Because of Charlotte's last-minute warning, the three people lying in ambush were utterly baffled. No matter how they thought about it, they could not understand what was going on.
In truth, Charlotte was equally baffled.
The moment Menilman moved to kill the young Zimmerman girl, he knew something had to be wrong. So he immediately threw caution to the wind, resumed his human form, and pushed the Agility Technique to its limit—but not to stop his senior from killing the young Zimmerman girl.
He knew that once the girl died, something strange was bound to happen. He had to save someone—Senior Menilman!
Though Menilman knew certain secrets, even she could not understand why Charlotte had reacted so quickly. The instant she made her move, he had rushed over to protect her...
Only Zimmerman wore a helpless expression, though his tone was as cold as frost and snow. "Lord Charlotte Mecklen! Why are you always trying to ruin my plans? Not even Meni knew the secret of how I hid my memories. How did you know that I buried them deep within the souls of those illegitimate children? And even changed all their surnames to Mecklen!"
"Do you know that little alteration nearly made me lose my way, unable to ever find the road back?"
"And what trick did you pull with little Zimmerman, whom I used to bring myself into being?"
"You nearly made me think you were my father."
"You bastard."
"And last time, you told the memory-body I hid in Wood Brandon's Mirror World that you were my brother-in-law?"
"My brother-in-law, my ass."
"Lord Mecklen, you truly deserved to die!"
Charlotte shrugged. "Senior Zimmerman, I absolutely did not do it on purpose! I really had no idea these things would interfere with you!"
"Mm! Actually, I'm your fan."