Although Fiona's disappearance was worrying, some things could not be solved by worrying.
While the Family Guardian set off at once with a Ninth Rank to search for her, Duke Carlot openly revealed his movements to numb any other enemies that might be lurking within the empire.
These "enemies" did not refer to the mastermind who had taken Fiona away, but to the other high-ranking figures in the empire who wanted to find Fiona first and study her body.
As for the reason behind Fiona's disappearance, the Ninth Ranks unanimously believed that an enemy attack was the most likely possibility.
And at present, the Door in the Pupil was still the prime suspect.
Although the Truth Society's previous raid had basically crippled them, a centipede dies but never stiffens. As a force with multiple Ninth Ranks, even severely weakened, they could not be underestimated.
Therefore, to ensure their safety, the two Ninth Ranks sent to search for her brought several Ninth Rank Peak Magic Curios, as well as a Limit Breaking spell scroll.
After teleporting to the possible destination of the Space Ripples, the two Ninth Ranks appeared in a valley within the Nice Kingdom.
The teleportation could only pinpoint this general area, so using it as the center, the two Ninth Ranks immediately began a wide-ranging search.
Half a day later, they had found no clues regarding Fiona's whereabouts, but they unexpectedly discovered a secret Door in the Pupil base.
Already furious, the two immediately struck, turning the base upside down. They dragged everyone inside out and directly searched their memories.
What had merely been an offhand action unexpectedly led them to uncover some information.
According to the memories of the highest-ranking Door in the Pupil member in this base, he had apparently not originally been in charge of