Just coming out of the Mercenary Guild, I saw two green names jump from one rooftop to another.
Helpless, I activated Shadow Stealth and instantly rushed ahead of the two green names.
"Hey, Aliyah and Oyado, why do you guys insist on walking on rooftops instead of taking the easy road?"
That's right, the two people were Aliyah and Oyado. I noticed their names on the rooftops while chatting earlier, but since they weren't doing anything, I ignored it.
But now that I'm out, I have to say something.
After all, we should be walking on the ground, not rooftops. It's not like we're in Assassin's Creed. What's the point of walking on rooftops every day?
"We just wanted to take a morning stroll, but it's not very safe for two girls, so we decided to walk on the rooftops. Right, Oyado?"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Oyado vigorously nodded in agreement.
"Well, alright then..."
I could only silently nod. I have to admit, they had a point.
...
"What a joke! From now on, you're going to walk properly! Don't you want to know why I went out early in the morning? I went out to complete a mission, for goodness' sake."
"Hahaha... Who knows? Maybe the naturally endowed busty leader of the Mercenary Guild suddenly took a liking to you, and then something happened..."
"Alright, keep your fantasies to yourself. Let's go back now."
I patted Aliyah's head, filled with fantasies.
"Oh man, what if you break it? How are you going to compensate me?"
"Find a replacement that looks exactly the same, hmm, it has to be obedient though."
"Huh?"
Aliyah angrily drew her magic saw, and I sighed and quickly rushed towards the inn.
A moment later, I had already rushed to the block in front of the inn's entrance. But I abruptly stopped at the street corner.
"Wow!"
Aliyah, who was behind me, almost couldn't brake in time when she saw me suddenly stop, so she hurriedly grabbed onto the building next to her to stop.
But I saw some cracks on the wall. It must be my imagination.
"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?"
"Because there's someone strange over there."
I pointed towards the direction of the inn's entrance.
At this moment, there was a very luxurious carriage parked there. But based on the emblem on top, I knew it wasn't from the Marshal family. It was the same emblem as the one on the thing that looked like a pocket watch I got from Chilia before.
In other words, it was the royal emblem.
Interesting, it seems there's another interesting plot happening. I hope Chilia remains as calm as I imagine.
Adjusting my clothes, I quickly walked towards the entrance of the inn.
As I got closer, I realized that there were two level 60 knights standing at the door.
Level 60 knights as guards? It seems the other party's identity is not simple. And when I reached the entrance, the two knights blocked my path.
"This place has been temporarily reserved by Duke Marshall and Prince Seran. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering."
"Is that so? But I live here."
"I said unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering!"
The opponent drew his sword and pointed the sharp blade directly at me!
"...Is that so?"
I looked at the tip of his sword, then looked back at him.
"Are you trying to provoke me?"
"Hmph, I don't care who you are, you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, I grabbed the sword from his hand and shot a freezing beam of light directly at it!
In an instant, his sword froze into ice. He quickly threw the sword away to prevent his hand from turning into an ice popsicle.
"What are you trying to do, you bastard!"
Another knight drew his sword, while the knight whose sword I froze pulled out two daggers from his waist.
One against two, level 49 against level 60, quite interesting...
I stepped on the sword I froze, shattering it into pieces.
"It seems like you guys are quite displeased with me wanting to go back to the inn, huh?"
Countless ice arrows appeared in the air, and at the same time, a large number of ice spikes appeared around us.
Aliyah and Oyado also drew their weapons, oh right, it's not one against two, but three against two.
"What are you doing!"
Suddenly, a scolding voice came from the inn. I turned to look and saw a young man wearing a blue and red dress walking out of the inn.
"Second Prince, Your Highness..."
Seeing the newcomer, the two knights quickly put away their weapons and saluted. I thought for a moment, waved my hand and collected all the ice arrows and ice blades.
"Really, why are you always so impulsive! This person is Marshal Duke's benefactor! And now, he is the mentor of his child. Can't you report first before taking action?"
The person called the Second Prince scolded the two knights, who could only give me a dissatisfied look before standing aside.
Searlan Cloudia
Water Magic Knight LV32 Ice Sub-Magic Knight LV20
Neutral·Eager Learner·Second Prince of the Witte Empire·Forbidden Technique Master·[Azure Warrior]·One-hit Kill·Military Strategist
Indeed, judging from the surname, he is the brother of Princess Anne, but who is older is unknown.
"Well, as expected, you are extraordinary. I've heard a little about you from my sister."
Prince Searlan walked briskly to my side and smiled.
"Is that so... it's truly my honor, Your Highness."
"But my sister told me that you're not the type to follow etiquette."
"That's for school. In public, we still have to save face, don't we?"
"Hahaha, as expected, you're as interesting as sister described. Very well, if it's you, I think these two from the Duke's family can still learn a lot."
"Is that so... How is Princess Anne doing lately? I haven't seen her since the incident at the academy."
"Before the incident, Anne had already returned to the Witte Empire. It seems that someone forged imperial documents. And according to the intelligence, someone even impersonated Princess Anne during that time."
"Yes, I encountered that person too. Although I don't know their motives, it's definitely related to the incident at the academy."
"...It seems like you know quite a lot. Do you have any intention to exchange information with us?"
"Of course."
I responded with a smile.
"There are many things I still want to ask."
