The Black Box

At a glance, it looked like nothing more than an ordinary black container.

However, what lay inside was far from ordinary.

He removed the lid and passed it to the subordinate beside him.

As the contents were revealed, his brows knitted slightly.

"…When was this left here?"

"The guard at the back gate reports that it wasn't there during his early morning rounds. But around midday, while switching shifts with another sentry for a short break, this box appeared on the ground in the blink of an eye."

The first person to check inside had been that very sentry.

It was also him who quickly identified the owner of the "contents" and discovered that they had since gone missing.

Sylas turned to get a look at the gatekeeper in question.

Recognizing the man as one of the elite assassins under Georgio's command, he understood why the situation had been grasped so quickly.

It all made sense now.