Chapter 6. An Unexpected Order
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“Have a safe trip, Your Highness.”
“Yes.”
Selene was about to step into the carriage when she heard a familiar voice.
“Selene…”
She stopped in her tracks.
Slowly, she turned around.
Her entire family was standing there.
There were hints of concern on their faces.
“Yeah?”
The Empress, Celine Bellafont, opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
But the words never came.
“Nothing.”
“…”
Selene stared at her for a moment.
“Oh.”
She shrugged lightly.
“Then I shall go now.”
“Wait!”
Selene stopped once more and turned around.
Her second brother, Julius Raven Bellafont, the Second Prince and third child of the imperial family, stepped forward.
“Be careful, okay?”
His expression was unusually serious.
“And tell us immediately if anyone bullies or abuses you. Understand?”
Selene froze.
What’s this?
She looked at her family.
Don’t they hate me?
They never even allowed her to undergo the imperial family's spy training.
They always treated her as if she were someone who needed to be protected.
As if she couldn't handle herself.
They think I'm incompetent.
So why were they acting like this?
Selene lowered her eyes.
“Yes…”
She forced a small smile.
“I will.”
Never mind.
They're just pretending.
Selene turned around and stepped into the carriage.
A knight closed the carriage door behind her.
Inside, Lisa sat across from her.
She watched Selene quietly.
I guess she doesn't notice.
Lisa sighed internally.
Her family doesn't want her to train because they cherish her.
My poor master.
“Lisa.”
Lisa flinched.
“Y-yes?”
“Are there any movements within the Blood Organization?”
“None, Your Highness.”
Selene frowned.
The Blood Organization was the organization Selene worked for as an assassin.
It was one of the most powerful and efficient mission-taking organizations in the underworld.
Selene leaned back against the carriage seat.
Then what does this message mean?
Why is there an unexpected order?
Normally, the Master sends orders through crows.
But this time…
the message had been delivered directly to her.
And by a stranger.
Selene's eyes narrowed.
Why?
She looked at Lisa.
Lisa immediately understood what that look meant.
Without saying another word, she quietly cast a soundproof spell around the carriage.
There were eyes and ears everywhere.
Selene couldn't carelessly reveal a secret.
Not after what had already happened.
Her thoughts returned to the man from that night.
That man…
Selene frowned.
Ugh.
She pushed the thought away.
“Give me the paper, Lisa.”
“Yes, Master.”
Lisa reached into her pocket and pulled out a small piece of paper.
She handed it to Selene.
Lisa only called her Master when they were alone.
Selene unfolded the paper.
Her eyes scanned the words.
Then she read them aloud.
“Go and assassinate the guild master of the Eagle Guild at exactly nine o'clock tomorrow night.”
She paused.
“The target will be at the guild master's office by the night.”
Selene stared at the paper.
“Hmmm…”
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
“Have there been any requests lately?”
“I don't think so, Master.”
Selene tapped her finger against the paper.
“Then why would an order suddenly appear?”
Lisa remained silent.
“Maybe it's a top-secret mission?”
“There is a possibility, Master.”
Selene narrowed her eyes.
She didn't like it.
Something about the entire situation felt strange.
Plip.
Plip.
Plop.
Selene's attention shifted toward the carriage window.
Rain began falling against the glass.
She stared outside.
“It might take longer to get there.”
The rain grew heavier.
Selene looked down at the mysterious order once more.
Nine o'clock.
The guild master of the Eagle Guild.
A mission that had appeared without warning.
And a mysterious man who had somehow managed to deliver the message directly to her.
Selene's eyes darkened.
Something isn't right
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The young man limped down the hallway toward a resting room.
Clack.
The door opened.
Another man stepped out and immediately looked at him.
He stared for a moment.
Then—
“Pfft…”
The man tried desperately to hold back his laughter.
The young man frowned.
“Ugh. Don't laugh at me. He ordered me to do it.”
“Puhahaha! Look at you!”
The man burst out laughing.
The young man glared at him.
“Can you stop?”
Before the other man could answer, a voice came from inside the room.
“Come in.”
The young man immediately stopped arguing and entered.
Inside, he sat down on a couch across from another man.
The man sitting opposite him studied him for a moment.
Then his lips curled into an amused smirk.
“Duke Halson, how was it?”
The young man remained silent.
This was Duke Alfredo Halson, the current acting Duke of the Halson family—one of the most powerful families in Varell.
He was currently acting as the head of the family because his father had fallen ill.
“…”
Alfredo didn't answer.
“Hmm?”
The man across from him tilted his head curiously.
His smirk only grew wider.
You already knew what happened, didn't you?
Alfredo sighed.
“She’s bold.”
He paused.
“And my leg still hurts.”
The man's smirk deepened.
“Theo.”
“Yes?”
Theo was the man who had opened the door for Duke Alfredo.
He was also the man's trusted assistant.
“Bring me a physician.”
“Right away.”
Theo bowed before leaving the room.
The man looked back at Alfredo.
Then his gaze dropped toward his leg.
His eyes flickered.
A needle?
A faint smirk appeared on his lips.
He already understood what had happened.
The needle hadn't simply struck Alfredo's leg.
It had hit the correct acupoint.
That was why the pain lingered.
Alfredo could endure pain easily.
He had experienced countless injuries during battles.
But this?
This tiny needle was somehow making his leg hurt far more than it should.
Alfredo looked at the man across from him.
“Sir…”
The man raised an eyebrow.
Alfredo hesitated.
Then he asked,
“Was that your wife?”
He paused.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
“…Emperor Killian.”
The man across from him smirked.
To be continued....
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