Chapter 109 (1/2)

Only the faint noise of the tape recorders occupied the room. “Let’s sit.” Kyle pulled a chair from the table. Meanwhile, Noah felt slightly nauseous looking at the dozens of glass lenses directed at her.

Kyle glanced at her, seated firmly and flipping through a thick pile of documents. He gestured dryly without giving Noah any attention. “I asked you to sit down. You know that one of the things I hate is wasting time.”

Noah stared at the pen, ink, typewriter, and small tape recorder on the iron desk, biting her lips. She couldn’t adapt to Kyle’s sudden change of attitude yet. Finally, she took a deep breath and sat down on the seat across Kyle. Kyle, who was skimming through the documents, shifted his attention to her.

“We’re going to do an alibi investigation today. Everything you do, every word you say, every breath you breathe is being recorded, so please answer carefully.”

“…Yes.”

“First, what is your relationship with Lenia Valtalere?”

It was not an expected question. While Noah hesitated, having nothing to say, Kyle asked again. “What are your threats against Lenia Valtalere in the ship?”

“It was not a threat, it was…”

“In addition to Lenia Valtalere’s statement, we’ve completed the on-site verification. She claimed that you had trespassed into the room where she was staying and even tried to harm her.” Kyle thrust a couple of photos printed black and white to Noah. One was a picture of the room’s door knob completely torn, and the other was a picture of the room’s floor split into two.

Noah clenched her fist, staring at Kyle. “I never did.”

It was difficult to tell whether he was asking from the bottom of his heart or was merely putting a show. But why do you have to be so cold?

“Why did you try to contact Yulem again?” Kyle resumed the interrogation without ceasing.

“What did I do?”

“The train incident to Central Edman and the explosion of the ship’s mana operating room. Yulem was present at both of those sites. You’ve already illegally distributed high-risk chips with built-in self-destruct devices in the same organization. What do you get by taking a dragon and interacting with them?”

“I didn’t! No, in the first place, I…”

…I didn’t steal Mu! When did these suspicions come into being, what the hell!

Something simmered in Noah’s head again; however, her emotions didn’t go as extreme as when she confronted Lenia earlier. Still, she felt like she wanted to at least punch the stomach of the man in front of her.