Chapter 398: The Remaining Mystery

Two SPs, “Marron” and “Plum”, were attached to Elsa as her security details. They were adult-female-type golems.

Although they were equipped with Paralyzers and other weapons, they could not utilize them to help Elsa escape. Because in this case, her biological father was merely bringing his daughter home, so it wasn’t in violation of any laws.

Elsa was taken to Georg’s lodge.

“Get in there!”

“… Ah!”

Georg pushed Elsa into a small room, shut the door behind him, and locked it from outside. Edgar was not allowed in the room with her, so he stayed outside.

“Reflect there until tomorrow morning.”

Georg left. A soldier stood guard in front of the room. Edgar was standing by as well.

“…”

The room was furnished with a shabby bed and a chair.

“… Father.”

Alone, Elsa muttered sadly.

“… That’s the current situation.”

“Marron”, one of the SPs who was attached to Elsa, was transmitting a report through Laojun. Jin had just returned to his room and was listening in via Reiko.

Jin thought that it would have been better to bring a Manacam. But it was too much of a hassle for the festival afterward.

“Marron, did you say you are in the room with Elsa, while Plum is outside? Did anyone notice your presence?”

Jin was worried since it was a small lodge.

“You need not worry about that. There are only a few people in this lodge.”

“… For the time being, tell Marron to give Elsa some assurance.”

Jin gave the instruction thinking that perhaps Elsa would feel uneasy being locked up alone in the room.

“… And then about tomorrow. … The schedule has gone haywire.”

Partly because it was unexpected for Elsa’s father to go that far.

“… Was he under some kind of mind manipulation …?”

Out of concern for the possibility of the dangerous mind manipulation, Jin instructed Plum, the SP attached to Elsa who was standing by outside the room, to covertly further investigate anyone with aberrant behavior.

“(… Miss Elsa.)”

“Who is it!?”

Being the only one in the room, Elsa was surprised to hear the voice.

“(Please stay quiet. I’m Marron, an SP who protects you as instructed by Mr. Jin.)”

Elsa remembered that Jin had mentioned it before, but had completely forgotten about them since they stayed invisible.

“(Jin would like to tell you not to worry. And to patiently endure until tomorrow.)”

“… Brother Jin said that? … Understood.”

Elsa just realized how encouraging it was to have someone there worrying and caring about her.

“(No matter what happens, I will always be here. There’s another SP, Plum, standing by outside this door. Your Automata, Edgar, is outside as well.)”

“… Thank you.”

Thinking there was someone there for her, she was deeply moved to tears.

As such, each thought was being resorted and the night progressed.

“I’m sorry, Mine. The schedule went crazy.”

Jin apologized to Mine as soon as he reached his hotel room.

“No, Mr. Jin. From what I heard, you weren’t at fault. It was just an unfortunate coincidence.”

Mine was worried, contradicting Jin’s anticipation.

“… That person … Elsa’s father has always been like that. He has a strong desire to succeed and would u