When Vivien and Lolita offer their own opinions, Mason wavered, but still seems to want to stand by his point. Mason was incredulous about their explanation.

He thought for a moment and also put forward his own opinion, "I admit that you have a point, but this conclusion is too arbitrary. You say that the undead scourge is powerful, but I can also say that it is because the mage advisor is really powerful, just like Mage Leonard. We can't just because that mage is strong enough to beat him to the evil side. ”

"You're right, none of this says anything. Charlotte agrees with Mason, but at the same time comes up with her own theory, "but what really makes me suspicious is that he suggested the arrest of the mage, which is so suspicious." ”

Charlotte explains to Mason that she knows that if she wants to investigate deeply, she must rely on the help of Mason, the head of the land.

"If it were me, I wouldn't suggest that the General arrest mages on a large scale, on the contrary, I would suggest that the General ask for the help of the mages. Because no matter how vicious the people who cause the natural disasters of the undead are, the people who will do such crazy things are destined to be only a handful. Bringing them together in the name of assisting in the investigation allows them to be effectively controlled, and can be carefully distinguished between friend and foe. ”

"But by doing so, the man was tantamount to wiping out all the mages, pushing the would-be allies against him. Charlotte concluded, "That's why I suspect the man's motives." Mr. Mason, do you still think that my views are too cautious and conservative? and even if I think too much, we can act as a hidden line to secretly cooperate with the general's actions. What do you think?"

Mason certainly knew Charlotte had a point, but not everyone was the Sylvia they were. It's not just reason that sways people's judgments, in fact, for most people, including Charlotte, it's feelings that can influence their judgments more than reason.

While everyone claims that I was in a sane state when I made my decision, it was actually the biggest lie of all time. Before people make seemingly rational judgments, our feelings have deflected the course of reason from a just course.

Charlotte knew why Mason was so nervous, so he patted Mason on the shoulder and said solemnly.

"Trust me, Mr. Mason. I am not an enemy, at least, I am not an enemy of the people who live in this land. We are on the same page when it comes to dealing with the undead scourge. I promise you that I will never do anything that harms the interests of the people. ”

"And would you do something that would damage the lighthouse?" asked Mason.

That's why he wanted to recommend Charlotte to the General, he kept his promise and didn't tell anyone about Charlotte's existence, but he couldn't sleep all night, worried about the undead and worried about the possibility of harming the Lighthouse by helping Charlotte.

"In this case, if the lighthouse wants to harm these people......" Charlotte didn't lie to him, "then I will!"

Mason thought about it for about five seconds, "...... I must be crazy!"

It seems that he was once again persuaded by Charlotte.

That was a good thing, Charlotte didn't want to cast illusions on this upright officer that would be harmful to his spirit.

For the next two days, Mason mobilized his network to gather intelligence, but found nothing but that the mage advisor was a handsome dark-haired man named Nelson. With no trace of Gloria, no sign of Nelson's infractions, and everything seemed to be a mystery.

Charlotte was not idle, for the past two days he had been observing the changes in the leylines and magical energy, trying to find the core of the Scourge, but to no avail. Except that the advisor was also black-haired, which surprised Charlotte, and the intelligence gathering work almost came to a standstill.

Charlotte would have liked to meet the mage named Nelson, but with the situation unknown and Gloria's whereabouts, he did not dare to act lightly.

That evening, the men again exchanged information at Mason's home, and after realizing that there was almost nothing going on, Mason again offered to report to His Excellency the General in exchange for official support.

"Even if Nelson is really a bad guy, then we can find a way to gain the trust of His Excellency the General and fight against him. Mason's reasoning sounds plausible.

"Don't be stupid. But Charlotte scoffed, "If Nelson was the murderer, he wouldn't have given us that opportunity." You're a waste of time, and the situation is getting worse and worse, and we don't have time to fight Nelson Palace. ”

"But now things are not progressing. Mason was also a little annoyed, "If you continue like this, it will only waste time, and in the end, you can only watch the natural disaster break out!"

"That's why I came up with a solution that wasn't the way to go. Charlotte lit a cigarette and said casually, "I'll go to the tavern tonight to identify myself as a mage." ”

"W-what!?" Mason suspects he's misheard, "do you want to be arrested?"

"That's right! I want to be arrested. Charlotte flicked her cigarette ash, "Since we can't find any news, we might as well go to jail." I'd like to see where the mages are being held, and if they know something that isn't known to the general public. This is the so-called not entering the tiger's den. ”

Mason muttered, "I think you must be crazy." ”

"If you knew how good my teacher is, you wouldn't say that. Lolita scoffed, "And, don't forget we're still outside, so we're always ready to pick up the teacher." ”

Mason looked at the four people opposite, and except for the silver-haired young girl who often disappeared, she looked bored, and the other three didn't look like they were joking.

"Are you sure there's no problem?" Mason reconfirmed.

"As long as you protect my disciples from being noticed by that Nelson, it's fine. ”

"Okay! I'll find a way to get in touch with my colleagues and see if there's anyone on duty in the secret prison where the mages are kept, but don't get your hopes up, this kind of work is usually kept secret. ”

"Well, you've got a lot of colleagues, even if they don't seem to be of much use. ”

Charlotte made a joke that made Mason's stiff face slacken.

That night, Charlotte swaggered to the tavern.

Mason and Vivien, and Lolita deliberately kept a distance from Charlotte, and Elle turned into a book prototype and handed it over to them for safekeeping. The reason for this was because he was worried about their safety, and Charlotte was also worried about the prison that he couldn't break the prohibition so that Elle could always provide support from the outside.

When everything was ready, Charlotte sat at the bar and ordered several glasses of wine, smoking a cigarette in a lonely posture from time to time, waiting for trouble to come to the door.

The more chaotic and panicked the more the tavern business became, which was a strange phenomenon.

Sitting at the bar and smoking a cigarette comparable to gold, Charlotte's rich dress attracted the favor of many warblers, and also attracted the attention of some criminals.

When a swaying, meaty-faced man walked up, Charlotte exhaled the smoke from her mouth and squinted through the curling smoke.

He knew that trouble was finally coming. Now, he can be arrested in a less suspicious and reasonable way.

After all, a drunk who has drunk too much alcohol does something stupid to expose his identity as a mage because of someone else's provocation, although it seems to be completely idiotic, but it's not impossible, isn't it?