"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think that will be necessary. Once the next shipment of supplies arrives in three days, things will return to normal."
Madam Mandel secretly clenched her silver teeth, struggling to maintain her outward elegance as she nodded with a smile that did not reach her eyes.
"Very well. Then I shall come disturb you again in three days. By then, I trust your quality of life will have returned to normal as well."
Taking a sip of red tea, Anvis smoothly changed the subject with a pleasant smile.
"By the way, esteemed Madam Mandel, why haven't I seen your little pet today?"
"Hmph, it was only a pet. Once I got tired of playing with it, I naturally threw it away!"
Ignoring the teasing in Anvis's gaze, Madam Mandel replied coolly.
At the same time, she approved the document proposing that people be secretly dispatched to search for the Circle of Truth and attempt to contact them, while also arranging the specific personnel for the investigation.
"Really? Then why did you create an illusion to amuse yourself?"
Calmly withdrawing his Spiritual Power from the document, Anvis looked beneath the desk, his tone deliberately curious.
"Your perception is unexpectedly keen, Man in the Mirror."
The tip of the quill in her hand suddenly trembled, leaving a small blot of ink on the paper. Madam Mandel finally stopped what she was doing, unable to endure any longer. Her alluring violet eyes turned toward Anvis, her voice brimming with hostility.
"Fine. I don't know where they got the news, but Little Doggy's family came looking for him. I couldn't bear to see the pitiful looks in their eyes, so I kindly sent them off to reunite."
Earlier, Shute, the Deputy Commander of the Spark Organization, had