“Oh, you’re here, Ma’am!”
I was speechless at the sight of Count Acacia greeting me with such a confident and bright face.
The Count's face was brighter than before when he had always been stressed out because of Noevian.
He looked a little frightened when he saw Rhodnes, and then bowed to me.
“I received a message from the messenger saying you were coming, and I have been waiting since yesterday.”
“I guess there’s another surprise left for me.”
I let out a sigh as soon as I realized this wasn't a dream.
The Count, who had no idea that I was Adrienne, tilted his head and rubbed his face awkwardly.
“My face is a bit damaged from doing the work you asked me to do... Are you really that surprised? Anyway, I was surprised that you suddenly came to visit me like this. And to think you would even kill a demon like this...”
I was just wide-eyed, not knowing what to say when Rhodnes immediately told Ephero and his party to go into the castle of Acacia Estate first.
A huge crowd of people filed into the gate, which was visible from a distance.
Then, only Rhodnes, I, and Rossi were left in front of the gate.
***
As if to prove that it was adjacent to Elacon, several sharply pointed rock mountains were visible behind the castle walls.
Count Acacia took us not inside the castle, but around the castle walls and in front of a huge stone mountain.
The entrance to the rocky mountain covered with thorns looked like it would hurt even if you just brushed past it at first glance, but after a few strikes of Rhodnes's scabbard, it seemed to shrink and give way.
After walking along that path for a while, we came across a cave entrance that was so narrow that only three or four people could fit in it compared to the size of the mountain.
His escort and several knights who had announced the Count's death were guarding the place.
“Deep inside this small cave, a large quantity of mana stones are buried. It is so deep and has many labyrinthine paths that it would take quite some time to secretly manage it with a small number of people.”
“...Count. Are you still alive, then?”
It was a question I asked after much deliberation over whether I should tell the Count that I was not Blie.
Because the Count was acting as if I knew about his own survival.
The Count looked puzzled at my question.
“Didn’t you give me some wisdom, Madam? The Crown Prince and the Grand Duke will surely kill me the moment I get in their way.”
“Me?”
“...Is this a new game, ma’am?”
As I entered the narrow cave with the torch at the entrance, I had to waste my energy explaining things so as not to startle the old Count.
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