I have a bad feeling about this.

Is it possible that Yellow does not have a hand on this?

Hmm.

"Do you know what Mr. Knight with the red armor over there has been doing before the poisoning?" I ask, pointing to Red with my sword, who is incidentally still busy with Pink.

Pink glances at me; her face looks like she is asking why reinforcement still has not come. I apologize in my mind.

"What do you mean?" White asks.

Yellow, meanwhile, is occupied trying to reconnect his cut fingers while pouring healing potion. His grunts are a bit distracting, but I am not sorry since this is a battle.

"At first, Sergeant Rose and I believed that the maid with orange hair is the culprit since she had a hand on distributing the meals for tonight. If that's the case, we initially thought that Baron Baffoon here would have ordered her to do so."

Yellow only manages to shake his head in refutation as he is still struggling with connecting his fingers.

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"As for me, I was playing cards with the Captain in his cabin, and we have not come out until after we realized that..." I suddenly stop.

We have missed supper, is what I want to say, but depending on who hears it, the words may seem self-incriminating. Some people may say that missing supper is an indication that we know of the poison, which is untrue.

"A-anyway, I am asking about Red since Yellow keeps denying his involvement."

"Who?" White asks.

"Oh! I mean Baron Baffoon and Mr. Knight in the red armor!"

Why do I have to let that slip this late in the game?!

"Hmm." White looks like he's thinking about something. After a short moment, he says, "How about we ask him directly? Order your soldier to stand down."

Ugh. If I order Pink to stand down, then Pink's effort will go to waste. However, if I don't, moving forward with this problem will prove difficult.

"Sergeant! Are you fine with that?"

Pink does a few more thrusts and swipes, and when she's finally satisfied, she pulls back and goes to my side.

Heh, so she is listening in on us while fighting? I am amazed by hearing and concentration.

Looking at Red, he has scratches all over his armor and a few shallow wounds on the gaps. He also has a bruise on his left eye and a bloody nose.

I have a strange feeling that based on their movements, Pink does not intend to kill Red.

Thankfully, Pink does not look like she suffered any glorious wounds. Pink is just too good.

"Mr. Knight," I call Red. "Do you know anything about who did all this?"

It is a bit vague, but there is no way Red does not know what I speak.

"Why would I?" Red replies, panting and exhausted.

I narrow my eyes at him.

Yeah, there is no way he will admit to it, whether he is guilty or not.

However, when I start to think that we are in an impasse, someone throws the door open from inside the ship.

I, Yellow, White, and Captain Greene are all baffled at the figure.

"The maid?" Captain Greene utters for us as the orange-haired maid intrudes on our little conference.