Chapter 688

TENKEN 688 Sibylla and her Companion's Identity

「And there's still more to come from Fran-oneesama!」

Katley, whose strange switch seemed to have been turned on, speaks further to Sibylla.

「She also played a major role in the royal capital! Together with her comrades, they exposed the conspiracy of the treacherous Kingdom of Raidos there!」

「T-treacherous?」

「Yes! The worst country that has always been plotting to harm our country with its despicable schemes!」

「T-the worst...」

I don't know why, but Sibylla's face tensed from hearing that.

「Did you know that the Kingdom of Raidos built an experimental facility on a floating island and repeatedly conducted terrible human experiments? But I guess the Kingdom of Raidos has been punished by heaven. The floating island has been turned into a dungeon somehow! Fran-oneesama with a fellow adventurer Jean was the one who conquered the floating island dungeon, and freed the miserable spirits!」

「Jean? You mean the Mass Murderer?」

「You know him, don't you? He's a great person who has defeated the ruthless and heartless Kingdom of Raidos many times over!」

「This time it's ruthless and heartless...」

Katley seemed to hate the Kingdom of Raidos quite much, isn't she? There's a lot of bad words coming out of her mouth. Well, someone from the Kingdom of Kranzel would probably feel more or less the same way, but I think she has gone a little too far.

I wonder did Aurel, his son, and daughter-in-law educate her that way?

「Just how many people do you think have suffered because of that country...?」

「T-There are...?」

「Yes! My uncle also lost his life in the incident caused by the conspiracy of the Kingdom of Raidos. He used to play with me when I was little... How unforgivable!」

「...Y-you're right」

「It really is the worst country in the world」

So, one of her relatives died because of the incident caused by the conspiracy of the Kingdom of Raidos, huh? If that's the case, it's understandable that she holds a grudge towards them.

Sibylla raised a small, theatrical laugh, when she heard the Kingdom of Raidos' deeds.

And Biscot, who had been listening in silence until now, somehow showed a stronger reaction than Sibylla.

「R-Raidos is not such a country! It was the greatest country!」

His face turned red as he shouted so.

「...Why are you defending that country?」

Katley's words are surely a natural response for a person from the Kingdom of Kranzel. It was just a straightforward and without sarcasm response.

Biscot on the other hand, from being stared at with her pure eyes, clammed up and unable to speak further.

「Eh? W-well, that was just...」

「Biscot, silence. You see, we've met some people from the Kingdom of Raidos because of our work. We talked to them and they didn't seem like a bad guy」

「...I think we don't have much contact with that country though. Just what kind of business is it that you have to meet with people from the Kingdom of Raidos?」

「W-well, that's what you call trade secrets. And young missy, you can't just lump the people of the Kingdom of Raidos into one, there are also good people, you know?」

「You, who lumped adventurers in the same category, are saying that? There are certainly adventurers who committed crimes, but there are also amazing adventurers like Fran-oneesama」

「W-well...」

Just like the time we met Dianne in the past, I wondered who these two were.

From their behaviour, I'm certain they're not an adventurer.

A mercenary maybe? They certainly share the same hostility toward adventurers, but they shouldn't be too ignorant about adventurers if that were the case.

And rather than Sibylla and Dianne being unfamiliar with adventurers, it was as if seeing one was a rare thing for them.

They may think that they managed to hide it, but they know too little about adventurers. It seemed to me that they even lacked some common sense here.

It would be understandable if they were just a child. But it should be impossible for someone like Sibylla to never had contact with an adventurer before.

That was unless, they were born and raised in a land where there were no adventurers at all. There was no other explanation for this.

So what kind of land is it? A land where there are no adventurers at all, or rather, a land where adventurers are looked down upon and considered enemies.

The only thing I could think of was a major country in the north, the Kingdom of Raidos,

If so, that would also explain Biscot's attitude.

But it raised another question, why would someone from the Kingdom of Raidos be in a place like this?... I know that it's only natural that agents and spies are sent between enemy countries, and there are probably those who have infiltrated Raidos from Kranzel too.

But to be honest, I don't think Sibylla and Biscot are spies. They should be at knights or soldiers in terms of ability, and I don't think they are suited for covert action to begin with.

There is no such thing as a spy who has such a strong presence and is so conspicuous. It would be more understandable if it were said that she was just a tomboy young lady from the Kingdom of Raidos.

Well then, what do we do now?

I feel that we might be able to find out who they are if we were to question them now. But the other side is someone from an enemy country that goes on undercover.

If they thought their true identity had been discovered, they would certainly try to silence us. It would certainly be difficult to deal with both Sibylla and Biscot while protecting Katley.

Besides, even if we were able to get away from this now, there was a possibility that Katley would be targeted in the future. So, the best thing to do would be to pretend not to notice and let this slide for now.

「...S-Sis. Any more of this and we're screwed!」

「Y-you're right. Let's just get out of here」

The other side seemed to be ready to leave as well, so let's just let the water pass the flood gate already.

「...Katley, let's go」

「Eh? Are you sure?」

「Anymore of this is a waste of time」

「If oneesama says so, okay...」

I instructed Fran to give them a way. Then, taking advantage of this, the two ran away from Fran and Katley.

「N-now, if you'd excuse us!」

「Nn」

「F-farewell!」

『Urushi, follow them』

(Woof!)

『Aside from the two, they might have other allies with better detection abilities. So, let's be careful』

It's hard to believe that those two alone managed to travel this far without their identities being discovered, so I'm sure they have more allies here.

『We're counting on you』

(Woof!)

Now, all we have to do is report to Diaz. Well, it might get a little awkward, but he's not the kind of guy who brings his personal feelings into his work――or was it?

W-well, if he won't listen, we'll just turn to Aurel and Elsa.