Good News (Strike That), Bad News, and Worse News

Murphy left himself alone on the fourth underground level, saying he wanted to investigate the situation with the subspace rift. But he definitely had something special to do.

Lord Yvette really wanted to know her master Murphy's little secret, but Triss had given her a thorough dressing-down earlier, and now she didn't dare go near him at all. All she could do was stand guard by the sealed-off passage on the third level, burning with "loyal devotion."

This display of devoted vigilance was completely unlike anything a lewd horndog would do, and it quickly caught Natalie's curiosity. But Natalie was a woman who'd seen plenty of the world. She didn't rush up to ask questions; instead, under the pretext of inspecting the third level of R-9 Base, she quietly watched Yvette while taking inventory nearby.

Natalie had already noticed that Yvette's actions had been full of contradictions ever since Murphy showed up.

She seemed to want to approach Murphy, but on the surface she had to maintain her usual "persona," making all her actions awkward in ways that were difficult to explain. And the observant White Knight had also noticed that Lord Yvette had previously looked at Lord Murphy with greed mixed with a hint of fear.

But now, her gaze had changed completely.

It held respect, along with a hint of strange obedience.

That sounded utterly absurd!

Lady Yvette was the offspring of Lord Payn. How could a lewd horndog with such an outrageous personality possibly obey a lord from another clan?

And here she was, guarding the passage entrance and forbidding anyone else from approaching under the excuse of "protecting the seal." But wasn't she just standing watch for Lord Murphy?

This curious change left Natalie deeply puzzled. But just as she finally couldn't resist going over to