the hair and forcefully slamming his face on the floor, breaking his nose and a front tooth.

One slam was all it took for Slacks to lose consciousness, and as Dante picked him up like a sack of potatoes over his shoulder, he turned around to look at the woman one more time.

"Apologies, Miss. Your husband has been working with demons and is responsible for the death of thousands… You have my condolences," Dante said, flying away with the man.

["Why did you say that to her?"] Camille asked on the intercom.

"I don’t know—I felt sorry for her… That woman had a nice and warm energy flow. I guess I don’t like seeing people that innocent get hurt," he replied.

Camille smiled after hearing his answer, feeling like she understood the warlock’s feelings a little better after the interaction.

Getting back on track, the handler guided Dante to a warehouse on the outskirts of the city, where they were going to interrogate Captain Slacks.

Thankfully, Dante’s flying allowed him to get there in a few minutes. However, he still had to wait half an hour for Camille and June to show up.