She'd been captured?
Mostima had been captured?
Texas accidentally bit through the Pocky she had just put in her mouth. Half the biscuit fell to the ground, but she did not pick it up. Even Texas's usually expressionless face showed a multitude of emotions, let alone the other Penguin Logistics members.
"Whaaat—?!"
The sound dragged on for a long time. Other than shock, Exusiai felt nothing else. Mostima had been captured? It was as unbelievable as hearing that the Ursus Empire had suddenly collapsed.
No, no, no. The shock of Mostima being captured was far greater than the collapse of Ursus.
"Was it really her?"
"Blue hair, a black halo, a Sankta with Sarkaz horns and a tail, with two staffs slung diagonally across her back—one black and one white... With so many identifying features, it was basically certain to be Mostima."
Emperor spun his record.
"Where? When? Who captured her?"
Emperor asked.
"She was captured by a white-haired nun. There was some misunderstanding between her and me... I made a mistake, and she came looking for trouble. At first, I fooled her into leaving. After the nun came to her senses, she returned here and made a huge scene. Then she accidentally dragged Mostima, who had come to deliver a letter, into it."
Hoshino answered smoothly and politely.
"Captured by a nun?"
"Could she be from the Inquisition?"
"Listen carefully. She was someone Hoshino brought in. Speaking of which, could this nun... be the one we ran into earlier?"
The two groups pooled their information again and quickly reached a conclusion. They now had all the nun's details: her name, the weapon she used, the combat techniques she excelled at. Exusiai finally came to a realization as well.
"So it was her!"
Exusiai said in sudden realization, "That nun