For the past few days, in the morning, me and Alex would tour around the main palace. While I did said that I just wanted to show to others how handsome he is, my main reason is for me to memorize the layout of the palace as I follow Alex as his maid.
I really did meant when I said I wanted to show others about his face which is also the reason why he didn't suspect a thing.
In the afternoon we would go and tour the city while wearing disguises.
It was really fun. Excluding the fact that Alex nearly killed ten men, in total for the past few days, in the restaurant we went to for trying to hit on me the trip was really good.
The street food as well as the culture of this country was very intriguing.
At night, well, we just have fun here and there.
"How did it go?"
"According to the maids that gossips a lot in the palace where the young master is, he is very fond of blonde beauties. He also has a liking towards women that are very sensitive"
"How did you verified that last part?"
"By reading through his diary"
I sent Claude to gather intel regarding the young master, the next ruler of the grand duchy.
As expected from a professional. He works fast.
August Kepno Temal is known to be a womanizer but is very proficient in his work. He can keep personal things and business related separated all the time.
As the next ruler of the grand duchy he still needs someone who will be his bride. Tonight will also be a screening test planned by his father, which he doesn't know of, for the sake of the future of the grand duchy.
"Are you planning on seducing him? Isn't it better for us if Aamon just alter his memories?"
"No need to. Remember, I have the blood of Sophia's demon. Plus, Aamon is busy managing the town since there is a problem currently, so no"
"How do you know about that?"
"The adventurers' guild"
"What's that?"
Seriously?
Me and Claude look at each other and look back at Alex again in disbelief.
How the hell did this guy graduated in the royal academy when he doesn't even know something as common as that?
"The adventurers' guild is basically a type of organization that is affiliated with the government of all countries. In summary, they are mercenaries that are trusted as they are affiliated with the government. They do jobs depending on their ranks. The ranks are copied to ability user, with [1] star as the lowest and [10] star at the highest. A good example would be Jerome. He is a [6] star adventurer. You get it now?"
"More or less"
I know that I fell for his stupidity and innocence but isn't this too much.
I went back to discussing things with the two for the upcoming birthday celebration of the current grand duke.
...
The day of the birthday of the grand duke came.
As things are, I am now a part of the group who are representing Dilirea.
We went inside the banquet hall. There were as many participants back then when it was the birthday of the king of Dilirea.
As soon as we entered me and Alex parted ways. He was immediately swarmed by many people asking him about his identity as the sorcerer of the century.
"Is it alright to leave him alone?"
"Alone? Theo is with him"
Besides, I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to provoke him. Poison also don't work on him so there is nothing for me to worry about.
"Presenting, the Grand Duke Aragon Kepno Temal. Grand Duchess Carla Kepno Temal"
Finally.
On their back were their children. The young master and the young lady.
"I would like to say first that it is an honor to have the sorcerer to attend my birth day celebration"
The crowd applauded and look at Alex.
Alex then bowed slightly as a form of saying "It is my pleasure".
"Claude, make sure that you and Alex are both away from me"
"I don't know why you are saying that but alright"
Claude would be affected by the diluted perfume if he stay too close to me.
A minute later, Vassago came to me disguised as a maid.
If its Vassago then she won't be affected by the perfume.
The banquet began right after the grand duke ended his speech.
As I waltz through countless people, a line of men started to form. As they were drawn by diluted perfume that I used to seduced Eddie when we first met.
As the line of men became bigger it then started to get the attention of everyone in the hall.
"Forgive me but I feel a bit ill. I shall excuse myself first"
"It's okay. Your health comes first milady"
"I shall see you next time"
I slip out and went towards one of the terrace to take a breather.
"Is he following me?"
"Yes, milady"
I took the glass of wine from Vassago. As soon as I entered the terrace I quickly put the Asmodeu's blood in the wine glass. I also sprayed some of the non-diluted perfume on me.
The door opened.
"Forgive me for my rudeness, milady. It seems you are very... very..."
It's already working despite being in an open space. Is he perhaps used to using drugs related to this?
"I am very sorry as I do feel unwell, young duke"
"It is alright. I only came here to check up on an important guest from a neighboring kingdom"
Ho~. He can still control himself? He is a lot better than I thought. Not even the upright Eddie was able to control himself when he was exposed to a more concentrated solution of the perfume but he can.
I deliberately made my hand quiver. Seeing that, August took the glass of wine from me. He drank all of it in one chug.
His face that was composed turned red with devilish smile. The cool breeze of the night did not help at cooling him down as he was covered on his own sweat.
"I wonder who was the naughty one who dared to put aphrodisiac in your glass?"
"I'm sorry but what do you mean by that?"
"I'm sorry but I will have to excuse myself first"
He left with great haste. He was putting his hand on his chest as if to make sure that his heart won't burst from how fast it was beating.
Vassago entered and closed the door.
"Milady, what happened?"
"His self control is beyond amazing"
Before going here I tried out Asmodeu's blood. It prove effective. Once someone drinks it, the victim would immediately be charmed by the person they see next. I was able to prove this through trial-and-error.
How come he was able to retained his sanity when he was exposed to both the blood of a demon king and a strong perfume that forces men into a state of 'heat'?
The Temal lineage never had a druid on them so resisting the demon's blood through lineage would have been impossible. Not to mention, pheromones cannot be rejected no matter what you do once you come into contact with it.
That leaves one explanation on how he was able to resist it. I should try that next time to verify whether it is what I think it is.
Hm?
"Vassago call for Alex as fast as you can"
"Understood"
Five? No, maybe ten? There sure are a lot of unwanted guest.
By any chance, are they sent by some of the guys that were following me earlier when I was walking around? Doesn't matter anyway. I supposed I will have to take some of them.
I folded my fan and covered my mouth. I lean with my back against the door.
"Claude, there are several guys here. Go to the back and capture those who will try to escape"
"Okay"
From the small pouch that was hidden between my thighs, I took out a small pouch and sprinkled the pollens around.
The wind was going to where the trees were.
The pollens covered the entire area a little later after I applied some salve.
I took a match and light the air.
A chain reaction. The pollens that were scattered by the wind were set aflame. The fire quickly spread from the air to the trees were the pollens were attached to. As well as for the clothes of those who were hiding on the shadows.
"Anne!"
A wall of wind blew the fire away towards the direction where the trees were. The fire grew bigger. Screams of agony and disfigured, dancing silhouettes filled the garden.
A faint light from Alex hand healed my burn.
"Does it hurt?"
"I was burned. What do you think?"
He had a conflicted face.
After healing me, a crowd have already formed behind the terrace doors.
"VASSAGO, THEODORE, MAKE SURE TO HANDLE THINGS HERE"
After giving out his order, he took me onto his arms and flew back to the villa.
...
"I'm sorry"
Why is he apologizing?
"Vassago told me to come to where you were but I was too caught up bragging about you. In the end, it became the reason why you were hurt"
I see. No wonder it took him longer than I expected to arrived.
"It's okay. I'm not mad at you or anything. I felt someone was there so I sent Claude to go but to think that a fire would suddenly..."
I coughed loudly. My voice was hoarse.
Alex gave me water and some medicine from my bag.
"Don't talk. Just rest"
Ah, he grew up already. Normally he would be crying already but now he only has that worried face. He tends to get exaggerated whenever it comes to my well being so seeing him being composed for the first time, I'm a bit touched.
I opened my arms inviting him to lie down beside me.
He did so after removing the knives and other weapons that were hidden under my dress. The pouch that contained the pollens have already been burned so looking for any evidence would be hard for them.
"Let's go to the Velluno town when you get better"
I wrote, "You want to go to the beach?"
"Yeah! They say that that the sand magically glows in the night by this time of the year. I want to show it to you"
Bioluminescence plankton, huh. I've only red about it before so knowing that I'll be seeing it for the first time does excite me.
It somehow brings me memories of how many days I cried when I was reincarnated to this world. Seeing all kinds of things for the first time really hit me hard.
The wig fell off.
"Eh, you cut your hair?"
"Yeah. My hair is too big for me to wear a wig which is why I shortened it a bit. Is it weird?"
"Not at all! You somehow look even more beautiful"
So he prefer the short haired me.
...
As soon as the sun rose, we received a notice that we were being called by the grand duke. Alex, replied in a letter, that how would an injured person, which is me, going to move all the way from the villa to the palace.
It doesn't make any sense since he can just carry me and things will be settled on its own later somehow.
But of course, he had his own reasons. He said that the stress wasn't good for a patient.
I'm the doctor here. It's my job to decide whether someone can go or not.
Since I can't talk properly I just let it slide for now.
The grand duke along with some of his retainers came to the villa. Four young noble men were lined up, knees on the ground. They were the ones who sent the men who were supposed to abduct me last night.
They were also charged for arson, which is supposed to be me, as well as treason for doing something like that in the palace and at the birthday of the grand duke as well.
"I would like to leave the punishment in your hands"
I wrote, "Why?"
"As things stands, you were the one who suffered the most so it is only right to leave it all up to you"
What kind of bullshit is that? He's only doing all these since he was fed with the wrong information thanks to Vassago.
From what he know, I am someone that Alex thinks as a younger sister. And Alex who is a sorcerer would obviously bring chaos to the grand duchy if he were to give out punishment that does not satisfy Alex.
He is basically leaving it all up to me to save his own country. It would have been better if he at least felt an ounce of sincerity. But I can tell that he is only doing this to make sure that his connection with Alex doesn't get any worse than this.
I wrote a word. The word 'Bleorae'.
After seeing the word the grand duke immediately ordered everyone, except for Alex, to leave the room.
"What do you know about that?"