Chapter 87: To Everyday Life (Part 3)

“So what exactly are you asking me to do? What difference does it make if I admit to being brainwashed?”

“If you do… both you and Arin will be acquitted.”

Canis froze, his expression blank. He had followed Arcane to break a criminal out of Inferno and had endangered the lives of hundreds of mages in the process. Even if he hadn’t been the mastermind, claiming innocence seemed completely absurd.

“Innocent… us?”

“Yes, if you admit to being brainwashed. The Magic Association is focusing on that angle right now.”

If he admitted to being brainwashed, he’d be released. Free. Both he and Arin could live new lives as if nothing had happened.

Canis felt the blood drain from his face. What disturbed him most wasn’t the idea of admitting it—it was the Association’s logic. Why were they going out of their way to release criminals when they should be doing everything they could to catch them?

“Oh, and one more thing,” said Sakiri, flipping through a folder as if suddenly remembering something. Maybe she really had just remembered—but it was always hard to read her.

“Arcane’s personal attorney sent us an official letter. She requested anonymity, but the document is fully notarized. Here—these are records of his assets, his will, and his inheritance.”

“His… will?”

Sakiri slid the papers across the table without saying another word.