Meanwhile.

In the basement of the castle.

The basement that should have been empty during the birthday party was suddenly an uninvited guest.

This is a petite girl with short black hair that reaches her ears and has a quiet and elegant temperament. Her expression was a little cold, but it didn't make her cute.

She crept silently through the dark hallway, through the gap in the wall that the girl had made.

Suddenly she frowned.

The magic alarms ahead are getting denser. Even she wasn't absolutely sure she would sneak in without triggering the alarm.

The girl stared at the darkness in front of her for a long time with her turquoise eyes, which looked like the water of a summer lake. Just when she was ready to give it a try......

"Who, there."

She turned, her gaze sweeping over the seemingly empty hallway.

The laughter of youth was heard in the air. A handsome young man in a white dress and a golden cloak walked out slowly.

"I was just trying my luck," said Victor with a smirk, "but I didn't expect to catch a lost kitten." ”

If he was on Lévy's side, Victor thought, and the negotiations with His Highness Victoria were probably just a façade. Invading the underground mage's secret is the real goal.

After all, those cunning Elrios...... But I didn't have any good intentions. Victoria ended up in the Empire, and they were probably the most disappointed.

Victor looked at the girl who had tried to infiltrate the underground vault. She was dressed in a clean and simple blue dress, white socks and small sandals. Who would believe ...... if they didn't see it with their own eyes?

"Mind you, dear miss," said Victor politely, "the road ahead is not so easy. I advise you not to try it casually. Your employer will be angry. ”

Nine times out of ten, it was Lévi Fedorovich who hired spies to sneak out of the crowd while everyone was focused elsewhere, Viktor thought. I can unblock the previous mechanism, and the level is pretty good. I wish this lovely girl was my subordinate.

"......" the girl did not answer.

"Come with me, won't you?" Victor said indifferently, and made a "please" gesture with a very gentlemanly demeanor.

"'Void Serpent'?" The girl said suddenly.

Victor looked shocked.

"Looks like you've heard my name," said Victor, "and you should know that I won't hurt ......."

Victor's voice stopped abruptly. The girl had turned into an afterimage, breaking through the gap in the wall.

"This speed...... It's not a ...... that ordinary people can have," Victor's complexion changed slightly.

Copying the long whip "Void Serpent" in his hand, Victor disappeared in place.

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An hour later.

In the small study of the castle.

The banquet is over. Victor's sudden disappearance makes the girl and Linna anxious, but luckily he returns in time. His delicate white gown was still spotless, and he didn't look like he was in danger.

"Let her run," he said tiredly, "and a female thief tried to infiltrate your underground vault, and I caught her." As a result, she was still gone. ”

The girl and Lin Na glanced at each other.

"You've been chasing for an hour?" Linna asked, knowing how fast Victor was, the first of his generation among the Esoteric Warriors.

"The other party's speed is ridiculously fast," Victor said, "I can't catch up with her without the secret ritual of 'Void Shuttle'." Later, I used both the 'Curved Light' and the Wind Rider, and managed to hit her with a whip, but I still slipped away for her. ”

Victor regretted it. The other party is a beautiful girl, and he didn't kill him in the first place. Out of absolute confidence in himself, he did not set off the alarm set by the girl. In the end, not only did the enemy flee, but he didn't even leave any evidence that the other party had infiltrated.

"The girl you're talking about," said Linna, "isn't she about the same height as Victoria, with eyes as green as Levi, and a taciturn ......?" ”

"How do you know?" Victor was taken aback.

"It's just a simple reasoning," the girl said calmly, "I just discussed it with Linna. On the registration list, Levi and his party are three people, in addition to Levi and Alice, Levy's sister Renee Fedorovich is also there. However, Renee did not show up until the end of the party. Now that I think about it, the person who wanted to infiltrate my secret room was Renee, and you were targeted. ”

"She's Levy's sister...... Victor looked shocked.

"She's a member of the Hand of the Sea of Clouds," Lin Na patted Victor on the shoulder, "and the ancestral secret arts." It's understandable that you can't catch her. ”

"Why do you know ......"

"She was my adventure teammate when I wasn't a mystical warrior," Linna said, "and she's a worthy creature in every way, but it's a nightmare to be an enemy." Don't worry, the next time I catch her, she will definitely not be able to please her. ”

[Actually, I was shocked that he was able to hit Renee once.] The girl said in her inner world.

[Is there anything powerful about the other party? Xiaowei was puzzled.

[Relying on the power of the ancestral secret arts, Renee Fedorovich can exert the strength of the top level of the Blue Sky Level. It doesn't have to be worse than her Golavi. This is a thing of the past, and now Renee's strength has improved, I don't know. 】

[Where did you get your information......]

"I'm an otherworldly creature. 】

[That's not the reason, right......] Xiaowei complained, but she didn't ask much.

……

The atmosphere in the small study room was a little oppressive.

On more than one occasion, Victor used the idea of using diplomatic means to solve the problem. The mage lord's own sister is actually a member of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" organization, this is a big scandal! can think of the knock-on impact of making this matter public without conclusive evidence, and everyone can only endure it.

If you really want to force the Fedorovich family to be in a hurry, it is possible to beat "my eldest lady got lost in the castle and was blocked in the corridor by Viktor", and Viktor may not be able to wash it by jumping into the sea of clouds. After all, no one saw Renee's infiltration and the chase between the two, only the fact that Renee was whipped is ironclad......

……

"Let's talk about something else," said the girl, "and Levi is not at ease, but I can't excuse him from his gift. ”

"He's trying to win your favor by promoting your book taxonomy." Victor said indignantly. The girl had already relayed Levi's words to the two of them, but deliberately downplayed the part about "traitor".

"You should have told us about this earlier," Linna said reproachfully, "I'd be happy to help you—"

"Would you care about the book taxonomy? I thought you only cared about martial arts. The girl said.

"I occasionally do something other than martial arts......" Thinking of the "confrontation" between herself and Alice in front of the public, Lin Na couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. If it weren't for the scruples that this is the girl's territory, the two sides would have fought a long time ago.

"As soon as I return to Phoenix, the imperial capital, I'll start promoting your book taxonomy," Victor said, "and I'll never let the Elrios get the first place." In terms of investment, I will ...... it myself"

"Here are five 'Meteorite Gold Coins', worth more than five hundred gold coins in total," the girl took out five silver-white metal coins from her pocket and handed them to Victor, "I'll give it to you." How you operate this money, it's up to you. ”

"How can it!" Victor repeatedly shirked, "I'll pay for this money." ”

The girl forced the coin into Victor's hand: "If I, the founder, don't pay a penny, I'll lose my right to speak, Victor." At least in the Empire, the main funder for promoting this taxonomy has to be me. ”

"I see." Victor nodded, but he was thinking about how to find a way to get the money back into the girl's pocket.

"I'll ......" Lin Na scratched her head, quite distressed by her lack of personal savings, "I will also ask my father and adoptive father to ......"

"Their influence is too great to be mixed too deeply." The girl said.

"Then in my own name." Lin Na said stubbornly.

"Okay." The girl nodded. It is believed that with the participation of the Imperial Family, its own taxonomy will soon be implemented in all libraries throughout the Empire.