“Who…!?”
Just as a cold glint flashed in Wolram’s eyes, Diere suddenly shuddered, as if sensing something, and turned around, her eyes sharp.
However, as Diere reached for her weapon, she realized she wasn’t carrying any.
Dressed in a formal gown, Diere naturally couldn’t carry her weapons.
Diere’s heart sank, but she didn’t overreact. Instead, she quickly calmed down and stared at the figure before her.
Wolram was also a little stunned.
“I didn’t expect her intuition to be so sharp.”
No wonder that person wanted her, even if it was just her corpse.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Wolram didn’t lose his composure.
Because he had entered the royal palace “openly and honestly.” No one would question or suspect his presence.
Otherwise, the Royal Knights, led by Aldia, weren’t to be trifled with.
Therefore, Wolram slowly walked towards Diere.
Wolram was wearing the standard armor of the Royal Knights, with a sword at his waist.
“A Royal Knight?”
Diere looked at the unfamiliar “old man” before her, a hint of doubt flashing through her mind.
Diere hadn’t expected the person watching her in secret to be a Royal Knight.
But the “old man” smiled at Diere, a hearty smile, but for some reason, it made Diere very uncomfortable.
Because although he was smiling, there wasn’t a hint of mirth in his eyes.
That gaze was like looking at prey, or an enemy he disliked.
This alone gave Diere reason to believe that he was up to no good.
“Who are you?”
Diere asked in a deep voice.
The “old man” didn’t answer, but simply said nonchalantly,
“Come with me, Diere Elvenbein.”
He said these words right from the start.
Diere frowned, not speaking, or rather, not bothering to speak.
Since he didn’t intend to reveal anything and was clearly hostile, she could just subdue him directly. There was no need for further nonsense.
Wolram seemed to see the killing intent hidden beneath Diere’s silence. Although he felt quite displeased with Diere’s existence, he had to admit that she did possess qualities valued by the Raifurut family. rΆNȰBЕŜ
Not only her talent, but also her ruthlessness and indifference, which were rare for an assassin.
Perhaps this “half-blood” was a natural-born killer.
He just didn’t know why the Raifurut family wanted her, and what that person wanted her for.
Thinking of this, Wolram suddenly said,
“Don’t be so quick to refuse.” Wolram said calmly, looking extremely confident. “This might not be a bad thing for you.”
Diere still didn’t speak, just stared coldly at Wolram.
Her cold and merciless demeanor dispelled some of the prejudice in Wolram’s heart, replaced by appreciation.
As one of the most elite assassins trained by the Raifurut family, Wolram disdained Harvis’s amiable and gentle approach to everyone.
For him, there were only two kinds of people in this world: those he could kill, and those he couldn’t.
There was no need to show emotions or a friendly face to those he could kill.
And there was no need to interact too much with those he couldn’t kill, because they wouldn’t cross paths.
This was also the reason why Wolram was so arrogant in front of Shien.
He wouldn’t be polite to anyone, only judging their value, whether they were the first or second kind of person.
Therefore, Wolram didn’t need others to be gentle to him. That was worthless. On the contrary, this coldness and indifference allowed him to quickly judge what kind of person the other party was, which was “convenient.”
Coupled with his pride as an assassin, Wolram not only wasn’t disgusted by Diere’s coldness, but appreciated it.
Thanks to this, Wolram chuckled.
“Actually, I’ve been ‘watching’ you, Diere Elvenbein.”
Wolram said, as if talking to himself.
“Others think I’ve been obediently waiting for reinforcements, or even that I’ve already left the capital, but actually, I’ve been by your side all along. Did you notice?”
Saying so, Wolram gave some examples.
“A week ago, you and the women in your squad carried out a patrol mission in the commoner residential area of the eastern district. At that time, a child kept running past your patrol route. Did you notice?”
“Five days ago, you, the dog-person, and the elf in your squad purchased some items in several shops in the southwest district. At that time, a shopkeeper kept looking at you. Did you notice?”