Exchanges Between the Various Factions / Leaving the Grand Knight Territory

"Madam?" the person at the door asked cautiously, seeing her standing in front of the gate with a blank expression.

Suika scratched her head. "Um, could you please bring up some wine? I'm thirsty."

"No problem, ma'am. You can rest for a bit. Your drinks will be brought up soon." After saying that, the security guard picked up his walkie-talkie and contacted the people downstairs to bring food and drinks to Suika.

Suika turned around and went back into the house, then turned on the TV and sat on the sofa to kill time.

The Commercial Union didn't keep Suika waiting long. Around noon, they said that the Armorless Union had dealt with the threat, but they wanted to speak with Suika about some things.

Soon, led by the visitor, Suika arrived at a meeting room in the middle of the hotel.

As soon as she entered, she saw Zofia sitting not far away, dressed in a suit and looking very dashing.

"Zofia!" Suika skipped over to greet her naturally, completely ignoring the person sitting in the main seat and the gloomy-faced person next to her.

"Ahem, Little Suika."

I'm here today because something happened, and the Armorless Union wants to learn more about the situation from you.

Just tell me everything you know.

Zofia reached out and touched Suika's forehead, then spoke gently.

"Is that so? Well, that's not a problem, but since this is a question, I'd like to ask first, am I not going to be sitting in this position?"

Suika walked to a bench that was surrounded by walls in the middle, tilted her head, and asked in a playful voice.

"Is there a problem, ma'am?" The man who brought her in didn't leave, but sat down not far from Zofia.

After hearing what Suika said, he asked.

"The problem... the problem is huge..."

After scanning the people around her, Suika instantly revealed an angry expression and shouted shrilly.

"Is this how you ask a question? I paid money to come to Kazimierz, and all Kazimierz 've encountered are monsters and demons."

The first day, someone died next door; the second day, that damned knight dared to throw a weapon at my head; the third day, I was brought back and placed under house arrest; and today, you dare to interrogate me in private.

Do you want to know the situation?

Is this an attitude of understanding the situation?

"I can't think of any other scenario where this arrangement would be used, except for prisoners being interrogated or criminals in court."

After hearing Suika's words, the person who brought him in smiled and looked at the two people sitting in the main seats.

One of them remained expressionless, as if Suika wasn't criticizing him, while the other looked like he was about to explode.

"Why is this gentleman's face so red? Is he sick? Have you prepared a doctor? If he dies here, won't you try to pin some kind of accusation on me?"

Suika wasn't intimidated by this kind of person at all; in fact, she was hoping he would jump up and start arguing with her, making the situation a bit more chaotic.

"Alright, Ms. Suika, this was indeed our mistake. Someone, please clean this place up again." The person at the head of the table, perhaps sensing Suika's thoughts, interrupted her.

A few minutes later, the positions were rearranged to form a circle, and Suika sat at one end of the circle.

She said that was about right.

"Then, Ms. Suika."

Could you introduce yourself and share your experiences at the Knight's Tournament these past few days?

After glancing at the report in his hand, the man looked at Suika with a sincere expression.

Sensing the other person's gaze, Suika pursed her lips; this kind of stubborn person was not easy to deal with.

However, she wasn't afraid, because both of her two previous actions were covert operations. Unless the other side could produce solid evidence, they wouldn't be able to pinpoint her as the suspect.

Just like now, if the other party has evidence, my nonsense will absolutely not succeed.

"My name is Ibuki Suika, and I come from the Great Yan Lungmen..."

Suika recited her identity and the reason for coming to Kazimierz as if she were reciting a memorized text, and then recounted her experiences over the past few days.

After listening, the person sitting in the main seat looked at the intelligence report in front of him. Suika's account was exactly the same as the intelligence report, and the intelligence personnel had already questioned all the people who had contact with her. There was no difference.

"No, the intelligence said you know an Originium Arts that can create Great Fog that obscures vision," the man who had just looked angry suddenly said.

Suika tilted her head.

"Is there a problem with Originium Arts? I traveled all the way from the Great Yan alone. If I didn't have any means of self-defense, I would probably have died somewhere long ago."

"Could you show us?" the man seated at the head of the table asked calmly.

"Of course!" Suika snapped her fingers, and the once empty room was suddenly filled with mist, making it almost impossible to see anyone even though they were not far apart.

She spoke only after the mist dissipated from the window a dozen seconds later.

"This is my Originium Arts, which can create fog that affects vision and direction, and the fog can spread to a range of up to one kilometer."

Even when facing an opponent stronger than me, unless they can break through my Originium Arts or bombard me with a massive area-of-effect spell or weapon, I can use this spell to escape their attacks.

After Suika finished speaking, the man nodded. "Very good Originium Arts. I would like to ask, can this mist be used as a weapon?"

"Turning fog into weapons?"

Are you saying that toxic or corrosive gases are added to the fog, causing people who inhale it to be poisoned or die without realizing it?

I had indeed considered this method of combat before, but I found it impossible. Mist is mist; it's made up of tiny water molecules. Even if you add anything else, it will quickly be enveloped by the water and then sink to the ground."

Suika knew exactly what he wanted to ask, but she deliberately gave an irrelevant answer.

Chapter 267 Exchange between Various Forces

"Stop with the nonsense, you know what we want to ask!"

The people nearby slammed their fists on the table and stood up in protest.

Suika her arms over her chest without any hesitation, then leaned back on the stool.

"Can you throw this guy out? You invited me here for questioning, and I really don't like him spewing nonsense."

If he doesn't leave, there's no point in continuing the discussion.

After Suika finished speaking, Zofia raised her hand in agreement, and the other person who brought her in also agreed with Suika's statement.

Upon realizing this, the man clearly panicked, his face turning as red as a pig's head.

"What! You dare to expel me?"

Do you know who I am? Do you know that one word from me can make you...?

"Enough, White, don't lose your pride as a knight."

"Get out of here and let the Knights Association send someone else. We can wait for you for half an hour."

The leader spoke up and stopped the man's angry outburst.

Seeing this, the other party left dejectedly.

"What? Another wait? How about we have lunch first? He scared me, I need a little drink to calm my nerves."

When she came in, Suika's friend Ibuki Gourd, was being held back at the door. Seeing that she had to wait for someone from the Knights Association to come and attend this "hearing," she said with some dissatisfaction.

"Give Miss Suika her gourd back," the leader said with a friendly expression.

After taking the Ibuki Gourd, Suika gulped down a large mouthful of wine, burped, and then leaned back on the stool contentedly, swaying her head as she waited.

A moment later, the door opened, and another person dressed in knight's armor walked in.

"I apologize for the negative impact White has had on everyone. I will now represent the Knights Association in this discussion..."

After saying that, he glanced at Suika, who was sitting there drinking and looked drunk, and then sat down in the seat of the person who had just left.

"Continuing from the previous question, we have a question that we hope Ms. Suika can answer for us."

"Is it possible to use Originium Arts to shape mist into a certain form and then cause powerful destruction to objects?"

Suika looked puzzled after hearing this. "Huh?"

The man repeated it again.

Suika shook her head

"It is indeed possible to shape the fog into a certain form."

But fog is fog; using it to obscure vision for assassinations or escapes is perfectly acceptable.

But what you said about using mist to solidify and attack people...

That's way too much of an exaggeration.

At the end, Suika shook her head.

"I've heard you have a grudge against that Rust-Copper Knight. Do you intend to cause him trouble?"

The knight next to her asked a question a few seconds after Suika finished speaking.

"You mean that bastard who threw a weapon at me during the competition? Hey, don't tell me."

After I came out, Nearl Family and some friends who knew me well and came to Kazimierz with me contacted me, saying that the guy was very stingy and that I should be careful.

When I returned here, I asked the front desk, and they assured me that as long as I stayed in the hotel, I wouldn't receive any threats to my personal safety.

As she said this, Suika looked at Zofia and the people from the hotel not far away.

Both of them nodded in agreement, indicating that Suika was right, Zofia even looked at the person sitting in the main seat.

"Mr. Smith, you must be familiar with the Ingla Family. They are known for their vindictiveness. The person in charge of scheduling the matches disappeared after the competition ended the day before yesterday, and we haven't been able to find him since."

Suika brought back news of Margaret; she's a friend of our Nearl Family. After learning she had offended the Ingla Family, it was only right that we warned her to be careful."

Zofia stood up and addressed the person seated at the head of the table.

"Ms. Suika did indeed speak to the front desk about this matter," a hotel staff member chimed in after Zofia finished speaking.

"The sergeant has been found; he died in the Ingla Family dungeon." Before the person in the main seat could speak, the dry voice of the knight beside him came through.

All eyes were on him. No one knew about this yet. He could have kept quiet, but now that he was speaking up, it would seem like he was speaking up for Suika.

"Oh, is that Rust-Copper Knight really that arrogant? Doesn't Kazimierz have any law? They kill whoever they want, who would dare to come to Kazimierz for tourism now!"

Suika to the side, looked utterly shocked, saying, "Isn't Kazimierz supposed to be a land of knights? How can there be such dark people and families here?"

"Don't worry, madam, the Ingra Family won't affect you anymore," the leader said, seeing the worried look on Suika's face.

"You arrested this family?"

"No, the entire Ingla Family died yesterday, in a mysterious attack..." Everyone stared intently at Suika's expression as she said this.

"Oh, this... this is really great!"

But the feedback from Suika was completely unexpected.

It wasn't a blank, bewildered expression, nor one of knowing full well what was going on; rather, it was one of surprise and delight.

Of course, this expression truly Suika's state of mind.

She had acted too hastily yesterday and didn't even have time to clean up the mess, so she didn't know whether her two actions had been effective.

She was naturally overjoyed to learn from the leader that the Rust-Copper Knight and the Ingra Family were dead.

After a brief silence, the other party inquired about Suika's situation yesterday. She naturally replied that she had been sent back to the hotel after watching the match at the arena, and had not left the vicinity except for a brief stroll around the area in the morning.

"Thank you so much, Ms. Suika, for clearing up our confusion. The Kazimierz military apologizes for the unpleasant experience you've had these past few days."

After speaking, the leader nodded slightly to the others and then walked out.

After they all left Zofia came to Suika's side and patted her on the shoulder.

"Wow, that scared me to death... Mr. Smith is a man of the Silverlance Pegasi; ordinary people wouldn't even dare to speak in front of him in the face of his imposing presence."

It's amazing that you can still talk so calmly and eloquently.

"Is the pressure a lot?"

I think they're not even as good as the head of their Medical Department that I met when I was on Rhodes Island.

They dare not Silverlance Pegasi; could they be the legendary elite troops of Kazimierz?

"Like the Steam Knight of Victoria and the Golden Law Guard of Leithanien, are they considered the nation's trump card in terms of combat power?"

Suika truly never expected that the man who looked so kind and muscular, more like an office leader than a knight, was actually a member of the Silverlance Pegasi, the strongest army in Kazimierz.

Chapter 268 Leaving the Great Knight Territory

"By the way, did the first guy have bipolar disorder? He doesn't seem like Kuranta to me; he's more like a Perro in heat."