"What… How?" Felipe Silvi asked when Billy suddenly appeared with the shield that Galatea left behind, she was shocked like Galatea herself had appeared in front of him.
"It seems that the thief escaped to a certain place, but soon they were defeated by someone when they tried to attack a certain person," Billy replied. "I tracked her down and negotiated with her for the relics."
That was the history that Billy came up with to avoid problems down the road with the demi-humans. Since few people knew about them, it wasn't a good idea to attach the first news of their existence with a crime. Meryl approved that idea, and his wives knew the truth, so they agreed with him as well.
"Can you be a bit more specific?" Felipe asked.
"I wish I could, but the person that agreed to negotiate with me wants to keep their identity and location hidden, so I can't say more," Billy replied.