SWNAMSWAS – CH 66

Startle.

It was as if he were sniping at me.

I kept my guard up and subtly shifted one foot back.

It was to be ready to flee at any moment.

"So you're going to report that you're alive and well?"

"Haha!"

He burst into laughter.

Though it was clearly not much different from his previous laugh, Kal, having revealed his true colors, gave off a strangely chilling atmosphere.

He explained calmly.

"Things that happen in the Grand Ducal estate rarely leak outside.

That expensive salary includes hush money, after all.

Especially this incident—the Grand Duke kept it thoroughly under wraps."

"……."

"In other words, if you and I don't report, there's no way the organization can know."

He whispered to me in an insinuating tone.

It sounded as though he was willing to overlook the fact that I had nearly broken the binding spell.

I asked back with suspicious…