"...Ingot?"
The word slipped out of my mouth as soon as I heard it.
"Hmm? Ingot. The metal slab-like thing," Betty explained, like she was talking to a three-year-old.
Thanks a lot, Betty.
"Yeah, I know that," I said, trying to keep the irritation out of my voice. "What does a metal slab have to do with the late Duke?"
After all, that metal slab was the only item in this world that could catalyze the process to make an astral spine. It wasn't just some random piece of metal.
"I don't know..." Betty said casually. "All she said was she was going to look into it. Not that I care what she does. I just want to know more about my late father."
My mind raced.
The ingot was with Cass?
Selka must have brought it to her. That made sense... Selka was one of her generals. But why would Cass need my ingot? And why did her father fight to make them extinct? Who did her father even fight against?
Were there others who possessed that mysterious black slab?
