Chapter 340

What the Hell? [Part 2]

Koumei licked the empty spot she had been staring at for a while.

And as she did so...

“Woah!”

With a *shoom* sound, a boy holding his cheeks in agony suddenly appeared in the previously empty space.

“ “Kya!” ”

“Who is it?”

“From where did he...?”

The young ladies who had been paying attention to Koumei’s movements all voiced their surprise.

“Ahh, Koumei-san, c’mon... I was being considerate and had been hiding myself so well...”

“Meow?”

The boy complained while raising both arms to appeal that he was not a suspicious person to the surprised young ladies.

Koumei meowed as if to say, “You were thinking of hiding with just that? You still need more practice, meow.

Compared to Hattori, you are way too lax.”

“Oh? It’s Hue-kun.”

Emma tilted her head at the boy who suddenly appeared and asked, “What’s wrong?”

The boy was Hue, the ninja apprentice who lived in the slums.

“Eh?! The queen?”

“Hue, did something happen?”

Emma and Melsa were shocked to hear that the owner of the letter Hue brought was the queen. They couldn’t figure out what made the queen have Hue deliver a letter for her.

“Um, is this child perhaps lying?”

Francesca was already tired of being the only straight man here, but seeing that Emma and Melsa accepted the boy’s words without questioning as things went on, she couldn’t help but ask why they would believe him without a doubt.

“That’s rude of you, Young Lady! I might have pickpocketed before, but I utter no lies!”

Hue got mad at Francesca.

“Hue-kun, saying that will have the opposite effect... I think she will trust you even less now.”

Emma unusually inserted a retort.

“Ugh... Even though I must hurry... Ah, here, look at the letter’s sealing wax! It’s the Royal Family’s color, right?”

Hue took out the letter he was entrusted with from his pocket.

“Oh my! Hue, this...”

Melsa’s expression stiffened the moment she saw the sealing wax. There was one drop of red wax on the black sealing wax that was only allowed to be used by royals. Melsa knew this symbolized the most urgent letter among the reports sent to the king.

“This sealing wax... Isn’t this an emergency?!”

“Huh? I said that earlier, didn’t I?”

“We must deliver this to His Majesty as soon as possible...”

“C’monnn, I’ve told you that also, haven’t I?”

Hue puffed out his cheeks and complained for everyone to listen to what he was saying.