Because of Rita's change, just as Kurome and Akame were preparing to slip away carefully, Durandal called out to them.
"Lady Durandal, is there anything else?"
The Akame sisters stood there awkwardly, looking at Durandal before them in confusion.
"No rush. Rest here for a while, and I'll assign you a task later." Durandal clearly had no intention of letting the two sisters off. Naturally, they had to endure Rita's terrifying aura together.
"..."
The two sisters said nothing more, only gazing at Durandal resentfully!
But... the atmosphere had merely become a little frightening. Rita had not done anything unbecoming of a maid.
It was not until Cornelia, Sheele, Tsukushi, and the other two returned home. Yet when the five of them arrived and saw the four people inside... the atmosphere felt incredibly strange, and they did not know how to speak.
"You're back. How did the investigation go?"
Seeing the five of them at a loss, Rita recovered herself and became serious.
"Reporting to Teacher, we have basically investigated everything thoroughly." Seeing their teacher become serious, Cornelia and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly answered.
"Tell me what you found."
Rita nodded slightly and continued.
"Yes. The minister's son, Shura, has been living in foreign lands for the past several years for certain reasons. He has essentially traveled around the world, setting foot in the Western Kingdoms, the Southern Islands, and the Northern Frozen Lands. Only the Eastern island nation known as uncivilized remained unexplored."
The five looked at each other, then Cornelia, their leader, began recounting the intelligence they had gathered on the minister's son, Shura.
Shura had trained himself with the goal of surpassing his father, believing that becoming stronger than his father was the greatest form of "filial piety."
During his