Nonomi blinked at the screen in front of her, seemingly falling into a dazed state.
In her opinion… this assassination was a bit too hasty.
Do these nobles have a problem with their brains? To arrange an assassination, they have to arrange someone with a strong connection to their own family?
Moreover… did they misunderstand something? Do they think they can restrain Yuto with just an Evil Eye?
The last person with an Evil Eye was already pressed into the floor by Yuto. Could it be… that these people think they are stronger than the Chief Justice?
Nonomi thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why.
Is it because their family is in decline and they don't have enough money to hire real assassins, so they sent someone related to them?
Or… is it because the combat power Yuto has displayed during this time has made all the assassins refuse jobs related to him, so they could only send this person?
Nonomi thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why.
However…
She also thought of a reason that, at first listen, was somewhat horrifying, but perfectly explained everything currently happening.
—This so-called assassination was nothing more than a play directed and performed by Yuto himself.
"Perhaps during this time… Yuto discovered that Fontaine's old nobles were stirring, and even if he wanted to intervene… he needed a reason."
"Since they don't want to provide him with the conditions to intervene, he will create the conditions himself."
"He doesn't need to completely wipe out those old nobles; he just needs to create a certain deterrent to make these guys settle down… and his plan will succeed."
However, although it sounds simple, in a sense… the implementation of this plan is extremely difficult.
Leaving aside where the Evil Eye came from, just finding a suitable person to make an example of… that alone is difficult enough.
"Another thing that is easy to say but as hard as climbing to the heavens to do…"
Nonomi exhaled a long breath, then refocused her gaze on the screen in front of her.
For her, the beginning of this legendary quest had completely piqued her interest.
She wanted to know if everything the Chief Justice of Fontaine did was as she thought.
Of course, she was also very curious about what happened hundreds of years ago when Yuto was assassinated, as mentioned by another job applicant.
At that time, Yuto apparently did not have a Vision. How did he manage to counterattack the encirclement of several families? And what methods did he use to cause those families to decline?
Or rather…
Did Yuto already show his abilities at that time?
As a story-focused streamer, Nonomi's current mood was: urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent, I want to see the rest of the quest now!
…
Lumie and Paimon successfully escorted Edward to Meropide.
Looking at the empty pipe corridor in front of them, Paimon couldn't help but tilt her head, then said somewhat strangely:
"Didn't Yuto say… that someone would meet us after entering Meropide? Why is it…?"
Paimon pointed meaningfully to the empty space ahead, seemingly not quite understanding the situation.
However, just as she finished speaking, several sounds of gears meshing simultaneously echoed through the pipes.
Click—clack—
Sounds like metal hitting the ground rhythmically rang in their ears, and two automatic mechs slowly emerged from the darkness—
—as if they were the ones meant to take charge of the unconscious Edward.
Watching the two automatic mechs slowly approach, Paimon blinked slightly, then whispered to Lumie beside her:
"This is a bit too hasty, isn't it… This guy tried to assassinate Yuto, you know?"
As soon as Paimon finished speaking, a rather familiar voice came from the shadows in the distance.
"Sorry, there was a… small problem in the lowest level's maximum security prison just now. I came over after dealing with it briefly."
"That voice is… Lyney?"
Paimon looked at the sturdy figure in the shadows with some surprise, momentarily dazed.
However, after a brief moment of daze… she covered her mouth.
—What she had just said sounded as if Yuto and Lyney were at odds, which was a bit… impolite.
And Lyney naturally noticed this. He chuckled softly, then said:
"No need to be so flustered, it's not a big deal."
With that, he turned his head slightly and nodded to the two automatic mechs standing beside him, signaling them to come forward and carry the guy away.
And the two automatic mechs very quickly took the unconscious Edward from Lumie's hands, then carried him away as if on a stretcher.
Although she had seen a similar scene before, when she saw it again, she was still somewhat shocked.
After the three watched the automatic mechs leave, Lyney looked at the two in front of him and said:
"If there's nothing else, I'll go interrogate that guy now. After all, assassinating the Assistant Administrator… is no small matter."
A cold glint flashed in Lyney's eyes, as if he was getting serious.
"We don't have anything else to do, but when we left… Yuto said he would come to Meropide to meet up with us shortly.
He said… he wanted to bring two witnesses to… demand an explanation?"
With that, Paimon looked at Lumie beside her, asking with some uncertainty:
"I understood that correctly, right?"
Lumie, suddenly called upon, first paused, then nodded.
In her understanding, Yuto had already determined who the culprit behind this incident was.
Because of this, he intended to bring the two of them, the "eyewitnesses," to settle accounts with the culprit.
But…
Is this matter really that simple?
Lumie couldn't help but ask herself.
Hearing Paimon's words, Lyney nodded, then walked into the shadows.
—After all, whether it's the subsequent arrest or the Judgment… evidence is needed.
As long as a basic result is interrogated, then all problems will no longer be problems.
However, before Lyney had even walked a few steps, the Warden seemed to suddenly remember something, then turned to look at the two and said:
"Oh right, Yuto also asked me to pass a message to you two."
"Helping to screen job applicants and testifying for him are two separate projects. He will calculate different salaries for you independently."
"In other words… you can earn two salaries at the same time."
After saying this, Lyney's figure slowly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the somewhat dazed Lumie and Paimon.
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