The power of the White Suyen is that it can use holy power.
In particular, it applies powerfully to Suyen, and the stronger the Suyen, the more effective it is.
At that time, the Gallon Empire, which dominated the continent, feared the Holy Power of the White Suyen Rohiton royalty. Because holy power, when applied strongly to a strong Suyen, was deadly to gold lions.
So Gallon, in league with the neighboring Raon Empire, destroyed the Rohiton Holy Kingdom. But that is a private matter known only to them.
They instead smeared a princess of the Rohiton Holy Kingdom and used that to justify the extinction.
Thus:
“The cause was the wedding of Gallon’s 13th prince and Raon’s 6th princess.
At the time, Rohiton’s three princesses, who were guests, loved Gallon’s 13th prince.
Wanting to disrupt the two weddings, she used the White Suyen’s ‘Dominion of Holy Power’ to turn the two people into Suyens.
The 13th prince and the 6th princess, as ‘beasts,’ lost their rationality and massacred the numerous continental folk who were there, and eventually took each other’s lives.
Angered, the Gallon Emperor and the Raon Emperor decided to invade the Rohiton Holy Kingdom with their subjugated nations.
Rohiton was a powerful state armed with the Holy Knights, but its numbers were small.
Again, the combined armies of the two empires were formidable.
After two years of war, Rohiton fell.
After that war, the White Suyen of the Rohiton Kingdom continued to be persecuted under a policy that excludes the power of holy strength.”
Ayla is a people of a kingdom with such a painful past.
So, meeting Ban, she promises reconstruction of Rohiton and becomes an ally.
“…But the original story has changed. Ban won’t wander around. He must directly find Ayla. If not, Rohiton will not be rebuilt.”
Moreover, lately I have been growing more and more uneasy.
From Ban’s recent behavior, it isn’t just a deviation from the original story; it’s as if he’s reducing the original into powder.
If Ban dies and Zeroth becomes emperor, what then?
“The Gallon Empire might be doomed to fall…”
I shook my head from side to side. I can’t entrust an empire to a scoundrel like Zeroth.
“Fine.”
I cannot stop Ban, but perhaps I can do something Ban cannot.
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Vauntingly, in the Lycan Princess’s possession, there is money and power.
Therefore, gathering the people who will become Ban’s allies is not a difficult task.
The next day, after finishing his humanization practice, I spoke to Ban bluntly.
“Ban, let’s go out together.”
“…Where to?”
“To the Neffield Guild.”
When I said that, Ban’s face showed a moment of surprise.
“How did you know about Neffield Guild… No, more importantly, why?”
“I’m looking for someone. They’re good at finding people there. But if my brothers hear about it…”
I shook my head.
Ban nodded as if he understood.
“I can go with you. But it might be dangerous.”
“So you’re saying you’ll come with me?”
Why say something so obvious?
When I asked, his eyes widened, and he looked at me for a moment.
“…Then let’s go.”
Shockingly, the approval came quickly.
But I was a little surprised.
I had expected to be refused in the first place.
“Ban, is it really okay?”
“What could go wrong?”
“You’re in a fugitive position.”
Besides, Neffield would do anything for money, and Zeroth often assigned work to them.
If Ban shows up in Neffield, Zeroth might immediately realize Ban is still alive.
But Ban’s expression showed that he didn’t care what happened.
“Because it’s okay, I’ll go with you.”
Really?
I studied his face for a while, but I eventually nodded.
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The Dark Bargain Zone, Neffield Guild.
Yet there is a saying that darkness and light are, in truth, just a single sheet of paper.
The Neffield Guild’s request desk was, astonishingly, dressed as the most splendid and spacious cafe in the Lycan Realm’s capital.
But to enter, a keyword is required.
As we rode in a carriage, we heard noise that we had arrived at a cafe.
“Ban, we’re going in.”
I hurriedly tried to get off, but Ban grabbed the door handle first.
“Wait.”
“Yes?”
“Neffield is a den of hyenas. Even a silver wolf can be in danger.”
Soon, he extended his hand to me.
“Hold on tight. If you let go, it’s over.”
He’s so sturdy, indeed.
I smiled and grabbed his hand tightly, getting off the carriage.
This was my first time coming here in Ishel’s body, so I was busy looking around the cafe.
It was both luxurious and “ordinary.”
In other words, it truly looked like a cafe.
But I knew the original story. The customer sitting in the far corner smoking imported cigarettes was actually a guild member taking a job.
“…You.”
You there?
In the far corner, a man from the enemy country across the sea held a high-quality cigarette.
He wasn’t doing anything as a customer, and he didn’t seem to be waiting for anyone.
“Come this way.”
I led Ban and approached him slowly, sitting opposite him.
The guild member looked surprised.
“What brings you here? I have a companion with me.”
I looked at Ban once, then spoke to him in the enemy country’s language.
“[Add two Cameron cups here, cold, with lots of foam].”
Here, in Lycan Realm, the head of Neffield Guild is an enemy countryman.
I placed two coins of enemy country currency on the table and tapped them with my index finger.
He looked at me silently.
I turned my head to Ban and spoke softly.
“Isn’t the weather today not good?”
“Yes, Lycan Princess. This is suitable for driving away the customers of this cafe.”
Would he know our identities?
The man stood up immediately.
“Please, come this way for the guests.”
Following the man, I walked behind Ban and sat opposite him.
The guild member looked at us with a surprised expression.
“What is the matter? I have a companion with me.”
I looked at Ban once more and spoke to him in the Red Nation’s language.
“[Add two Cameron cups here, cold, with lots of foam].”
The man’s eyes widened slightly.
I turned to Ban and smiled, saying, “Caharte Yingshi, isn’t the weather today terrible?”
“Yes, Lycan Princess. It’s suitable to drive away the cafe’s customers.”
Did he recognize our identities?
The man stood up immediately.
“You honored guests, I didn’t recognize you. Please, this way.”
I followed the man with Ban and smiled at Ban.
“All set?”
“Honestly, a bit surprising.”
Yes, I admit I can be like that.
We walked up to the upper floor. At the far end of a long corridor, a man paused in front of a grand door.
“Only you, young lady, may enter.”
“What?”
“Yingshi must meet another person.”
The man spoke with a meaningful expression.
Ban’s expression turned chilly in an instant.
And just as he was about to say something, I stretched out my hand in front of him.
“Very well.”
“A noblewoman?”
Ban looked at me with a flustered expression, but I shook my head.
“In any case, this matter is my own. I’ll go in alone.”
“…But—”
“It’s fine. I trust there’s a reason.”
Seeing Ban’s half-smile, he finally sighed and stepped back.
Then I gave an order to the man.
“Open the door.”
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As the blue-green door decorated with green jade closed, the ordinary air suddenly grew sharp.
“…Who do you think you are to order me to meet someone in front of me?”
A guild member trembled at the lion’s pheromones.
“You’ve come to see me after such a long time. Do you remember who I am?”
His eyes, which had turned bloody, were more intimidating than fear.
“That person… Ah.”
You there?
With that gesture, Ban showed annoyance as the pheromones softened, and only then did his lips move slightly.
“Col- cough- cough!!”
“Speak.”
“Ban! Neffield-nim has been looking for Ban! So that’s all!”
“I don’t care. Do you think I wouldn’t know why she’s looking for me in the first place?”
Surely they’d want to learn why he’s alive and why he clings to the Lycan side.
What would I answer? Yet another violent pheromone surge.
“Get lost. I’ll wait for the noblewoman here.”
“But—”
“Wasn’t it you who attached yourselves to Zeroth to kill me in the first place?”
That was true.
The people Zeroth asked Neffield to kill Ban were exactly Neffield.
Well, to be generous, it was the guise of a request, so I couldn’t refuse, but still, the result was the same.
“The only reason I didn’t go after you after I survived is one thing.”
“…”
“Because you didn’t truly intend to kill me. Well, perhaps you didn’t even have the means to do so.”
Ban, amused, muttered, gazing coldly at the doorway.
“Keep that attitude up. I’m no longer on your side.”
“…”
“Who would know better what that means, an enemy country person?”
Ban tapped the black tea with his finger.
“Keep bowing as long as you can, politely.”
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Slowly, I entered the room and thought about the person called ‘Cameron.’
A chameleon Suyen, Cameron.
Her real name is different.
Camila.
As a chameleon, she was a master of transformation, gathering all sorts of information and earning the love of Neffield Guildmaster herself.
And ‘Cameron two cups’ was a code to meet her, who runs Neffield Guild in the Lycan Realm.
“Lycan Princess. Please, come in.”
“!”
“You have something to ask me, don’t you?”
Camilla appeared, sweeping aside the rolling beads that gathered the threads of the web, a very alluring face.
Perhaps because she uses the Eastern language of the enemy country across the sea, she was the Eastern’s representative beauty.
“Seeing some Eastern beauty here is quite something…”
But it isn’t time to be admiring her face.
Ridiculously, Neffield Guild is obsessed with capitalism and not friendly to clients. They’re ‘strong-weak’—they come on strong if the client is strong, but if weak, they press them with more intimidation to seize the upper hand.
“Even if I reveal I’m a Lycan princess, there would be no gain. I need to read the atmosphere well, Ishel.”
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