Not long ago, it was to find new clues obtained through Shadeia's shaman on the streets of Asilum.
"They say there is a book written by a Sage in Valdina. Maybe we can learn something about that Venus."
Sissair must have received an invitation to a banquet, and it was the perfect opportunity to search the empty palace.
After sending out their minions, AIpha and Zeta, they sat on a tree outside the banquet hall and waited for the signal.
Hiding their tracks from the public was not that difficult for the two.
"Where is he looking, the Minister?"
From the tree they were in, they could observe both the banquet hall and the hallway lounge.
"Boss-"
"Wait."
The golden eyes still did not leave Etienne.
The minister entered the break room with a huff and threw down his glass.
He must have been very feverish, so he vented his anger on his servant for a while.
"Why is he like that? Like he said something wrong?"
The servant who was massaging his afternoon knee bowed and quickly left the room.
The minister, who was pouring himself a drink even after the servant left, immediately grabbed his shirt and ripped it off.
As if the fever didn't go away even after hitting and breaking things around him, he started whining like a scared dog and circling around the room.
At that moment, an image of the minister drinking from the cup that the Princess had quietly put down during the conversation appeared in Cesare's mind.
Wasn't the Princess holding it from the banquet hall earlier?
There must have been a reason why she didn't drink that glass that contained red wine.
“Kuh, cough. Ahaha."
When Cesare burst out laughing, Gallo looked puzzled.
"Boss? Are you crazy?"
"Who on earth called the Princess of Valdina an idiot?"
Cesare turned his head.
A Princess with an innocent face who seemed to have no idea what was happening was seen joining the crowd.
Where in the world is such a cunning idiot?
Cesare's eyes widened as he looked at Ettiene.
"Let's go back."
"Already? The Zeta report is still there... No, boss. Where... Didn't you mean to go home?"
Cesare jumped down.
He had no intention of going to the banquet hall because it was annoying to have to deal with the crowd of idiots who saw the name on the Facade, but he changed his mind.
"What, why are you doing that again?"
Gallo hurriedly followed Cesare toward the banquet hall.
***
Banquet hall.
After finishing her conversation with the minister, Medea returned to the banquet hall.
'It will take time for the medicine to take effect.'
Her steps were light as she saw that the minister had rolled down the glass that had been quietly left there earlier.
It was an unplanned card, but it seemed like it would make the plan proceed more clearly.
'Should I thank Birna?'
The dress billowed softly.
"What are you talking about so interestingly?"
"Oh my, Your Highness!"
Marquis Aspasia welcomed Medea warmly.
Since Medea's changed position was confirmed at today's banquet, her reaction also changed.
She whispered to Medea in a friendly way.
"Do you see the man standing next to the ice rock on the east side? He is the head of the Facade."
The head of the Facade?
Medea turned her head. She saw a cheerful-looking young man with straw-blond hair.
He looked so friendly that it was hard to believe he was a notorious arms dealer.
His mischievous smile and innocent attitude broke down people's walls and made them feel that he was an easy person to get along with.
"I heard the Facade was very closed, but I guess that's not true.'
"Don't be too careless. Hey, do you know who the person behind the head is?"
Rather, someone blurted out that there was someone else worthy of that notoriety.
“Acares.”
It was a taller man standing next to the leader.
Even though he barely moved and looked like an old tree, he attracted people's attention.
"I can tell by looking at that iron mask. The man is the mercenary with the famous Facade, right?"
"I heard that he got burned as a chiId and more than half of his face was burned. It was so terrible for him that he was even abandoned by his own mother."
The sharp jawline and flowing lips visible beneath the half-dressed mask created a stark contrast with the ugly scar beneath the mask.
In particular, women could not take their eyes off him.
"He's from a lowly immigrant background, right? I heard that he doesn't even know who his biological father is."
"It is said that he takes charge of all the dirtiest and most dangerous work on the Facade. They say most people's lives are not treated like flying dust."
"But despite everyone's hissing, don't you know quite a lot about that person?"
When someone suddenly pointed this out, the women looked at each other shyly.
A mischievous woman joked.
"I know, right. Look, the face may be hideous, but the body is like a statue. I've never seen a man who looks so good in uniform. If it's like that at the banquet, how crazy would it be outside?"
"Oh my God, Ma'am. Did you forget that Her Royal Highness is here too?"
Medea looked at the woman whose cheeks were flushed, and she also glanced at him.
The stiff uniform clung neatly to the thick neck and tall chest visible beneath the mask.
It seemed as if anything would fall off smoothly, like an epaulet draped narrowly over widened shoulders.
"Don't even dream, do you know how cruel and vicious that guy is? Have you already forgotten that when the deal with the clans of the Achel region failed, they were all killed?"
The other noblewoman shook her head as if she felt terrible.
The lady seemed to have hoped that her words would at least instill fear, but instead, a blush appeared on the ladies' faces.
This is why the man in the mask seemed even more attractive as the secret danger was added to the irreconcilable line between hatred and envy.
The noble lady beat her chest in frustration.
"They said he burned the entire tribe that had received weapons but did not pay the balance. For over a week, the ash was scattered over the field, making it look like a field of snow."
"Oh my God..."
"It was that man who ordered everything to be burned, including children and women. Since then, no one has broken the contract with Facade."
The noble lady beat her chest in frustration.
People trembled.
"Hmph, no matter how ferocious he is, do you want to compare him to the first prince of Katzen? He poisoned all of his subjects who opposed him before they even came of age."
"That's right. He was only fifteen at the time, right? I was so surprised when I heard the news."
"Was his name Cesare?"
"That's right. Cesare Dweisler Katzen."
Someone pursed their lips. People stopped when they heard the muttered name.
"It's been a while since I heard that name."
"Of course, if it were three years ago. I wouldn't have been able to bring up the story about the black devil as calmly as I do now."
"Can't you be quiet! You can't believe that the Empire's bloodline is evil!"
When a young lady added her words, a noblewoman who appeared to be her mother was startled and tried to cover her mouth.
"Hmph, I didn't say anything wrong. Every continental knows this. He burned all the small countries he conquered in order to be recognized by the Emperor as his successor."
"Stop! Anthy, didn't your mom tell you to stop reading weird stuff like that? This is what you are like. You are still immature, so when you see the imperial gossip magazine, you believe it to be real."
"It's real! Really."
"Anthy! Really!"
The noble lady hurriedly covered her daughter's mouth, made a lame excuse, and hurriedly took the girl with her as if she couldn't help it.
"Ah, that's right. I forgot about it because I haven't seen it for several years. Is the 1st Prince still alive? I heard she suffered extreme injuries on the frontier..."
"They say there's no hope because it's a poison they never heard of before. I heard he was just waiting to die."
"So, I heard that the delegation coming to Valdina this time is not the 1st Prince, but the 4th Princess. I don't know if it's unfortunate or fortunate..."
It was fortunate that they were able to avoid the first Prince who was terrorizing the continent.
However, they heard that the 4th Princess of Katzen is also quite vicious.
"This mission's assistance is essential for our country..."
"There's no way the Empire doesn't know that. How much of a campaign will the 4th Princess have? I'm already worried."
While everyone was quietly worrying about state affairs, the Regent's daughter, Birna, leisurely picked up some refreshments.
'It's time for the medicine to take effect.'
What modifier will be given to Medea this time?
'Madman? Crazy princess? No. Valdina's crazy bitch would be perfect!'
Birna glanced at Medea as she walked around the banquet hall with eyes full of jealousy.
She also thought that it would be good if the Princess was startled by hallucinations and ran towards the Facade over there.
So the surprised mercenary could accidentally break the Princess's neck.
However...
Eh? What are those big guys doing now?
There was a stir among the Ladies.
The leader of Facade was walking towards Medea with a mercenary.
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