After sending Mary and Karasuma Ying to their room, Hans, who had completed the guide mission, left directly.

"The décor of this room is really luxurious."

In the room, Mary took off her trench coat and looked around.

Expensive carpets, luxurious sofas, beds and chairs, and paintings of celebrities on the walls...... This room is filled with the smell of money.

And according to Hans, this room is just one of many rooms in the annex...... Is this the life enjoyed by the nobility of a feudal country?

"Hmm." Nodding in response to Mary's words, Karasuma Ying put down her duffel bag and glanced at the two large beds in the room.

Fortunately, there are two beds, so at least you don't have to worry about sleeping......

Having solved her worst fears, Karasuma glanced at Mary quietly.

I have to say that Mary's figure is really good, especially after taking off that trench coat, which is even more obvious to the extent that just a glance can make most women feel inferior.

Turning her eyes away from Marie's chest, which was prone to shoulder and neck pain, Karasuma glanced at the sunglasses on her face, slightly puzzled.

[It's a personal preference to wear those sunglasses when you're in the room?] 】

"Click."

At this moment, the door behind him suddenly opened, and a young girl peeked in.

"Hello, is there anything wrong?" Mary asked first.

"Hello, I'm Belinda, the maid in the annex."

The girl was dressed as a maid, she looked young and cute, and her age was estimated to be about the same as that of Karasuma Ying, and she would not be more than twenty years old at most.

She walked into the room, bowed to the two of them, and replied in proficient English:

"During the stay of the two guests in the annex, I will be responsible for the daily life of the two guests, and if the two guests have any needs, they can contact me directly through the landline in the room, and I will be available at any time."

"Are you only responsible for entertaining us?" Karasuma Ying asked, following her words.

"Yes."

Facing Karasuma Ying, Belinda bowed her head and replied, "There are many maids in the annex, and the guests who came to the annex this time have their own maids who are responsible for taking care of them, and I was assigned to take care of the two guests. ”

"Exclusive maid? It's like a nobleman......"

As a slight joke, Mary looked at Belinda, her eyes narrowed slightly under her sunglasses.

"Little maid, may I ask you a few questions?"

"Excuse me, and I'll do my best to answer it."

"What do you want us to do for him?" Mary got straight to the point and asked very directly.

"Huh?" Belinda was stunned when she heard this, and replied with an embarrassed face: "This, because the commander didn't tell us, so I don't know ...... very well."

"Isn't it clear at all?" Mary looked at her and continued to ask.

Her tone suddenly sharpened at this moment, and it was similar to the kind and smiling appearance before.

Karasuma Ying, who was silent on the side, glanced at her, but didn't say anything to stop her.

"Hmm, this ......"

Belinda, who was forced to be questioned by Mary, lowered her head in embarrassment, grabbed the hem of her skirt with both hands, and hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:

"I think it might have something to do with the secret treasures of our kingdom......"

"What kind of treasure is it?" Mary asked.

"It's a sapphire, which is said to be an extremely precious gem that was mined by the first kings in the kingdom.

It is a gem that emits a dark blue light, the size of an adult man's fist alone, and it has been used as a secret treasure of the royal family since it was mined by the first king, but not long ago, the sapphire disappeared......"

[Sapphire? 】

Karasuma Ying listened to Belinda's description, and suddenly remembered the blue gem that Mao Lilan had mentioned to her on the phone before, and that El Pharmaceutical had been researching.

The blue sapphire of Andrew's kingdom disappeared, and Elpharma had a similar-sounding blue gem, which was eventually snatched by Oniemar, who was suspected of being related to Andrew's kingdom......

Vaguely, she seemed to be aware of some kind of truth, but she was not sure whether this guess was true or false.

"Does it mean to disappear by someone to steal it?" Mary points out the vague points in Belinda's words.

"......I don't know," Belinda explained, shaking her head, "because by the time anyone notices, the sapphire is gone, and no one knows if it was stolen......

However, His Royal Highness Preben was angry about this, believing that it was the lax security of the palace that led to the theft of the sapphire.

Therefore, His Royal Highness Preben gave the task of retrieving the sapphire to Commander Birune, who was in charge of guarding the palace, and asked the commander that he must recover the sapphire within a month.

Otherwise, His Highness Preben will tell the king about Commander Birune's dereliction of duty, and let the king send Commander Birune into the dungeon......"

After listening to Belinda's explanation, Mary was thoughtful.

"I see, so this Commander Birune invited so many detectives to the palace in order to recover the missing secret treasure of your kingdom?"

"No, this—this is just my personal speculation, the real reason is that Commander Birune never told us!" Belinda hurriedly explained.

"What about the sapphire? What are its features? Ignoring her explanation, Mary continued.

"The characteristic is that it is very large in size, and it also emits a faint blue light......

"What else? Like its shape, round? Square? Or is it irregular? ”

"I don't know about this, this either, because the sapphire is not open to the public......" Belinda replied weakly.

"Not public?"

"Yes, because the sapphire was stolen in the history of the kingdom due to war, and it was the current king of the kingdom who retrieved it ten years ago.

Since then, the sapphire has been sealed in the royal treasury and is not on display in public......"

[Ten years ago......]

Karasuma Ying is keenly aware of this time period.

If she remembered correctly, Hans had also said when he introduced them to Andrew's kingdom before, ten years ago, when the current king, Heninggu, began to reform Andrew's kingdom.

The return of the treasure and the take-off of the economy, it seems that this time period has some special significance for this country...... Could this be an unintentional coincidence?

"That's ...... two guests"

While Karasuma Ying and Mary were each pondering, Belinda whispered a reminder:

"It's almost time for the banquet to start, if you don't have anything else you want to ask, can you come with me to the banquet hall?"

(﹃)

(End of chapter)