Perfect, Mr. Side-Swept Bangs seemed to regard them as wealthy young ladies from the capital, which could be useful here.
And the timing was just right.
Giving her pet a glance, indicating it to keep quiet, Violet deliberately put on a mysterious expression. After looking around discreetly, she then whispered.
“Well, since we’re here, there’s no harm in telling you... My true identity is actually the special envoy dispatched by Her Majesty Lilya Melchior, the Queen of the Human United Kingdom, to investigate Demon Suppression City secretly!”
Ignoring the startled expressions of Mr. Side-Swept Bangs and Eileen, and selectively overlooking the strange look on Little Dragon Girl’s face, Miss Priestess continued to, uh, kindly deceive the two.
“In fact, Her Majesty has long been troubled by the criminal group of poachers, but she has been unable to take action as they are well hidden, far away in the capital.”
“Now, with the constant conflicts in the northern border of the kingdom and all the clues pointing to the poachers, Her Majesty has decided to seize this opportunity to root out these hidden rats!”
“We are acting on Her Majesty’s orders, disguised as tourists from out of town, when in reality, our purpose is to secretly infiltrate the dark side here, investigate the details of each poaching gang, and when the time is right, we will close in from both inside and outside, solving the current chaos!”
“Um, Cap...”
“You don’t need to say it! I know what you’re going to say, but this is the perfect time to come clean about our identities! I’m the captain of the special investigation team, and that’s my decision, understood, Xiao Guang?!”
“Under... understood...”
Under the glare of Miss Priestess, Little Dragon Girl, whose expression had become increasingly strange, could only obediently close her mouth, turning her head slightly as if unable to meet her gaze.
“The reason we must find the Ghost Thief Group is because this group is likely a key player in the whole affair. There’s even reliable intelligence suggesting that they may have colluded with certain high-ranking individuals in Demon Suppression City, forming an unholy alliance!”
“Once we have crucial evidence, Her Majesty will wield her authority and bring these deceivers and criminals to justice!”
With her hands on her hips and her insignificant chest puffed out beneath her white robe, the black-haired girl had a look of “I am justice!” that was quite convincing.
“............”
Side-Swept Bangs and Eileen exchanged glances. Honestly, while Violet’s story sounded exaggerated and unbelievable, it was still more credible than if she had simply said, “The two of us can take down the entire Ghost Thief Group.”
The recent turmoil in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains made it entirely reasonable for the royal family from the Courage City to send further investigations. From their previous interactions, Side-Swept Bangs had already realized that “these people probably came from the capital.”
The confident demeanor of Violet and her companions in the face of the Demon Suppression City army last night, and their brazen appearance at the camp today despite being pursued, were undoubtedly compelling pieces of evidence.
But to expect them to believe everything based solely on this was still a bit unrealistic.
Just as expected.
“Even if you say so, Queen’s spies and all... Do you have any evidence? Just so you know, I wouldn’t recognize any tokens from important people...”
The one questioning was Eileen. Side-Swept Bangs, who had been in contact with them earlier, wore a pensive expression. Violet irresponsibly shrugged, looking like she didn’t care whether they believed her or not.
“I do have proof of my identity given by Her Majesty, but if you can’t understand it, there’s nothing I can do. Anyway, that’s all I can say. If it weren’t for the fact that you all seem discontent with the current state of this city and eager for change, I wouldn’t have revealed my identity now.”
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“Remember, this is top secret. If it leaks out... hehehe...”
“Uh...”
Eileen seemed to be taken in by someone’s deliberate acting, hesitantly glancing towards Mr. Side-Swept Bangs beside her. After some thought, he cautiously spoke up.
“Can I see the token from Her Majesty? I’ve been traveling with the captain for over a year, and I’ve seen some things. Sorry, I don’t care how I end up, but Eileen, I can’t let anything happen to her. If you truly are Her Majesty’s secret envoy...”
Huh?
This guy... Mr. Side-Swept Bangs, who grew up in a mere slum, can actually understand those things? What did Uncle Lester teach him exactly...?
But Violet indeed possessed a token from Lilya, so what she said earlier wasn’t entirely a lie. She just adjusted the emphasis and problem-solving approach in her behavior logic a bit.
Since they asked like this, Miss Priestess simply took out the booklet specially made by Her Majesty, representing her noble status within the Human United Kingdom, and showed it to Mr. Side-Swept Bangs.
He didn’t dare touch it with his hands, just widened his eyes, earnestly examining the words on it for a long time, especially lingering on the magical seal at the bottom for quite some time. His expression gradually became excited and thrilled.
“It’s... it’s real! Eileen! They, they really are Her Majesty’s people! Do you know what’s written here? ‘As if in the presence of the Queen’! Even the Lord of Demon Suppression City, upon seeing this, must immediately kneel down! This is great, for this city, for everyone in the slums...!”
“Huh?! Really?!”
Perhaps the girl’s thoughts were more delicate. Seeing Side-Swept Bangs’ reaction, Eileen’s expression immediately changed, hastily pulling him down to kneel alongside her.
After all, they were just ordinary citizens. Something that even the lord had to kneel to immediately upon seeing it, if not handled carefully, would be a great disrespect.
“Eileen pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen!!”
“Oh, right...! Cyril pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen!!”
Seeing these two people nervously kneeling and bowing with the identity booklet in their hands in the most humble posture they could think of, even though their identities were completely fabricated on the spur of the moment, Violet couldn’t help but marvel... Power was indeed too convenient in front of ordinary people.
Even the rebellious Mr. Side-Swept Bangs had to kneel before the authority symbolizing the ruler of a country. It was a completely different feeling from compelling others with strength.
No wonder countless people spared no effort and went to great lengths to become influential officials, striving for further advancement in their careers. This contrast in experience could indeed satisfy the vanity of living beings.
Unfortunately, it didn’t mean much to Violet.
“Uh, you may... rise. Since you understand that our actions are carried out under Her Majesty’s orders, you must assist to the best of your abilities in eradicating this criminal organization lurking in the city’s shadows. Understood?”
Since she had never done something like this before, Violet didn’t know how a real queen’s envoy should speak at such times. However, in any case, speaking some pompous formalities confidently wouldn’t go wrong... hopefully.
“Yes! We will definitely assist the royal envoy with all our might!”
Seeing the black-haired girl finally retrieve the magnificent document representing the king’s authority, the two kneeling individuals breathed a sigh of relief.
Their expressions were tense and complex as they stood up, and their gaze towards Violet and her companions was noticeably different now.
It was an emotion called awe.
Perhaps this was the influence of the gap in status. Somehow, Violet suddenly remembered a sentence written by a certain literature on Earth in a book.
Between us, there’s already a layer of pitifully thick barrier.