“Hey, you. What’s going on right now? The mansion has been robbed?”

As the atmosphere within the mansion got chaotic, Ethan grabbed a guard who was passing by and asked.

“It’s not a big deal, sir. We are in a rush, so please excuse us…”

Just as the guard attempted to leave, Ethan’s adjutant grabbed the guard by the collar, lifted him up in the air and pinned him against the wall. Pinned against the wall, the guard felt suffocated.

The other guards tried to rush in and try a surprise attack, but soon hesitated when they saw the symbol of White Crow on Ethan and the adjutant’s capes.

Meanwhile, the guard who had been pinned against the wall belatedly realized their identity.

“Let me ask you again. What’s going on right now?” Ethan asked calmly.

“O-one of Earl Henborn’s cherished items has been stolen, sir. We are tracking the location of the culprit right now, and we are also searching for the possible accomplices,” the guard eventually confessed after hesitating.

“What is the stolen item?”

“T-that I do not know, sir. But, I heard it was some kind of a gem.”

‘A gem.’

Ethan made a face and turned away, and the adjutant tossed the guard to the ground to follow Ethan.

“Do you have an idea of what it might be, Captain?” the adjutant asked.

“There was an item that Bishop Rietto was supposed to receive from Earl Henborn. I don’t know about the details, but I have a feeling that it’s connected to what’s happening...