Cleaning Up the Aftermath

"Captured?"

At that moment, both Ais and Lefiya showed surprised expressions.

Only Riezel narrowed his eyes slightly and actually smiled.

"So that's how it is?"

Riezel was not at all surprised by this outcome.

Ais and the others were different. They frowned as they began discussing it.

"It's perfectly normal for the Hestia Familia to be unable to defeat the Ista Familia."

"The question is, why would the Hestia Familia insist on sheltering a member of the Ista Familia when they know they can't win?"

"..."

Raul, Lefiya, and Ais voiced their confusion in turn, unable to understand Bell Cranel's actions.

"Could it be that he fell for a prostitute?"

Lefiya sounded somewhat disdainful.

"Don't talk nonsense." Riezel rapped Lefiya on the forehead. "He's not as depraved as you think."

Hearing that, the somewhat silent Ais seemed to keenly notice something.

"...Do you know something?"

Ais looked at Riezel and asked.

Lefiya and Raul were both slightly startled as they turned to look at Riezel.

"Well, more or less."

Riezel did not deny it.

Naturally, he knew the reason behind all of this.

The reason, of course, lay with Haruhime.

Sanjo Haruhime, that female Foxkin, was, like others of her race, an innate magic race from the Far East. She was also a noble.

The reason she had become a prostitute of the Ista Familia was that she had been framed as a child, violated her clan's rules, and been cast out by her father.

After being driven from home, Sanjo Haruhime was first abducted by a Pallum who had coveted her and framed her through a scheme. Then she fell into the hands of thieves and was eventually sold to the Pleasure District of Orario, where she became a prostitute.

It could be said that this Foxkin girl's life