A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 151

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 151

 

Ardiana was flustered.

 

‘Princess?’

 

She had spent her entire life staying within the palace.

 

While she often attended festivals and banquets where nobles gathered, it meant she had never revealed herself before the imperial citizens.

 

‘But how…’

 

“Hello Princess, I’m the Sorcerer King!”

 

Ardiana clenched her hands under her cloak.

 

‘Is she seeing through me?’

 

Before assigning this national commission, the so-called ‘Clock Tower mission’ to Agabelt.

 

Ardiana had naturally looked into the Sorcerer King.

 

Child-like appearance and behavior.

 

The tremendous power hidden within.

 

Informants who had investigated the Sorcerer King all said the same thing.

 

‘His true nature? You’ll find it difficult to discover. Dozens of informants couldn’t reveal it even when assigned to him.’

 

The Sorcerer King was said to be someone who very thoroughly controlled his appearance and behavior.

 

‘He picks up fallen stones while walking and observes them, you know? He suddenly follows butterflies too! It’s like he’s swallowed a child whole? Of course, it must be an act because he’s conscious of us watching.’

 

But Ardiana didn’t dislike such a Sorcerer King.

 

Though his behavior was strange, looking at the path he had walked revealed his character.

 

‘Staying in Pearl City to protect the residents, safely rescuing the Factory Manager trapped in subspace.’

 

Even the incident that occurred in Kaldenbain-Riji.

 

Adelin, whom she had contacted after a long time, had said:

 

‘Not because I received help, but the Sorcerer King is truly good and pure, Your Highness.’

 

‘May I ask why?’

 

‘Because the Sorcerer King has no malice whatsoever. I understand your wariness given all the rumors circulating, but you’ll know soon enough.’

 

That way, Ardiana was able to completely let go of her prejudices about the Sorcerer King.

 

‘Besides, as a mercenary, he’s someone I’m grateful to either way.’

 

Unlike the Emperor Pides, she cherished the mercenaries.

 

Protecting the people was the nation’s duty, yet mercenaries sacrificed themselves to protect the country instead.

 

Ardiana wanted to build a friendly relationship with Agabelt.

 

She also wanted to make them join the Association to guarantee their benefits more systematically.

 

But.

 

“Princess, you’re so pretty!”

 

She hadn’t expected the Sorcerer King to see through her at this moment.

 

She had covered everywhere except her eyes from head to toe.

 

As she stiffened, the adjutant who knew her identity gave the Sorcerer King a meaningful look.

 

His eyes seemed to ask what she would do.

 

After pondering, Ardiana knelt on one knee.

 

Then she raised one hand to prevent other unit members from approaching and looked into the Sorcerer King’s eyes as she asked.

 

“How did you see through me?”

 

The Sorcerer King’s face became puzzled.

 

“See through?”

 

“My identity, does it just appear visible to your eyes?”

 

The Sorcerer King parted her lips.

 

“I won’t deny it. From now on, you’ll be in a cooperative relationship with me, and trust will be more important than anything else. But my identity must not be revealed to the world. If it’s discovered that I’m a princess, the Association we’ve worked so hard to build will collapse. Of course, then I couldn’t guarantee your benefits either.”

 

Silence followed.

 

Ardiana looked at the Sorcerer King’s face, which showed signs of anguish, and thought.

 

‘Adelin, I’m trusting you on this. How will this one react?’

 

Adelin was a wise and capable maid.

 

So if Adelin said the Sorcerer King was ‘trustworthy,’ Ardiana could trust him too.

 

Sure enough, after pondering for a while, the Sorcerer King whispered in a small voice.

 

“Are you really, really a princess?”

 

Then she moved closer and whispered in Ardiana’s ear.

 

“And you’re the Frost Association president?”

 

Ardiana, who had been frowning, nodded.

 

“Yes. Due to circumstances, I’m hiding my identity publicly.”

 

Tie was struck by great shock.

 

‘Princess and Tie are… in the same boat?’

 

Being a leader who guides a group but hides their identity.

 

Even the fact that if that identity was exposed, they could lose their entire group.

 

Princess and Tie had very similar circumstances.

 

Tie pressed both hands firmly against her cheeks and muttered.

 

“I see, Tie figured out the president’s identity…”

 

The unit members had said so.

 

That the Frost Association’s president was a figure shrouded in mystery.

 

That even on days when they appeared, they wrapped their entire body so their identity couldn’t be confirmed.

 

‘It was because she’s a princess!’

 

Tie stared at the Princess’s eyes as if entranced.

 

She could see sky-blue pupils that seemed to hold the heavens.

 

Every time the Princess blinked, the pupils within slowly expanded and contracted.

 

Tie whispered with an excited face.

 

“Tie will keep the secret.”

 

Then she looked back at the unit members standing in the distance and added.

 

“Won’t tell anyone! Because we’re both powerful ones!”

 

The Princess stiffened for a moment.

 

But soon answered calmly.

 

“Thank you.”

 

While Tie giggled shyly, the Princess stood up from her spot.

 

She raised one hand toward the other unit members and the Luminen family people who had arrived in the distance.

 

When everyone gathered, the adjutant who had been standing beside the Princess stepped forward.

 

“I am the secretary of the Frost Association.”

 

Unlike Ardiana, she removed the cloak she was wearing.

 

“The reason for today’s emergency assembly is that the Mastone you’ll be attacking in a week is of a somewhat special form.”

 

Basto frowned.

 

“Special form, what do you mean?”

 

“It means a form we’ve never seen before. That Mastone is larger than the large-scale ones we’ve seen before. Its appearance is also quite different from what we’ve seen so far.”

 

“Is that really true?”

 

Edmund, who had been standing next to Agabelt, approached.

 

He gave Tie a light nod of greeting, then asked.

 

“This is information that never came into the strategic headquarters.”

 

“The Association only recently learned of it as well.”

 

The secretary calmly continued her next words.

 

“You all know well about the ruins of the Northern Palace.”

 

The old palace ruins.

 

The site where the Imperial Palace existed before demons revealed themselves to the world.

 

The old palace built there had long since become ruins.

 

It was natural since foot traffic had ceased and Mastone had formed in the vicinity.

 

But to think the old palace they had neglected all this time would be the location of this mission.

 

“The problem is that Mastone is devouring the old palace. According to our investigation, the source of the Mastone was the Clock Tower of the Palace Estate.”

 

She raised one hand to point at the clock tower that rose tall behind them.

 

“The style is identical to this one. However, the Clock Tower of the Palace Estate will be wrapped in black vines. Your mission is to remove them.”

 

Silence fell among the unit members.

 

The members of the Luminen Family were equally at a loss for words.

 

Until now, Mastone had only existed in the form of architectural structures.

 

But according to the Secretary’s words, this Mastone was exactly like…

 

“Do you mean the vines are Mastone?”

 

“According to our investigation, yes.”

 

Edmund furrowed his brow.

 

The Secretary continued speaking.

 

“Since there was no precedent, we needed those with proven abilities. That’s why we gave the initiative to Agabert, who are considered to be at the peak of their abilities today, and as for the Luminen Family, I don’t need to explain further.”

 

Instead of answering, Valentis looked at Astie.

 

‘This sounds like a rather dangerous mission.’

 

If it were before he knew Tie’s true identity, it might be different.

 

But now that he knew, he didn’t feel inclined to participate in such work together with the child.

 

Of course, Tie was just purely cheerful.

 

“Yes! So when are we going? Are we going in a week? How are we getting there?”

 

At her excited appearance as she tapped her feet, the Secretary hesitantly opened her lips.

 

“In a week. You’ll be dispatched together with the Paladin Order. Transportation will be provided by the Association.”

 

Tie turned around with a pounding heart.

 

Then she froze in place, about to say something to Basto but stopping herself.

 

Across the square.

 

Along the straight main road, something like small dots was approaching.

 

Tie opened her eyes wide, then rubbed around her eyes with one hand.

 

The dots grew slightly larger.

 

More precisely, they stretched vertically.

 

They were people.

 

“Huh?”

 

“Tie. I was going to tell you this morning…”

 

Lucalion approached and whispered, but it didn’t reach Tie’s ears.

 

The child couldn’t take her eyes off the figure at the front of the group that had become clearly visible.

 

“Is this really the level of the Association?”

 

The man who had approached and stopped flashed a cold look in his eyes.

 

“I worked like a dog for years, so I thought they’d finally throw me something.”

 

Tesetan let out a sneer.

 

“Taking back the rice bowl they gave me?”

 

Tie stared at that sight, forgetting even to blink.

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