"―Indeed... Now, it wouldn't be unexpected for speculation to spread that you are the one who brought the Demons to the Imperial City."
"Oh, of course."
Because even if you think you're in a bad spot, it can always get worse, right?
'Crazy...'
Covering my face with a palm, I took a moment to process everything that was going on. As I did, Lucretia continued.
"As for why we didn't tell you... Simply, I had made the judgement that things would proceed more smoothly if you were unaware prior to the attack."
"..."
Looking at her almost expressionless face, I thought it looked a bit like she had realised her mistake.
It's not like I couldn't understand why she had done it if I thought about it from her shoes, and it was easy to call her decision foolish in hindsight when things didn't work out, but still...
There were many things I wanted to say at that moment, but all I could do was sigh.
"Haa..."
"..."
"Don't do it again."
