The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 383 - Innocent Gunst

The next day, Lilith invited Alice out for another meeting, and the first thing that came out of her mouth was the following:

"Gunst disappeared."

Alice subconsciously tensed up when she heard Lilith's words. However, she quickly relaxed when she noticed the gloomy look on Lilith's face, realizing that Lilith might not be aware she was behind Gunst's disappearance.

—That was indeed the case. Lilith might have learned about Gunst's disappearance, but she didn't know Alice was behind the royal guard captain's abduction.

According to Sylvia's report, Gunst was last seen in a neighborhood a few blocks away from the magic town. However, for some reason, King Haydn suddenly issued an order to evacuate and cordon off the neighborhood, so the thieves tasked to follow Gunst were forced to evacuate the area. Then…that was it.

Because Gunst's subordinates had cordoned the neighborhood, Lilith's thieves couldn't sneak in to see what was going on inside. But judging by the dense residual mana flowing out of the neighborhood, it wasn't hard to surmise that a battle of epic scale had taken place inside.

Originally, Lilith had wondered if Alice was the one who had fought Gunst. However, she quickly denied the thought. If Alice really did apprehend the mastermind, Lilith was certain Alice would inform her about it. But since Alice didn't do so, Lilith felt that Alice wasn't the person who had fought Gunst.

—Alice couldn't help it. She likewise didn't expect the mastermind to be King Haydn in reality. Hence, she didn't tell Lilith about her plan to apprehend Gunst to avoid alerting the enemy.

After all, it was still highly unlikely for Lilith to think that her father was trying to collude with the demons. Alice felt that if she were to tell Lilith the truth, with how unprepared Lilith was against King Haydn right now, King Haydn might notice something was up if Lilith suddenly changed her behavior toward him. Hence, Alice planned to only tell Lilith the truth once she had collected sufficient evidence and was about to take a

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