I have to say, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward after that. Looking at Mary walking silently ahead of him, Duanmu Huai did not quite know what to say either. Although Mary knew about his relationship with the other girls, still...
"Mary... um..."
"Please rest assured, Mr. Duanmu."
There was not the slightest hesitation in Mary's voice.
"I am merely your secretary, Mr. Duanmu. I will faithfully record everything you experience, and this sort of thing is unavoidable as well. I will include this passage in the next book and mention that you were extremely efficient, ending the battle in only three minutes..."
"No, no, it was at least twenty minutes. You can't just make things up like that."
Duanmu Huai suddenly understood why ancient emperors could never hold their heads up in front of court historians. Seriously, if Mary actually wrote in her book that he had surrendered after only three minutes, Duanmu Huai felt that he might as well go and fight a hundred-year war against the Four Gods of Chaos again.
You could eat whatever you wanted, but you couldn't say whatever you wanted.
"Hmph."
Mary gave a soft snort without replying, and Duanmu Huai did not know what to say either. He could only brace himself and walk beside her. Minme Satori, on the other hand, looked completely unconcerned (and in fact, she really was not), bouncing along behind them while humming a tune as if nothing had happened.
Fortunately, Mary did not dwell on the matter any further. Instead, she led Duanmu Huai to the wall. He examined it carefully, then took out the Augury Device and investigated it.
"There should be a hidden room behind this... a hollow space? No, it doesn't seem like it. Maybe some kind of secret passage."
As he spoke, Duanmu