Tohari was a fire that moved by itself with its own will. If Shadia’s account was factual, the fire that moved like a living thing perfectly matched Mangil’s explanation; there was a high possibility that it really was a tohari.

“Then Ms. Shadia, you must know the location of the tomb.”

“No, I don't.” Shadia moved her index finger from side to side. “I told you. The thief finally found the tomb. Does a hungry sparrow just pass by a mill?”

“Ah.”

“Of course, he probably robbed it of all kinds of rare treasures, including the tohari. It’s at least certain that he took the tohari because after the tomb was raided, the empire sent a large-scale tracking team to catch just one thief.”

“The thief must have been caught stealing.”

“Probably? I think the descendants of the empire’s emperor knew of a way to locate the royal tomb, and if the thief had taken the tohari with him, the temperature in that area would have returned to normal. So even if they paid little attention to it, it wouldn't have been difficult to notice the change.”

Chi-Woo nodded. Since not everything was recorded, it was not exactly clear what had happened. But one thing was certain—the thief found the tomb and succeeded in robbing it, and the empire, who was managing the royal tomb, sent a large-scale tracking team to catch him.

“So what happened in the end?”

“Well, the empire did manage to catch the th...