Chapter 313: Meanwhile in the Capital
Meanwhile, the four girls who were tasked a mission inside the capital entered the capital easily after bypa.s.sing a sleepy guard. Kayla easily build a stairway to pa.s.s the tall wall right next to the sleepy guard, and while the other guards are not paying attention to their direction.
Candy is the first one to notice the sleepy guard, and with Jewel"s help to watch when the other guards are not paying attention, they easily climbed the wall.
"…I guess we have to increase the security. Maybe increasing the number of guards for more shifts so no one will be too sleepy to guard the gate."
That"s what the princess of Varadis, Julia, said as soon as they entered the capital.
"Think about it later. Although we have the most freedom in this mission, that doesn"t mean we can take it easy. Even though you"re a princess, we won"t treat you as one since this mission is important." Kayla said to Julia.
"Wow, you"re so strict. That"s fine though. Anyway, it"s the first time we met. I"m Julia."
"I"m Kayla, she"s Candy, and this one is Jewel." Kayla introduce everyone in the group to Julia.
"Are you the girls" leader?" Julia asked.
"Not really. Well, Candy was a former agent for the Tatrama Kingdom. She told me before that whenever she"s on a mission, it"s best to not talk to her about any topic unrelated of the mission so she can concentrate better. As for Jewel, she"s so loud that it"s best if she"s not talking right now." Kayla said.
"…that"s a unique group of friends that Roy has. Anything else I need to know?" Julia asked.
"Not really. Well, other than both Candy and I are Roy"s lovers, and Jewel is his disciple. Although officially Jewel is his disciple, we all have learned everything he knows."
"Wait, who"s there!?"
While they are talking and checking around the surrounding to find anything suspicious, Julia sensed someone"s presence hiding behind a wall. Since that presence is hiding instead of walking in the middle, Julia thought that might be an enemy and not the patrol guard.
"It"s me, Shelia."
The one who came out of hiding is Shelia, Roy"s summoned monster.
"…princess, next time you sensed someone"s presence in hiding, don"t shout. You might alert other people resting in their houses. You can sense that there are normal citizens resting in their houses, right? What do you sense when you shouted?" Kayla asked.
"…nothing. Seems like the ones around here are all sleeping already. But you"re right. Sorry about that." Julia apologizes.
"Anyway, what are you doing here, Shelia?" this time, Kayla asked Shelia.
"I smelt you while I"m nearby. I thought that it"s best if I go with you guys. Sooner or later, the other Werewolves will cause ruckus. We have found several people with the smell of that explosive devices around and killed them. But there are still a lot of those smell. I think you might need someone to help you find them." Shelia said.
Over the time she has become Roy"s summon and lover, she is also someone who has received his teaching as well. And unlike other Werewolves, she"s much more obedient and can restraint herself from having a good fight. Although when she ended up fighting, she had the most fun. She"s the second strongest melee combatant after Roy.
"Thanks for that. If we can"t find anything today, Roy will have more job tomorrow." Kayla said.
"True that."
Then, the group move with Shelia in the lead, leading them to where the smell of the explosive devices the thickest.
"What do you mean by that? Aren"t you here to help him so he won"t work too much alone anymore? Even I can figure that." Julia asked.
"Unlike Roy, we have no way of seeing through things. We can only depend on our own eyes and judgements to find something or someone suspicious. Add Shelia"s smelling sense to that, however much we can do, it"s not enough to match what Roy can do alone. That"s just how good his eyesight is. Even if we take cares of what we find here, when Roy returns, he can find more by himself. In the end, the reason he asked us to be the one in charge of the capital is so we have more knowledge of the layout of the capital. Then we can deduct by ourselves where the suspicious location that maybe Roy"s eyes haven"t reached yet and inform him about it later so he can see it for himself."
Kayla explaining the reason why they were chosen. And she even knows why the Werewolves were sent into the capital as well. It"s to cause ruckus.
But for princess Julia, she was more dumbfounded by one thing that she just learned.
"Wait, so he can see-through our clothes as well? That"s his ability?" Julia asked.
"Yes."
"And you"re fine with it?"
"We"re used to it. He was also a doctor in his past life and present life. Having see-through vision helps him to see if someone have some kind of disease. And with the knowledge of the future, he might be able to cure some illnesses that in the present, there"s no cure for them yet."
"But he can still see me naked."
"…yes, he can."
"…I should have hit him real hard in that island. Maybe burn him alive." Julia said in regret.
"So, your element is fire? The one that has reached expert level?" Kayla asked.
"Yes. I have two elements. The other one is the useless air element, so I can just concentrate in improving my fire element." Julia said proudly.
"…that"s stupid."
"Idiot."
"Ignorance is bliss, they said."
"What a shame."
Kayla, Shelia, Candy, and Jewel, said some remarks that can be put as insult toward Julia. Even Candy and Jewel who were supposed to be quiet can"t help but say something about it.
"What do you mean by that? What about air element is so good that you think it"s a shame to not train in it? It"s just for helping me breathe in all kind of environment. Other than that, it"s basically useless!" Julia complained.
"No, air element is not useless. There are no useless elements, only people who don"t know how to utilize them. Roy has two elements. Summoning and air elements. Both have reached intermediate level, and he became stronger thanks to that. If you"re curious about air element, you can ask him later." Kayla said.
"Air element can make me stronger? You must be joking." Julia sneered at Kayla"s remark.
"Enough. We"re here. That building is where the smell of the explosive devices concentrated the most." Shelia said after they have arrived.
"This place… it"s the mansion of the prime minister. Sigh… even the prime minister is related. Just how close we were to get taken over?" Julia sighed.
"Now, what to do? If there is at least one expert level mage inside, that person would detect our presences as soon as we get close. Should we just mark this place and discuss it later with Roy?"
It was Candy who asked for suggestion. If she was still working as an agent, she would find no trouble in risking her life just to get one information. But since she has been with Roy and the others, she"s no longer intent to risk her own life. She knows how much important her life is to Roy.
"For now, how about…"
"Watch out!"
Before Kayla spoke about her strategy, Julia warn her and the others about an incoming attack. It"s just one huge Ice Spike flying toward them which easily dodged by the girls.
"d.a.m.n! This person hasn"t move at all when we"re in range, and just suddenly attacked us out of nowhere! This one is a guard in that mansion. And an expert level mage. Be careful." Julia shouted.
The girls then ready for battle when the expert level mage approached them.
"So, it"s our princess. What are you doing here?" A man in guard uniform approached Julia and the others.
"For now, let"s be careful to not let him know our intention" is what Kayla about to tell Julia. But it was too late.
"The prime minister is involved with the Evil Cult, right? I"m here to bring justice!" Julia said.
"…you"re stupid."
"Idiot."
"Sigh…"
"Even Angela knows when to shut up."
Kayla, Shelia, Candy, and Jewel insulted Julia for real this time.
"Huhuhu… princess, you"re gonna die here for knowing our secret!" The man said.
"…and there"s another idiot who couldn"t keep a secret." Kayla said.
Since the enemy is just one expert level mage, she thought that it would be over if they work together. But Kayla noticed that there"s another person who casted a fire magic toward them from the same direction the first magic was used to attack them.
Kayla quickly made a multilayered Earth Wall to protect everyone.
"Huff… so, you are closer to us and attacked first. In case we survive, you had someone else further than you to attack us. You"re not that stupid after all, huh?"
Although Kayla appear composed, she"s actually panicked. There"s no way they could defeat two expert level mage who can work together.
So, Kayla quickly made a decision. If it"s Roy, he would do the same. Protecting their own lives first before defeating the enemies.
"Shelia! Howl!" Kayla said to Shelia.
"AWOOOOOO!"
A Werewolf howl can be used to call reinforcements. But it"s so loud that it will alert everyone nearby. They can no longer be discreet anymore.
Kayla and Candy quickly prepared for a fight. As for Jewel, she escaped.
Jewel understood that someone have to call for reinforcements. So, she was about to contact Sonia when suddenly, a Werewolf were blown away in front of her after attacked by several monsters. That monsters did not appear from outside, but from under a bas.e.m.e.nt of someone"s house.
Thinking that there are too many powerful enemies in the capital, Jewel quickly told Sonia to have Roy get everyone.
As for the Werewolves, even those outside the city will enter the capital after they hear Shelia"s howl.
There will be a war inside the capital of Varadis. That"s what Kayla, Jewel, Candy, and Shelia thought.