Miss Davis nodded in understanding at Shade's explanation and took a step back away from Leisha. The others also moved a step aside. Since they were about to "regain their freedom," Shade's request did not seem like a big deal to them.
After waiting a few more minutes, the three Ring Arcanists who had come to tell everyone to lock the doors returned. Seeing that there were two extra people in the room, they raised their eyebrows. After hearing Shade briefly recount what had happened over the past hour or so, the leading High-Ring Sorceress thought it was dangerous to let the two of them in so rashly, but she was more concerned about the others who had not entered:
"Three suspects have appeared. Please don't leave yet. There are fourteen people and one cat, so divide into three groups, five in each group."
The three groups were led to different rooms and subjected to the same examinations and tests. There was nothing wrong with Shade, Little Mia, or Leisha. The "devout" Shade even held Mister Dawn's holy emblem on the spot and recited a short prayer.
Of the young ladies in the other rooms, only the young lady Charlotte Davis was taken away afterward. The young ladies who had not returned to their rooms earlier were all safe as well, including the two whose identities had been impersonated by Doppelgangers, both of whom had been hiding in other rooms.
After all, unless they were transformed by consuming parts of a Doppelganger's body, most Doppelgangers did not occupy other people's bodies with their own minds. Instead, they used their own bodies to replace someone else's identity. Therefore, before truly obtaining an identity, they would not directly kill the person being replaced. They would share that identity with them, appearing in