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"Why were you lying there, really?" I asked.
"Huh? Of course I was protecting you," Verita replied with clear confusion.
"Protecting me?" I echoed.
"Delac C. Badniker is the person the empire should be most wary of," Verita claimed.
It isn't the empire, but the Dark Church. No, is it actually the empire? I wasn't fully awake, and the distinction blurred in my head.
Then I shook my head and said, "Don't do this. What if you get caught?"
"I already did," Verita replied nonchalantly.
"Come again?"
"He saw through my hiding spot."
My mouth dropped open as the Iron-Blooded Lord's words and behavior came back to me.
"Bloody Mace Razbet. I had heard of her, but she exceeds the rumors when seeing her in person. If you work together, she will be of great help no matter what mission you do."
I groaned. No matter how capable Verita was, escaping the Iron-Blooded Lord's senses seemed impossible.
At any rate, Verita emerged from under the bed, dusted off her clothes, and stood facing me.
Silence stretched between us until I finally spoke. "Do you have anything you want to say?"
"Ah, yes. I heard that you have decided which clan to join," Verita said.
I nodded. "Yes. I'm going to join Corrupted."
"I see." Verita showed no reaction to the name. She didn't try to stop me or question my sanity. Instead, she asked, "Have you signed the contract?"
"No. I'll do it tomorrow."
"May I come with you?"
I almost reflexively asked, "Why?" before I remembered. Verita planned...
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