Chapter 432: 16 Year Old Inglis and the Highland on Distance Sea (41)
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Illuminas, the seat of the Duke of Art, one of the pillars of the Three Archdukes’ Party, was engulfed in flames. In front of the central research institute, which served as its core, Charlotte, Tiffany, and Maxwell—the supposed masterminds behind the chaos—all bowed their heads in unison to Professor Vilkin, the prominent figure of Illuminas.
"What…!? Huh!? What's going on!?" Rafinha looked back and forth between them in shock.
"So, it was you, Professor Vilkin, who aided Miss Tiffany and the others?" Inglis asked.
Setting all of Illuminas ablaze couldn’t have been accomplished without considerable preparation. Moreover, for the city's central functions to be disabled, leading to an almost deserted state, it would have required prior knowledge of such a malfunction.
While Vilma was currently using the mechanical dragons to extinguish fires throughout the city, it had originally been the Duke of Art’s responsibility to deploy them and eliminate intruders. This meant that Tiffany and her group had foreseen Illuminas’ incapacitation and prepared to strike at just the right moment.
"So, were you also behind the malfunction and emergency landing of Illuminas into the sea?"
"What!?"
"F-Father…! Is this true!?" Vilma asked in disbelief.