Chapter 279 – The Embassy
When our eyes met, Shia and Serulis said,
“We came to support you!”
“We’ll guide you to the embassy. There is a short cut.”
“So it’s you two. I’ll be counting on you then.”
During such times, it was good to have Serulis around, as she was born and raised in the royal capital.
Not only as a guide, but both Shia and Serulis were already full-fledged warriors. And so it was very comforting to have them here.
As we ran from the palace gates, I cast telepathy magic on both of them.
This was so we could communicate through telepathy. And then I asked them.
‘Will they be angry if we enter the embassy without permission?’
‘Of course. After all, it is a different country within this country. But this is an emergency.’
While she had only just learned how to use telepathy recently, Serulis was able to communicate with it very smoothly.
She seemed to have a gift when it came to things related to magic.
‘…It is my opinion that the workers there, especially the ones near the top, are connected to the dark ones.’
‘That is bad.’
‘Indeed, if it is the case, then it’s no wonder that the beastkin wolves could not catch them.’
Shia nodded in agreement.
The beastkin wolves weren’t here just to defend against vampires as Eric’s knights within the palace.
They were also working as a unit for the privy council.
When it came to intelligence concerning vampires and the dark ones, no one matched Shia and the beastkin wolves.
However, for all this time, they were not able to find the ones who had infiltrated the palace.
‘When it comes to the embassy, even uncle Eric’s privy council cannot go in easily.’
‘That is true. Mr. Locke. How prepared do you think the enemy is?’
‘Indeed. If it did not take three years, then it might be necessary to believe in the miracles of the evil god.’
‘That much?’
‘More than three years? But wouldn’t that be when you were still fighting in the place between dimensions, Mr. Locke?’
‘That’s right.’
My guess was that it was close to ten years.
Likely, it was a plan that was put into action after the Devil King’s invasion was prevented by Eric, Goran and I.
However, it wasn’t as if their plan had been moving smoothly.
By killing the true ancestor, who was the leader, we had forced them to act ahead of schedule.
Perhaps the Devil King I had defeated at the end during my time in the place between dimensions was someone who crawled out as a part of this plan.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter how long they prepared. We will not allow them to succeed.’
‘That’s true.’
‘And now there’s something I have to ask you, Serulis. What if we kill the ambassador? Will that be bad for Eric?’
It would not be possible for the underlings to advance the plans of the dark ones within the embassy for nearly ten years.
I did not know how many of the embassy personnel were involved.
However, it was clear that ambasador was definitely on their side.
‘Yes, I’m sure it will be bad for him, but…’
‘It would be worse to allow that hole to stay open within the divine protection.’
‘That’s true.’
‘This person is a traitor. We can think about it after they are dead.’
That was like Shia. She was a beastkin wolf warrior who had hunted vampires for generations, after all.
‘Indeed. Eric can handle the troublesome business later.’
‘Besides, I don’t think it will be too big of a problem if the ambassador is killed.’
Really?’
‘Yes. After all, the idea that an ambassador of the Ringain Kingdom was acting as a traitor for the dark ones in another country… It is quite the scandal.’
‘That’s true. The Ringain Kingdom should be on their knees and begging for forgiveness.’
‘Yes, yes. Of course, there will be a lot of political involvement, and they will have to decide how to deal with this… But in the end, it might actually help the Ringain Kingdom to kill the ambassador.’
‘I did think it would be best to hand over the ambassador to Ringain alive if possible…’
‘If the ambassador is taken alive, they will have to be exiled as a persona non grata, which will mean that a lot will become public.’
For an ambassador who had committed such an unimaginably horrible crime, it will be more convenient for the Ringain Kingdom if they are killed.
‘I see.’
‘Well, probably. I do not know a lot about it.’
Serulis said modestly. But it was clear that she knew a decent amount about diplomacy.
After all, her mother, Marguerite, was an ambassador in Ringain.
Perhaps Serulis had studied such things as a way of learning more about her mother’s work.
‘In that case, I will just focus on fighting and closing the hole in the divine protection.’
Whatever happens to the ambassador, it did not matter.
Eric and Marguerite would figure it out.
That was my conclusion as we ran down the road to the embassy.
Usually, there would have been a lot of people walking here, but there was hardly anyone now.
‘There is no one here.’
Serulis muttered worriedly. Even for these mutterings, Serulis used telepathy.
Just then, a woman called out to us.