Dare You Answer When I Call Your Name?

"Assassinate the Intis Republic's ambassador?"

The news caught Audrey off guard. For a moment, even she, a Spectator, lost control of her emotions. "What?" she asked in astonishment.

Sifa was surprised too. If that Blessed in Backlund really is Klein, then Mr. Fool is quite the troublemaker. How long has he been in Backlund? He's already crossed the Intis ambassador badly enough to want him assassinated.

Compared to him, everything I've done is hardly worth mentioning.

The Intis ambassador...

The Iron and Blood Cross Order, which controls the Hunter Pathway, is in Intis. Could the ambassador know the Hunter Pathway's Potion formulas?

I could take this job, but I should ask Oswald for information when I get back.

Surely the Antiquities Protection Association lets its "employees" take an advance on their pay?

"Which of you would be willing to take this job?"

"What would you want in return?"

Klein looked around the table, keeping his tone as casual as before.

Miss Justice showed obvious hesitation, but the Hanged Man gave a short laugh.

"I've heard that Ambassador Beckron is also the Intis Republic's intelligence chief in this kingdom. He's secretly backed protests that turned bloody, plotted incidents to drive a wedge between the nobility and the wealthy, and spread rumors to turn the public against the government."

"He has quite a few Beyonders around him, all belonging to the Intis Intelligence Agency. That agency has long been influenced by the former royal family, the Sauron Family, and controls the early Sequences of the Hunter Pathway."

"Besides, whether the two countries go to war depends on whether their leaders want one. It has nothing to do with whether a diplomat lives or dies."

Uh...

The ambassador has Beyonders around him, and they control the early Sequences of the Hunter Pathway?

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