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The Marquis exhaled slowly.
Since Scarlette wielded Lumiere Affinity and its nature allowed it to sense malicious forces.
If she had acted based on that—
Then her actions were justified.
The tension in his expression softened slightly.
There would be no escalation.
Not this time.
From the situation right now, it looks like Asterion doesn't need to worry about anything since it seems like Mikael permitted Scarlette's action right now and if that old servant is truly a threat, then it means that he needs to be detained for questioning.
Scarlette, on the other hand, ignored Asterion's question entirely.
Without another word, she lifted the envelope, still enclosed within her barrier.
Her grip tightened.
And with a single motion—
She crushed it.
The barrier flickered as the envelope disintegrated into dust.
