Chapter 402

After the Interrogation
"I see. So the spies didn’t even know what you looked like?"

"Yes. And they didn’t know that Talat had evolved either. Were they really after me?"

After finishing the interrogations, I returned to Marquis Vardmoi to discuss what to do next.
Though, when it comes to 'what to do next,' there really aren’t many options, or rather, there’s nothing concrete to act on.

"Kiblinki Saltas. Those spies truly didn’t know what Lily looked like?"

(There’s no doubt. Once they learned who they were targeting, they panicked. If that was an act, they’d have to be exceptional actors.)

"Hmm. In that case, we can’t release them, but I’m curious—where did their contractor learn about Lily, and why target her?"

That’s what’s bothering me the most.
If the mastermind were the king’s younger brother or the third prince, they’ve seen me directly, so they should’ve at least been able to describe me as a 'black-haired elf.'
Even if Talat’s evolution wasn’t known, there’s no way they’d be completely ignorant of what I look like.
So which faction sent these spies?

"Now then, what do you want to do? If you’d like, I can assign guards for your protection."

"Hmm, I don’t think that’s necessary. Talat is always with me, and I always have at least one Kiblinki Saltas nearby. Even if we added a few human soldiers, they wouldn’t even be enough to intimidate anyone."

"True enough. Still, I really wonder what fool sent those spies..."

"Ahaha…"

I fully agree that it was some fool who sent them.
I mean, what’s the point of spies who don’t even know what their target looks like?
Were they trying to probe the vigilance net of the Kiblinki Saltas?

But in this case, they were supposedly found by a kid who was out gathering mountain vegetables.
Hmm… I just don’t get it.

There’s no point in overthinking things—I probably won’t get anywhere on my own.
Maybe I’ll ask the Kiblinki Saltas to expand their patrol range a bit.
We might be able to spot something that way.
Ideally, there’s nothing at all, but if something is brewing, we have to nip it in the bud.

Besides, I doubt anyone strong enough to defeat a decent number of Kiblinki Saltas has shown up.
Let’s just have them investigate as much as they reasonably can.

What do you think about this chapter?