Not sure if it's from Rozen's attitude that she can see how serious he has become, Charl hesitated and wanted to say something, but in the end, she spoke as if giving up.
"The one who found and brought Henri into the academy as a hostage to threaten me is Cedric Granville, the head of the Night Party's Executive Department," Charl finally revealed the truth.
"Is that so?" Rozen recalled information about this person.
Because he was ranked tenth, and he had a prestigious family behind him, the Granville family, not to mention his position as the head of the Night Party's Executive Department. Rozen naturally noted this person's information.
"That's why you managed to voluntarily demote yourself and got through the Night Party's application before me, lowering yourself to the 86th rank." Rozen mused, addressing Charl. "If this opponent turns out to be the head of the Night Party's Executive Department, it would naturally be quite effortless."
Just then,
"Is the head of the Night Party Executive Committee also a partner of the 'Elf Speeder'?" Yaya mentioned with surprise.
However, Rozen presented not just one possibility, but another as well.
"It's either that Cedric is Alice's partner, or Alice is impersonating Cedric," Rozen reminded.
This surprised both Charl and Henri.
"Was that Cedric an impostor?"
"I-Isn't he the real deal?"
The Belew sisters, having been used recklessly by this person, could not help but speak out.
And it seemed that these two sisters had always thought that the person threatening Rozen and the others was Cedric.
However, Rozen had to say this.
"Before, I met Alice Bernstein."
Rozen uttered these words.
Charl and Henri were unaware of this fact, but Yaya was present and couldn't have been unaware of it. However, Yaya didn't know about another matter.
That is,
"At that time, Alice Bernstein was using magic."
Rozen used his Spirit Vision to detect the flow of magic from her and noticed something unusual about her.
"It should be a type of illusion or phantasm-based magic."
Rozen shared his discovery with everyone.
"Because her magic flow and life force appeared very unusual, it should be intentionally concealed using magic."
As a result, Rozen couldn't get a deeper look into her body but still discovered the use of magic for deliberate concealment.
Therefore, Rozen concluded that Alice Bernstein was likely impersonating Cedric Granville.
That was Rozen's idea.
Of course, with just this, it might not be convincing enough.
Even if Elf Speeder can use illusion or phantasm-based magic, that doesn't necessarily mean that Cedric is impersonating her.
Indeed, even if Alice can use transformative magic, it doesn't mean that Cedric was impersonated by her.
It's very likely that the two of them are genuinely associates, as well. So, this is just one possibility that Rozen proposed.
Rozen was the type who didn't let any possibility go, allowing his imagination and considerations to roam freely.
And in doing so, other questions arose.
"Leaving aside the matter of impersonation, if Alice and Cedric are indeed associates, then for what purpose did they join forces?"
Rozen voiced his question.
"Cedric is undoubtedly from a prestigious family in England. As for Alice Bernstein, according to my investigation, she seems to claim that she's the heiress of a wealthy American family, but in reality, the Bernstein surname is that of a prestigious family from Germany."
Rozen speculated.
"The identity of being the heiress of a wealthy American family is probably a disguise. Alice Bernstein should be someone from Germany."
Rozen laid out his thoughts one by one.
"And whether it's America or Germany, they don't have much connection to England. So why did these two join forces?"
This was Rozen's question.
Alice got her low ranking because she hid her true power, and she had enough strength when collaborating with Cedric, but their positions were lacking.
Ultimately, both sides were competitors in the Night Party, and even if they wanted to deal with Rozen for some reason and were looking for a partner, there were plenty of candidates to choose from. Why would they pick individuals from different countries who might have conflicting interests?
Just because they both wanted to deal with Rozen?
This reason seemed a bit weak.
Therefore, Rozen actually leaned towards the possibility that Cedric was being impersonated by Alice.
But this inevitably led to another question.
"Even if Alice has a way to impersonate Cedric, why would Cedric be the one impersonated?"
That's the fundamental question.
In other words,
"Cedric is very likely to have been killed, unable to come forward to stop this situation. In that case, Elf Speeder could manipulate the entire Night Party Execution Department and the Granville family."
Rozen presented this possibility, making Charl and Henri widen their eyes in disbelief.
"K-Killed!?"
Even Yaya couldn't help but stop brooding and appeared quite incredulous.
These three girls didn't realize that in the information Rozen revealed, there was something even more important.
Alice is from a prestigious family in Germany.
Coincidentally, in the upcoming Night Party, Germany will become a very important country.
If Cedric, the head of the Night Party Execution Department, is truly impersonated by Alice, then the next Night Party might shape up to be a situation that could determine the ultimate outcome.
No one was aware of this.
Even Rozen only confirmed this at this moment.
"I wonder if that woman really wants to drag me into the Night Party, and why she's targeting me."
Rozen contemplated.
No matter what, Rozen had some clues about the enemy's background and identity.
Although he was eager to head directly to the Night Party Execution Department to find out more, Rozen understood that the other party surely already knew that Charl and Henri were on his side, and his identity was no longer a secret. In that case, they would definitely be cautious and not allow Rozen to easily find them.
Being in the shadows was a significant advantage for the enemy.
The opponent must have considered the issue of strength, so they wouldn't easily give up this advantage.
Furthermore, the enemy would continue to accumulate advantages.
Such an advantage would be fully displayed at the Night Party.
In that case,
"In that case, let me give you a lesson in what it means to lose both your prey and your bait."
Rozen smirked.