New World – Part 02
“Excuse me.”
“Explain to me again why Cecily has not returned!”
Startled by the booming voice, Lisa flinched and squeezed her eyes shut. She cautiously opened one eye.
“As I’ve been trying to tell you, we’re just as baffled. We’ve dispatched members of the Knight Guard, and all we can do now is wait for their report.”
“Then why did you send them there in the first place?! The Crowd Powers are enemy territory!”
“Like I said, their destination has not yet fallen under the Empire’s control.”
“But they’re missing, aren’t they? That’s the issue here.”
The heated exchange came from a young noblewoman and an adult man in formal attire. Sitting on opposite couches in the reception area, the girl leaned forward, practically shouting, while the man seemed overwhelmed and sank into his seat, attempting to defend himself.
Lisa immediately recognized the man as Hugo Housman, the current mayor of the Independent Trade City. Though it
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