Outside the window, the cold autumn moonlight spilled across the ancient stone walls, while the lamplight inside kept the chilly loneliness at bay.
No matter how the bleak mountain winds howled outside Lichtenstein Castle or how deep the night grew, the warm bedroom remained as steadfast and stable as ever.
The room fell silent for a moment.
"..."
After hearing the intelligence from the goddess priestess Sticella, Lanchi rested his chin in his hand and pondered.
They would arrive within the next two days...
And they could cause an accident on campus...
Why did the timing sound so suspiciously precise?
"The dangerous person you mentioned... Could they be mixed in with the Academic Visiting Group from the Yarolan Kingdom?"
Lanchi asked Sticella.
Wouldn't this timing happen to coincide with the arrival of the Yarolan Kingdom's Academic Visiting Group?
An outsider of questionable identity who wanted to cause trouble in Iketerite Academy, where powerful people were everywhere and security was tight, would be spotted in minutes. They would need a dazzling, respectable identity to plan the perfect murder!
Lanchi had a feeling that Sticella had just revealed some extremely significant intelligence to him.
Using cultists hidden among the local commoners to infiltrate Iketerite Academy, where High Priest Loren was located, and commit a murder carried considerable risk. If an investigation was triggered, an entire chain of people could be uprooted.
But the Yarolan Kingdom was different. If something went wrong among the students visiting from the Yarolan Kingdom, the Yarolan Kingdom would take the blame first. It might not implicate the Rebirth Church at all, and could even damage the trust and relationship between the two countries!
If the Hutton Kingdom wanted to investigate further, it would inevitably become an international issue.
No matter what, friction was bound to arise.
Ever