บท 417: Schemer

"…You're not following the Holy Light, but the Holy Light still takes care of you. No—it should be said that the Source of Order is taking care of you. This isn't necessarily a good thing…"

I was surprised at Harloys' final comment. However, no matter how much I asked her about it, she would only respond vaguely.

"…I still need to think more on this matter. Now's not the time for you to know. If you trust me, then don't force me to tell you with the magical pet contract. Otherwise, many things will become far more troublesome."

Since she said so, I decided to give up asking her despite my curiosity… Even my typically not-so-sharp senses told me that Harloys was telling the truth—that continuing to ask might cause me great amounts of trouble.

"Fine—fine—tell me when you're finished thinking about it. I'm not such a stickler that I'll force you."