Lia's face froze for a good while before she reacted. She glanced at the adjacent prison. Although she couldn't see Zion's face, she still glared at that place. 'How impudent!' she thought. Just how did this guy know about her hatred for these elves? Was she that obvious? And even if he knew about it, why would he speak those words bluntly? Did she give herself out to him without even realizing it?

She pursed her lips and decided to keep the pretense that she had nothing to do with the elves. No matter what, she couldn't say a single word about her hatred to him! "What do you know?!" She opened her mouth and vented all her anger on him. "Aren't you the one who has enough mysteries in your heart? You should be the one to be careful, not me."

"Now, now, princess, you are just trying to change the topic." Zion didn't want to let go of this chance now that he had realized he had caught her off guard for once. He wanted to know why she hated the elves! What if this was related to the case? He rarely trusted people wholeheartedly, and Lia didn't give him enough reasons to make him consider the fact that she was one of his people after coming into this world. "What are you hiding? Why do you hate Odina so much?"

As soon as Lia heard that name, her anger reached its peak, and her entire face went red. Even she didn't realize that she hated her too much. So in an angry voice, she spoke. "Don't even talk about that damned two-faced girl! She's an evil spawn who only looks like a goddess, but from her heart, she is as dark as night! Don't think she's a beauty or a fairy! She has used some kind of weird spell to make people attracted to her for some reason, and this made me even angrier! Why did she have to do that? For what reason? Is she trying to find herself a husband?! She's just too much! She should just go and die!"

Although Zion knew that it wasn't right to use that spell, he didn't think he should point his fingers at others without any evidence. His lips pursed as he frowned. It seemed like both Lia and Odina had a history he didn't know about, and Lia wouldn't reveal a single thing even when she's angry.

Yes, he made Lia angry just now on purpose to see if her tongue could slip out anything about her past with the elves. But now, when he heard her blaming the queen elf endlessly without revealing anything, he shook his head. Maybe he would have to use another method to find out about this.

For now, he needed to focus on how he could escape this prison. He couldn't help but remember that damned system for once. If 007 were still here, Zion wouldn't have suffered as much. He still hadn't gotten any reward from the previous case yet. But he knew that once his system arrived, things would get easier. For now, he could only trust his two hands and legs to solve this case.

After taking a deep breath, he said in a calm tone, "We should better think of escape."

"Aren't you too late on that?" Lia scoffed and directed her anger at him. "You're my servant, and you didn't even think of helping me escape the prison when it was easier! What's the use of thinking about it now?! Useless slave. Is that why I taught you how to fight with the sword?"

Zion was helpless. "What do you want me to do? I had to enter the palace to find the criminal."

"Then did you?" She sneered. "I bet you didn't!"

Zion pursed his lips and said honestly, "You're right. I didn't, but I can find a clue once I'm out of this place."

"I don't believe you anymore! Meeting you has been the greatest mistake of my life! Useless servant."

The detective sighed and didn't say anything. He knew that Lia said those words just out of anger and nothing else. But he couldn't help but feel a little sad. She was the first person he saw after coming to this world, and yet when she said those words, it almost felt like she didn't want him to come here at all.

Then his thoughts went to the Methu man, and his mood worsened. It was all that man's fault. That man with the furry dress was the one who sent him into this world without hesitation. He had even forced a stupid system onto Zion's shoulders!

Who gave this man the authority to throw him away in a world filled with danger?! Zion was also a human who wanted to survive! What was the point of coming to this world with his memories when he couldn't even breathe a single breath of peace?

At this time, he almost felt like he had been cheated, and his grudge against the Methu man increased. But he couldn't do anything about it, so he decided to solve the case as soon as possible before anything terrible could happen. After his system arrives, he would make sure to send back another message filled with threats!

After calming down, he took a deep breath and said, "Do you have any kind of pin or something that I can use to pick the lock?"

"Nope." She paused and continued. "Do you really think I like to act as a pretty girl who would carry pins around even in prison?"

When Zion thought of this, he nodded. His dhampir master was right in a sense. She hadn't acted like a girl for a long time, so he ignored her and checked his clothes and was surprised to find ladies' hairpins in his inner pockets. He frowned as if trying to remember where he had seen these pins.

Wait, did he have these pins since the previous case? He still remembered how he had stolen ladies' pins to escape and even used a few of them back then. It looks like he hadn't thrown them all away at that time. His lips pursed, and he said, "Nevermind. I have some with me."

This time, it was Lia's turn to be surprised. She glanced at the adjacent prison with an indescribable expression on her face. "What're you doing with a woman's hairpin?"