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It felt like the entire ballroom—no, the entire castle was actually shaking. The luminous night pearls illuminating the hall went out one by one. In an instant, darkness enveloped the ballroom.
“Kyaaaaaaa!”
“W-what’s going on?! What’s happening?!”
“Get out! Everyone, get out of here!”
“Damn it!”
As expected, the hall instantly plunged into chaos. Voices full of shock and confusion rang out from every direction. I could hear people running somewhere, people bumping into each other, and objects shattering into pieces.
Naturally, I could hear people screaming in panic, and strangely enough, I could hear Marquis Jayce's voice amidst the harsh, discordant mixture of noises.
He was shouting Lady Peneloti’s name. His voice made me realize that perhaps he wasn’t the one who had pulled the trigger.
If Lady Peneloti's safety was one of his top priorities, then the chance that he had pulled the trigger was extremely low.
The answer was either one of these possibilities—an overzealous subordinate of Commander Jin had pulled the trigger, or the Brigade had pulled the trigger for them. Of course, which group pulled the trigger no longer mattered.
Since things had literally exploded, the operation could be considered to have begun. Soon,...
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