Both of them said at the same time.
"!!!" Everyone couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, turning their heads to Nathan.
No one expected Nathan to say the same thing.
"Nathan. Do you know them?" Flora furrowed her eyebrows.
Nathan closed his eyes for a moment.
"Is there a noble among them?" Nathan asked.
Bella shook her head. "For the time being, I couldn't find any name yet. However, there are quite a lot of suspicious lists. For example, this Crimson Skeleton.
"They're buying a lot of summoners from the Black Cat Organization. However, the money and the number of people don't match up. It's hard to calculate it precisely, but the money is practically too much. It feels like they're buying something else.
"Because this is the transaction recorded by the headquarters, I'm afraid the people in the transactions are entertainment establishments.
"Still, the name of Crimson Skeleton doesn't sound like an entertainment establishment. They're probably the ones doing the dirty things.
"What kind of item would make them pay so much?"
Evelyn frowned. "Didn't Sonia say something about those summoners being drugged?"
"Ah. Do you mean an item that can control them, such as drugs or hypnotic spells?" Bella nodded. "That might be possible. Well, they're not our main target, so we can ignore it for the time being."
"Fair enough. We can just release the information anonymously. For now, let's sort out everything first."
Nathan sighed. He never thought the situation would be linked to the Holy Kingdom. Now that he thought about it, there was no way the nobles would openly purchase them. They would use other organizations or other names to do the dirty work.
Bella and Evelyn would have a hard time tracking the nobles down.
Nathan said, "Black Cat Organization. That's where I found it. The drugs and those summoners… they were the ones providing it, not them.
"However, destroying the Crimson Skeleton should still do the job.
"Black Cat Organization was known for their brainwashing, right? They kidnapped people, brainwashed them, and sold them.
"Those summoners might actually be the students kidnapped in the past. It wouldn't be that bad of an idea to rescue them as well. The scars would be extreme, but there might still be some people who would like to continue living."
"!!!" They couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. They didn't expect the situation to be this complex.
Selena hadn't recovered fully, so she didn't notice his wording. However, Flora realized what was going on. "Was?"
"I was gone for a few days, right? It was to destroy the Black Cat Organization, wiping out all their bases and rescuing as many people as possible." Nathan sighed before turning to Flora. "I will give you their names later. See if you can return them to their families."
"O-oh!" Flora blinked her eyes a few times. She had never expected Nathan had wiped out the Black Cat Organization.
Even if the Azilia Kingdom wanted to do it, they would have a hard time. Sending a world class summoner could destroy them, but because they had multiple bases, they needed a lot of people.
The Black Cat would definitely smell them coming and immediately go into hiding. On the other hand, if the Black Cat wasn't crushed thoroughly, they would appear again in the future.
That was why wiping out the Black Cat was challenging even for the Azilia Kingdom, not taking into account the implication it would bring. After all, the people who were getting the advantage from the Black Cat would definitely riot.
But if a mysterious organization was the one doing it, they would have a hard time finding that organization.
It seemed Nathan's backer was much more terrifying than she originally thought.
Flora nodded. "If it's just returning them, it should be fine. We can proceed as secretly as possible to avoid any backlash. I'll tell my father about it. No. I think it's better to let the Pope handle it.
"By using this attack as an excuse to track down their people and return them to where they belong…"
Nathan agreed. "What do you think, Sera? I will also give some proof linking those to the Black Cat Organization. As long as they're able to link everything to the bishop, nothing can stop his downfall."
"I will ask my teacher about it. But are you sure it's fine to let him know about the Black Cat's extermination?" Sera asked.
"Yeah." Nathan nodded.
"Understood. I'll tell him after this discussion."
Nathan recalled the time the Pope told him about raising his own faction within the Holy Kingdom. He trained as many people to be righteous to combat the corrupt faction.
The Pope knew that the current situation had complicated the situation. In fact, Nathan personally thought the corrupt faction had to be reduced a bit more so that they could control them a bit easier, especially in a situation where they couldn't afford to watch their back all the time.
Hence, helping the Pope should be good as well.
"Still, doesn't this mean we have to split into three pairs? It'll be the same as the previous mission, huh?" Alavenya frowned. "Are we going with the same pair?"
"I don't think we should. Even though this is a mission, this is also an opportunity for us to grow so that we can handle all types of situations by ourselves. Isn't that right, Nathan?" Sera smiled.
"That's why I have prepared this." Sera took out a cup with six sticks inside. "Each stick has a number on it. It will tell you your partner in this mission. What do you think?"
"It should be fun. No cheating." Nathan smiled.
Sera put down the cup while saying, "In that case, please take one stick, everyone."
Since Nathan had agreed to the arrangement, they all reached out for a stick before pulling them out at the same time.
"Hmm? Number 1?" Selena raised her eyebrows.
"It seems I will be going with you, Selena." Alavenya showed her number.
"Please take care of me." Selena nodded.
"I'm number 2. Who is with me?" Sera lifted her stick up before finding Noelle raising her hand. "Ohhh!"
While looking at his number, Nathan couldn't help but hear the seductive voice coming from his right. "Look, Nathan. We'll be together for this mission. I'm looking forward to it. Hehehe."