Chapter 249

Translator: Kell | Editor: Weasalopes

The Enemy’s Spy

「But that’s not all . According to a crew member—」

Patricia couldn’t finish her words . Selyse of the Four Stars of the East stood alone behind Kudyastoria . Normally, it would be knights guarding her, but having a skilled woman might come in handy . Since all members of the Order were men, Selyse was selected .

Kudyastoria was a down-to-earth person, so she got along with Selyse . The adventurer could remain here in this important meeting because the queen wished for it . Kudyastoria thought adventurers might notice signs of danger that knights couldn’t .

Hmm? Selyse sensed someone’s presence up on the roof .

「Your Majesty!」

Selyse quickly pulled Kudyastoria close and leaped back . The skylight shattered . Something was falling from above . A person crashed on the round table along with pieces of glass . Guards rushed to protect their lords, a few drawing their swords . A figure clad in a black cloak was on the table .

「Who the hell are you?!」a guard demanded .

「Can’t you tell?」the silver-masked stranger answered .

The muffled voice sounded familiar to Selyse, but she couldn’t identify who it belonged to specifically .

「This here is a spy from the Ruined Continent . 」

The masked boy lifted up what appeared to be cloth, revealing an unconscious man with purple skin .

「It can’t be!」Patricia exclaimed . 「It matches the information we got from the fisherman . He said most of the people from the Ruined Continent had purple skin . But who are you?」She shifted her gaze towards the boy .

「He is a guard that I hired . 」Kaglai interjected . 「Splendid job, Silver Face . 」

「Silver Face! Why are you working for Quinbland?!」Marquedo asked, shocked .

「It just happened . 」

「It just happened? Then how about just happening to work for Forestia?」

「Wait a minute . You two know this guy?」Patricia asked, baffled .

Silver Face tossed the cloth that the spy used to cover himself .

「I think it’s an optical camouflage magic item . You should study this technology properly if you don’t want to get destroyed . 」

「What do you mean? Opti… cal what?」

「I suggest you let this country’s Magic Item Specialists take a look at it . See you around . 」

「Hey, wait—」

Silver Face jumped off the table and went straight to the glass door that led to the balcony .

「Roland?」Kudyastoria called .

Silver Face’s shoulders twitched .

「That is not my name . 」

He went out the balcony and leaped into the air . The guards rushed to him, but he was already gone .

「I want a proper explanation from you, Kaglai . 」

「What is there to explain? I hired a skilled bodyguard . That is all . We have more pressing matters at hand . What do we do with this spy?」

The unconscious man still lay on the table, along with the cloth created using unknown technology .

Kudyastoria breathed a small sigh . She was staying at one of the rooms in the state guest house .

The meeting had been temporarily suspended, as they needed to confirm the identity of the spy and examine the piece of cloth .

Patricia provided an explanation for the people of the Ruined Continent having purple skin . Those who colonized the continent had normal skin colors; fair and white, yellowish, and some tanned, but none of them purple .

The Supreme Leader learned of the invaders’ skin color from the fisherman who brought her the letter . Her conjecture was as follows: the people who were left behind survived the monsters’ onslaught, and later came in contact with the natives of the continent . If these natives had purple skin, then that would explain the skin color .

「What’s wrong, Your Majesty? You’ve been sighing nonstop . 」

Her personal attendants were by her side at the moment . Civil officials and the Foreign Minister were resting in a different room . Selyse stood guard in a corner of the room .

「I’m fine . Something’s just bothering me . 」 she said . 「I know . Selyse . 」

「Yes, Your Majesty?」Selyse drew closer to Kudyastoria’s side .

「That Silver Face person seemed strong . What do you think?」

「Hmm, I think you’re right . He is strong . But I don’t know how skilled he is unless I actually fight him . 」

「Is he stronger than Lawrence?」

「The Captain of the Order?」The question caught Selyse off guard .

Even with the dispute with Einbeast over, and the ceasefire with the Prince, the coals of conflict still smoldered in the Kingdom . The Royal Capital falling would spell disaster, so the Captain of the Order of the Knights, Lawrence D . Falcon, who wished to accompany Kudyastoria to Vireocean, was ordered to stay behind . Lawrence was a symbol of the Kingdom’s might and the person Kudyastoria trusted the most .

Shouldn’t the Captain be obviously stronger? Selyse thought . The Queen’s question sounded innocent . She genuinely just wanted to know who was stronger .

「I haven’t sparred with the Captain, so I wouldn’t know . 」

「But you fought the commanding officers, right?」

When Selyse was asked to come as an escort, the knights vehemently opposed the idea . To dispel their concern, Selyse fought them and won convincingly . Next, the commanding officers challenged her and lost, though it wasn’t a crushing defeat . They had no choice but to acknowledge her strength, albeit begrudgingly .

「Then the Captain is stronger . 」

「I see…」Kudyastoria nodded, though she didn’t appear convinced .

「With all due respect, Your Majesty, have you met this Silver Face fellow?」

The Queen went silent . After a while, she spoke . 「Yes . I think I met him before . 」

「Did he introduce himself as Roland?」

「No . He does not even remotely resemble Roland, but for some reason, I always think it’s him . 」

「Who is this Roland?」

She was silent once more . 「A noble who’s no longer with us . 」

「I… see . 」

Selyse had absolutely no idea why Kudyastoria thought Silver Face was Roland when he was dead . She also didn’t know that Hikaru, wearing a Sun God mask, fought the Captain of the Order before and won .

Even though he wore a different mask now, Kudyastoria had a hunch that the boy who defeated Lawrence and Silver Face were the same person . She believed that her hunch was right .

「It must be fate . 」

Selyse was already back by the wall . None heard Kudyastoria’s words .