Chapter 201: Taking Care of Spies in the Palace
I wake up when it"s time for dinner. Good thing that everyone in the palace are people Albert trust. They are fine seeing a commoner like me entering anywhere inside the palace. Other than some places which are restricted to men. Though I can see them with my Divine Vision.
I entered the dining hall and the dinner is already prepared. And as usual, Mustache and Ian refused to join us in the table.
"You"re not going to join, Mustache?" I asked Mustache.
"No. No matter what, I"m still his majesty"s guard. And I already have my dinner." Mustache answered.
"Don"t you have any time to cultivate or practice? Getting stronger is important, you know? Even more in this current time."
"Don"t worry. Whenever I"m not guarding his majesty, I always used that time to practice and cultivate. As his majesty"s guard, I have to be stronger than anyone."
"I see. Suit yourself. Anyway, you seem to have become comfortable with being called Mustache now." I asked.
"Yes. Thanks to this Mustache, his highness Alan feel secure whenever I"m around. And I think her highness Lana feels the same way as well."
Just as soon as Mustache spoke, the twin babies shouted something.
"Pleb-pleb"
"Ahaha! Pleb!"
"…seem to me that they are making fun of you." I said after hearing what the babies are saying.
"…doesn"t matter. I"ll keep being Mustache for a while longer."
After chatting for a while with Mustache, I took a seat on the opposite side of Albert and eat the dishes that has been prepared while they are still warm. Well, from my experience, whether the food is warm or not, anything Ian cooked is delicious. But they are tastier when they are warm.
"So, what will you do now?" Albert asked me after we finished our dinner while Ian and the maids cleaning up the table.
Is it just me or that maid showing her cleavage at me on purpose?
When she made an eye contact at me, she winked. I guess it was on purpose.
"By the way, who"s this maid? First time I see this one." I asked.
"Hmm? No. We haven"t hired any new maid or servant inside the palace." Albert said.
Hearing that, I understand what"s going on. Albert also smiled at me.
It has only been a few hours since I exhaust my mana using portal, but during that short period of time, he actually reduced the security inside the palace and make it easy for spies to enter. Then when I wake up, I will be the one to take care of them.
Just what has been going on in the past few hours?
Anyway, this maid is a spy. Or more like, this man is disguising himself as a female maid with fake b.o.o.bs to enter the palace. I wonder where"s the real maid is.
I looked around to see if there are any other spies before capturing this fake maid. And there are only one other spy hiding in near the window. If it"s me, I can easily capture them. Should I?
"Albert, there are two unknown people here. Should I capture them dead? Or alive?" I asked Albert who is still calm despite telling him that there are spies.
Seeing how calm the other was, I know that this is something they prepared already.
"Capture them alive. Or dead if you can"t. Those spies are already here, right? They already see Lana, so I can"t let them free." Albert said.
"Okay."
Then I grabbed Victoria who is already there, and make clones of her.
I transformed her cones into a whip, and swung it at the fake maid.
The fake maid was shocked that I tied her… him out of nowhere. He tried to use magic, but I kicked him toward Mustache to let him restrain this fake maid.
It"s great using clones. I can still have other weapon, while letting some clones turned into a rope to restrain that fake maid. I can also use clones as bullets from now on! That mean I can improve my summoning level and gain Experience by shooting enemies!
Blobby"s cloning skill is perfect for me!
After capturing the fake maid, I quickly change my target to the one hiding near the window. There"s a hidden pa.s.sage there. I don"t know how he knew about it, but that"s where he is at the moment.
Thinking that he"s safe, he chose to stay still until I opened the hidden door to the pa.s.sage easily, and grabbed him and threw him to where the fake maid is.
So easy.
"Just two of them." I said.
"Thanks, Roy. Good that you"re here. By the way, the real maid is safe and she"s with Sonia at the moment." Albert said calmly.
"Hah! So, you are indeed using me freely while I"m still here! Well, I need a reward."
"I"ll transfer some money to your card later." Albert said.
Then I returned to my seat along with Victoria in her human form. Sonia also soon appear with us.
"These two will be undergoing some questioning. I doubt they are from the cult. The cult is busy at the moment because their stampede failed. They are either from n.o.ble who are hostile to me, or spy from another kingdom." Albert said.
"I don"t care about them. Do whatever you want with them." I said.
"I will. It"s a good thing that we reduce the security only a few hours during the time you take a nap. They don"t have the time to send messages to their boss. Now, back to what I"m saying. What will you do now?"
"I"ll go prepare myself to go to Monsters World and get myself a new summon. After that, I"ll go to other cities and lend our friends some Blobbies. I think this information is too important for those two spies. Are you sure it"s fine for them to hear it?" I asked while pointing my finger to the two spies who are being tied with a real rope by Mustache at the moment. After he finished tying them up, I ordered those Blobbies to disappear, and Poof! They"re gone. So simple.
"Don"t worry about them. They can only choose to die, or join us as our ally. I"ll be the one taking care of the interrogation."
If Albert is taking care of the interrogation, then no matter how good they are in lying, Albert will find out about it. He might just ask some yes or no questions. That way it will be easier for him to get something out of these two spies.
Oh, right!
"Albert, do you have any Magic Restriction Collar?" I asked.
"Hmm? Although it was made that those things are forbidden, we actually have lots of them for the prisoners on death sentence or sentenced for life. We don"t want them to cause any trouble after all. What do you want with them?"
"I want a some of them. They are quite useful when encountering someone with a lot of information. Though unlike you, I will have a harder time interrogating."
Though I can"t detect lies as good as Albert, I can see other person"s heartbeat. But if they are good in lying, I won"t be able to tell if they spoke the truth or not from their heartbeat.
"Sure. I"ll give some to you. But remember that those things are forbidden. If anyone finds out that you have them, it"s considered a crime just to owning some of those. I think you"ll be fine in Melk or Mellian since the captains of the guards are your friends, but still be careful. Just possessing those things will guarantee you to wore them during your time in prison… though it will be fine for you."
"Haha! There"s no prison that can contain me!" I said proudly.
Then I turned my head to Ian who is quietly watching us.
"Ian, you can go back to Ca.s.sau. And bring some Blobbies with you. I"ll try going back via portal. I wonder if distance matter in making a portal?"
"I think it will be fine. After all, summoner can make a portal to Monsters World which is basically another world. I don"t think distance matter." It was Victoria who answered.
"Ian, you can go back tomorrow since it"s already dark. And since we"re in no hurry, you can take your time flying. Just contact Sonia once you"re there."
Then I threw a Blobby at him which transformed into a wristband on Ian"s arm.
"A wristband?" Ian asked.
"Yes. Although they don"t have intellect, they are still following my orders. I make it so that any Blobbies I give out will protect the people I give them to. Now you will have protection against physical attacks. If they ever get destroyed, contact me again so I can give you another one. Oh, you can think of them as a piece of accessory that you can wear and take off whenever you want."
"They are pretty useful. I"ll take care of this one well." Ian said with a smile on his face.
If I give them out to everyone, I will still have enough for me alone in case Victoria is not with me. Just turning them into an armor need dozens of Blobbies.
I hope like Victoria said, these Blobbies allow me to make portal no matter how far the distance is.