Chapter 18: Twin Maids Appear
Ayanokouji's eyes focused on Elsa, thinking about the special abilities the other party might possess.
"What kind of remuneration does your employer provide? Targeting the throne candidate's badge is very risky, so the remuneration must be very generous." He asked, wanting to learn from the other party's words.
To obtain more information, direct questions may alert the other party, and the authenticity of the information obtained cannot be guaranteed.
A more appropriate method is to guide the topic indirectly. He could gather clues from details unconsciously revealed in the other party's words.
"Quite generous~ But what interested me the most at that time was that I could play with the Half-Elf's intestines."
Elsa's eyes focused on Emilia, then shifted to Ayanokouji, as if a hungry wolf choosing its prey, "Of course, now I'm even more curious about your intestines!"
Listening to her words, Ayanokouji understood that Elsa was not a mercenary killer, but more like a hobbyist, especially since she seemed to have a particular obsession with intestines.
He then asked her a few more questions. Elsa didn't hide much, but it seemed there was no way to get more information from her. He only knew that Elsa served a specific assassination organization.
"Are there still assassination organizations... This means there is a possibility of facing more enemies in the future."
Ayanokouji thought to himself, the assassination organization members would soon know about Elsa's mission failure, and they would likely send another assassin. If they were all as strong as Elsa, he had to prepare a plan in advance.
Currently, he only knew that Emilia had Roswaal as a supporter. It was unclear if Emilia had other supporters. If Emilia's forces lacked support, then he needed to consider recruiting people in the future to strengthen Emilia's power.
However, if there were other more suitable forces among the other throne candidates, Ayanokouji would ruthlessly choose to switch sides.
Of course, now was not the time to think about this. He now considered Emilia his job, so he had to make it smoother.
"Lady Emilia, let's freeze this person completely now." Ayanokouji said.
There was no way to get more information from Elsa's mouth now. So Emilia was asked to freeze her completely first to reduce the chances of her escaping.
"Yes."
Emilia nodded quickly, then used magic to freeze Elsa completely and turned her into an ice statue.
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"If necessary, can Emilia surrender? Heartless man."
Roswaal narrowed his eyes and looked at the sky. He did not expect Ayanokouji to be more ruthless than he thought.
But seeing the dragon carriage on the screen heading towards his home, the corner of Roswaal's mouth lifted slightly.
"You will soon come to my territory. Will I also appear?"
There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
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The camera shifted and time passed. After nearly a day and night of travel, Emilia had brought Ayanokouji to the area where Roswaal resided.
Although the dragon carriage was not high-tech, its speed slightly exceeded Ayanokouji's expectations and was not slower than the cars in his original world.
"We're here!"
Emilia led them out of the carriage and arrived at a palace.
The outermost part was a large garden, stretching as far as the eye could see. Various plants were carefully trimmed and decorated in the garden.
These were all plants that Ayanokouji had never seen in his previous world. There was a large and magnificent castle-like building standing above them.
This was Roswaal's territory.
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"Wow, so luxurious..."
Shirogane gazed at the manor in the picture with envy. It was truly different from the small house he lived in.
On the other hand, Chika even opened her mouth wide, a light shining in her eyes.
"Kaguya-san, is their house as luxurious as yours?"
"It should be almost the same..."
Kaguya nodded. Her family was one of the famous chaebols and had almost unmatched wealth.
"I wonder what kind of person will own this castle?"
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"Wow..."
After leaving the dragon carriage, Felt's mouth opened slightly, and her eyes were full of envy. She had never seen such a luxurious sight before.
Rom had not gotten off the carriage with Elsa, who had been frozen into an ice statue, to accompany her from the start.
"It must cost at least a thousand holy gold coins!" Felt could only sigh.
Of course, this grand mansion could not be bought with just a thousand holy gold coins. It was only because she lived in the slum area and thought that a thousand holy gold coins could be bought inside her heart. Gold coins were an unattainable wealth.
At this moment, Ayanokouji completely ignored Felt's voice and directed his gaze to this mansion. Judging from the grandeur of such a building, the man named Roswaal must have extraordinary wealth and power.
During the journey, he asked Emilia about Roswaal. From her words, Ayanokouji could tell that Roswaal was unparalleled in this land. His magical abilities were much stronger than Emilia's. This was why he was appointed as the Border Guardian; as long as he guarded, people from other countries would not be able to cross this border.
However, this also made Ayanokouji slightly curious. Since Roswaal had such power and wealth, why didn't he provide Emilia with servants and guards?
Moreover, why did he choose to support Emilia, a Half-Elf? Through conversations with Emilia during this period, Ayanokouji had a certain understanding of the other throne candidates.
There was no doubt that Emilia was currently in the most unfavorable situation among many throne candidates, with very little chance of success even though Roswaal still chose to support her.
A good politician would never choose the option with the smallest chance of winning.
The reason Ayanokouji chose Emilia was because she had a very simple character, and he didn't have a better choice at the time.
So why did Roswaal choose to support Emilia?
Ayanokouji pondered this question and felt a little curious about Roswaal.
And at this moment, two slender figures appeared in front of them.
"Welcome back, Emilia-sama!"
Two pleasant and clear female voices were heard simultaneously.
One had blue hair, with hair covering her right eye. Her blue eyes were like the sky. Her face with a hint of baby fat under her hair looked very sweet, with a bit of youthfulness. She was young, wearing a white flower hairpin on her head, and a black and white maid dress.
The other girl was like her mirror image, but there was a clear difference. Bangs covered the left side of her eye, and her hair and color were red compared to blue. Although they had the same face, they gave a more mature feeling.
"Rem, Ram!" Emilia greeted the two girls in front of her, then turned to Ayanokouji, "These are two maids from the Roswaal family. This is Rem, and this is Ram. Let me introduce you to them. This is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, he has helped me a lot when I was in the royal capital. He is also one of my supporters in the future. Please treat him with respect."
"My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, please advise me." Ayanokouji replied calmly, his eyes sweeping both people in front of him, seeking useful information.
"Yes, Emilia-sama."
Ram and Rem bowed deeply to Emilia at the same time, then turned their gaze to Ayanokouji.
Even though it was only for a moment, Ayanokouji had excellent insight, able to keenly detect that the blue-haired maid among them was hostile towards him.
'This person's name is Rem. She hates me.'
He thought to himself that no matter how the other party felt about him, Ayanokouji was slightly curious why this hostility existed, even though he was not the type of person who could make others like him. But he should not be regarded as an enemy by others after meeting them for the first time, and he could feel Rem's hostility towards him as if she saw him as an enemy.
"Please listen to me, Emilia-sama, please be cautious of those whose origins are unknown." Rem said respectfully to Emilia.
"Ayanokouji is not someone whose origins are unknown. He comes from the Imperial Royal Family where the sun never sets. He saved my life when we were in the royal capital!" Emilia explained immediately.
'Is it because my origins are unknown?' Ayanokouji guessed in his mind, but he carefully observed Rem and found that Rem did not harbor hostility towards Felt and seemed to have no connection to his origins.
However, Ayanokouji's facial expression remained unchanged, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"The other one is Felt, and Rom from the giant race on the dragon carriage. They have now joined my camp... Please treat them specially." Emilia said slowly, and at the same time, she reached out and pointed to the dragon carriage, "There is a very dangerous person inside the dragon carriage. She recently tried to kill me. Thanks to these people, we were able to capture her alive. Now she is trapped by my magic and frozen. Although it's okay for now, please make sure to keep an eye on her!"
"Want to do such a thing to Emilia-sama? Absolutely unforgivable." Ram's eyes were like fire, turned and immediately looked into the dragon carriage, "I think it would be better to execute her immediately."
Although she spoke harsh words, her gentle and cute face seemed to show no emotional turmoil.
"Not yet. She is an important hostage. We need to get more information from her." Emilia said quickly.
"Then let me move her underground."
Rem bowed to Emilia, then walked to the dragon carriage, carrying Elsa frozen like an ice statue, as cargo to the nobleman's house.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Ayanokouji realized that the maid named Rem seemed to be extraordinary. Although Elsa was slender, Rem whose size was not much different from hers, could easily lift Elsa without any difficulty. Moreover, there was a large amount of ice around Elsa, which would add to her weight. Could Rem, like Elsa, be beyond the reach of ordinary people?
If Rem had unique powers, then Ram must also have the same powers.
Just one minute after meeting each other, Ayanokouji speculated in his mind that he might be an enemy of Rem and Ram, and thought of possible ways to defeat them.
However, he first had to ensure that Elsa did not escape from her restraints; otherwise, she would pose a significant threat to him.
"I will go with you."
As Ayanokouji spoke, he followed Rem.
Emilia, Felt, and the others beside her also felt that Elsa needed to be handled properly, so they followed as well.
The scene changed, and their group quickly entered the underground mansion, found a suitable room, locked Elsa, who had been frozen into an ice statue, and added a few more chains to her body to ensure that even if the ice melted, she would never be able to escape from there.
"Ayanokouji-sama, Felt-sama, Rom-sama, I have prepared rooms and clothing for you, please follow me."
After taking care of Elsa, Ram left. She entered and spoke respectfully.
"Yes."
Ayanokouji then followed Ram into a very beautiful room.
Ram also provided him with a new set of clothing, at least so that he wouldn't stand out in this grand mansion.
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