Chapter 232

He looked at himself, as if he could see through all the feelings he wanted to express hidden deep inside.

Even when he wasn't smiling, he could tell he was happy.

Even if he wasn't sad, he could tell he was a little sad.

Even if he doesn't show fatigue, he will be concerned about whether he should rest.

…

Very strange.

She clearly hypnotized him, tampered with his memory, and even tampered with his life, making him less "smart" and "prophetic" than before.

but……

In this way, he can still see through all his feelings - just like before.

"Will, you... are so fascinating, no matter what state you are in now."

When Treya said this, she frowned.

How to say...

She has a subtle feeling.

It seems that "dirty things" have entered this palace.

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Although it had only been two or three days since Shona last visited the capital, Shona felt that this place had changed a lot!

Especially...

yes……

Why did the Adventurers Association move to the largest store on the main street in the city? !

It even occupies three floors? !

"Sure enough, the System family hugged them directly to their thighs?"

"Um...that's not right."

Shona crossed her arms and thought of her "friend" who was hugged by another princess.

"This should be regarded as the System's family selling their son in exchange for it."

In addition to the Adventurers Association, which can be proud of itself in the capital, Shona also feels that something is wrong...

The whole atmosphere of the capital.

Very depressing.

It is completely different from the kind of universal celebration and daily champagne and red wine that should be seen when a new emperor ascends the throne. The atmosphere here is extremely depressing. People walking on the street dare not speak loudly. The shops are lifeless, and even the hotel looks like it is about to close. .

The sky is always gray, either it is raining or a heavy rain is brewing.

"Since when has the capital become such a ghost place? It really makes people worry about Will's mental state."

She was warmly received by the Adventurers Association in the capital - as Pavlan said, her "S-class adventurer status" is the best pass. With this level of status, no matter which association she goes to, she can do whatever she wants. Any entrustment can basically be done smoothly.

really……

She has something very important to her.

Especially about Will.

"It's better to ask someone. After all, I heard that everyone in the capital seems to have just come out of the palace, and things in the palace are leaking through the sieve."

then……

Shona, who had never known the royal family before, only felt more confused after asking about it——

"Oh! I only know that her fiancé from the System family is obedient and cute. He is Her Majesty the Queen's loyal little puppy."

?

"It should be considered...a little bird raised by the Queen?"

? ?

"Anyway, they look very happy. He is a little shy with the Queen and is inseparable.",

? ? ?

After a series of answers, Shona crossed her hands and felt, "It seems a bit like Will and a bit different at the same time. If I'm not sure, I'll take another look."

Then--

She decided——

Seeing is worse than hearing.

I'll sneak over to the palace tonight and inspect it myself.

Chapter 262: Peeping at Master Xiuna

From the very beginning, Shona had no intention of applying to enter through the main entrance - after all, she thought that as "a teammate of your queen's fiancé", the slightly sick Treya would only be wanted by the whole city.

After observing the surroundings of the palace for a day, she roughly understood the patrol route and simulated a path over the wall in her mind.

It was a simple thing for her that she had done many times.

After all, when attacking a dungeon alone or with a weak team member, you often need to "avoid battles" and go straight to the BOSS room. There are also patrolling elite monsters in the middle that require roundabout actions.

Besides...

These soldiers, who look good in armor but may not have had formal training in several years, are far inferior to the elite monsters in the dungeon.

The night is getting dark.

Shona simply wore the black sweatshirt she bought with Will at the time - clothes that were easier to blend into the dark night.

Before entering, cast a simple magic that conceals the aura on yourself.

He turned over and flew in from the earth wall that had a narrow opening in the castle.

Like a shadow, it flashed behind the patrolling knights.

A roll mixed into the grass.

After touching the wall and walking around for a few more steps, I found an unlocked window and got in.

At this point, the palace's stealth was successful.

As long as you enter the house, don't make any noise, and don't come into contact with the people inside, it will be difficult to be discovered.

The house is basically a private place. If there is nothing unusual, no one will come in and search.

but……

"The question now is...the palace is quite big, where will little Will be?"

When Xiuna saw that there was no one in this room, it might even be a room that had been abandoned for a long time, she clapped her hands and stood up.

There are countless rooms like this in the entire palace, and it is not easy to find Will's location accurately.

but……

The same thing between her and Will is that when entering the dungeon, both of them will be fully prepared, and she is also ready for this.

She took out...

The map of the royal palace was found on the streets of the capital. She wasn't sure how accurate it was, but judging from the visible external buildings, it was at least 80%.

"The map was drawn before Treya took office. If she wasn't stupid, she would definitely change the layout of the room."

"but……"

"It doesn't matter. You can start by checking her former residence marked on this map. It's right here."

Shona put away the map.

She lamented that Treya was probably not a favored person in her family. It can be seen from the map alone that the palace she was assigned not only has the smallest building area, but is also in a remote location with a long way to go in and out, and the lighting is the worst among all the brothers and sisters.

If you regard this place as a "dungeon", you must first understand the situation of the first door you enter.

She explored the first room first.

There is a thin layer of dust on the floor of this room, and there is not much on the bed. However, considering that the window was not closed in time, judging from the time, it probably happened in the past two weeks.

The people who lived here were evacuated over the past two weeks.

Go out.

The corridors were empty.

Use the magic of flame traces to explore the situation of the coal lamp. It was last lit two weeks ago.

This "former home" of hers seems to have been completely abandoned by her at present - and the incident happened suddenly and very strangely.

"From the map, her room is on the third floor."

Shona didn't light a lamp, and walked slowly in the corridor by the bright moonlight without drawing the curtains.

She felt a little subtle.

She felt like this from the moment she stepped into the palace.

here……

There was an aura like "inside a dungeon".

"No matter how you look at it, this should be 'reality', but..."

Shona felt that walking here was more like walking in an underground city. Probably the kind of "danger" that can only be encountered in dungeons will also appear here.

An elite monster popped out somewhere.

Suddenly I stepped on some kind of trap.

Turn around and open a door. The next room is the BOSS room.

...and so on.

Although...it's just her "gut feeling".

Although she has been crawling around in dungeons for so many years, she has never encountered the "abilities" and "weirdness" and "rules" in the dungeon in the "reality" outside the dungeon.

She doesn't just trust "gut feeling," even though her intuition is never wrong.

Without other evidence to prove it, she couldn't treat such a well-functioning palace as a dungeon, could she?

"Here we are, this is probably her former room."

Treya's room looks no different from an ordinary princess's room. Shona has never seen her in person. She originally thought that based on what she heard about Treya's character, she would see all kinds of weird things here. Swords and weapons were placed in a row.

"but……"

"Everyone likes to put the most hidden things under the bed——"

She bent down and squatted down, and sure enough...

Several cardboard boxes were pulled out from under the bed where Treya once lived...

Book.

It's not palace etiquette, it's not palace rules, it's not some secret swordsmanship.

They are all romance literature sold on the market - to put it harshly, for girls to dream about.

Of course she wouldn't look at this kind of thing...

Just as he was thinking this, his eyes were attracted by the cover of a book that fell out of the box.

Wait, isn't this the famous book in which the male protagonist is a scheming and scheming teacher wearing glasses, who is then eaten up and wiped clean by his own students?

She had read this book in the school library, and it was a popular borrowed book. She borrowed it while squatting!

When you find a book in a series of books that seems to have a certain direction and has a very similar taste to the one you have read, you should——

Sit down and read it quickly.

If I miss such a good thing, I won’t be able to read it in the future.