Since Cecilia had come to him of her own accord, Ansu solemnly told her about being followed earlier.
"Lady Witch, when Vera and I were on our way back today, we noticed several witch hunters following me. To be safe, it would be best if we reduced our contact for the time being. I also can't go to your residence anymore..."
"Oh?" Cecilia raised an eyebrow. "So those people keeping watch across the street from your house were witch hunters."
"Lady Witch, you truly are impressive!" Ansu praised. As expected, those followers could not escape Cecilia's notice. He just had not expected the witch hunters to be so close to him.
"Witch hunters..." Cecilia narrowed her eyes. "Those troublesome people are all Leonard's subordinates. It seems that man has still grown suspicious of you..."
After pondering for a moment, a trace of coldness surfaced in her eyes.
"This Leonard—do you need me to take care of him for you?"
"How would you do that?" Ansu asked in surprise.
"Kill him, of course!"
Ansu looked helpless. "Kill Leonard, then have the two of us hunted by The Church and flee everywhere?"
Since Leonard had already become suspicious of him, if he died at a time like this, would that not make Ansu even more suspicious...
"Wouldn't that be nice too?" Cecilia giggled, wearing an unconcerned expression. "With you accompanying me, I wouldn't be lonely on the run."
"Are you serious?" Ansu felt even more helpless. What kind of fugitive lovebirds were they supposed to be?
"Alright, alright, no more jokes." Cecilia's expression finally turned a little more serious.
"Being followed by witch hunters isn't a problem. Since they're following you, that means they don't yet have conclusive evidence to declare you guilty. For now, just keep doing what you normally do.