Those were two brand-new Character Cards.
[Night Watch Bureau detective: Luke Dennis Holmes] [Night Watch Bureau Detective Assistant: Eleanor Bennett]
"Hm?" Elliot raised his eyebrows.
Weren't these two... hostile characters?
This Night Watch Bureau would investigate his Evil Name. Although they hadn't uncovered anything this time, there was no telling what would happen in the future.
But...
"Luke, Eleanor..." He murmured their names, his eyes flickering.
Their full names were even listed. With his position, perhaps he could find a way to get rid of...
"Wait, that's not right!" Elliot suddenly realized.
"These two spent all that time investigating and found nothing. They're clearly terrible at it. Not only should I not get rid of them, I should be putting them on a pedestal!"
"If I get those two removed and someone competent takes over the investigation, wouldn't that be even more trouble?"
"What I really need to find a way to deal with is this Evil Name..."
As he was thinking, the mechanical push rod on the tabletop rose again, flicking the [Evil Name] card precisely into the same slot as before.
The Page Turner above it began turning again:
[Night Watch Bureau investigation]: 300
But this time, the Page Turner's first flap had just begun to turn when it suddenly jammed.
That was because-
Elliot had seized the [Evil Name] card in a death grip. Half of it had already been swallowed, but the other half was still in his hand!
He pulled at the card with all his strength!
The rollers inside the slot kept turning, trying to swallow the card. Elliot hastily grabbed it with both hands, even bracing his feet against the tabletop as he pulled with everything he had!
"Get... out!!!"
Click!
With the sound of a mechanism jamming, he