"A test?"
Emilia, Rem, Beatrice, Garfiel, and the others were all stunned.
"A test?"
Mimi looked utterly bewildered, while Subaru Natsuki's eyes widened.
"The captain... actually did something like that...?"
"No wonder he brought so many people with him..."
Hitaro and Tibi, however, seemed to understand somewhat.
As long as they thought about it carefully, they could spot some issues.
Although Rigurd had said that he had not brought everyone from Iron Fang in order to avoid arousing suspicion and vigilance here.
Still, if they were merely sending a messenger to deliver a message, there had been no need to dispatch the captain, the vice-captains, and an escort force of thirty people.
Frankly speaking, if they had truly only intended to protect a messenger delivering a message, even Rigurd coming personally as captain would have been excessive. At most, they could have sent one of Mimi, Hitaro, or Tibi, or simply assigned a few Iron Fang mercenaries to escort him.
Yet in the end, not only had Rigurd, Iron Fang's captain, come in person, but all three vice-captains had accompanied him as well. On top of that, he had brought exactly thirty members.
That made Fang Li wonder whether Rigurd had another purpose.
Now, that purpose was perfectly clear: to sound out Capricorn's capabilities.
"It seems your young lady is quite interested in my Knight Order."
Fang Li made that meaningful remark.
All he got in return was Rigurd's toothy grin.
"Well, I'm also very interested in Capricorn, which has been doing quite a few things lately. It would be best if I could see it with my own eyes. It wasn't entirely the young lady's instruction, you know?"
Rigurd seemed to feel there was no need to hide it anymore. As he spoke, he gave Subaru Natsuki beside him