......No choice, I'll go then. It's a very difficult time to get out of here.
Sadly, I'm confused, but Sadie is looking at me with a gleam in her eye, clasping her hands as if she's about to strike a gut-punch. Now is our chance?
Slowly, he heads toward where Almond and the others are. Almond and Juliette are talking about something that seems to be a jumbled mess and they can't seem to get it out.
"Don't lie to me so transparently," she says.
"I'm not lying. You may check with the king of Agartha or whatever you want! King Agartha has indeed sent a letter of approval to His Highness King Orhan. You can find it at ......, so all you have to do is to send me back to the palace! Now you can go to ......"
"Um, ...... I don't remember that. ......"
"Shut up!"
He yelled at me with a terrible fierceness. I shuddered involuntarily. ...... is scary. His eyes are completely fixed. Does an angry old lady look this scary? .......
"King Agartha!"
Almond noticed me and assumed an erect and immobile posture. The soldiers around me did the same. Juliette had been released from her restraints, but she looked as if she did not understand the situation.
"How can I help you? If you are coming, just tell us and we will pick you up. ......"
"Oh no, never mind. No, no, don't worry about it. I'm just curious, that's all. Don't be afraid, everyone.
I wave my hand, a little embarrassed. The soldiers are a bit confused, not knowing how to behave. At that moment, Sidi stands up next to me.
"This is the queen ....... I didn't expect you to be here as well, Almond, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you.
With that, Almond left his seat and came over to us. Then he got down on one knee and bowed. The soldiers behind him hurriedly followed his example and assumed the same posture.
"We are very pleased to have you both here."
"No, so ......."
I scratched my cheek. I looked over and saw Juliette staring at me with a stinky look in her eyes.
"Oh, it's nice to meet you. I'm Linos from Agartha.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, a man's drugged voice rang out. Just like Juliette's earlier, my body shudders. I wish he would stop shouting all of a sudden. .......
"You are in the presence of the king of Agartha. Juliette, please refrain!"
Almond's powerful voice intimidates the woman. Juliette looked startled, but then inhaled and opened her mouth falteringly, as if trying desperately to calm herself.
"So ...... that's the King of Agartha? You're playing your childish tricks on me, aren't you? It is impossible for the king of Agartha to come to a place like this.
"No, King Agartha has been a guest in the kingdom."
"That ...... is such a childish lie! My eyes cannot deceive me!"
Apparently, Juliette is desperately trying to convince me that I am not the King of Agartha. Well, I don't blame her.
"King Agartha, I beg your pardon for my rudeness. He'll be at ...... later."
No, I don't mind. It's just that you were talking earlier about whether I approved or not. ....... I was just going to say that I didn't approve of anything.
"I see. Just to be clear, King Agartha, do you recall ordering or approving the appointment of your sons, His Highness Prince Orhan and His Highness Prince Clahara, to the position of acting emperor after the death of our Emperor?"
"No. I never heard anything like that. What I heard was that my son Falco was to be crowned prince of this country. That was requested by Prime Minister Madril and Mr. Almond, when you came to Agartha in person, was it not?
"Yes, that's right. I'm so relieved. Hey, take Juliette with you.
At Almond's order, the soldiers behind him grabbed Juliette's arm again and tried to force her away.
"Um, ......, what are you going to do with this man?"
"No, the man who conjured the palace to blow up was a good friend of Juliette's. We have to get her to tell us about him. We will give you more details as soon as we know them. But first, please give King Agartha a good night's rest.
"Oh no, wait. Oh, no, wait. Okay.
I approach Juliette and activate my appraisal skill.
......It was just as I thought. Juliette here was the one who brought the explosives into the palace and selected the person who had them.
She targeted the most diligent workers in the palace, especially the women. She would call the person she had her eye on to her room, and bring him to an elderly man. There, they were under the spell.
Going further back in time, Juliette herself had also been enchanted by the old man. And that was two years ago.
"The bearded, elderly ...... man who approached you."
"No!"
Suddenly Sidney's voice rings out. I told him to stop shouting all of a sudden. .......
Sadie opens her mouth with a serious face to my surprise.
"I have a very bad feeling that you're not going to like what you hear.
"What? Is it wrong to ask about men?"
Sadie nods her head. Well, there is a good chance that Juliette is also under the spell. I quickly reached out and put my palm on the old woman's head.
"King Agartha ......"
Almond tried to open his mouth, but he said no more. He knew what I was going to do.
I cast a mental spell on Juliette. Immediately her eyes go wide. Little by little I increase the level of my magic and try to figure out what kind of magic this old woman has cast on me. Then I feel something strange. Somehow, I hear a voice from deep inside the woman's body. You listen to the voice as you cast a spell on her.
I listen to more voices. I feel sweat break out on my forehead. I can feel the sweat falling down my back.
"Whew!"
I sighed loudly and pulled my hand away from Juliette. Her face was pale and she looked like she was about to die.
"The King of Agartha: ......"
"In the meantime, I've removed the spell on her."
Wiping sweat off his face, he replies to Almond. He seems more worried about Juliette, who can barely stand than me. That's true. If she dies, we'll never get to the person who's responsible for the chaos in this country. But I told him it was hopeless.
"It's just that this man ....... Juliette's memory from when she met the man has been erased."
"What do you mean?"
The man who conjured this woman must be very skilled. From the moment she met him, her consciousness was hijacked.
"What ...... is that?"
"To be able to do such a thing is a considerable skill ....... among users of mental magic. I'd say it's level 4, at the very least. I see, this is one way to use ......."
I have to admit I was impressed. I knew of spirit magic, of course, but I had never expected it to be able to manipulate another person's consciousness to this extent. Well, I can't deny that my interpretation of the magic was shallow, since I had not used it very often.
At that moment, Juliette slowly collapsed to the floor. Soldiers rushed to her and began to take care of her.
"Carry her carefully. Call the doctor, Randas."
Almond gave precise instructions to the soldiers. As I watched the scene, I wondered about the identity of this surgeon. There is only one country that could pull off a trick like this.