Charlotte’s gaze lingered on Agnes’s washed-out noble dress, and on Rahael’s still tattered knight armor, she smiled slightly and said,
"Miss Agnes, Mr. Rahael, the world is truly small, we et again."
Agnes imdiately beca completely stiff.
She swallowed, instinctively adjusted the mask on her face, and then let out a dry laugh, lowering her voice to say,
"Uh... beautiful lady, might you have mistaken us for soone else?"
Charlotte looked at her with a half-smile,
"Miss Agnes, before disguising yourself, you should have also changed your clothes, the cuff you tore while escaping last ti is still not fixed."
Agnes: ...
Sebastian’s gaze also fell on the sword mark on Rahael’s chest plate, the one he personally made, and he asked cheerily,
"Lord Rahael, does the wound still hurt?"
Rahael: ...
Seeing the two of them suddenly on high alert, and the Earl’s servants with their half-smiles, Chairman Layton of the rcenary Association was slightly taken aback,
"Lord Charlotte, do you... know them?"
"Know them? Of course, I do. After all, about half a month ago, these two rcenary friends sent a big ’gift’, nearly leaving my Castel convoy for dead in the Violet Forest with an Undead Legion."
Charlotte said with a smile.
Hearing her words, Chairman Layton’s face changed instantly.
To this day, the attack on Count Castel while on his way to his estate had widely spread with the dispersed rchant convoy.
Although it was customary for rcenaries to work for paynt, so matters ultimately cannot be openly discussed.
Attacking nobles, from any perspective, was a taboo of the Holy Code.
Not to ntion, this matter could potentially involve the Third Prince of the New Moon Kingdom.
Noticing Chairman Layton’s expression, Charlotte knew that this division head likely didn’t know what Agnes and Rahael had done.
"Rahael! Get out!"
The Bloodline young lady, Agnes, shouted loudly.
Without hesitation, she turned and ran, like a nimble mountain hare, darting out of the VIP room’s window.
The middle-aged knight Rahael was also quick to act.
He picked up a valuable engraved porcelain vase beside him and threw it at Charlotte and her group.
Charlotte slightly shifted her position, dodging the vase, while Chairman Layton, eyes changing rapidly, hurriedly lunged forward, catching the falling vase all at once, sighing in relief upon finding it unbroken.
While during this brief mont, Rahael had already followed Agnes, jumping out of the window to escape.
"Sebastian, go after them."
Charlotte commanded.
"At your command!"
Sebastian, with a whoosh, also jumped out of the window to chase.
Charlotte didn’t follow, instead looking with a half-smile toward Chairman Layton who protected the engraved porcelain vase.
Viewing Charlotte’s seemingly aningful gaze, Chairman Layton felt a twinge of guilt; he gritted his teeth, turned to the receptionist, and ordered,
"Send soone to chase after them now! Assist Lord Sebastian in stopping them!"
After giving the order, he carefully placed the vase back to its original spot, and then with an apologetic tone, turned to Charlotte saying,
"Count... I apologize. We were unaware that it was they who acted against you, and even used Undead Spells..."
"They likely used a private contract, such contracts in our rcenary Association can only supervise the overall process without knowing the details."
Charlotte slightly nodded her head, but did not respond verbally, continuing to look at him with a half-smile.
She understood sowhat the matter of rcenaries, with so many registered in the Northern Land, no one could grasp every detail of all contracts.
Especially tasks like "ambush nobles," which invariably existed in the gray area of the rcenary Realm, even if covered by a rcenary contract, as Chairman Layton said, it likely involved secretive, undisclosed details.
However, knowing is one thing, expressing dissatisfaction is another.
Agnes and Rahael, after all, were registered rcenaries of the Northern Land rcenary Association, and private, undisclosed gray contracts were indeed within the rcenary Association’s failure in regulation.
Facing Charlotte’s continued half-smile, Chairman Layton felt a trendous pressure.
The rcenary Association’s intelligence was rather extensive; he knew what this newly appointed young count had accomplished in Silver Mining City these past few days.
The rapid reclamation of control over the Castel silver mine showed that this young count was not to be underestimated.
Although the rcenary Association was a Pan-Continental organization that did not bow to the nobles of any kingdom, headquarters was still headquarters, and branches were branches. The principle that big dragons do not suppress local snakes held true everywhere.
Moreover... he genuinely did not want to get involved in the political struggles of the New Moon Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Chairman Laidon decisively said,
"Count, this ti it was our fault. We at the rcenary Association will definitely give you an explanation!"
Charlotte nodded slightly and naturally took a seat in the room, then picked up the parchnt on the table to read it.
Upon reading it, her mood suddenly turned peculiar.
This was not just any parchnt – it was the property deed to sharp corner castle, and it had been authenticated by the Holy Royal Court. It appeared to date back to the era of the New Moon Kingdom’s great expansion.
Agnes had fled quickly, but had left the deed behind.
At that mont, Sebastian had returned, alone.
"Lost them?"
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
Sebastian’s expression was sowhat grim,
"They dove into the crowd, disappeared in the blink of an eye, and likely used teleportation magic again. However... they exchanged a few blows with before fleeing. I must have seriously wounded that Rahael again."
"No matter, the monks can run but the temple can’t hide. This ti they even forgot to take their household with them."
Charlotte casually handed the parchnt roll to Sebastian, and upon examining it, his expression also beca strange,
"Holy deed? They’ve truly abandoned their ho? Without this, they no longer have any legal rights. The land supervision in the New Moon Kingdom is under the Holy Royal Court’s control."
"Heh, let’s see if they even dare to go back now."
Charlotte said with a light chuckle.
After speaking, she turned around, smiled slightly, and said to Chairman Laidon,
"Chairman Laidon, since Agnes and Rahael attacked the Kingdom Nobles, I’ve taken their land deed. No problem, right?"
Chairman Laidon, biting the bullet, said,
"No... no problem! Attacking Kingdom Nobles is a grave cri. As the lord of Castel, you... have the right to reclaim their land in Castel."
After speaking, he patted his thigh and said,
"I’ll arrange it right away. I’ll revoke their rcenary qualifications and issue a bounty for their arrest at a high reward..."
"Good, but... we need to set the terms of the bounty."
Charlotte stated.
"Of course, everything as you wish. Once you’ve decided, just inform us and we will cooperate fully."
Chairman Laidon replied respectfully.
"Let’s not rush the bounty. I’ll talk about it after the banquet at North Port in a few days."
Charlotte, closing her eyes, sensed sothing for a mont, then suddenly spoke out.
"A... banquet?"
Chairman Laidon was startled, unsure how the warrant related to a banquet at the Count Mansion.
But Charlotte did not continue to explain.
Seeing this, Chairman Laidon did not pursue further and, after apologizing several tis, respectfully saw Charlotte out.
"Master, should we send a ssage to Baron Angus of the Valley Family? Sharp corner castle is quite close to them; if we order them to march now, they might still catch up with those two Bloodline mbers."
"Although they’ve escaped again, I wounded Rahael with my sword. Baron Angus should be able to handle it."
Sebastian asked respectfully.
"No, no need, we’ll turn around and head to the Outer Island Zone."
Charlotte shook her head.
"Outer Island Zone? What are you planning?"
Sebastian appeared puzzled.
Charlotte’s lips curled slightly,
"Of course, we’re going to catch a mouse."
After saying this, she closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then said with a light laugh,
"This ti, they didn’t teleport too far. They’re still in the city."
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