The next morning.
"—So."
"That's what happened."
Hundreds of crystal prisms on the chandelier hanging from the lofty ceiling of Professor Landry's dining room refracted dazzling light. The polished marble floor reflected the figures of the people seated on either side of the dining table.
They sat around the table, waiting for Cat Boss to finish making breakfast while recounting everything that had happened over the past few months.
With the manor's doors tightly shut, the world seemed to have fallen silent. Even the patter of the morning rain and the stream outside the courtyard sounded much softer.
After reviewing everything for several dozen minutes.
"I did try to convince Young Miss Unity that I was one of them. Talia saw the whole thing, but for some reason, she simply refused to believe me and treated me as an Imperial. So I had no choice but to play along and cooperate with her as an Imperial. That also let me blend perfectly into the Imperial Special Operations Division. And then came the scene where you all tried to assassinate me last night."
Lanchi sat at the dining table and recounted the key twists and turns of his journey with the four Great Demon Race members, all the way to their arrival in the Krui Di Empire.
"Mm, mm."
The dining room was filled with the aromas of marshmallows by the hearth, white mint lattes, and hot cocoa with cream.
Antanas and Sinora cradled mugs in their hands, sipping as they listened to Lanchi's story.
Almirs and Planai seemed much calmer, listening quietly.
"As expected, it really is you."
Planai still felt utterly outclassed by Lanchi's skill at cross-dressing and impersonation.
Back then, in the Protos Empire on the Northern Continent, no one had ever suspected that Luo Qi McCarthy was