Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

Iris thought that with her previous experience, she shouldn't turn the other person into a rebellious disciple this time... right?

To be honest, even now, Elise still can't understand how she managed to raise Elsa into a rebellious and defiant disciple when she was following the guide exactly.

Just as she was lost in thought, Elsa's voice rang out: "Um, shall we leave now?"

"Come on, show me around properly."

"Then, please follow me."

Elsa clearly had no experience as a tour guide, and she stammered when introducing local customs and traditions. However, Elise was used to this and even missed it a little.

She hadn't seen Elsa like this in a long time.

The little maid stayed close to her mistress, not quite understanding why her mistress suddenly wanted to hire a stranger as a guide, since her mistress clearly knew the city of Castel better than the stranger did.

However, as a maid, even if she was filled with doubts, she should not question her master's decision.

So the maid didn't say much and just stayed close to her mistress.

Throughout the journey, Elise kept a close eye on Elsa's every move, and she noticed that the little pink-haired girl would occasionally steal glances at her.

She joked, "I know I'm very pretty. If you want to see, just look directly. You don't need to sneak around."

Elsa, caught red-faced, blushed instantly. She nervously explained, "I... I didn't mean to, but for some reason, you feel familiar to me, as if we've met somewhere before."

"Although what I said was a bit strange, you really do give me a certain feeling."

"So, where do you think we've met before?"

A look of confusion flashed in Elsa's eyes, then she shook her head with a touch of melancholy: "I can't remember, maybe it's just my imagination."

"It's alright, I'll think about it slowly if I can't remember. I'll be staying here for a while longer. Castel is so big, I might need you to show me around some more."

"what?"

"What? You don't want to?" Elise moved slightly closer to Elsa, watching her blush and lean back, a pleased smile appeared on Elise's lips.

How pure and lovely she is! I must not let her become gay this time.

Due to time constraints, Elsa wasn't able to take Iris to many places.

As darkness fell, Elsa said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, it's getting late, I have to go home now."

"It's alright, this is your reward." Elise casually took out a gold coin and handed it to the other party.

"I... I can't accept that much money, and besides, I bumped into you by accident this time." Elsa waved her hands repeatedly, as if the gold coin was some kind of monster.

"I've wasted your afternoon, so please accept this reward. I might need you to take me out again in the future," Elise said, stuffing the gold coins into Elsa's hand.

Feeling the physical contact with Iris, Elsa's face flushed with a shy blush.

It must be said that the people here in the kingdom are indeed quite simple and honest; if it were the empire...

Elise shook her head, then waved to Elsa: "By the way, my name is Elise. Don't forget me. I'll come find you when I have time."

Upon hearing the name Iris, a flicker of disorientation crossed Elsa's eyes once again.

Noticing this detail, Elise's lips curled up slightly; the current developments were all going according to her plan.

Elsa, having regained her senses, waved to Iris and watched her leave before silently turning and departing herself.

The instant Elsa turned around, the dazed look on her face was replaced by a morbid fanaticism. She placed the right hand, which had touched Iris, on her face, took a deep breath, and murmured, "Teacher, oh teacher, you've finally come to find me."

……

"Miss, is there anything special about that pink-haired girl?"

After parting ways with Elsa, the little maid asked with some curiosity.

"Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"With Miss's strength, there's no way she could have bumped into her. It can only mean that Miss did it on purpose," the maid said earnestly.

Elise ruffled the little maid's hair and said, "As expected of my Misha, her insight is outstanding. She does have something special about her. You'll see when the time comes."

The little maid, who had received the praise, also had a lovely smile on her face.

The two then went directly back to Elira's mansion.

Upon seeing Elise and the maid return, Elira immediately asked, "Did you find anything?"

"A little bit," Elise briefly explained what she had discovered to Elira.

After learning that there were no signs of battle where Hattie had disappeared, she couldn't help but frown slightly, and her little head began to think quickly.

As a reincarnated person herself, she was also very familiar with the situation in the kingdom, and she wanted to find related information from her memories.

Unfortunately, even Elise couldn't find the relevant information, so it was even less likely that she would find it.

After a long while, Elira sighed helplessly, "No, there are still no relevant clues."

"Don't rush. Hattie is a genius girl from the Salom family. Her disappearance may be related to the Salom family. Keep a close eye on her family's situation recently. You might find something."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. Thank you for your hard work today."

"Yes, it was really hard work. How are you going to thank me?" Elise asked with a smile.

Elira's lips twitched slightly. She knew Elise would try to curry favor with her, and she also knew why Elise was willing to help her. She said directly, "How about I consider it a favor that Hattie and I both owe you?"

"Okay."

Once you've accumulated too many favors, you can never truly repay them.

Volume 1: Chapter 397 Clues Delivered to the Door (5)

In the dead of night, Elise, fast asleep, suddenly opened her eyes, along with her little maid who was sleeping soundly in her arms.

The two, mistress and servant, exchanged a silent glance upon waking, their nightgowns simultaneously transforming into more practical attire.

Even before Elise arrived at Elira's mansion, she had already planted her own spies there—insects that Wendy had specifically bred for her.

Her near-death experiences have instilled in her a strong sense of security, ensuring she can sleep peacefully no matter where she is. She has lost count of how many times she has died in her sleep. 5

Actually, dying in one's sleep is a better way to die than being blown to bits by the protagonists' combined attack. 3

She didn't dwell on her past tragic experiences; at this moment, her spies were constantly reminding her that someone had broken into the mansion. 8

“It seems Elira’s investigation has attracted the attention of those behind the scenes, who want to eliminate this unstable factor,” Elise murmured to herself.

But this is good, they were just worried about not having any leads, and now that a lead has come knocking, they should definitely seize it. 7

Elira's home isn't here, but she's staying here tonight, and since someone has entered her house, she, as the hostess, naturally needs to get up and greet them.

Upon waking, Elira wasn't the usual grumpy person who'd been woken up; instead, she was pleasantly surprised. Her thoughts were the same as Elise's—someone had delivered a clue when there were none available; how could she not be happy?

Moreover, she knew very well that with Elise's allure, as long as they captured her alive, they would definitely be able to get the information they wanted from her.

Having thought this through, Elira didn't wait for the guests to come to her any longer. Instead, she disappeared from the room and went to find the uninvited guests.

Just before Elira was about to take action, she activated the silence barrier set up in the room. After all, the guests were at least at the fifth rank, and some were even at the sixth rank. It would be quite difficult to fight without making a sound.

Although Elira usually performs exceptionally well at the academy, she only demonstrates strength at around the fifth rank of elite.

Sending multiple sixth-order experts to find her is already a great honor.

However, those people clearly underestimated Elira's strength, not to mention Elise and the others who were currently at Elira's mansion.

Most importantly, Sera is also here. Even if there are seventh or eighth-tier beings among the uninvited guests, they are just easy targets.

Sera had already woken up when these people approached the mansion, but she didn't make a move. She preferred to watch the show when she was outmatched in combat power, a trait influenced by Elise's soul imprint.

"We've been discovered." The uninvited guests, sensing the activation of the silence barrier, immediately realized they had been found.

"After discovering us, did you choose to activate the barrier immediately instead of running away?" The leader's expression turned serious.

When someone reaches a certain level of strength, they're not stupid. Since the other party didn't choose to run away, it means they believe they have the ability to keep them here.

After only a moment's hesitation, the leader decisively ordered, "Withdraw!"

"Coming and going as you please, isn't that a bit disrespectful of me?" Elira's figure appeared behind the uninvited guests at some point, her eyes cold and her whole body exuding a chilling killing intent.

If it weren't for the need to capture them alive, these people would have already died here. Even though she was only at the fifth level, she had been reborn hundreds of times, and each rebirth brought her a permanent boost.

Without a word, the leader pointed his staff at Elira, and a magic circle made of flames appeared, instantly condensing into a huge fireball.

However, the moment the magic circle appeared, Elira had already used the special ability that her rebirth had given her: spell cancellation.

When the opponent uses magic, if you use the same magic, you can directly negate the opponent's magic.

As the magic was neutralized, countless water droplets appeared out of thin air and instantly surged toward one of the uninvited guests, forming a water prison that trapped him inside.

Those who were sent to carry out the assassination mission were clearly not ordinary people. The moment the leader made his move, the others also launched an attack on Elira.

However, before one of them could finish chanting, he found himself unable to make a sound, and a sharp pain shot through his throat.

The maid appeared behind him without his noticing and pinned a dagger to his shadow.

Another mage, the instant he finished chanting, instantly reversed the direction his wand was aimed at, turning it against his companion. Countless ice spikes turned the unsuspecting fifth-tier mage into a hedgehog.

Seeing his squad nearly wiped out in the blink of an eye, the leader didn't hesitate to take out a random teleportation scroll.

However, just as he was about to use the scroll, he was slammed into the wall with a giant sword.

Looking at the uninvited guest who had been embedded in the wall and passed out, Elira twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Actually, I think you could have gone a little easier. It's not a big deal if the person is crippled, but repairing the wall will cost money."

"Why don't you just ask Elise? She can fix it for you anyway." Nora said, then couldn't help but yawn. She hated being disturbed while sleeping.

After confirming that there was nothing else to do, he put away his weapon and went back to his room to sleep.

Elira snapped her fingers, and the water prison that had been maintained disappeared. The trapped person had already fainted, and water could even be seen flowing from his mouth and nose.

“Besides repairing the wall, I might have to ask you for a favor,” Elira said, looking at Iris.

Elise knew exactly what she wanted to say. She nodded and slowly walked toward the leader embedded in the wall.

After forcibly prying open the other person's eyelids, a pleasurable imprint appeared in Elise's eyes.

For someone who has lost consciousness, it's quite easy for Elise to charm them, even if the person is at the sixth rank.

Having successfully charmed her, Elira threw a water ball at her opponent's face.

The leader was a sixth-tier mage with a somewhat aged face. After waking up, he looked at Elise with a fanatical expression, as if he were looking at the god he worshipped.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

"It is His Highness Ronald."

Upon hearing the name, both Elise and Elira showed a hint of surprise.

Because Ronald was the prince who was supposed to die in Seria.

Volume 1: Chapter 398 Strange Things

"It's him? That's very interesting."

Elise's lips curled up slightly. This was a change she had never experienced before, so how could she remain indifferent?

"Do you know why Ronald sent you to kill Elira?"

"I don't know. His Highness Ronald only sent us to kill someone. We have no right to ask why." The old magician made no attempt to hide anything.

"Do you know where Hattie is?"

"do not know."

Elira knew very well that under Elise's charm, the other party would not lie.

Although they failed to obtain any information about Hattie from her, the fact that Ronald sent someone to assassinate her already speaks volumes.

“It seems that Hattie is in Ronald’s hands.” Elira turned to look at Elise, intending to ask her about the next move, but found that Elise seemed somewhat puzzled.

"what happened?"

“Something feels off,” Elise said, touching her smooth chin.

Hattie disappeared, and Elira searched for her whereabouts. Unlike Ronald, who was discovered, she didn't hire someone to silence her. Everything seemed perfectly normal, but there was one very strange thing.

Is something wrong?

"If you found out that Hattie was in Ronald's hands, it might be understandable that he would send someone to silence her. But you haven't even found any useful clues, and he just sends people over like this. Don't you find that strange?"

Upon hearing what Elise said, Elira quickly realized that this was indeed a bit strange.

"Could it be that I've discovered something, but just haven't noticed it?"

"It's unlikely. Even if you've discovered some clues, you haven't actually reached the other side. What difference would it make if he did this or just self-destruct?"

"In any case, the clues now point to Ronald, and we need to find out what's going on with him."