"Here, this is the information you wanted. I got it from a friend in the ancient ruins department and printed it out."
"But under their confidentiality rules, this document can't leave the premises. Read it here, then destroy it."
Cheadle took a labeled file out of the safe, handed it to Dio, and said:
"Don't worry about losing any leads after destroying it. I've already memorized everything."
A photographic memory...?
Dio silently took the file from Cheadle, gave it a cursory scan, then casually set it back on the desk and looked at her expectantly.
"..."
Cheadle stared at Dio with narrowed eyes, seemingly unable to understand what he was doing.
After a long while, Dio still hadn't changed his expression, and Cheadle finally couldn't help breaking the silence in the office.
She let out a long sigh, her expression saying she simply didn't know what to do with him, and said helplessly:
"Fine, fine. I'll summarize it for you, so listen carefully!"
"Mmm, Cheadlemon is as dependable as ever."
Satisfied, Dio bowed his head, ready to listen to Cheadle's summary.
Honestly, even if he read that file several times from beginning to end, he might not understand it as thoroughly as Cheadle did after a single reading.
With her exceptional reading speed, comprehension, and memory, Cheadle could process official documents and archival records at a speed Dio couldn't hope to match.
Even on a global scale, Cheadle could confidently rank herself among the top five in that regard.
So rather than spend time laboriously reading it himself, he might as well wait for her summary.
"Based on your description of the item, I found a record that seemed to match. It described three artifacts."
"These three artifacts appeared in the V5's catalog of ancient relics. They were most likely