"....Here. I don't think they can detect us anymore."
I stopped at a narrow valley.
At the same time, I turned to face Leon and Linus. The two seemed to be lost in their own thoughts.
"This situation looks more annoying than I previously anticipated. Do you think getting a new sword is going to be worth the trouble?"
I asked this while looking at Leon. Snapping out of his thoughts, he looked back at me.
"...I'm not sure. This seems to be a matter related to this Empire. If we meddle needlessly, it might come back and bite us in the ass."
"So...?"
"It's too late to have any second thoughts. I've already sent a message to my parents. They probably already got in contact with the Emperor. In fact..." Leon paused, putting on a troubled expression. "...They might already be aware of the fact that we're the ones responsible for what happened a couple of minutes ago."
