"What do you mean?"
Freya immediately perked up at the unexpected key information. "Wait, so that means... you're still in contact with... Father?"
"Yes, Miss. The master often comes to see me and chat about what he's been doing lately. I've also told him that if there's anything he needs me to do, he can order me around. I may be old, but I'm not so old that I can't move."
Oswald said solemnly, "The master said that Cardinal Loki stole something he 'shouldn't have touched'..."
At that, Freya and Lily instinctively exchanged a glance.
"...And then?"
Freya pressed him.
"If this is what you want to investigate, Miss, then there's no need to pursue it any further."
Oswald replied, "The master is already handling it. In the end, the matter will be resolved peacefully in 'Moriarty Style.' After all, we were master and student..."
"—Wait, master and student?"
Freya was somewhat astonished. Having heard information completely beyond her expectations, she interrupted Oswald directly. "Father... what kind of master-and-student relationship does he have with Cardinal Loki?"
"You didn't know about this, Miss?"
Oswald was also somewhat surprised. "I thought you knew.
"It's like this. When the master was young, he came to the Theocracy to study abroad, learning astrology. His mentor back then was Cardinal Loki."
On the other side, Iver had already gotten up.
The reason Iver had deliberately decided to seek out Loki the next day was precisely because he respected Loki deeply.
Originally, Little Butterfly Lia had been following Iver. Although she had never made a move, she had remained hidden in Iver's sleeve the entire time.
After all, summoning a Great Beast on the spot was simply too slow for high-level combat.
And the best thing about the Paradox Flame Butterfly was her ability to remain