First, I went to the Adventurers Guild to gather local intelligence. After downing a stomachful of the local Tudi wine, I managed to glean a great deal of information.
Firstly, the various princes of the Ranoa Kingdom would each form their own Royal Guard. In reality, these Royal Guards were just knights recruited from the common people. Anyone with a certain level of strength could sign up.
I planned to enlist in the Royal Guard, blend into the nation's palace, confirm the locations of Lilia and Aisha, and then immediately use Flight Magic to take the two of them out of the country.
This should resolve the issue the fastest and minimize any repercussions.
Soon, I found the recruitment spot for the Ranoa Kingdom's Royal Guard. I went to sign up under the guise of a senior swordsman from the Water God Style.
After several rounds of competitions that were very low in intensity, I easily infiltrated the country's Royal Guard organization.
I was extremely lucky; it gave me the illusion that everything was arranged for me. I was assigned under the command of Prince Pacus Ranoa, that fat prince.
It was truly just as I remembered: this fat prince had a watermelon-shaped head, a face full of flesh, small eyes, and a large mouth.
To be honest, he looked more like the grandson of my grandfather, Darius.
As soon as he saw me, he asked about my family background. I didn't lie; I told the prince directly that I came from Rohan City in the Donadi Territory of the Asura Kingdom.
I claimed to be the son of a minor noble, but since I couldn't inherit the family business, I had come out to make my own way.
I said I studied my Water God Style at the Water God Style Dojo in Ars, and my name was Dorin Prodia Grellat.
After this conversation, even I felt that not a single word was wrong. Was I a natural-born genius at deception?
Pacus Ranoa pretended to analyze my experience for a while before quickly trusting me. He even encouraged me to find a woman and settle down in Ubon City as soon as possible.
It seemed he wasn't very satisfied with my current solitary life.
Perhaps because I didn't have any leverage in his hands, I wasn't assigned the task of protecting him; instead, he ordered me to guard prisoners.
This suited me perfectly. While accompanying my colleagues to the prison where the prisoners were kept, I engaged them in conversation.
I asked about the prince's hobbies and if there were any specific things I needed to be careful not to offend the prince about recently.
The escorting Royal Guard members were also very enthusiastic. Along the way, they told me many things to be careful about in the palace, and that Prince was very petty; it would be best if I found an ugly wife so he wouldn't take an interest in her.
Good heavens, no wonder he told me to settle down early—he turned out to be a scoundrel like Cao Cao.
Upon arriving at the 'prison,' the Royal Guards opened the door. Calling it a prison was perhaps an exaggeration; it was more like a basement.
Although there was only one door, there were no iron bars or straw on the floor, which was quite different from the prison I imagined.
Entering the dark basement, my colleague lit the oil lamp on the wall. What met my eyes was a pitiful little girl wearing an oversized maid's uniform, lying on the ground, looking as if she were sick and on the verge of death.
My colleague noticed me staring blankly at the little girl, came over, patted my shoulder, and said:
"Don't worry, she's faking it. She gets three regular meals a day. Don't let her small size fool you; this kid is sharp! Several guards before have been tricked by her into trying to help her escape. If her mother weren't locked up somewhere else, she would have vanished long ago."
Mother, maid, Asura Kingdom features—this was truly a case of finding something without looking for it. She must be Aisha Greyrat, the ruthless woman who secretly ate her own nephew as part of the 'Youth Cultivation Plan.'
I pretended to be completely indifferent and said to my colleague, "Don't worry, I'm not so soft-hearted as to be fooled by a child."
My colleague saw that my words didn't seem fake and said, "That's good then. Let's take turns. I'll come relieve you tonight."
Then he left.
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