Emergence After a Prolonged Concealment

"Hm? Those two Master Rankers, right?"

Leo finally spoke, his gaze fixed on Miss Overthinker. He pursed his lips, shook his head, and let out a dramatic sigh before sharing something with her.

"Yeah, I hate to break it to you guys, but both of them died a long time ago. They were killed by that irritating homunculus Layla for her experiments, you see.

So using them as a reason to harm me might not serve you. It can even backfire on you," Leo said, showing an understanding of their predicament and offering a plausible answer.

"If I were in your shoes, I would pin the blame on foreign forces. We're still at war with the Layos, after all. They have a history of such actions.

Now that's a more believable story if you ask me." Leo shrugged and concluded, emphasizing the plausibility of his suggestion, before allowing silence to envelop the carriage once more.

Of course, Leo's suggestion didn't sit well with his five abductors.