—Stop making things more complicated. Clear your mind, and focus only on distinguishing the perpetrator and the victim.

“That should be easy enough.”

While the case was all tangled up and convoluted, the roles were clear. The information broker was the perpetrator while PAX and White Rose were the victims.

—Why?

But Kim Hannah raised a question.

—Who says Bok Jungsik is the victim of this case?

Was the leader of White Rose not a victim?

—Didn’t Bok Jungsik say so himself? Because they were unable to find a partner organization, they canceled their expedition plan right before departure.

Seol Jihu nodded his head.

—That means they canceled it of their own accord. To willingly abandon an expedition even before anything went wrong…. Doesn’t that mean they’ve already set their minds to take their losses before that point?

Kim Hannah emphasized ‘already,’ pointing out the implication that the expedition wasn’t canceled because of the protests.

She was right. Seol Jihu stammered.

"B-But."

—Yes. And as a result, that foul-mouthed bitch forced the expedition. I can definitely see her doing that.

“Why? If the leader canceled the expedition, she shouldn’t have gone, right?”

—That’s what you think. But that scumbag is the ace of White Rose. She’s the real deal. While Bok Jungsik is the guild master by name, he actually is only a figurehead.

[Our leader must have all grown up now, knowing how to gossip behind my back.]

[It’s fine. I’ll start talking instead.]

It was true. Bok Jungsik definitely didn’t seem very influential. And he had seen her act unbridled. However,...