The palace was incredibly bustling that night.
It was said that the fire burned for a full night and was finally extinguished only in the morning. As for what happened, that was only known later. The students of the Magic School only knew that on the following day, Prince Shurein and Princess Su received a summons from the palace and left the school together with an escort squad.
From this display, anyone could tell it was no small matter.
"You acted so quickly! I haven't even gained their trust on my end yet!" Sophia came to the door to lodge a complaint.
She never imagined that just after she moved out yesterday, this person would immediately go and assassinate the King. Now, she hadn't even had time to confess her identity as a Reincarnator to Shurein and the others, making it impossible to blend into their group.
Tsukasa looked at her, and only when Sophia started to feel a bit uneasy did she slowly speak: "You are too useless. If you think your mission has failed, then go back and wait for my next instruction."
"Hah?!"
Sophia hadn't expected to receive such an evaluation.
Was she kidding? She had just arrived at the school and had only just started carrying out this mission. How could she be expected to complete such a difficult task in such a short time? Wasn't this asking the impossible? She didn't feel she had made any mistakes; rather, she thought this boss simply didn't understand the situation and was being completely reckless!
"I won't accept this!"
Suppressing her anger, Sophia shouted those words through gritted teeth.
Tsukasa felt a bit confused.
She felt that her arrangements were completely fine and believed that Sophia was fully capable of completing the task she had assigned. If anything, she found it strange that Sophia actually thought she couldn't finish it. Had she not understood her meaning?
"You have a high-level Charm skill. I recall that this skill works on both men and women. Why not use it on them? With your status and skills, you are fully capable of gaining their trust."
Tsukasa voiced her question.
She naturally had reasons for arranging for Sophia to execute this mission. A high-level Charm skill was incredibly powerful, and combined with the natural affinity bonus of being a Reincarnator, Sophia gaining Canadia's trust should have been a simple matter.
Sophia was momentarily stunned by what she heard.
Thinking about it carefully.
She wasn't wrong.
But!
"I didn't think you would be in such a hurry. Is it really okay to handle a mission of this difficulty like this? Won't you mess everything up? Also, the Hero will definitely come running back now. How do you plan to explain things to that side afterward!"
"What do you mean? Are you planning to deal with the Hero?"
"You didn't know?"
Sophia and Tsukasa both looked at each other in silence for a moment.
Tsukasa even cursed inwardly at this unreliable person. How could she not tell her such a crucial matter and then ask if she didn't know? She wasn't one of the Demons; how could she possibly know the Demons' plans? Now she had to find a way to fix this.
"How do you plan to deal with the Hero?"
"According to the original plan, we would launch an attack. The Hero would definitely head to the front lines when the time comes. Then we would force the Hero to use the power of the Holy Sword and then bring him under control. Because the Hero's title effect has a specific effect against the Demon Lord,
we must ensure that this title is not inherited by anyone else."
"The Holy Sword is already in the Hero's hands?"
"Yeah..."
Hearing this question, Sophia looked at Tsukasa in confusion.
Why pay special attention to the Holy Sword?
Tsukasa didn't hide it and spoke frankly: "I originally planned to go to the royal family to find information about the Holy Sword. If possible, I intended to obtain it."
"Forget it, the Holy Sword is bound to the Hero title." Sophia felt this person was simply looking for trouble. Even if the Holy Sword could be obtained by others, with those two people around, who would have the chance to snatch it from under their noses?
And unlike the Hero, this person's original strength was already threatening enough. She didn't think those two would allow this person to get the Holy Sword.
"I see."
Tsukasa didn't know if Sophia was telling the truth.
But since the Holy Sword was already in the Hero's hands, she wouldn't try to go after it anymore. Although the Holy Sword only had the power for one shot, that power's strength would automatically adjust according to the opponent's strength—it was an absolute certain-kill strike. Even if she had ten lives, she wouldn't dare go after the Holy Sword at this time.
Tsukasa pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you have a way to contact the Demons right now?"
"You've thought of a solution?" Sophia's eyes lit up.
"Have the Demons launch an attack immediately. Since things have reached this point, rather than wasting time trying to fix it, it's better to settle the victory or defeat in one blow. Start the war now and pull the Hero back to the front lines!"
Based on the information she knew, that Hero Julius would definitely head to the front lines. Between the duty to his race and his parents' funeral, he would choose the former without hesitation. Otherwise, he wouldn't be that Hero.
Sophia was dumbfounded.
This person really wasn't afraid of anything.
To be this reckless?
"You make it sound easy, but marching isn't that simple. Besides, we have internal issues to handle on our side, okay?"
"Just send the message back."
Tsukasa felt this person was truly lacking in self-awareness.
This isn't for you to decide.
Although she didn't know what internal problems the Demons had, with those two great gods there, it was impossible for any real problems to occur.
The Hero indeed had a strong deterrent force; his title effect targeted the Demon Lord, and the Holy Sword was an indiscriminate fatal blow. However, his personal strength was a weak point. Taking down the Hero was not impossible.
She had already provided the solution; the rest depended on the Demons' actions. The Hero wasn't her target to begin with. It wasn't her responsibility that the Demons didn't tell her about this, leading to a flaw in the plan. At this stage, if the Demons still wanted to hide in the back and have it all, it wouldn't be that easy.
To take down the Hero and the Holy Sword, a price naturally had to be paid.
After all, the Hero was originally a system setting designed to deal with the Demon Lord. If the Demon Lord wanted to solve this trouble, it was impossible to do so without making some sacrifices.
"Fine, fine, they agreed."
Sophia had completed the communication with the Demons through some means that even Tsukasa couldn't detect.
No, or rather, Sophia had been connected to that side all along.
Tsukasa narrowed her eyes.
As expected, is it surveillance?
"Now, go and bring Canadia here."
"Huh?"
"Her identity is useful for Shurein's ascension to the throne."
"You're not planning to..."
"That's right. I'm going to repeat the previous method: seize her identity, have her enter an engagement with Shurein, and gain the support of Duke Anabald!"
Sophia had a look on her face that said 'Are you a devil?'
According to the information she knew.
That Canadia was a man in her past life and was even Shurein's best buddy. Is it really okay for you to arrange a marriage for the two of them without permission?!
But thinking about it carefully, it felt a bit exciting.
Sophia happily took the order to find Canadia.
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