Chapter 84

I'd had my doubts, but it looked like there really was something going on after all.

"Um... my lady."

Janice raised a hand hesitantly. It looked like she had something to say.

"Janice, if you've got something to say, go ahead."

Even with my permission, Janice kept glancing around warily. She must have wanted to say something to me alone.

"Could you two step away for a moment? Rumdrax, Lebert, go sit at that table over there."

Lebert moved right away, but Rumdrax, curious, stuck close to Janice instead.

"Move!"

Only after Janice shouted did Rumdrax finally plop down beside Lebert.

Even then, he kept staring at us intently. At Janice's mouth, specifically.

Aware of Rumdrax's eyes on her, Janice covered her mouth with one hand and leaned in to whisper.

"A friend told me about this. It looks like the assignment envelopes were swapped, my lady."

"...!"

Startled, I…