Source Gate

Late at night, Joshua and Ciri returned to the Hearthstone tavern after eating and drinking their fill at Empress Yekana's banquet.

Clairely and Monet, who had been waiting inside the Hearthstone tavern all this time, finally received the treatment prisoners should receive: interrogation.

A tavern attendant brought Clairely to an empty room. There was only a long table, three chairs, and a Source Crystal Stone lamp giving off dim light.

The scene made Clairely feel as if she had seen it somewhere before.

Joshua was already seated on the other side of the long table. Beside him sat a female Spellcaster who looked like a clerk, holding a notebook.

"First, the older sister's name is Clairely, and the younger brother's name is Monet, correct?"

Joshua gestured for Clairely to sit. She cautiously took the seat across from him, then nodded in answer.

"Then my first question is this: if I gave you another chance and let you defect to the Demon Realm, with Monet temporarily becoming a professional player and Clairely... well, I haven't decided what to do with you yet. In any case, I'd give you work and let you have personal rights. Would you still serve the Hall of Inquisition?"

Joshua suppressed the urge to burp and tried to look more serious. He had eaten far too much at Empress Yekana's banquet earlier.

"Absolutely not, Prince Joshua!"

"That tone... was that the younger brother answering?"

From his conversation with the Chaos Demon in the players' lounge earlier, Joshua had more or less figured out the siblings' personalities.

"If your question is serious rather than a joke, then my answer is no."

Clairely made the agitated Monet shut up for the moment, then cautiously studied Joshua as she spoke.

"They were turned that easily..."

Ciri, who was recording the