She was wearing the same cooking outfit as always. That outfit which didn’t change no matter what the time, now felt as though it was very reassuring.
Juno easily sensed these subtle changes in Erika’s heart.
「Did something happen while I was away ~?」
Although it was in the form of a question, Juno was convinced that something had happened to Erika. And she intuitively discerned that it had something to do with Harold.
At Juno’s sharpness, Erika’s body stiffened up.
She hesitated whether or not to tell about everything she had heard to Juno without holding anything back.
If the contents of what Harold had talked about were true, so as to not make light of Harold’s consideration, she should keep silent. Since Harold had gone as far as to get dishonored to protect the servant and her daughter’s safety.
But as a person from the Sumeragi, there was a need to judge the authenticity regarding this no matter what. Even for the sake of making sure what kind of person Harold was.
「–Juno, please listen」
After worrying over it, Erika decided to tell Juno. Of course, not the whole story.
Only the minimum information about how Zen had pushed her inside Harold’s room, and then had talked about how the 2 people who were rumored to be dead were still alive.
Although she had omitted quite a lot of it, the subject were more than enough to make Juno raise her eyebrows.
「That’s why, I want it to be investigated whether Clara and Colette are really alive or not」
「Understood ~. I’ll immediately make the arrangements ~」
Although Juno had just returned from the town, she once again went back. Since Juno herself couldn’t move very far from the mansion, she had to request the scouts to go and investigate in the Brosch village.
And even as she was going to the town, Juno was continued to think. Listening to Erika, Juno had felt a big sense of discomfort.
(Would a thing like Harold-sama not noticing a third party hiding in the room even happen ~?)
Harold was powerful enough to easily sense the presence of Juno, whose livelihood was spying. Was it even possible that such a person would overlook Erika, who didn’t even have the ability to kill her presence.
The answer that Juno deduced was a no.
The possibility that Harold had intentionally leaked this information to Erika, that is, to the Sumeragi side, was quite high. Why he had leaked the information, which was concealed from the people around him, to the Sumeragi, even she was unable to grasp his real motives for doing this.
If that were the case, then right now, she was moving as Harold would want her to. When she thought like that, Juno was bitterly regretting it.
(At that age, he makes one feel bottomless dread ~. If he were to grow up, what kind of ingenious scheme would he come up with ~)
She didn’t know whether to anticipate or fear that future figure. If he became an ally, there wouldn’t be many people who would be as reliable as him.
Not only was he resourceful, at that age, he had even learnt the sword. Even the word prodigy would be thought of as too lukewarm.
But if in case they became enemies, undoubtedly, he would be a formidable one. To the extent that if he were to be killed while he was young, they could reduce their future losses remarkably.
He could become a big enough threat for them to think like that.