(A jobless novel I read in high school.)
"The engine... I don't know anything about that. Maybe my underlings only seized it from you after the High Priest and I left..."
"But we shouldn't have done anything like shooting down an aircraft."
Zumama found it strange that Gavial had pinned this on her.
"Huh? It wasn't you? Yours should be the only tribe with anti-air weaponry, right?" Doctor scratched her head. "You're the only ones interested in tinkering with that stuff, aren't you?"
"Of course not. Although our tribe has always researched machines, we're not the only ones who have contact with the outside world."
"Over the years, quite a few tribes have made contact with the outside world. Take the Inam Merchant Guild, for example. Inam herself even registered as a messenger outside."
"Sometimes, I even have to ask her to procure materials for me!"
Zumama explained slowly.
"Tch... Looks like the one who shot down our aircraft was someone else..."
Doctor turned and exchanged a look with Bai Ye.
Yes, they had discussed this before. Now, it seemed things really weren't as simple as they had imagined.
"Doctor, are you even more suspicious of Tomimi now?" Bai Ye leaned close to the girl and asked.
"Mm... I'm seventy percent sure now..."
Doctor nodded gently.
"Mr. Dylan and Lancet-2 are at Tomimi's tribe right now. We can ask them to investigate." After quietly discussing it with Doctor, Bai Ye walked over to Gavial.
"Miss Gavial, are you going to take up the position of Great Chief? Should I congratulate you in advance?" Bai Ye asked with a smile.
"How could I?!" Gavial rolled her eyes helplessly. "I still have to return to Rhodes Island. I can't be the Great Chief after all..."
"But what about this place?" Bai Ye