"Let me make this clear beforehand, this has nothing to do with me," Irena hurriedly said. "That Mr. Balor is the one using magecraft against the intruders right now. It has nothing to do with me!"
Irena was still trying to argue her way out of it.
"Reines... no, Gray, are you there?"
Lord El-Melloi II had originally intended to ask Reines.
But he had a premonition that Reines might just be in cahoots with Irena.
At this point, he should not ask Reines. He needed to ask the more reliable Gray.
"Yes, Master."
Gray stepped forward.
But Gray then noticed two gazes.
Reines and Irena were both looking at Gray with rather subtle expressions.
Gray was trying to organize her thoughts.
"Tell me exactly what happened, Gray," the Second said.
"Someone used weather-related magecraft, and then it started thundering and raining," Gray said.
"I see. They used lightning strikes to suppress the land's power and weaken Iselma's ability to resist..." The Second guesstimated the cause and gestured for Gray to continue.
"Then Lord Balor, the head of the Iselma Family, went out to meet them. And just then, he seemed to use some kind of magecraft to disperse the dark clouds," Gray said.
"I understand... Irena, look what you've done!"
The Second had already put on his shoes and hurried out the door.
Behind him, the two blondes looked this way with great interest.
"It has nothing to do with me!" Irena hurriedly said.
"It has to do with where you are. The hole leading to the Root has been blocked, but the stream known as the 'Gold Princess' is still continuously pouring in. Yet since that stream cannot flow into the hole, it will naturally spill over into the surrounding areas. At times like this, that power will