So naive!
I was far too naive!
No!
I had thought of it too simply!
A trap?
How could it merely be a trap? How could Taki Chiba simply set a trap that I could see through at a glance? Leaning against the window, his face practically pressed to the glass, Iwama's features twisted with agitation, nearly becoming ferocious.
At that moment, through the window, he could see Konoha ninja in groups of three patrolling outside the buildings within the outer wall, as well as the obviously increased number of sentries standing atop the wall. Even through the window, he could feel the tense atmosphere.
Clearly, Konoha had deployed many more personnel around them. That claim of "sending additional personnel for protection" was absolutely not a lie.
"Where is Lord Rando? Does Lord Rando know about this?"
After seeing this, Iwama pulled his face away from the window, turned to the guards, and asked without caring about his grim expression.
"Actually, Lord Rando was the one who informed us that we were forbidden from leaving."
The youngest, Hui Tian, answered.
The other three guards hurriedly nodded as well, confirming Hui Tian's words.
Lord Rando knew?
Then, was Lord Rando in his room now? Hearing the answer, Iwama instinctively took a step toward Rando's room.
Wait! Lord Rando knew first?
But before he had taken more than a few steps, he abruptly stopped.
"Lord Rando told you? When was that?"
He asked again.
"At 6:54 this morning, just as we were about to head out, Lord Rando returned from outside and told us that we could not leave. He also told us to rest in the sitting room."
Hui Tian answered honestly.
"So early?"
Iwama asked.
"Yes. Lord Rando said that as one got older, one needed less and less sleep,