Nisi's eyes instantly widened.
It instantly understood why it was being punished, and a sense of guilt arose:
"Uh... that... Lord Charlotte, it's all a misunderstanding, that time I hadn't yet become your servant..."
"Meow... As you know, even a cat needs to spend money on little dried fish... The Church won't give us an allowance, so of course, I had to figure it out on my own..."
Charlotte gave it a cold look and repeated:
"Regarding the thorny rose matter, how many people know about it?"
Nisi shrank its neck.
It thought for a moment and said:
"Uh... probably not many."
"I did indeed resell some information... but, I only sold it to the Rose Association..."
"Wait! It was that guy Sebastian who told you, right?! That bastard without a contract spirit!"
Nisi suddenly grew angry realizing something.
But seeing the icy gaze from Charlotte, it shivered and retracted its gaze, curling its tail as it continued: