[The story is not shocking to Rin. There's a reason she told Elda to drop her line of questioning further, and it's because the only answer she could give her would be one just like this.
Why would the Holy Church of Mage's Association have an estimate of how many Dead Apostles are currently active in the world? You don't take a census of monsters like that, that are so evil and dangerous; you eliminate them before they can become a bigger threat.
Rin has no doubt there are bigger clusters of them in the world, far beyond her personal bubble. It's just an estimate of their numbers would be impossible.
It's still probably more than 300.
But they're not the same at all. There are some among those Dead Apostles that can pass as human; even some whose values align with humans. But most are monsters that would kill anything they touch; they don't live in houses with families.
...Rin draws her feet up into her chair, hugging her knees.]
How lonely.
[She should think of something else to say, but it's the first thought that comes to mind.]
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Why would the Holy Church of Mage's Association have an estimate of how many Dead Apostles are currently active in the world? You don't take a census of monsters like that, that are so evil and dangerous; you eliminate them before they can become a bigger threat.
Rin has no doubt there are bigger clusters of them in the world, far beyond her personal bubble. It's just an estimate of their numbers would be impossible.
It's still probably more than 300.
But they're not the same at all. There are some among those Dead Apostles that can pass as human; even some whose values align with humans. But most are monsters that would kill anything they touch; they don't live in houses with families.
...Rin draws her feet up into her chair, hugging her knees.]
How lonely.
[She should think of something else to say, but it's the first thought that comes to mind.]