Charlotte confronted Veron for a very simple reason: just as she had said, she had sensed the faint hostility in Veron's eyes as he watched Luo Zhen.
Although it was hostility that others would have found difficult to detect, ever since Charlotte had comprehended Spirit Arts, both her five senses and her sixth sense had grown much sharper. After all, one had to improve one's sensitivity to communicate with the spirits of nature and manipulate them.
That was how Charlotte discovered Veron's hostility toward Luo Zhen.
Thus, Charlotte reached a firm conclusion.
"This 'Last Place' is definitely going to take advantage of the start of the match to attack Luo Zhen."
That was what Charlotte had sensed.
Therefore, although Charlotte appeared to have separated from Luo Zhen and showed no intention of working with him to fight at the Night Party, she was actually helping Luo Zhen by keeping Veron occupied.
To put it in Sigmund's words, Charlotte was...
"As dishonest as ever."
Sigmund did not actually say that aloud. Otherwise, it would surely have provoked an intense, red-faced rebuttal from Charlotte, right?
Of course, as far as Charlotte was concerned, anything involving Luo Zhen was something she had to help with, no matter what.
During the Magic Eater incident, Luo Zhen had helped Charlotte tremendously.
During the Knights of the Cross incident, Luo Zhen had also helped Charlotte break free from Alice's control and save her precious younger sister.
Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, Charlotte could not possibly stand by and watch a master like Veron suddenly attack Luo Zhen while he was competing.
That remained true even though neither Charlotte nor Veron had expected Luo Zhen not to act at all, with Loki instead stepping in to eliminate Abain's group.
However, there was one question Charlotte