“Kieeeeeh! What do you mean? Our raccoon was kidnapped? Why would they kidnap her? Isn’t she useless? Right?” Mirian fussed.

“...”

However, Eugene didn’t show much of a reaction. No, rather, he couldn’t. He had just realized what it meant to be stunned speechless.

Romari was kidnapped?

She was a wizard, wasn’t she? A pretty decent wizard, to boot. Moreover, she had been with experienced, strong knights, including Galfredik. So, how did she get kidnapped?

“Tell me again what happened. From the start, and don’t leave out any details,” Eugene said while emitting killing intent.

“Y-yes…” Markus responded while trembling. He then continued, “After Your Majesty left the land of Brantia, Miss Romari returned to Mungard.”

“Mungard? Why?” Eugene asked.

“As you know, Miss Romari has a lab in my mansion. Since it’s not feasible to move the lab, she chose to come to Mungard instead,” Markus answered.

“I see…”

It was understandable. Romari had spent a large sum, though Eugene had never asked exactly where it went toward. However, what she had spent could be called a small fortune.

Romari hadn’t stuck by Eugene’s side while grumbling just because he was an Origin. Rather, it was because a huge amount of money was required for the research and production of a chimera, and Eugene was providing her with the necessary funds. Naturally, it would be near impossible to rebuild or relocate a research facility made with so much money. As such, it made sense that she...