Thud!

Christin Lewis’ corpse fell to the ground with a dull thud, silencing everyone.

“…”

Mio came to her senses first and asked, "Just what did you do…?”

"Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sure you’re confused, but please listen to me. I had no choice but to do it," Milphage spoke. He pointed to the path where he had come from and said, "I overheard him talking to Isaac Dvor.”

"Is that true?"

"I know it’s hard to believe, but what can I do when it’s the truth? I decided to kill him right before he started talking nonsense.”

“…” Mio wordlessly stared at Milphage. It didn’t matter whether Milphage’s story was true or false, there was one issue that would never be resolved because of what he had done.

"Don't you think that it would have been better to let him speak?”

If Christin Lewis was the traitor, he would have protected the fake Mr. Shoot.

They would have managed to uncover the real Mr. Shoot.

"Uh…” Milphage slapped his forehead and said, "I didn't think that far, damn it...”

“…”

Milphage had always given off the impression that he was dumb, but Mio didn’t think that he was dumb at all. There was no way the Mercenary King and the Guild Master of Hallem would be a fool.

‘It's very suspicious.’

Milphage’s recent actions made Mio doubt Milphage. The possibility that Milphage was the traitor had opened up in her mind,...