Without a doubt, someone as perceptive as Ine Lily could never have missed Lulu's visit.
His trademark black suit and hat, in particular, made his identity as an agent of the Organization obvious to anyone paying the slightest attention.
So no sooner had Lulu left than Ine Lily arrived at the room Allen had reserved for himself within the Knight Order. With a grave expression, she asked, "Did the Organization send someone to negotiate with you?"
"No. Strictly speaking, they were just testing the waters," Allen explained without turning around.
"Testing the waters?" A trace of confusion flashed in Ine Lily's eyes.
As far as she remembered, the Organization's leaders never backed down easily.
When dealing with defecting Claymores, in particular, they usually pursued extermination at any cost. Teresa's death was proof enough of that.
So although Ine Lily and her two companions had settled into this increasingly prosperous city, she had never let down her guard, fearing that the Organization's Subjugation Team might appear one day.
Allen understood her intense unease. Turning around, he rubbed his chin and replied, "Yes! Testing the waters. The Organization wanted to establish where I stood, and I gave them an answer. Though it wasn't necessarily the one they wanted."
"What about us? Did the Organization mention our defection?" Ine Lily pressed anxiously.
"Unfortunately, no. It seems they've either announced that you died or decided to turn a blind eye. After all, with everyone from No. 1 to No. 5 either dead, awakened, or gone rogue, they'll need a long time to rebuild their fighting strength. No intelligent person would casually start a war during that period. Besides, I'm no pushover."
Allen shrugged casually, clearly not taking the matter seriously at all.
Others might not know the Organization's secrets, but how could a transmigrator