When Larkspur returned to the Rainbow Cloud Wetlands, perhaps because she had come back earlier than expected, or perhaps because Lin Xiaolu and the others were busy with something else, the viewing cabin belonging to the Fangting City Squad was still completely empty.
But in truth, she had no time to pay attention to such matters. There was something far more troublesome that she needed to deal with.
—Ink Lotus was staying here too.
Not only was she staying here, but Ink Lotus's cabin was only a few hundred meters from the one where Larkspur and the others were staying.
It was only after Larkspur further verified the details with Ink Lotus that she realized the familiar Magical Girl among the group she had encountered near the hot springs the previous night had been Ink Lotus herself.
Even then, however, Ink Lotus had been wearing a mask, which was why Larkspur had not recognized her.
"So why were you wearing a mask?"
By this point in the conversation, though Larkspur had tried her best to suppress her unnecessary curiosity, she could no longer help asking.
"To conceal my identity," Ink Lotus answered.
"Why did you need to conceal it?" Larkspur still found it strange.
"For a mission," Ink Lotus added.
"A Kingdom mission?"
"A Kingdom mission."
"Oh, I see."
"Mm."
Although Larkspur still felt that something was off, judging from Ink Lotus's tone and expression, she did not seem to be lying. And from Larkspur's experience reading people, Ink Lotus was not someone particularly skilled at lying, either.
"Come to think of it, how did you recognize me?" After thinking for a moment, she decided to resolve another question first.
"How did I recognize you?" Ink Lotus asked strangely. "The captain is the captain, isn't she?"
Choked by those words,