Smarter than any so-called high-tech house, it seemed the Creation Divine Tree that made up this treehouse had begun to develop intelligence.
The Remote Scrying Mirror lit up, showing a carriage speeding through the outskirts of Kaelmais City.
Back at the restaurant, if Camellia had kicked the door open, the kidnapping would have been over. However, Aya had not done that.
The reason was very simple. If the matter had been resolved there and then, most of the credit would likely have been shared with the Moon's Shadow party present. For Aya, who currently needed fame and a higher adventurer rank, that was clearly disadvantageous.
If she let the kidnapping proceed smoothly before carrying out the rescue herself, she would earn more gratitude from them and reap greater benefits. In the best-case scenario, she might even establish a friendly relationship with the ruling duke.
Not only that, Aya also wanted to create the dramatic impact of a "hero saving a beauty." That was why she had personally stayed up all night waiting. Otherwise, given her laziness, she would have simply sent Camellia to rescue her.
Now, she observed the situation through the Remote Scrying Mirror and the shadow demon, searching for the best moment to act.
"Oh?" Less than ten minutes after she started watching, something unexpected seemed to have happened.
Having already traveled quite a distance from the city, the carriage suddenly stopped. The driver at the front swayed twice before falling from the carriage. A dagger was clearly embedded in his back.
Then, two corpses were thrown out of the carriage. After that, two men jumped down, picked up shovels, and began digging a pit.
Including the driver, there had originally been five men in the carriage, yet three of them had died in mutual slaughter in an