Although the unexpected addition of Li Qiuzhi compared with the original story had caused some discrepancies in the timing and minor details,
the overall course of events did not seem all that different.
After leaving the shore, Werner did not return to the residential area. Instead, he headed farther and farther out of the way, looking somewhat furtive.
"There really is something wrong with this guy!"
Paimon spoke with her hands on her hips.
"Did he come somewhere this secluded to meet someone?" Lumine asked in puzzlement, folding one arm while rubbing her chin with her other hand.
Li Qiuzhi and the girls continued following Werner at ease within the Invisibility Domain. After a moment's thought, he said,
"Come to think of it, we're just ordinary foreigners in Inazuma. Even if we really discover something later, it doesn't seem like we can do much to him.
"Even if we catch him and hand him over to the Shogunate Army, what if he refuses to admit any wrongdoing, no matter what? We don't have any evidence."
"Uh, that's true. We can't actually beat him to death, after all. Unless we bring a Shogunate soldier over to watch this rotten merchant actually do something illegal, so they can arrest him!"
Paimon sounded troubled.
"Let's not. Most of the Shogunate Army may still be upright, but remember how we nearly got swindled out of several million yesterday? If the soldier we find happens to be corrupt or in league with him, they might turn around and accuse us instead."
Li Qiuzhi, who knew the story, shook his head.
"If we had something like a Kamera, we could photograph the evidence." Lumine suddenly thought of that item from Fontaine.
It was just that such things were relatively rare-or rather, relatively rare outside Fontaine.
"Right!