This seemed to be the most reasonable answer at present.
However, when he said it aloud, even Lin Yun felt it was far too exaggerated, and he frowned as though denying it himself.
"I thought the same thing at first."
Asō Madoka picked up the thread at that moment and added, "After all, compared with Black Ash Dawn and the Resistance Army, Claw Mark is far too young an organization, yet it has demonstrated so many new technologies in recent years. It is hard not to suspect that they have researchers and academic talents among them."
"As for Su Shengzi, that woman had always been rather indifferent toward morality and ethics. It would not be strange for her to take a path that betrayed magical girls."
"So, after I lost contact with that woman for many years, I came up with this idea. I kept watching Claw Mark's movements, then later studied the list of people who defected with them back then, confirming every person's identity. I tried to infer whether Su Shengzi was among them through comparison."
She stated, "But the result surprised me. She really did not seem to be among them."
"...Seem?" Lin Yun caught the qualifier in Asō Madoka's words.
"Yes, seem. If someone joined Claw Mark and never once acted in the Material Realm, never did anything bad, and stayed hidden in the Interrealm the entire time, then our Investigation Institute truly would not be able to find her."
Asō Madoka spread her hands. "If we do not even know such a person exists, how could we find out who she is?"
"But is it really so strange not to leave the Interrealm?"
Hong Siyu finally found an opportunity to speak and asked curiously, "The Kingdom is also hunting these Claw Mark people, right? If