Ramiel knew better than to trust strangers. These two strange men might be assassins sent by Lord Marshal to lure him and arrest him again. Since the half-demon did not have his return scroll, it was easy to apprehend him.
"This half-demon does not trust us," said the flying spirit as he inspected the book with confusion. "He refuses to change the narrative! At this rate, the goddess will have her boost, and the story ends!"
"What is this creature saying?" Ramiel asked the cloaked man, who made more sense than this masked bicycle-riding spirit. "Why does it keep calling me a side character and talking about stories?"
"It seems we cannot change a thing if we do not gain his trust," said the cloaked man with a sigh. "This creature here is a good friend of mine, called the Bookkeeper. He is one of the most knowledgeable creatures in the universe."
