At Freya's words, Iver and Sherlock's expressions changed at once.
They exchanged a glance, silently confirming something to each other.
"—That's more than just broken!"
Master Yanis looked as though she had seen the sky collapse. She was the most flustered person there. "I have to notify Pope Your Majesty immediately... This is far too dangerous! You're making something this dangerous—why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't tell anyone. That was the safest way."
Freya tried hard to explain herself. "If I told anyone, there would always be a chance that word might get out."
But now, those words sounded rather feeble.
After all, if she really hadn't told anyone, how had this bottle of "Tears of Time" vanished into thin air?
Stealing a drug that a Fifth Level Transcendent was synthesizing and deeply concerned about with such precision was no small risk. It was comparable to stealing an egg being incubated beside a mother dragon guarding her nest.
Unless the other party had a very specific target and knew that it was extremely valuable, they would never have ventured so deeply into danger.
"No, I have to go find Cardinal Loki."
Master Yanis still looked extremely flustered. "I have to explain to him how important the thing you lost was and ask him to help you look for it! He monitors the entire Theocracy every day. This is exactly the time to make use of him!"
At those words, Iver exchanged another glance with Sherlock.
Iver immediately tried to stop her. "Don't rush, Master Yanis."
"That's right."
Sherlock nodded in agreement from the side.
Seeing the reactions from both of them, Yanis immediately understood. "Can't we tell him about this? Or is there... something wrong with Cardinal Loki?"
"It's hard to say."
Iver shook his head and said cautiously,