Count Stafford had finished his report and took his leave with a bow.
Charlotte waited for a while longer, and soon, black smoke quickly gathered in the room, eventually taking the form of Yulster.
Charlotte glanced at him and asked,
"Have you tracked it down?"
Yulster nodded,
"I have tracked it down. It is indeed a merchant ship from the Lilac Family. They must not have been confident about avoiding the Kraken's attack, so they fell far behind us."
"They think you are unaware of their presence, so they didn't even bother to hide. I easily controlled them using black magic."
"I have conducted a preliminary interrogation, and they admitted that while the warship was docked at Castel Port, they sneaked into the bottom of the ship and smeared it with the marrow of the Deep Sea Demon Squid. The person who instructed them was Duke Esiah."
Charlotte raised an eyebrow and said,
"Duke Esiah? The heir to the throne supported by the Nais Clan?"
"Yes."
Charlotte chuckled lightly,
