At the moment the phone call ended, Arashikaze Manami leaned in.

"Katsuragi, have you figured out the location?"

"Well, you could say that."

"But what you just did was quite risky, I was sweating for you, Katsuragi."

"Well, maybe the groundwork I laid before paid off."

"Groundwork?"

"By building a good impression in the other party's mind through conversation, even if something goes wrong later, the chances of exposure will be greatly reduced."

Upon hearing this, Arashikaze Manami nodded thoughtfully.

"I see, so that's why you chatted with them earlier, Katsuragi?"

"You could say that..."

Although Katsuragi Reimi's tone of voice remained calm as usual, there seemed to be a hint of something extra in it, and she herself seemed to realize it. Perhaps to cover up the past, Katsuragi Reimi spoke again.

"That was just one aspect. The other was to extract some relevant information that could be helpful in the future."

While Arashikaze Manami also noticed the unusual reaction from Katsuragi Reimi earlier, she had no intention of exposing it, simply choosing to naturally ignore it.

Not knowing the specifics, but since the other party didn't want to reveal it, Arashikaze Manami didn't push further.

"So, how much information did you manage to extract, Katsuragi? Could you summarize it for me? I didn't catch everything you discussed."

Asking in this manner, she subtly implied to the other party that she either didn't hear or was prepared to feign ignorance.

Katsuragi Reimi understood the implication in her words.

With a calm expression, she started summarizing, and the other two also leaned in attentively.

"First, it confirmed our suspicion that they indeed want to kidnap the woman, not kill her."

"That was somewhat expected."

"Additionally, we roughly figured out the woman's identity."

"I think I caught a bit of that, she's supposed to be some duchess's daughter, right?"

Asuka pondered, chin resting on her hand.

"If I recall correctly, it's Duke Delanc's daughter."

"I remember dukes are just below princes in the peerage hierarchy, ranked second."

"Yeah, there are basically five noble titles: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron, and then royalties above that."

"Well... I think the two we saw during the day were viscount and baron. The man at the Floshius Palace was a duke, and now with this Duke Delanc, plus I heard on the phone that his wife is apparently an earl's daughter, it all adds up."

While Asuka's remarks seemed somewhat off-topic, Katsuragi Reimi managed to grasp the gist.

"Well, even though each title has a set number of holders, even the least populous title, like the duke, should have more than one person."

"I knew it, with so many nobles in this country, it won't be easy if they all join forces."

What Asuka really wants to express is this.

Absolutely, since they are all nobles, it is very likely that they are colluding with each other. Moreover, those so-called political marriages must not be uncommon. Therefore, the vast majority of nobles are very likely enemies. After all, the puppeteer behind the scenes is a big shot, the nobles' identities are confirmed, and, in fact, it is impossible to know how many enemies there are right now.