A sudden thought hammered into Vanitas's mind.
Margaret…
Did this mean he had secured her trust?
If so, had he just dodged a death flag—one where Margaret would have apprehended him, taken him to trial, and had him sentenced to exile?
"...."
He didn't know the exact details of Vanitas Astrea's controversy. But he did know that someone had appealed for exile instead of execution.
And exile…. meant everything would be stripped away—his name, his title, his very existence. In the end, he was sent to Index—the worst prison in the Empire.
However, there was one crucial detail that had heightened the controversy surrounding Vanitas Astrea's sentence.
During his transport to Index, something happened.
He escaped.
And shortly after, the mid-game boss known as Vanitas Astrea never returned to the story.
No matter what, it was still there. And the reward percentage was still steadily increasing.
Thus, Vanitas had the urge to check.
———「Tutorial」———
