Last night, Viscountess Mary learned through magic that something had happened to the Fat Woman. In her panic, she could no longer worry about anything else. She hurriedly followed Patrol Team captain George, leading his trusted subordinates from the Patrol Team out of the city overnight toward the Mine.
It was not that Mary was worried about the Fat Woman, but about that Mage's Ruins. To a mage, knowledge was the most important thing.
As for why Mary had felt safe letting the Fat Woman excavate the ruins, it was because she and the Fat Woman had signed a contract to share everything obtained from within the ruins. It was also because of this contract that she learned something had happened to the Fat Woman.
Clip-clop, clip-clop...
Because the journey was so long and the sky was dark, the group only reached the Mine by morning. They ran into the carriage driver waiting for John and Parr. Relying on her status, Mary smoothly learned from him that John and Parr had come here yesterday.
"Damn! It's that adventurer."
Putting together what she knew, Mary's heart jolted. The Fat Woman had likely been killed by John, and John might already know about the existence of the ruins.
I hope the ruins haven't been exposed!
Mary prayed inwardly. At that moment, she was riding in a luxurious carriage pulled by two tall, yellowish-brown packhorses. The carriage followed closely behind the Patrol Team and was not slow at all. After all, these were two packhorses with a trace of Magic Beast bloodline that the Old Azure Stone Viscount had bought at great expense! Clip-clop, clip-clop...
After asking the carriage driver about the situation, the group spurred their horses toward the Deep Forest. Just as they were about to enter the small path