"My name is Slade, Slade Watts."
The Marionettist responded like a machine, his face expressionless apart from an occasional twitch.
Sifa continued questioning him. "Slade, what are you doing here?"
"Treasure map."
"Be more specific."
Slade's brows furrowed slightly. He seemed to resist, but still said, "I'm tracking a treasure map connected to the Antigonus Family. I suspect it points to one of the Antigonus Family's ruins."
"That's why I came to Sonia Island, to Glen Town."
This... this really is a major revelation. This fellow Slade is tracking a treasure map connected to the Antigonus Family. The map in Cyril's possession actually has ties to that mysterious family?
That old fox Oswald didn't tell me anything. Was he worried that finding out the map was connected to the Antigonus Family would give me other ideas? What a cautious old fellow...
Tracking an item connected to the Antigonus Family, and a Marionettist to boot... is Slade a member of the Secret Order?
At that thought, Sifa asked directly, "What is your relationship with the Secret Order?"
It took Slade two seconds to respond. "I am a member of the Secret Order."
Just as I thought...
Sifa continued, "Did you get the treasure map?"
Slade offered no resistance to this question and answered immediately, "No."
"Did you kill Cyril? Why were you in his villa, and why did you take on his appearance?"
A look of struggle crossed Slade's face before he answered, "I didn't kill Cyril. I hired local gang members as a cover. Glen Town's White Bear Gang often collects fees from spice merchants like Cyril under the pretext of keeping their plantations safe."
"Today, I had the White Bear Gang collect a fee from Cyril using the same excuse. But when I arrived, his servants told me Cyril