NOVEL WEB Chapter 587: -71- Stand-in
Charlotte was unaware that the Falling Star Royal Family had set their sights on her.
After attending the banquet, having agreed with Yulster on a meeting place for the next day, Charlotte left the Romany Palace.
Upon returning to the inn where she was staying, Charlotte immediately received a report from her accompanying maid.
The Black Dragon Maid Odosia had returned and was waiting for her in the room.
A thought flickered in Charlotte's heart.
There must have been further progress with the tracking of the Magic-guided Device.
She nodded, ordered her attendants not to disturb her for a while, and then returned to her room.
"Lord Charlotte."
Odosia, who had been lost in thought while staring at a decorative painting on the wall, quickly got to her feet and bowed as Charlotte entered the room.
Charlotte nodded slightly and asked,
"Any progress on tracking the Magic-guided Device?"
Odosia nodded,
"Yes, I took advantage of tonight's palace banquet to further investigate in Luon City, and I felt another response from the device's location."
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"Where exactly?"
Odosia shook her head,
"That's precisely what I wanted to report to you, my lord. The location has changed again. Initially, it was inside the church in the city, then it disappeared for a while, only to reappear near the altar in the square, and finally, after the banquet began, it was in the Romany Palace."
Hearing her words, Charlotte was somewhat surprised and raised her eyebrows,
"Changes so swiftly? It can actually switch locations back and forth?"
Odosia nodded in affirmation and added,
"However, the last location sensed by the Magic-guided Device is indeed the Romany Palace, and... from the beginning to the end of the banquet, even after the banquet had ended until I left, the location did not change again."
"After comparing, I found that the changes in location seem to correspond with the movements of the Romany Royal Family. When the location was at the church, it happened to be when the Royal Family was visiting the Luon Church; when the location was in the square, it was precisely when the Royal Family was rehearsing at the altar; when the location was at the palace, it coincided with the Royal Family's banquet..."
"I suspect... that this tracking is on one of the nobles of the Romany Royal Family."
"However, the Romany Palace is strictly guarded and protected by powerful magic. Although I have my suspicions, I did not conduct an in-depth investigation."
"The tracker is on someone affiliated with the Romany Royal Family... Prince Henry? Or is it… one of the nobles accompanying him?"
Charlotte contemplated.
After thinking it over, she contacted someone through the servant contract—who was currying favor with the lady at the front desk and the maidens at the inn lobby—and commanded telepathically:
"Nisi, come up to see me."
In the lobby of the inn, Nisi, who was performing for the admiration of the front desk lady and the maids, suddenly stiffened midway through an act.
"Lord Nisi, why have you stopped? Please, continue!"
A maid looked at him with stars in her eyes and asked.
Facing the expectant gazes of the little maids, Nisi felt a tinge of regret.
He chuckled dryly, sighed,
"Ladies, Nisi suddenly has urgent matters to attend to, but I'll come back to play with you all after I'm done."
"Ah... this is truly the treatment of a favored celebrity!"
Saying what seemed like a confusing remark to the maids, Nisi shook his head and swaggered away with a smug expression, dashing off swiftly.
Waddling with his plump body, he scurried to the second floor.
Upon pushing open Charlotte's door, Nisi immediately put on a sycophantic smile, with his tail high, his bottom poked out, and he mewled as he ran towards Charlotte:
"Mew mew mew! The great Lord Charlotte! Did you summon Nisi, meow? I'm freaking here! Meow~!"
However, when he saw that Charlotte was not alone in the room but was with Odosia, who knew his true identity, his face quickly froze.
He awkwardly coughed twice, dropping his fawning demeanor and said solemnly,
"Cough, uh... I didn't realize Lord Odosia was also here."
Odosia gave him a look, her gaze somewhat strange, as if she hadn't expected to see this side of the most talented Legendary Mage in the human world.
Nisi uncomfortably averted his gaze.
Seeing Nisi, whose face was not yet thick enough to completely ignore social suicide, Charlotte couldn't help but suppress a laugh. She beckoned to him and said,
"Nisi, come here, Odosia has made some new discoveries."
With Charlotte's guidance, Odosia quickly went over the Magic-guided Device's tracking once again.
After hearing her explanation, Nisi frowned deeply, lost in thought,
"The location can move?"
He pondered for a while, then said uncertainly,
"Interesting. Could it be... that it has been turned into some kind of magical artifact that opens a 'different space'?"
"Oh? Do you have any theories?"
Charlotte asked neutrally.
Nisi carefully chose his words and respectfully replied,
"Lord Charlotte, I have great confidence in my own Magic-guided Device; since there has been a response, the entrance to the Ancient Hall or, more precisely, the different space sealing the Roman Sword, must be somewhere in Luon City!"
"As for why the location keeps changing, there is also a possibility—that the channel connecting the Ancient Hall and the present world has been crafted into a kind of 'door'-like Magic-guided device."
"And this door... it must have been carried by someone on their person."
As he spoke, it seemed he was reminded of something, and Nisi clicked his tongue,
"Tsk, it seems... the Romany Royal Family intends to do more than just conduct a ritual of ancestral recognition!"