Chapter 202.4
The door opened and a sharp-eyed man in his late forties or so entered the reception room. He had been standing by His Majesty’s side during the audience, staring at us keenly.
The Prime Minister, the Count Melrose Frontier…. He was from the Melrose family, the source of my peach-colored hair, as the spirit had said.
That meant he was a possible blood relative of my mother, someone I had avoided getting involved with for a long time.
“You may remain seated.”
Returning us to our seats as we were getting up, the Prime Minister looked at my face and hair, contemplated for a second or two, and then immediately sat down on the vacant single-seat sofa.
“Before I get to the point, let me thank you.”
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“–Thank you for accepting my request on such short notice. His Majesty has offered to give you a sufficient reward.”
“You don’t have to thank us. We are grateful to you for choosing us, since our members were involved as well.”
At the words of the Prime Minister, Bert Fa Melrose, Dalton of Rainbow Sword bowed his head in fancy language.
It was not often that one could find adventurers as trustworthy as they were; Dalton and his team truly did exactly what Bert expected them to do. Not only did they meet Bert’s expectations as Prime Minister, but also Bert’s personal desire to bring back not only the princess, but also this “girl”.
Baroness Aria Layton. She was a Dragon Slayer girl who had single-handedly protected the princess, and her prestige was well-known even in the underworld.