'It's a pity. I really wanted to try [Herder] on it, but since I'm being watched, I can't afford to do that.'
Then again, it was possible for me to use Mr. Jingle's skill and make sure that none of the cameras were working, but that in itself would be rather suspicious. I could've forced the issue if I wanted to, but I didn't want to take any risks.
Above all—
'There are still two more I can play around with.'
I looked ahead.
All attention seemed fixed on me.
Feeling the numerous gazes on me, I kept my attention fixed on Seraphine. Her expression remained calm, but I could sense something flicker within her eyes. She was likely already thinking of a way to regain the advantage she had lost.
'From what I can deduce, she probably tried to use me as bait to have the anomalies target me so that she can cleanly take care of them and figure out what they were to gain points. She probably waited a lot of time, calmly observing everything before putting her plans into motion.'
