Chapter 34
“Oh. Okay.” That didn’t actually clarify things as much as it might have. Some people are perfectly willing to play more than one game at the same time, but that didn’t mean I was willing to go behind my buddy’s back.
“I’ve been thinking about something,” she said, changing the topic.
“Yeah? What’s that?”
“This case has something to do with alchemy, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“To me, that implies that you’re investigating a cult. An armed and very dangerous cult. Am I on the right track?”
“You’re a little too smart for me, Astrida. There’s almost no point in being discreet because you’d figure it all out anyway. Yeah, you’re on the right track.”
“If this case you’re investigating has something to do with the magical child of alchemy, then they may be trying to turn the
