Chapter 1:
EP 1 - I Have A Plan
How wonderful it would be if everything in the world ran on inference and speculation. There would be nothing better than my predictions holding true and people acted exactly as I wanted them to. The same went for exposing Aira. I wanted her to act suspiciously as soon as possible and present me with evidence.
However, the only proof I had that Aira was a swindler was her status window. Since she hadn't actually done anything yet, there's still a long way to publicly shame her. Even if I accused her, saying, 'You’re a swindler!' it’s not like she would nicely reply with, 'Yes, I am!'
If I recklessly pushed the accusation that she was a swindler, it would just backfire and alert her. It's easy to catch an impostor who has infiltrated from within, but once they turn into a thief, catching becomes a hassle.
In the game, Aira betrays Lucius just before the hero party arrives. Based on my scouring, Aira only recently started working at the mansion but was assigned to attend to the lord because of her exceptional work skills.
Right. No matter how much of a pushover Lucius was, he wouldn’t suddenly entrust accounting duties to a maid he didn’t know. Aira must have worked by the lord’s side for quite some time and was trusted by him.
At this point, I needed to figure out exactly where I was in the game's timeline. I currently have three urgent tasks: dealing with Aira, preventing the NTR event, and finally, defeating the Demon King.
These three tasks were intertwined. The event where Sieri was forced to marry the NTR pig happens roughly a week to a month before the hero party arrives. The event where Aira embezzles money and flees also happens around a week before.