"Just a suspicion?"
"Yes."
"I'll report this detail to the higher-ups."
"All right, Captain."
Kallen turned and returned to his suite.
On the bed, Fanny and Peige were still sound asleep. Peige had kicked the covers onto the floor; she liked sleeping on her stomach. Fanny wore silk pajamas of a style that looked better on than off.
They had certainly heard the earlier bell, too, but since Kallen was keeping watch, they would immediately go back to sleep as long as he did not wake them. It was a matter of trusting their teammate.
Of course, their current sleeping postures demonstrated an even deeper level of trust.
Kallen stood beside the bed, his brow slightly furrowed.
Now, working backward through what had happened after he pushed the dining cart inside earlier, he could detect deliberateness in many details.
He had been the one who suddenly wanted to drink with Kallen, yet he had taken only one sip, as though deliberately putting on a performance so Kallen could testify that he had drunk it;
After drinking, he had immediately lost interest in conversation again and said he was "tired."
Still, this suspicion was not actually much use.
One could interpret it as a deliberate act intended to earn the trust of the Order God Church's higher-ups.
One could also interpret it as him knowing that the higher-ups still harbored some doubts about him, and deliberately using this method to prove his innocence.
Probably only that Space Worm could know the truth.
Kallen gently rolled his neck. He suddenly felt somewhat fortunate-fortunate that he felt no particularly strong sense of belonging to the Order God Church. He only needed to do his own job well. As for matters that required the higher-ups to agonize and weigh their options, he could leave