"So that's how it was."
Leonard Churchill looked at the decrypted cipher in front of him, his expression changing from surprise to enlightenment.
When they had met before, his intuition told him something wasn't quite right.
Although he didn't mind taking risks for his friends,
it didn't mean his friends were willing to let him take such great risks.
This understanding was mutual.
If it had truly been "Old Bible" himself, knowing the danger was too great, even if he had seen the information Leonard had posted at the Hunter's Association, he wouldn't necessarily drag his friend into it.
The trouble involved with the "Spell Clay Pot" was so great, it could almost be said that no one could handle it.
Even knowing that Leonard would not be contaminated, he would still consider it carefully.
But he had come anyway, which was a small doubt.
Before, Leonard had only had slight suspicions, but now it became clear: he had been contaminated.
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