"So, does that mean protecting everyone is just a side benefit?"
"Of course, you're not paying us, after all."
The two old guys laughed, enjoying a rare moment of ease.
But Duke Phoenix's expression immediately turned icy. He looked at Yawei with a gaze full of authoritative scrutiny.
"You should know what I'm going to ask next, right?"
The old butler nodded, seemingly foresaw it long before.
"Since Selyu made contact with you, I had a premonition... I thought I could hide it for a lifetime, as long as I died, no one would know the truth."
The old butler looked complexly at the girl standing gracefully like a swan beyond the crowd.
"This is the intelligence obtained after Lorenzo woke up. At that time, he couldn't stop Lawrence. He had captured Selyu and successfully used her as a link to spread erosion... But large-scale demonization did not occur, and those Stuart groups on our watch list were safe and sound."
Duke Phoenix slowly said.
