17 More Unexpected Encounters

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"What are you doing here, Your Majesty? Shouldn't you be dealing with the nobles at this hour?" Kelart said in clear confusion.

"Well, that's true. But I was so bored, that I decided to go for a walk, and when I passed in front of the Santuario, I decided to come to say hello! And haven't I already told you to call me Calca when we're in private?" Said the woman who had just entered right behind Lily.

She is a young woman with long vibrant hair of spun gold and lovely cyan eyes. Her face was as beautiful as a freshly-bloomed flower, exuding majesty and dignity. She is dressed in a white dress and a silver tiara on her head that resembles a crown.

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"This is the problem here, Your Majesty. We are not in private," Kelart responded with a smile, but Eve could easily tell she was quite annoyed.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. But you know it's hard to keep my cool in front of all those nobles who look down on me," Calca said, crestfallen.

Kelart sighs and massages her forehead. Calca, in addition to being the Holy Queen of Roble, is also her best friend, and Kelart even considers her a true sister in every way, except in blood.

"Alright, you can stay. As Queen of this Holy country, the subject of this discussion will naturally involve you."

Calca smiled, but then tilted her head as she finished listening to Kelart.

"A subject that involves me?" She said, a little confused by Kelart's statement.

"That is..."

As the two of them talked, Eve was sitting on the couch in silence, but her mind was a mess.

'What the hell?! First a High Priest, and now the damn Queen of the Country appears out of nowhere?! What kind of sin did I commit for this to happen to me? I just wanted to go home!' Eve thought in frustration.

Eve naturally knew who Kelart was, and she also knew who Calca was, even before they introduced themselves. How? It's simple. There was a lot of information in the Sanctuary's library, including the current history of the Kingdom of Roble.

After downloading all the information, it took Lapis just twenty minutes to organize everything. After everything was organized, the information was already available for Eve and for all squad leaders to access.

As Eve was connected to the terminal and the Reactor again, she accessed all the information, and like a computer, she stored it all in her head in a second.

Advantages of being an Automaton with a super-computer brain, baby!

Ehem, back to the subject.

Kelart is the current High Priest of the Church of the Four Gods. But not only that. In addition to being a pure priestess, she is the most powerful light mage in all of Roble's country.

This last piece of information is a secret kept away from the public and the nobles since everyone only knew that she could use spells only up to the 4th level. But there was a peculiar book in the library, hidden and kept under lock and key, which contained this and several other secret information.

The Dear Diary of Calca Bessarez.

Yes, the Queen of the country had a diary, and she kept it in the library. More specifically, in her private room inside the library. And like any girl, she kept her diary under lock and key, which included dozens of protection spells and a small vault.

Unfortunately for her, the [Scanner] cannot be stopped by magic or matter. If it is in range, it will be scanned.

There was a lot of information in the Queen's diary, such as her frustration with not being able to find the ideal man to marry, doubts about sex, since she was pure and even holding hands made her blush, and of course, about how happy she was in knowing that one of her best friends had surpassed all the priests and light mages in her Kingdom, reaching the level of being able to cast 5th level spells, thus reaching the Realm of Heroes.

And this was none other than Kelart Custodio.

She is also the younger sister of the Paladins Commander named Remedios Custodio, a woman who joined the Order of Paladins without even having to go through the rank of squire due to her strength and skill, and is now regarded as the strongest generation of Paladins.

Remedios Custodio is also what can be defined as a pure 'Muscle Brain' according to Calca's diary, preferring to use her emotions rather than her head in dealing with complex matters. Another type of person that Eve hates the most.

Normally she follows the Queen around like a guard dog, but she didn't seem to be present, luckily for Eve.

And then finally we have Calca Bessarez. There isn't much information about herself in her diary or in the books in the Sanctuary, but Eve is sure that among this trio, she was the most normal.

One was like a smart viper who hides her intentions under a mask and is very good at acting and deceiving. The other one is a brute who doesn't think, just smash. And the last is more concerned with finding a husband than dealing with the nobles of the country, and all three of them hold positions of supreme power within the country.

A very strange trio of friends, and certainly, a trio of friends that Eve would rather blow up than get involved with.

Fortunately for Roble's Kingdom, Eve wasn't that irrational.

"Now, let's get back to our subject at hand, " Kelart said, snapping Eve out of her thoughts. "We found a guard at the gate with a bag full of gold coins, and to top it off, they were foreign gold coins, and one that we don't know about."

Listening to Kelart, Eve finally understood why she was summoned.

"At first I thought it was a spy, but after a little more investigation, we discovered that there was a novice adventurer who paid for her registration with a foreign gold coin. Then that suspicion disappeared, after all, what kind of spy is stupid enough to be handing out gold coins around without hiding their appearance or traces? Also, only someone rich enough, like royalty, would spend that much money without breaking a sweat," Kelart chuckled sarcastically, and Eve nervously turned away to ignore her penetrating gaze.

"After a few questions to the guard and the Guild attendant who helped the person in question, we got a general picture of the suspect, or rather, suspects," She said, and then cleared her throat. "A beautiful girl between twelve and fifteen, with long platinum hair and honey-gold eyes. A one-eyed blonde mercenary woman who has a red armor set that looks extremely expensive. And finally..."

She looks over at Lily, who at some moment sat down next to Eve, and her cheeks are full of candy like a squirrel.

"A brown-haired maid with shades of pink tied in a double tail." She finished.

After that, silence fell in the room. The only audible sounds were Lily's nonchalantly munching on the sweets and snacks.

"Now, can you tell me who you are, and where you come from, little Princess?" Kelart said giving her an ultimatum.

Eve began to sweat apprehensively. Yeah, Automatons can sweat.

'Why the hell did I go around handing out gold like a bloody Leprechaun? Shit! All this because I was so excited to meet the Adventurer's Guild!' She thought in regret.

Royalty from one country clandestinely entering another is an extremely serious matter, which is why Kelart said it mainly involved Calca, as it involved two nations, not the church.

Eve isn't a princess, but at least they think she is.

'How am I going to deal with this mess I've caused? Maybe I should blow it all up?' She seriously pondered.