AI couldn't even play the straight man. Hoshino was thoroughly disappointed.
She asked AI Kallen for a pair of pistols, intending to notify the Lungmen Guard Department before searching for the lost lambs, so they would not be completely unaware of the crisis. After all, this was a disaster aimed at all of Lungmen, and Hoshino was not that petty.
However, the moment she arrived at the Guard Department, Ch'en rebuked her.
"Dear Miss Kallen."
She gave Hoshino no chance to defend herself, mistaking the braided Kiana for Kallen.
"These are the injury reports from this period. Most of the people you strangled ended up in respiratory care, and their neck muscles suffered varying degrees of damage. The Lungmen Asset Committee covered the expenses, so please settle the bill with the Finance Department."
"Miss Kallen, you aren't planning to skip out on the bill, are you?"
"Huh?"
Hoshino hurriedly nodded.
"You mean my ancestor, right? I'm not Kallen. My name is Kiana Kaslana. Lady Kallen was the head of House Kaslana five hundred years ago. She stepped down long ago and traveled the world."
"Pretending to be young won't help!"
Ch'en glared at her suspiciously, her sharp eyes sweeping over her from head to toe. She could indeed sense an air of youth from the girl.
It was a special feeling possessed only by teenage girls who did not have to worry about marriage. Kallen did not have it. To Ch'en, she seemed more like an energetic old maid, similar to Ch'en herself in many ways.
"So... the Kaslana family is another force connected to the shrine. May I ask what relationship Yae Shrine has with the Kaslana family?"
"A marital relationship."
Hoshino blinked her aqua-blue eyes. They were doe-like eyes, naturally carrying an air that made people believe her.