"Wait," Alice couldn't help interrupting Derrick. "They let you go home by yourself?"
Derrick hesitated, then nodded.
Alice confirmed again, "After you had just gone through something so bizarre and terrifying, your Chief let you go home by yourself?"
Derrick continued to nod hesitantly.
"Is that some custom of your City of Silver?" Alice Asked Sincerely.
Derrick hesitated, then Shook His Head.
Among those present, only Alger tried to steer the topic back. "What happened after that? What did you do next?"
Little Sun sensed that something was off from Alice's questions and carefully answered:
"I... I was a little scared. I didn't know what further measures Amon might take, so as soon as I got home, I began praying to Mr. Fool..."
Alice raised a hand to her forehead.
Alger's mouth twitched twice.
Fors covered her face with a hand.
Audrey vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she Couldn't Say exactly what.
"The World"... what expression could one expect from "The World"?
"Did you not consider the possibility that your Chief was monitoring you at all?" Alice asked weakly.
Derrick's eyes widened. Having understood the key issue, he asked in a panic, "Then... then what should I do?"
"Persuade your Chief to convert to Mr. Fool?" Alice asked hesitantly.
"..." Derrick fell silent for a moment and turned his gaze to Alger.
Fors covered her face again with the hand she had just lowered. Audrey shifted twice, then finally maintained her expression through sheer aristocratic Upbringing.
Alger's mouth twitched twice more before he answered thoughtfully:
"From my experience, your Chief must have secretly assigned someone to monitor you, and you have undoubtedly exposed your unusual nature!
"Do not doubt that. If even the Chief were not cautious, your City of Silver could never have endured in such a