Chapter 393 — Clean as Pure Gold (6)
“And you as well…….”
While I reconsidered just how serious this whole incident had actually been—no,butseriouslywasn’titaboutthesamedifficultyasusual?—the Archmage’s gaze moved toward Commandment.
“…There are quite a few things I wish to ask, but I will start with this. White Crow aside, why did both he and you choose to join us despite knowing that doing so could expose your identities?”
The question she casually threw out was one I had completely overlooked.
“Even if his dealings with Pride had never been exposed, merely hiding someone who betrayed Münmundt would have dealt him a serious blow. The same would be true even if he attempted to claim he knew nothing. The Great Temple would never have granted permission while the identity of the experimental subject remained unclear, so sooner or later the matter would have surfaced as an illegal experiment.”
Ah, right.
I should have asked about that too.
I’d ended up forgetting it completely because I asked about other things first.
Though considering how shocking the answers that came before it had been, I supposed that was unavoidable.
“Despite that, why did he permit you to join, and why did you choose to do so?”
Still, judging by the Archmage’s questioning, perhaps it was fortunate that I had forgotten.
If I’d conducted the interrogation myself, I doubt I could have been this sharp.
“Because it was the most…