104: Chapter 73: Pilireno’s Invitation_3 104: Chapter 73: Pilireno’s Invitation_3 “I have indeed found her…”
Leon repeated Miss Elena’s plight to Azeryan with great detail.
The son of the noble was initially invigorated to finally have found the rescue target.
But after learning of the lady’s circumstances, he felt an immediate sense of dread.
It was difficult enough to rescue someone from the heavily guarded Athias embassy.
And now there was the added trouble of a malicious magic barrier—what were they to do?
Amongst them, aside from Leon, no one had the slightest idea how to deal with power that transcended their understanding.
In that case, I may also have some good news.” Azeryan then remembered the red-haired man who had enthusiastically engaged him in conversation that day and shared the unexpected gain with the two men.
“I met an Athias noble at the banquet by accident, named Pilireno.
He holds the highest position in that embassy currently, though I’m not sure if he’s the mage you mentioned who imprisoned Elena.
However, he seemed very interested in investing in our fabricated ‘Son of Dawson’ identity.
He kept talking to me today and even proposed funding me to recruit an army and reclaim my territory to revive my family.”
As he spoke, Azeryan took out an invitation from his chest: “Before he left, he said I could visit the embassy anytime to discuss how he could sponsor my family.
Initially, I was thinking if Leon couldn’t get into that courtyard today, I could take advantage of this opportunity to bring you both to the appointment and sneak in to find the person.
Now it looks like we must make a trip there.”
Hearing that Azeryan had unexpectedly made connections with an Athias noble, Leon and Lokhak were both pleasantly surprised.
This was a rare opportunity for a breakthrough.
Unfortunately, they were unaware of the customs of the nobles from the Athias Empire.
After all, among the nations of the Western Continent, it was almost invariably seen as a provocation for unrelated nobles to directly propose buying the other’s female slave with money.
But if the other party was interested in investing in their fabricated “Son of Dawson”…
Using that identity, Azeryan might be able to establish some political friendship with him.
If things went well, perhaps they could have Azeryan and Miss Elena play out a nauseating act of a noble young man “falling in love at first sight” with a beautiful female slave.
This could be a way to probe whether the Atiyas people would be willing to let go of Elena.
The three of them used their imagination to the fullest, feverishly discussing various excuses in the room.
In a desperate situation, the safety of his sister was of the utmost importance, and Lokhak didn’t voice any objections to Leon’s overly offensive fallback plan, which would insult his late brother-in-law.
He felt that his brother-in-law, who loved his sister deeply, would surely prioritize the greater good at such a critical time, even if he were still alive.
They talked late into the night before Leon and Lokhak went back to the servants’ room to sleep.
Before closing his eyes, Leon couldn’t help but seek help once more in his mind from Miss Lora, wondering if he had any way to remove the magic on Elena’s neck.
He knew it was difficult for her to respond at the moment, but he still harbored some hope for the only “Magic Consultant” he could rely on now.
Alas, the prolonged silence was Miss Mage’s response.
Leon had to fall asleep amidst the disappointment.
It seemed that for now, he could only hope to serve as a mere stand for Miss Lora without any expectations of handling more complex magical challenges.
Without any delay, taking advantage of the two days left before the wedding celebration came to an end, the next morning, Azeryan promptly took the opportunity to lead Leon and Lokhak, disguised as servants, to keep the appointment at the Athias embassy.