"For now, we'll consider the two of them accomplices. The rest depends on what the higher-ups arrange. Hey, maybe they'll send us some powerful Sealed Artifact that can find the killers straight away?"
"Yes, sir!"
Edward opened his eyes in bed, a hint of surprise on his face. "A powerful Sealed Artifact? For finding people? It couldn't happen to be Arrodes, could it?"
If it really is, should I just seize it when the time comes?
Heh, I really didn't expect this.
An assassination actually brought an unexpected bonus.
Early the next morning.
When Dubois got the latest newspaper, he was dumbfounded.
Wait, I only went to sleep. How did something this big happen in Trier?!
Earl Clear was assassinated?
Akasha was one of the killers?
The King was furious?
He read the front-page headline over and over, still unable to believe that the carefree, happy-go-lucky woman would become an assassin.
"Mr. Sparrow!"
As soon as he entered the villa and saw Edward coming downstairs, Dubois hurried over with the newspaper. "What... what's going on?"
Edward took the newspaper, glanced at it, and said, "Doesn't the newspaper make it perfectly clear?"
"I mean... how is this possible? Wasn't Miss Akasha locked up in prison? How did she get out and assassinate Earl Clear? That's impossible."
"I can't believe it either, but the newspaper is right here in front of us. What can we do?"
"But..."
Dubois was about to say more when he suddenly realized that Edward's reaction was far too calm. Understanding immediately dawned on him, and he promptly shut his mouth and stopped asking questions, though something more crept into the way he looked at Edward.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm not!"
He shook his head in flat denial, but couldn't help