One of Snezhnaya's Fatui Harbingers had died, and another had defected. News of such magnitude was naturally top-secret intelligence in Snezhnaya. Besides, the Fatui Harbingers were elusive figures to begin with. Even if they disappeared from public view for a while, no one would suspect that misfortune had befallen them.
For precisely that reason, even though Diluc now had intelligence support from a mysterious organization on the northern continent, he knew nothing about this.
Surprise appeared on Diluc's otherwise unruffled face, his expression full of disbelief. But the man before him held an exalted position and possessed formidable strength. He had no reason to joke with him.
The words of someone of high status naturally carried more credibility than those of an ordinary person. Besides, Yucheng had just said that La Signora had died in Inazuma, and Yucheng was Inazuma's Regent. Could... there be a connection between the two?
Diluc asked, "Were you the one who killed La Signora?"
Yucheng merely smiled without answering. That reaction only made Diluc more certain that La Signora must have died at Yucheng's hands.
A complicated expression appeared on Diluc's face. Back then, during his eighteenth birthday celebration, Ursa the Dread Dragon had attacked him and his father, Crepus, at the Fatui's instigation.
Although Diluc was already the Knights of Favonius' Cavalry Captain at the time, with strength that could not be underestimated, he was still no match for Ursa the Dread Dragon, whose combat prowess rivaled that of the Adepti.
To protect the defeated Diluc, Crepus had used the Delusion the Fatui had deliberately given him. At the cost of his own life, he had drawn out its power to the fullest and barely managed to drive Ursa the Dread Dragon away.
However, after shielding Diluc from a fatal blow and suffering the