Chapter 197: "Sorry, I Can't."
Actually, Barry was not wrong.
There were indeed quite a few suspicious points in this matter.
"Lord Beren Mulaw just mentioned that the reason that former Old Demon Race member came into contact with the adventurer Shien was because he possessed a powerful Magic Item that caught her attention, making her want to mass-produce such Magic Items. But this so-called Magic Item has already been proven not to exist, creating a contradiction in Adventurer Shien's account."
"Also, the Old Demon Faction infiltrated Lamigium to search for that person, but why did Kilian seek out this adventurer? Was that merely a coincidence?"
"And without this supposed Magic Item, why did this adventurer devise a plan to lure out the Old Demon Faction? Was it truly because he was confident that he could draw out the main force of the Old Demon Faction and deal with them? Yet the result was quite a number of casualties, was it not?"
"Furthermore, it is difficult for me to imagine an Old Demon Race member as high-level as Kilian betraying Bedo so easily. There may be a deeper reason behind this."
"These are all points of suspicion."
Barry's remarks won the approval of many nobles.
"This is indeed far too suspicious."
"There is no reason for it."
"It feels like this adventurer is plotting something."
"Your Majesty, it would be better not to act too rashly regarding the reward."
The nobles all voiced such opinions.
Anxi, Roxie, Liyadella, Yule, and the others fell silent at once.
Migis, Beren, Aris, Lyon, and the others looked as though they wanted to speak but held themselves back.
Jacinta also raised an eyebrow and looked meaningfully at Shien and Barry.
Ignoring the waves of opposition around him, Shien stared deeply at Barry, but Barry