"I cannot represent Mr. Faust's will."
Miss Margarete, the "hostage," replied calmly. "If you want that qualification, you must earn it yourselves."
"Heh, aren't we trying right now?" The Hunter raised an eyebrow. "Testing the mettle of that werewolf on behalf of Lord Faust. If she can only match me, then there's no need to trouble Lord Faust."
Marlina's face remained expressionless, but her emotions hadn't been this unsettled in a long time.
Within ten minutes of receiving Crow's intelligence that Seraphina was returning to Dispute Fortress, Marlina had devised a plan to divert Seraphina once more. It was simple, effective, and unlikely to arouse suspicion… and it also increased her control over the fortress in the aftermath, reaching the utmost limits of what she could achieve.