“Shall I kill Mrs. Godear, who is sitting calmly in front of me?”

Ilajza pondered intensely but immediately gave up. No matter how excellent an assassin he was, Ilajza couldn’t just kill this enigmatic woman without any precautions.

Since the death of Count Elsh, Ilajza had been continuously searching for this woman, but until now, she hadn’t found her. Mrs. Godear was a person who revealed herself only when she wanted to. Just like now.

“Why did you reveal yourself again?”

“As one ages, curiosity becomes unnecessarily abundant.”

Mrs. Godear spoke with a very calm voice while carefully scrutinizing Ilajza Barkova.

She always secretly came out at midnight to meet Ilajza. Pretending to be a Calletta Empire defector with strong resentment against Perseita, Mrs. Godear had created an easy persona for herself.

She was a person with many faces, to the extent that even her niece, Jane Telot, couldn’t imagine her aunt saying such things.

“I wonder what you saw in Perseita.”

If it were Aldwin, he would have immediately expressed his displeasure, accusing Ilajza of deceiving him. However, Ilajza remained unfazed.

“You are indeed an unusual person. Usually, after using an assassin, people don’t look back, you know.”

“All connections are valuable.”

Ilajza thought it was all unnecessary talk.

If he killed this Perseita informant, who would come next? There was a high possibility that Perseita experts to arrest Ilajza were already stationed in the vicinity.

“It’s confusing and unknown. That’s all.”

Ilajza gave a brief answer and fell silent.

“I am sure you saw and felt much more than that.”

“People live where they live.”

Ilajza responded gruffly as she carefully observed Mrs. Godear.

She must not fall behind. This place was Perseita, practically an enemy country, and Ilajza Barkova was already affiliated with the Calletta Police Agency, a group no different from a foreign power. Well, if she were caught, she would have to resort to the last resort. She had prepared for it, but she had no intention of being caught easily.

“Is that so? It hasn’t been long since you came, and you might have expected a big impression.”

Mrs. Godear nodded.

“But let me say this. Unlike that dead noble, those who must work from early morning until late at night to make a living are mostly quick to notice.”

Ilajza no longer replied. One must not be deceived by the cunning tongue of a Perseita informant. Care and vigilance were always necessary because it was easy to fall victim to a scam deliberately set up.

“We have to move our whole body to work, so we have to be sensitive to the surrounding environment. Don’t you agree?”

But Mrs. Godear was good at making noise on her own.

“So most people probably won’t say they’re going back to Calletta.”

The woman who claimed to be an informant for Calletta Police Agency already knew that she was looking for those who would return to Calletta.

“Although there is clearly a class distinction here, the range of choices is much wider.”

“What exactly are you trying to say?”

Whether she intended to arrest her or planned to use Ilajza more by catching her weaknesses, it was obvious that it would be one of the two. Why was she spreading her words so trivially?

“Feel and learn more about this country. If you need new work, just let me know.”

“I don’t work for free. And…”

Ilajza clenched the dagger hidden under the table.

“I will receive compensation no matter what means are used.”

“I came with the intention of paying that compensation, so tell me anything.”

“Anything?”

Ilajza dryly laughed at Mrs. Godear’s words.

“Yes, anything. Money is good, and information is good.”

Nodding, Mrs. Godear thoroughly examined Ilajza. Even in the presence of one of Calletta Empire’s renowned assassins, there was no sign of fear in her.

“…Why did you deceive me to kill him?”
“I didn’t expect the assassin to be curious about the reason for the assassination. It is the will of the one I serve.”

“And who are you?”

“I am someone who meets and works with assassins like you.”

No, that couldn’t be. Ilajza judged that the woman before her wasn’t someone who would merely meet and work with such people.

The ordinary-looking and seemingly kind lady wouldn’t limit herself to just meeting and working with assassins. Perhaps she was involved in more complex and larger affairs, possibly even at the national level.

Ilajza gazed peacefully out the window.

“… The compensation no longer comes, and there is no inquiry about the responsibility for the assassination.”

“We requested the assassination, so it’s only natural.”

“I mean to consider it as if it never happened and not get involved anymore.”

“Fine.”

Mrs. Godear nodded gracefully.

“But if I need you, please come anytime.”

Instead of answering, Ilajza stared at the woman who had been impossible to find for days. She smiled quietly.

“We’ll meet again.”

Without replying, Ilajza rose first. It was a very brief moment when she could have immediately grabbed Mrs. Godear’s throat and twisted it, or even thrust a dagger into her neck.