I was too naive...
I was far too naive! How could he possibly be out of options? Since this Taki Chiba had spoken up, he must have already secured a guaranteed victory.
How am I supposed to determine their guilt now?
Watching the composed boy with the faint smile at the corner of his lips, Chise Hibiki felt a light sheen of sweat seep from his temples. Deep down, he had already realized just how naive and arrogant he had been.
It really was the Hokage's... responsibility?
At this moment, Shizuyama Kosaku and Iwaki Taisuke also stood frozen, unable to say a word.
Yeah!
How had we not thought of that?
How had we forgotten? Lord Chiba himself had permission to enter and leave freely, so he did not need to undergo identity verification. And there had actually been quite a few hidden sentries along the way. Even if there were spies, they could never pass those sentries while impersonating Lord Chiba.
That was why there had been no need to verify him.
This was also because, after the village's state of martial law ended, Miss Yukina had transferred some of the older brothers and sisters from the Defense Force to serve as hidden sentries, easing our burden! We were too anxious just now!
We actually forgot about that! At this point, the two student guards finally let out a sigh of relief. Everything had happened too suddenly, and afterward they had panicked so badly that they had completely forgotten this detail.
Still, it was also because Chiba's free access had long become an accepted convention. The two student guards could not really be blamed for being forgetful. They had simply grown accustomed to it. Subconsciously, they had never regarded Chiba's right as a privilege. Rather, it felt like an