“He will also be mixed in here with a mask on. He wouldn’t think we are here, but be careful not to be noticed.”
“Okay.”
Irene nodded at Noel’s request and touched the ring on her finger. She felt relieved as if she was holding an amulet.
“Before we came, we went through the blueprint. But Count Ascardo’s main residence is divided into two buildings. A corridor in the middle connects the two buildings. The necklace is most likely in Ascardo’s room or the treasury.”
“While you explore the warehouse, Noel, I will find Count Ascardo’s room.”
“It would be less secure than the treasury. If you use the power of your spirit, it will be more effective in finding things. However, you never know when Ascardo will head to the room, so you should always be on the lookout.”
“I’ll make On guard in the hallway, and if someone approaches, I will leave immediately.”
“...please be careful.”
At Noel’s request, Irene nodded. After making eye contact for a moment, the two moved in opposite directions.
Avoiding the entangled people, Irene recalled the directions she had prepared beforehand. Count Rixis had many secret places, and it was complicated, but fortunately, Ascardo’s room and the banquet hall were not far away.
“Madame, you must stick with me.”
Louiselle whispered in a small voice, and Irene nodded. The moment the two were about to leave the banquet hall through the back door.
‘Snap.’
“Hehehe, where are you going? Come with me….”
As soon as a drunken man grabbed Irene’s wrist, Louiselle slammed her fist. The man’s mask cracked with a dull clang. Looking at the man who had passed out, Irene touched her wrist.
“Madame, are you okay?”
Irene nodded as Louiselle hurriedly looked at her wrist. However, her heart, startled by her sudden touch, could hardly be calmed.
I was so nervous.
Even the slightest touch made her startled.
Irene made sure no one had seen her as she held her chest. Louiselle handled the stunned man. Fortunately, everyone was so absorbed in their own matters that they could care less.
After all, it’s hard to find out who Ascardo is from the outside.
She looked around to see if there would be more people near the perpetrator, but there was no place where there were crowds of people. In the beginning, everyone would be in their own secret space behind the curtains, so it was almost impossible to find something special.
“I dealt with him. I’ve hit him a few more times, and he won’t be able to wake up for a while.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
Louiselle and Irene left the hall, leaving the fallen man behind. Two long corridors appeared on the jump ramp that she had seen in advance. One was the hallway leading to the conference hall, and the other was the main building where the Rixis family resided.
Irene turned to the right without hesitation.
‘Dum. Dum.’
She trod as lightly as possible, making her footsteps soundless. She proceeded slowly – the thought that someone might catch her made her increasingly impatient, but she tried to suppress it. Nothing good would come out of her being impatient.
“Anyone?”
On the way, she stopped for a moment. Irene asked Louiselle, whom she bumped into.
“I don’t hear any footsteps.”
“Okay.”
Louiselle, who had worked on assassinations, was also excellent at noticing the smallest of movements, so she often stopped and scouted ahead.
Fortunately, she didn’t run into anyone until she reached the end of the hallway.
Before long, a large hall and the stairs leading to the upper floor appeared in front of Irene. The moment Irene was about to climb the stairs, Louiselle quickly grabbed Irene’s wrist. Startled, she turned to Louiselle.
“Louiselle?”
“Shh, someone is coming down from the second floor. It looks like We will have to hide under the stairs. come here.”
Louiselle quickly led Irene down the stairs to a dark corner. As dust blew in line with her footsteps, Louiselle covered Irene’s nose with her hand. Irene widened her eyes and looked above.
“Where on earth are you going to find Count Ascardo?”
“On a day like today, there is no way you can find a person just by looking at their appearance.”
“I am reluctant even to go there.”
“I can’t help it. It’s your Excellency’s order… Anyway, let’s be quiet and go find Count Ascardo.”
The voices belonged to two knights. The two seemed to have received orders from the Count to find Ascardo. Irene couldn’t bear to breathe, lest the knights were sensitive and heard her.