Chapter 31: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Eleanor was called up.

She walked up to Anderson, asking in confusion.

“What is it, Judge?”

Anderson looked at Eleanor’s appearance, thought for a moment, and then said.

“What were you doing roughly in the latter half of the night yesterday?”

“I was maintaining the magic lamps, as usual.”

Eleanor’s voice was very flat, innocent with a trace of bewilderment, as if she knew nothing at all.

Anderson couldn’t see any flaws in Eleanor either.

Last night’s surveillance had also been shut down by those assassins, leaving no trace.

So everything could only be judged by intuition and interrogation.

Anderson’s intuition told him that Eleanor might have some issues, but he truly couldn’t see it.

“Then did you see any strange people?”

“No.”

Eleanor scratched her head in confusion and said.

“After I heard the alarm, I hid in the warehouse and never went out. I didn’t see anyone else at all…”

Faced with Eleanor’s explanation, Anderson rubbed his temples and said.

“Alright then, you can go back for now.”

“Okay, thank you, Judge.”

Eleanor bowed slightly and then calmly left the area.

Anderson watched this innocent girl. Perhaps because she no longer had to undergo questioning, her steps were a bit light, almost skipping. To be honest, it was rather cute.

“Your Highness, the others have also been questioned. They were all on the night shift at the time, and there’s nothing unusual about their schedules.”

After Lewis finished his report, Anderson thought for a moment and said.

“Take note of the personnel list for that night shift.”

“Yes!”

Lewis left. Anderson still felt something was off.

His sharp intuition told him that Ainola was very likely still within the Temple Knights.

But the reality was, no matter how he searched, he couldn’t find any clues.

With Ainola’s one-and-a-half-meter loli physique, there weren’t many people she could disguise herself as.

At most, she could disguise herself as Loya.

As for Eleanor, this nun was also suspicious, but he currently had no evidence.

“Although the key was taken, the shrine is still within the Temple Knights. Ainola will definitely come back.”

Anderson muttered to himself.

“Knowing her target makes things easier from now on.”

***

On the other side, Ainola returned home, where the contact person was also waiting inside the house.

Seeing this cold-faced assassin, Ainola smiled and said.

“Look, I got the key.”

“So quickly?”

The contact person’s icy voice held a trace of surprise.

“Did the seduction tactic succeed?”

“Heh~”

Ainola said with pride and confidence, “I’m a top-tier assassin. Why would I need seduction? I got it easily.”

As she spoke, Ainola took out the key, spun it around her index finger a few times, looking quite boastful.

After confirming it was the correct key, the contact person nodded and said.

“Well done. But I also have some bad news.”

The contact person drew the curtains, turned on the light, and confirmed the surroundings were safe before speaking.

“The Moon Shadow Society seems to have learned that we’re after the Eye of Wite. So they might very well cause trouble for us. This is a serious matter.”

As the saying goes, an open attack is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to defend against. Even for a contact person, facing assassins from an organization is quite dangerous.

“When I infiltrated the Temple Knights last night, I also encountered people from the Moon Shadow Society. Two of them. I took care of them both.”

“You didn’t expose your tracks, did you?”

The contact person looked at Ainola with concern. The latter thought for a moment and said.

“They were killed before they could react. They shouldn’t have had a chance to send a message.”

“Let’s hope so.”

The contact person thought for a moment and then said.

“Now that the key is in our hands, to avoid complications, we need to open the barrier and retrieve the Eye of Wite as soon as possible. When you’re ready to move, I’ll also go to assist you.”

“Alright.”

After roughly discussing the plan, the two returned to their respective bedrooms.

Assassins are human too, and naturally need to sleep.

However, Ainola, lying in bed, tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

She looked at the ceiling and said.

“Spark, do you think Anderson has discovered my identity?”

“Based on my guess, he probably just suspects.”

Spark materialized and said.

“He currently has no evidence. He should know you disguised yourself as someone on duty, but he doesn’t know the exact target. So in your future actions, you must be extra, extra careful.”

If every time Ainola attacked coincided with Eleanor’s duty shifts, it would be hard not to make people suspicious of Eleanor’s identity.

Clearly, Ainola understood this too. She closed her eyes and said.

“Let’s hope the plan goes smoothly.”

Time moved to the afternoon. Ainola, who had slept all morning, woke from her dreams. After tidying herself up, she headed towards the Temple Knights.

Upon entering the Temple Knights, she saw a petite young girl at the front desk, speaking to the Father.

“Father, I… I want to change my post.”

And this girl was Loya.

Every time she recalled the sounds she heard outside Anderson’s door last night, this very innocent girl couldn’t help but feel her cheeks burn.

So now she just wanted to change her post. She was afraid that if she continued to bring water to Anderson, sooner or later, he might casually treat her like a little snack and devour her completely.

“What’s wrong?”

Eleanor, wearing her nun’s habit, approached Loya and said.

“Sister Loya, is there something you need help with?”

Seeing Eleanor, Loya’s face lit up with joy. She quickly stepped forward, took Eleanor’s hands, and said.

“It’s like this, Sister Eleanor…”

Loya told Eleanor about her wish to change posts.

However, she didn’t mention the reason why she wanted to change, which made the Father’s expression look troubled.

“Sister Loya, posts aren’t so easy to transfer. You also need to find someone who can take over first.”

The Father’s expression was somewhat helpless. Hearing this, Loya looked at Eleanor with pitiful, pleading eyes and said in a sweet, soft voice.

“Sister Eleanor… help me.”

“This?”

Eleanor felt inwardly pleased, but her expression feigned difficulty.

“I have no objections, but it depends on what the Judge says.”

“Okay, okay! I’ll go ask the Judge right away!”

Seeing Eleanor nod, Loya happily ran off towards Anderson’s room.

In this little loli’s heart, leaving this post meant she wouldn’t have to face awkward situations like last night anymore.

But in Eleanor’s view, at this point in time, this little one Loya actively seeking to transfer posts from Anderson might help draw more of Anderson’s attention.

At the same time, she could also find out the location of the shrine from Anderson.

It was killing two birds with one stone.