Chapter 343 – Pail
In the end, Ramiel’s new recruit was led to the imperial side.
“In the name of the imperial family, you two will receive appropriate compensation.”
It was thanks to Alicia’s speech, which exquisitely mixed 70% of lies and 300% of truth, that the twins were completely taken away.
“Oh, yes! “It was an honor to meet you, Your Royal Highness!”
“Dealing with demons. “As a priest, I will never forget this day.”
Originally, it would be right for the church to give priority to matters related to demons rather than the imperial family. This is because both justification and legitimacy lie with the Celestial Church.
However, the twins, who could be said to be in charge of the church, did not even think of objecting to Alicia’s opinion because they did not yet know much about the world.
The twins waved innocently and walked away.
“See you tomorrow then, teacher!”
Wolfgang’s expression was slightly stiff as he waved his hand at the two.
After the twins became completely distant.
Wolfgang crossed his arms in silence and turned his head to look behind him.
It is almost sunset. In the morning, it seemed like I had set out lightly by myself to watch the twins’ swordsmanship, but before I knew it, it was crowded with people and horses.
Hee hee!
Horses trot roughly and scratch the ground with their front feet.
As soon as Alicia contacted her palace, she immediately rushed here. Considering the distance, she was incredibly fast.
“Majesty!”
“Princess, are you okay?”
“You said you were enjoying a little outing, where on earth were you doing?”
The maid Jean Leona and her imperial guards who arrived together began to surround Alicia and make all kinds of fuss about her.
“Ahaha… There was some minor incident. “I’m fine, so don’t worry too much.”
“What a trifle! If I hadn’t encountered Sir Wolfgang along the way… “
The subordinates, who were almost ready to start a fight, only seemed relieved after confirming the presence of Wolfgang standing next to Alicia.
And then after that.
—Flowing…
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Ramiel, who was hanging limply in the air thanks to Alicia’s levitation magic. It was natural since he was behaving so unusually.
“Arrest the criminal quickly!”
“Hurry up and fill up your mana suppressor first!”
“That woman… She has horns on her head. “If that’s the case, then no way.”
Except for conversations that are absolutely necessary for work, these members of the imperial guard rarely even express emotions, let alone chat.
Wolfgang had never seen them talk so much before. This probably means that this incident is very shocking and is being taken seriously.
Among them, Leona’s reaction was particularly violent.
“This… !”
She pursed her lips and raised her hand towards Hassenne.
Hasenne calmly accepts it with her head down.
“You, His Majesty’s closest assistant, what on earth were you doing? “Shouldn’t you have given me advice at all costs?”
Her face is red and there are even veins on her neck. His usual calm and rational self suddenly appeared to have lost half of his senses.
Considering her situation in Hasenne, it would be unfair to ask her for her sins. She seems so angry that she doesn’t realize it.
As the chief maid of the imperial family, she attaches great importance to her manners and hierarchy, to the point where she raises her voice in front of none other than Alicia.
“Leona, stop. “The child simply followed my orders.”
If Alicia hadn’t stopped her, the sword would have come out like that.
“It would be best to cool off first.”
“… I apologize. “It’s ugly.”
It was Leona who valued Alicia’s safety above all else.
However, without her knowledge, Alicia encountered her demons. For her, it was something that literally rolled her eyes.
That was exactly the reason why Wolfgang felt uncomfortable.
Capturing the demon who had infiltrated her imperial family undercover was a great result.
The process is questionable because there are a lot of holes in it. This is why so many people have no choice but to worry.
To be honest, the fact that even the head maid was completely unaware of this incident was quite surprising to Wolfgang.
Did she really have a reason to hide it from even the people who were most precious to her?
If it had been done out of a clumsy sense of adventure or a sense of fairness, it seemed like Wolfgang would have been even more angry than Leona.
Isn’t this a situation where her life could be in danger if she were not careful?
After such a scuffle passed.
“So.”
Wolfgang, who got into the carriage with Alicia, slowly opened his mouth.
“What on earth happened?”
Alicia’s private carriage is very spacious and comfortable thanks to space expansion magic. It was a cozy enough space that the two of them once spent secret time together.
Unlike back then, the atmosphere between the two was quite heavy.
Alicia smiled awkwardly and tried to lean her body against Wolfgang’s shoulder.
“Hey. Master, that is… “
“Don’t even think about moving on with cuteness or excuses. “This time, I’ll have to hear the whole story.”
—Cheok!
That attempt was cut off like a knife by Wolfgang’s palm.
Just because you’re a couple or a couple doesn’t mean you have to share everything.
However, it is polite and common sense to inform each other in advance of at least important matters that directly affect one’s personal life.
Of course, there is an old adage that if you want to deceive your enemy, you must first deceive your allies.
Even if we make a hundred concessions and say that hiding this incident from Wolfgang and the head maid could have trapped Ramiel only by maintaining strict security to that extent.
Aside from that, there were more than one question that came to mind.
“What a plan. “Where on earth did it come from?”
Why did Alicia suddenly appear during training with her twin?
Why did Ramiel, who was undercover, chase Alicia all the way to the deserted mountain?
If everything had been planned by Alicia in advance, then even the bloodshed between Hassenne and her twins was part of the plan.
Under Wolfgang’s gaze full of suspicion.
Alicia slowly began to open her mouth with a gloomy expression.
“… “If it had been the way it was, it wouldn’t have gotten this big.”
A fairly long explanation followed.
She figured that since she had figured out early on that the new maid was suspicious, she would be able to easily arrest her.
She seemed even more easy-going because her behavior was so sloppy and clumsy that she was a spy who had sneaked into the imperial palace.
However, no matter how much she was pushed into a corner, Ramiel was able to escape at the most crucial moment.
“I also hinted at her maids, and they said there was nothing suspicious. “Except for brief outings, she stayed in the palace all the time, so she had a solid alibi.”
“It looks sloppy, but it wasn’t actually sloppy.”
“That’s right. She thought about using force to subdue her, but… ”
In the end, it is said that Alicia reached the point where she even used her surveillance magic to follow Ramiel to her station.
—Spot!
‘… ‘What did I just see?’
And Alicia, who saw Ramiel using teleportation, was convinced.
“What good is a million troops? “Against enemies who jump through space and run away.”
“I have confirmed that he uses teleportation.”
They said they would never be able to catch Ramiel using ordinary methods.
She also says that since she is a spy with such special abilities, she felt the need to somehow arrest him for the safety of the empire.
After much deliberation, the plan Alicia came up with was simple.
Superhumans deal with superhumans.
If she is an enemy with unreasonable abilities, she can be confronted by an ally with even more unreasonable abilities.
“As far as I know, there are only two superhumans who could possibly capture her.”
Although it was a childish thought, it was a very feasible option. Also, there was no other more realistic solution.
“It was just Grandma Lien and the owner.”
“Under… “
Wolfgang sighed.
It is still a way of thinking that is difficult to follow, but it is at least understandable. Because I understood it, it was even more absurd.
Although it is consequential, there is no room for refutation because it actually fits well.
“I guess it would be difficult in many ways to ask Master, so you ended up dragging me in.”
“… That’s right.”
And so the plan began.
Act as normally as possible. Inside the Palace of Light, the fact that Alicia frequently goes on secret meetings to meet Wolfgang is already widely known.
Therefore, she was able to make a schedule to meet Wolfgang without any discomfort.
And she deliberately told Ramiel where she planned to have a secret meeting in front of Ramiel’s ears.
As a result of her long-term observation, it was Ramiel who had been stalking Alicia to an extreme extent using her power, so it was to guide her whereabouts.
It was a plausible story up to that point, but…
“For a moment.”
Wolfgang, who was quietly listening to the story, suddenly felt uneasy.
“How did you know I would climb the mountain at that time? “I clearly remember that we never talked about it separately.”
Apparently, Alicia suddenly teleported and appeared in front of him.
If the location of the secret meeting had been decided in advance, it means that Wolfgang was almost certain, beyond just predicting where and what he would do today.
“Yes? “The owner has been going hiking at the same time for a few days now.”
“It’s the same. “I never told you that.”
“…”
How on earth is that possible?
Alicia silently avoided Wolfgang’s gaze.
