Leechee asked Raul behind her as she took care of the remaining wooden swords.

“Why are you here? I wonder if Harriet-sama's escort is okay."

"The real Curtis will be in the city of Vinreese soon." The guards have my men, so you can visit the Imperial City. "

"This castle certainly has a lot to see, but...."

I finished cleaning up and finally looked back.

Raul, standing at close range, was surprisingly close to his face.

I see. It's not just makeup, it's a beauty.

Raul puts his hand on his chin and gazes at Leeche's masculine outfit.

"But it's too lavish to pretend to be a man." It looks like you've worked your way up and held your chest well, but your training clothes are loose. "

"Ugh... because there's nothing more deceptive about stuffing than moving your body..."

"Well, isn't it pretty good to stand up?" Besides, my long hair is nicely put together and hidden in my short hair. As long as I don't know who you are, you look like a luxurious man with a woman's face. "

Really? Thank you, Raul!

I was unexpectedly happy, but it was not flushed.

"...... So?"

"Haha, don't grunt like that!" I was just here to scout. It's okay, I've got your husband's permission. "

Your Highness?

"Yes, [Your Highness]. If you ask me to refer to the Knights of Galkhain to increase my strength in order to protect my printing skills, I will say," Wow, I don't care. "

Leechee was a little surprised to see Raul make a piece signature with both hands.

Your Majesty Arnold gave you permission to scout the Knights?

Well, you can't go to the [Your Highness] Kingsguard training ground.

(... then I wonder if I can be somewhat convinced...)

The Knights of Galkhain, led by the future Arnold, are among the most powerful in the world. On top of that, Arnold's training is a huge feat.

At the moment, Arnold is the only Guardian he's mentoring. Arnold may not be as interested in traveling to other countries as he has developed his own training methods.

(But)

Leechee narrowed her eyes and said to Raul.

"Raul, it's me. I don't have the confidence to see through all the lies of you and Lord Arnold."

Huh?

"Instead, I trust you very much." that neither you nor your Highness will bother to take risks under the circumstances where you will gain very little. "

…………

Raul then stopped his frivolous smile earlier and smiled a different kind of smile.

"I'm no match for you."

"...... Raul"

"All right, but I promise you one thing. Can you tell [His Highness] [Arnold] what I said?"

Raul has more serious eyes than usual with his index finger on his lips.

With that, Leechee nodded.

"Yes, I promise."

"Nnh, here's the thing." Your Highness is on the alert for other countries' intelligence. "

In response, Leechee rolled her eyes.

Is it possible that intelligence might be entering this Imperial Castle?

"I don't know. Well, including that, we're currently investigating."

Your Highness Arnold has instructed you to do so.

"I owe you and your wife, so it's cheap, right?"

Even though they were deliberately petty, it must be true for Raul. Certainly, there is no better match than Raul, a good agent, if you want to explore the existence of an agent.

“Besides, if there's someone in the Fabranian nation who has proposed for alchemy and tormented Harriet, I need this investigation, too.”

(It means that there is a matching of interests.)

While convinced, Leechee remembers that there is.

That was last night.

(I don't know. Last night, on the way to the party hall, Lord Arnold was alert to the kittens...)

At the time you felt the signs from the hedge, you knew it was some kind of animal.

And yet, Arnold tried to cover Leechee's back.

"Just because you're an animal, there's no guarantee that it's safe for you. In the first place, there was room to review the security at the time of entering the beast."

I'm sure they weren't talking about simple possibilities. Arnold was suspicious of the safety of the castle, which is why he was on guard.

(It is not a simple conditioned reflection that reacts to trivial noises. It seems that he was based on the possibility of intelligence inside this castle.....)

It was a shame that she couldn't see it, and Leechee glared at her.

I can't read Arnold's true intentions, I can't help him, or I can't relax and be protected. This will not stop Arnold's war.

(Besides, if His Highness the Arnold suspects that there may be an agent in the castle, we must make a different guess.)

It's Gutheil in the head.

(Your father was executed for intelligence crimes, Mr. Gutheil.... even if Lord Arnold wants to expand the Guard, is it really a coincidence that Lord Gootheil is a candidate?)

Although I try to formulate various hypotheses, it is only within the scope of my imagination.

”You're bothering me, Lucius-kun”

"... hey, Raul"

Leechee gently raised her face and looked up at him from a close distance.

Raul, can you change my face completely differently?

"Oh no. Your face is so cute, I don't want to change it from here"

”I'm not really thinking about it, but it's all on my face”

I protested to Raul, who laughed with a smile.

After all, Leechee knew that all the females he was seeing were adult and demonic looking beauties. In other words, Leechee can't fit in at all.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Seriously, you need" tools "to change your face. I need to make it to match my original appearance, so it's impossible to have your share ready right away."

(...... it's an air you can't get. It's a technique we didn't learn in the life of a hunter.....)

Probably no one else can teach us the tricks. Raul is the head of the [Hunter], and I have heard that he has taught him many times since his predecessors.

"... then, please. If you have any information on the agent, please let me know."

As long as your Highness keeps it to herself.

"Of course... I'd like to keep it a secret from Lord Arnold."

After all, Raul laughed lightly. Then, I gently held out my little finger.

Well then, I promise.

"The culture of the East, I promise."

Leechee's little finger touched Raul's little finger. Raul exhaled, then took a step back.

"That's right, just watch out for one thing." Your Highness and I will exchange information at the training ground after this. "

"Huh!! So there's a lot of His Highness Arnold here!?"

"Hahaha, if you want to run, hurry up!"

Leechee quickly faded blue. The Knights' infiltration today remains a secret to Arnold, although they have sought Theodore's help.

"No, I have to go...!" I'm sorry, Raul, but I'll see you next time!! "

"Yes, yes. See you later."

He broke up with Raul, who waved his hand, and rushed out of the warehouse in a hurry. We weren't close to Guthey, but we did have some useful information.

(Hurry up, we have to move next...!)



(... Now, I wonder if this is the case)

Suddenly, seeing Leechee off the warehouse in a hurry, Raul stretched out sharply.

(The trick to lying is to mix the truth with the lie. --After that, you have to set up a double lie. If someone finds out, you can tell them all honestly and expose the first lie.)

It's similar to hiding another face underneath a face made of disguise.

Pretend you've undone your disguise and show your two-eyed face. However, there were not many opponents that Raul had to use [Double Lies].

(That said, I can't believe she's instructed to "double-track from the beginning" on the premise that she'll expose her lies.)

Raul's eyes twitched as he smiled only at his mouth.

(I'm not lying about what I told her, but I didn't tell her everything. -That's right, [His Highness Arnold] is also a terrible husband.

Nevertheless, we are only following orders.

I don't feel guilty about lying. It is the role of the [Hunter Head] to live like this.

(But it's true that I want to be useful, 'Your Highness the Richet')

Nevertheless, she was not yet the official Crown Princess.

Remembering that, Raul stretched again and headed for the debrief.