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"Following the Duke's instructions, I've kept six spies from other groups. They probably think they've successfully snuck into our Black Rose family by now."

"Nice," Wanya replied, smiling a little as she gave the maid an approving nod.

"Keep tabs on them; we might need them down the line. Where did most of these brave guys come from?"

"Like always, some are from Red Leaf, some from the Holy Tower, some from Asumos Church. There's even a few elves. But they were so bad at disguising themselves that I had to send them back to the Elf Forest."

"..." Wanya's eyes twitched at this revelation.

"These...elves..."

"But Miss Wanya, about half of them this time are actually from the aristocrats of Sadik Empire."

"Really? Them?"

"Yes. It seems like the pro-monarchy crowd sees our family as a threat. They're looking to gather evidence and rat us out to the Emperor."