Yogiri was relieved. The Sage’s behavior simplified the issue. “You’re the disgusting one here,” he replied, unleashing his power as he spoke.

The boy fell. A dull thud marked his impact with the ground. It looked like his neck had broken from the fall, but that would hardly be an issue for him now.

-Volume 1 Chapter 19

Following instructions from Sage Lain, they had accompanied a construction crew out to the area by the Garula Canyon. There, they found the body of another Sage.

“What happened here?!” Edelgart cried.

Jorge had no answer for her. “This is...Sage Santarou, correct?”

...

But the Sage that had brought all that about was now dead, his neck bent at an impossible angle. While that was likely the cause of death, Jorge couldn’t bring himself to believe it. The Sages were absolute. There was no way one could just be lying here, discarded like trash.

-Volume 1 Chapter 20