Mrs. Wolf's speech sped up:
"If you still don't believe me, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Saying so,
she made a motion as if she were going to swallow the red pebble.
But the next moment,
Matthew snatched it from her, turning it over in his palm.
...
"Hint: You have obtained a 'Wolf Demon Core (???)'."
...
Wolf Demon?
As Matthew marveled at this novel term in the data column,
Mrs. Wolf also noticed something odd from the surveillance spell's imagery.
"Huh?"
She hummed softly,
her furry little head leaning even closer to the screen, seemingly trying to discern some detail.
A few seconds later,
she saw Camela and Sandrine returning to the courtyard, then standing completely still.
Afterward,
the two Scorpion Guards assigned to escort them said something to their companions.
Quickly,
two more Scorpion Guards hurried towards the brainwashing room.
This scene intrigued Mrs. Wolf.
She stared intently for a while, then exclaimed in surprise,
