That was what they said, but instead of trying to find the information, the first thing they did when Nathan and the others were cooperative was to put them inside a prison.


    Nathan was sitting in his cell alone with his hands cuffed on the back. Selena and Serafina were in the opposite cell, looking at Nathan and demanding an exnation.


    Nathan couldn''t help but smile. ''What a clever move. I see. So that''s how it is.''


    "Nathan. Don''t you think it''s time for you to exin to us?" Selena asked while frowning.


    "I know as much as you do." Nathan shrugged. "Well, not anymore."


    Suddenly, a smoke emerged from a hole inside the prison and moved toward Nathan.


    When Nathan inhaled it, he could see the illusion of Be appearing in front of him.


    "I''m here. It seems they''ve got us good. You can talk to me in your mind, so you don''t cause more suspicion."


    Nathan looked down, falling into deep thought. "What''s the situation up there?"


    "The prison itself is not that hard to escape if you want to. Besides, with your status, they should release you pretty soon. From the way I see it, they''re trying to inform the mayor about the situation.


    "Once the mayor knows about this situation, he will know your identity since you live in your teacher''s mansion."


    "What about the mansion? Have they done something yet?"


    "The usual investigation."


    Nathan sighed. "In that case, let''s hear your report first."


    "Alright. Starting from the first victim…" Be began recounting all the information she received from all the victims, which made Nathan furrow his eyebrows. "Something is weird."


    "Weird?"


    "Yes. When I asked about the victims'' rtives, they described different people every time. However, they actually attacked the mansion by covering themselves. There was no interaction or whatever that made you lower your guards like other victims."


    "That''s true." Nathan tilted his head multiple times as though he were connecting the dots.


    "What about the marks?"


    "The mark I found in your teacher''s mansion is not simr to what I found in the merchant''s mansion. However, the rest is simr to the beast''s ws."


    "A different person… No, a human and an alien? Or something even weirder…" Nathan looked at the possibilities. "To be honest, I can think of three possibilities. First of all, the enemy should be thebination of a human and an alien, but because they''re not supposed to fight together.


    "That means the alien we''re talking about is a familiar who has turned into an alien. But this is actually even more concerning.


    "The screeching sound… Why would this alien let out a screeching sound when you''re supposed to be unable to let out a single sound once you turn a familiar or a human into an alien?


    "The only exnation about it is that this alien has evolved enough to repair the vocal cords, or at least not harm them.


    "The second possibility is where there are three enemies. The alien is there as a diversion. The human and the familiar are the culprits, who do things like this for whatever reason.


    "The third possibility is that the mayor of this city is trying to cover something by creating these incidents."


    Be crossed her arms. "The third possibility will be confirmed by whether the mayor releases you."


    "That''s true."


    "The other two possibilities are rted to this mysterious organization."


    "Yes. I just want to make sure. Have you heard any familiars producing a simr sound like the alien?"


    "No. The alien''s voice is rather unique. It sounds much otherworldlypared to the familiars. They also have no ent, so it''s weird. Even your beasts won''t be able to produce their sounds, right? I can''t imagine other familiars can. At the very least, I haven''te across one."


    Nathan let out a long sigh. "Last then. What''s the atmosphere in the city?"


    "Remorseful, eerie, and vague. They''re scared, but there doesn''t seem to be any big action taken."


    After hearing that answer, Nathan''s expression turned solemn. "In that case, please return for a while ande back after I deal with the mayor. Depending on the situation, I will be asking you to do something for me."


    "Alright." Be nodded and retracted her smoke.


    Once he escaped from her illusion, Nathan raised his head.


    "Selena, Serafina. You guys don''t have to worry. Everything is going to be fine. Just remember this one thing. You are innocent until proven guilty. So, don''t answer anything and just let me deal with them.


    "Understood." Selena smiled, feeling assured with that confident smile of his, not knowing whether he was genuine or acted tough. Sera, on the other hand, was more gullible, as she nodded her head furiously, as if it were an important order.


    "As for your questions, I will exin it once we deal with this situation, so please save your questions until then."


    Both of them understood the assignment and remained silent.


    In just fifteen minutes, they could hear footstepsing into the prison.


    Their footsteps echoed, which made them nervous with every passing second.


    ''Four people, huh?'' Nathan nced at the side. They seemed to go straight to Nathan.


    The mayor was a fat, middle-aged man. He had a bald head with only some side hair. Even when he reached this ce, his hand was busy wiping his sweat.


    The one next to him seemed to be themander of this city''s soldiers. He had a muscr body d in armor. He carried his helmet everywhere, as if he were prepared to fight at any moment.


    The other two were just normal soldiers, holding their spears while waiting for their orders.


    Nathan looked at the mayor with a nonchnt expression, since he hadn''t done anything wrong. However, these people looked at him with scorn. It was as if they didn''t know the owner of the mansion. To think they would capture the people under the protection of the Forest Queen, they were sure bold.


    The mayor stepped forward and shouted, "You are under arrest! Captain Marco. Bring him to the interrogation room. I will personally interrogate him!"