Chapter 254: Underground Pipeways (1)
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⇐ PreviousNext ⇒ 「Th-That’s nonsense! There’s no such passage in my mansion!」
When the soldier leader asked more about the underground pipeways Mira mentioned, the proprietor of the mansion replied with a loud shout. But it was easy to see that it was a reactionary response out of desperation. But then he continued, claiming that Cait Sith was a fabrication of Mira, not to mention that receiving information from someone who was supposedly somewhere else was impossible.
「It’s one of the abilities of summoners. We’re able to communicate our thoughts without needing our voices.」
She added that it was one of the fundamentals of summoners, and that a bit of research would prove her right. After a moment of silence, she grinned teasingly and looked at the proprietor.
「I just received new information from my Cait Sith. It seems he’s found a certain door after following the thief through the pipeways.」
The First Lieutenant’s report continued. The suspect’s trail had led him to a closed gate, with many footprints around showing that it had been frequented, and there was a man put to sleep next to it.
Mira instantly knew that was the place the thief wanted them to find, housing whatever the proprietor was trying to hide. That also explained why the thief had made such a show of going inside the mansion and the hidden passage.
So far, all of that had gone exactly as Fuzzy Dice had planned.