-72- Kidnapping

The night passed quickly.

The Ancestor Recognition Ceremony of the Sword of Romance has finally arrived.

Early in the morning, Charlotte's hotel was busy, and the waiters and maids were in a hurry, preparing for the guests' trip.

This is the best hotel in the city of Roon, and most of the people who live here are aristocrats who attend today's ceremonies.

Charlotte also got up early in the morning.

However, instead of wearing the aristocratic dress that she usually attends ceremonies, she changed into a maid costume that is common in aristocratic families, and even her appearance was covered by Ness's magic, making her much more ordinary.

She was the guest of honor at today's ceremony, and according to Julst, not only will the guest be picked up by a special carriage, but the seats will also be in the most prominent position on the viewing platform, close to the main seats, which can be called the center of attention.

Not only that, it is said that there is even a solidified magic barrier set up by a legendary mage around the VIP seat, which may not be able to withstand the real legend, but under the legend, don't want to turn over the wind and waves at all.

Although Charlotte doesn't pay much attention to the so-called magical barrier when she uses the power of blood, the possibility of her identity being revealed will also increase.

If you do attend the ceremony, it will be much more difficult to change your identity.

Therefore, after in-depth communication with Jurst, the two decided not to go to the VIP stage at all, but to drop the bag directly when they left the hotel.

After looking at herself in the mirror and making sure that it would be difficult to recognize Sebas's identity even if she came, Charlotte nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she turned her head and looked at the other "Charlotte".

Today's "Charlotte" is quite beautiful.

"She" is wearing a delicate light blue gown, the color is like the sky, which is embellished with elf-style starry sky patterns, beautiful and bright, giving people a sense of tranquility and dreaminess, highlighting the young girl's figure while revealing a hint of maturity that is about to bloom.

However, "Charlotte's" expression is not so natural.

Although she remained as elegant and reserved as possible, the slight twisting of her body showed that "she" was quite uncomfortable with wearing this outfit.

Especially when "her" glanced at Shirley, the maid who picked up the perfume and sprayed it around, her expression was quite stiff.

"Charlotte" is naturally Albrecht in disguise.

Not to mention, this guy's transformation magic is really not covered, even Charlotte herself, without using the divine power of blood, she can't tell whether he is real or fake.

It's just that Albrecht's expression is too awkward, and the look in his dress is quite disgusted.

Charlotte felt a little funny, as if she saw herself who had just crossed over.

"Naturally, Lord Castelle, you are the lord of the Northlands, a noble lady trained in orthodox etiquette."

Charlotte laughed.

"Charlotte's" expression stiffened even more.

"She" pulled out an unnatural smile and said a little depressedly:

"Summer ...... Charlotte-sama, there's no need to change into real clothes, right? And perfumes...... These things, I can just use magic to transmogurate. ”

"This can't be done, do a full set of plays, after all, there is a legendary-level magic set up in the VIP seat, but it's okay to transform the body, and even if the costume is transformed, there is still a risk of being recognized."

Charlotte tilted her little head and laughed.

Albrecht: ......

Humiliation......

What a humiliation!

He was the third dark apostle, the high-ranking of the Blood Demon Order, and when he stomped his feet, the legendary bloodline of the Crescent Moon Kingdom was going to tremble, and he even had to put on women's clothes!

"What? Are you upset? ”

Charlotte glanced at him and said with a smile.

Albrecht froze.

He hurriedly stopped his thoughts and squeezed out a somewhat difficult smile:

"How...... How so? Even if I don't get used to it, since it's your order, I'm sure I'll do my best......"

"Well, that's right, and ...... What did you just call me? ”

"Summer ...... No, Miss Maid. ”

"Well, that's not bad."

After adjusting Albrecht in a few words, Charlotte glanced at the time:

"It's almost time, let's go downstairs."

After packing up their things, the group came to the reception room in the hotel lobby.

Jurst is already waiting here.

When he saw Albrecht, his eyes lit up and a hint of amazement flashed.

Coming to "Charlotte", he greeted slightly and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency, Lord Castel, you are beautiful today."

As he spoke, he looked left and right, and asked in a low voice:

"But...... What about the stand-ins you said you would like? ”

Looking at Jurst coming over, Albrecht frowned, and a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.

"Stay away from me, the smell of roses on your body has smoked me."

He said coldly, and even directly used his original voice.

Jurster froze suddenly, and jumped directly two meters away:

"Male...... Man?! ”

Seeing the startled Jurst, Charlotte, who was dressed as a maid on the side, couldn't help but laugh.

She cleared her throat slightly, and said in her original voice:

"Lord Jurst, I'm here, that's my stand-in."

Jurster's eyes widened suddenly.

He looked at Charlotte carefully, then at Albrecht, rubbed his eyes and looked at it for a while, and even directly used the Bloodline's spiritual sense to investigate, but he didn't find a loophole for a long time.

"Awesome, Lord Castel, where did you get such a professional stand-in?"

He circled around Albrecht, amazed.

As he spoke, he frowned again:

"That's the voice...... Sounds familiar. ”

Albrecht was silent and looked away.

Charlotte smiled and admonished:

"When I went to the ceremony, I remember that the voice should be replaced by mine."

Albrecht paused and nodded.

Seeing that this stand-in didn't want to identify himself, Jurst didn't care.

With such superb illusion magic, I am afraid that he is a senior magician, and his strength is probably not weak.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Charlotte.

Being able to make a powerful magician disguise himself as a woman, this young earl's background is indeed profound.

However, considering that behind Castel was the adult, Jurst suddenly felt that all this was normal.

"Lord Castel, ...... for a moment We'll split into two groups, your double will take the royal carriage to the ceremony, and you, with me, will head to the square as a staff member on site, where someone will pick you up and take you directly to the underground chamber where you will be involved in the ceremony. ”

Jurst said.

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"I see, I'll act with you, and as for my stand-in, my maid Odosia will accompany me."

"European ...... Odosis? ”

Jurst was stunned for a moment.

He looked up, only to find the black dragon maid hidden in the darkness, and his eyes suddenly widened:

"Your Excellency Odosia?!"

He was no stranger to Odosia, after all...... In the Barony of Leglis, it was he and Sebas who fought with each other.

Recognizing Odosia's identity at this moment, Jurst's expression became even more exciting.

Especially after thinking about Charlotte's words just now......

Odosia ...... It turned out to be the maid of the Count of Castel!

True Ancestor is above!

Didn't that black dragon surrender to His Majesty the True Ancestor?

How did you become Lord Castel's maid?

What is the relationship between His Excellency Castel and His Majesty the True Ancestor?

I have to say that at this moment, Jurst was inexplicably a little sour.

Since becoming the blood dependant of the True Ancestor, he has been helping His True Ancestor to find seeds within the Ness Clan, inquiring about information, and running back and forth to do such and such things for His True Ancestor, but he has never received such treatment!

Although he knew that Count Castel was the surrogate of the True Ancestor, he ...... That's too much of a spoil, isn't it?

Jurst must admit.

At this moment, he felt more or less envious and jealous in his heart.

Glancing at Charlotte with complicated eyes, Jurst sighed in his heart:

Compared to 2,000 years ago, His Majesty the True Ancestor not only had a much gentler personality, but also seemed to have become more generous.

Even the subdued dragon will be given to the subordinates!

This is a black dragon!

A real black dragon!

Not those subspecies with only Dragonborn blood!

I really don't know when he Yulst will get such treatment......

Looking at Jurst's somewhat complicated gaze, Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she guessed that he might have misunderstood.

She smiled slightly and said:

"Your Excellency Yulst, the eyes of the gods have always been watching everything, and those who work hard will not be treated badly."

Listening to Charlotte's words, Jurster stiffened slightly, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

He looked at Charlotte, took a deep breath, and put on an elegant and proper smile again:

"I see, Lord Castel, thank you for the suggestion."

And at this moment, the reception room was gently buttoned, and the voice of the hotel messenger came in from outside the door:

"Lord Earl Jurst, Lord Lord Castel, the royal family's reception carriage is here."

Jurst's heart moved, and he smiled:

"They're here, Lord Castel, let's go."

The group left the reception hall and came to the front door of the hotel, only to see two gorgeous and beautiful carriages parked in front of the gate, with the lilac coat of arms of the Roman family inlaid on the side.

The first one was larger, more luxurious, and even had an ornate and intricate protective circle.

The second one is a little smaller, but it's also exquisite.

In front of the carriage, there was a heavily armed royal knight, and after seeing Yurst and "Charlotte" and others, he hurriedly saluted:

"Lord Jurst, Lord Lord Castel."

Yurst bowed slightly.

He carefully glanced at the knight who led the team, and frowned slightly:

"Huh? Today...... Isn't Sir Shelton leading the way? ”

After listening to Yurst's words, the royal knight said respectfully:

"Lord Earl, there are more civilians in the square who came to watch the ceremony today, and Lord Sheldon has been transferred to assist, so I will lead the team."

"What's your name? Why haven't I seen you? ”

Jurst frowned.

The royal knight took out a badge from his bosom and presented it with both hands:

"Lord Earl, my name is Albert, and I was transferred to the Royal Knights not long ago."

Jurst took the badge and injected a hint of magic power, and the badge shimmered, the same as the other's magical aura.

He nodded, bowing slightly:

"Okay, no problem with identity."

As he spoke, Jurst turned around, looked at "Charlotte", and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency, this is the VIP reception carriage of the Roman royal family, and its biggest feature is that it is equipped with extraordinary soundproof magic circles and extraordinary magic circles, which can not only protect privacy well, but are also said to be able to resist even the blows of legendary powerhouses...... Only genuine VIPs are eligible to ride. ”

"Today's ceremony, the only people who are qualified to be received are you, and the Duke of Conte."

Charlotte glanced at the ornate carriage and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"She" glanced at Charlotte, who was dressed as a maid on the side, and said in magic:

"Lord Charlotte, are you sure you really want me to ride this carriage for you?"

Charlotte glanced at him, and said with the same little spell of magic transmission that she had learned from Nice:

"What, is there a problem for you?"

"Charlotte" was stunned for a moment and shook her head slightly:

"I don't have a problem, as long as you don't have a problem."

"Me? Of course I don't have a problem, it's just a ceremony, you just do what I say and don't interfere with my plans. ”

Charlotte said.

"Charlotte" seemed to understand and nodded:

"Then I don't have a problem."

Jurst: ......

"Two, is it okay? Wait any longer, and the knights will notice the problem in a while, and the Roman royal family is very taboo about this kind of impostor. ”

Jurst whispered.

Charlotte and Albrecht ended the exchange, she gave Albrecht a look, Albrecht nodded slightly, and then followed Charlotte's usual appearance, gracefully stepped into the carriage.

Odosia accompanied him left and right, and he was about to follow, but he was stopped by the royal knight:

"I'm sorry, miss, the royal family's VIP carriage can only be ridden by invited nobles, and if you are entourage, you can only ride in the back car."

Odosia gave him a cold look.

Swept by her, the knight of the royal family only felt as if he was being targeted by a terrifying beast, and his scalp suddenly went numb, and his hair stood on end.

He almost subconsciously clenched his weapon and took a step back, causing several other knights to also look stunned and clench their weapons.

Until Jurst interrupted:

"Lord Odoxia!"

Odosia looked at him, and Jurst sighed and explained:

"Your Excellency Odosia, this is also the old rule of the Roman royal family, but don't worry, Roman Square is next to it, and the carriage will arrive at the location in three or five minutes."

As he spoke, he explained to the royal knights:

"Lord Odosia is Lord Castel's personal maid and bodyguard, eh...... It's a knight, too. ”

The royal knights looked at each other, relaxed again, and saluted Eudosia:

"Miss Knight, please understand."

Odosia snorted coldly and boarded the second carriage.

The royal knights breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Yurst in thanks, and then escorted the two carriages away.

Seeing two carriages passing around the corner and entering the Roman Square where the ceremony was held, Jurst sighed:

"Today's knights are still strict."

After speaking, he smiled slightly and said to Charlotte:

"Alright, Lord Castel, your double has managed to sneak in, and it's up to us to do the next."

"Our carriage is ready, too, but, for convenience, we're going through the back door."

Charlotte nodded.

She withdrew her gaze from looking at the royal carriage, and then picked up Nice, who was about to run away quietly.

"Meow! It occurred to Ness that there was something else to do! Nice don't go! ”

A fat black cat shouted hoarsely as it struggled.

"Huh? Is His Excellency Nicholas going too? ”

Looking at the black cat that was carried up by Charlotte on the back of the neck, Jurst raised an eyebrow.

"He's got good magic, maybe it works."

Charlotte was concise and to the point.

In Jurste's gloating sight, Charlotte forced Nice into the Jurste's carriage and drove in the other direction towards Plaza de Romain.

At the same time, the VIP carriage escorted by the royal knights also came to the vicinity of the viewing platform......

It's just that in the VIP carriage, there is more than one passenger "Charlotte".

"Hey, hey, Your Excellency, if you don't want your pretty little face to be cut, or even if I accidentally cut your delicate throat in a fit of nervousness...... Please be obedient. ”

On top of the carriage.

A masked man in a black robe, holding a sharp dagger around the snow-white neck of "Charlotte", laughed hoarsely in a low voice.

"Charlotte" blinked.

"She" looked at the masked mage on the other side who was wearing a magic robe and his aura was not too weak, and then looked at the masked man in front of him who was holding a dagger and threatening himself, and his strength should be about the same as that of the mage, he whistled lightly, and then asked with some curiosity and some anticipation in Charlotte's voice:

"It's ...... Kidnapping? ”