Peace Hunter

In the room, Lord Raven and everyone else were sitting on chairs made of earth magic. In front of them was a rectangular table. Lord Raven sat at the wide end of the table, while the other twelve people sat along the long side. The magical chairs were also made according to the size of the occupants. For example, the giant man with them received a large chair for him to sit on. The old Dwarf man also sat in the chair, leaving the Golem he rode behind him. Two twin Elf girls also sat in the chair.

"Then it's your turn now, Saria. Have you captured the small Elf-inhabited town south of the Regnum Desert?" asked Lord Raven.

"Yes, Lord. I've also killed the mayor who led that town. It's now our territory. I've also brought some Elves from that town to serve as additional knights for our organization," said Saria.

"Good work, Saria," said Lord Raven.

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord," said Saria.

"Then, Fee, I previously received news that you failed to enter the Seleria kingdom. Could you explain in more detail?" said Lord Raven.

"I apologize for my failure, Lord. I didn't expect the Seleria 'forest guards' to be so strict in guarding the Mistskog Forest. Even though I disguised myself as an Elf, they still wouldn't let me enter the forest and travel to Seleria's territory. It seems they refuse to allow Elves from outside Seleria into their territory. This is likely to prevent kidnappings from occurring in the kingdom,"

"I didn't receive any information while I was in the forest, but I did receive information while in San Fulgen that several Seleria knights had been kidnapped and their bodies were found in San Fulgen's territory with their hearts missing. Because of this, relations between San Fulgen and Seleria have deteriorated, and this may have something to do with Seleria's increasingly strict border guarding."

"Perhaps I could have forced my way into Seleria's territory by fighting the 'forest guards,' but I decided against it because fighting them would likely cause chaos and make the other 'forest guards,' or perhaps even Seleria itself, more wary," Fee said.

"I see. Your decision was correct in preventing chaos in the region, Fee. I forgive your failure," said Lord Raven.

"Thank you, Lord," said Fee.

"Then, Feline, I also received news that you failed in your mission in the Sedona Kingdom. Could you explain that in more detail?" asked Lord Raven.

"Forgive me for my failure, sir. I was originally from the Sedona kingdom and was also one of the nobles there, so I thought I could carry out my mission in that kingdom easily because I had quite a lot of connections there. But I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived there, I would be hunted by the people of that kingdom. I don't know why they tried to kill me, but I eventually learned that their reason for killing me was because I was part of a noble family accused of staging a coup d'etat against the 'Beast King' several years ago. Because of that accusation, my entire family was executed, and I was the only one left from that family. By the time they were executed, I had already left the kingdom and joined this organization."

"Even though it was several years ago, they still remember it. And that's why I was also hunted as soon as I arrived here, because I am part of that family. Because of this, I had difficulty reaching the royal palace and killing the 'Beast Prince' and 'Beast Princess' and stirring up conflict within the kingdom. However, fortunately, I managed to survive the hunt, although I did encounter one of the 'Beast Knights Commanders'. Once again, I apologize for my failure, Lord," said Feline.

"I see. I'm sorry for what happened to your family in that kingdom, Feline. It's difficult to carry out a mission properly in such circumstances, so I forgive your failure," said Lord Raven.

"Thank you very much, Lord," said Feline.

Feline turned to the giant man and smiled at him, but the giant man seemed annoyed.

"Now, Ariu, I also received news that you failed your mission in the San Fulgen Kingdom. Could you explain it in more detail?" asked Lord ​Raven.

"Yes, Lord. First, I apologize for my failure, Lord. Previously, I sent my subordinates to assassinate the eldest prince and princess of the San Fulgen kingdom, but it ended in failure. Then, there was a festival held at an academy in the kingdom. Because of the festival, the youngest princess, who was usually only present at the royal palace, also went to the academy. So, at the academy at that time, there were the three children of the Queen of San Fulgen,"

"Since the festival was the perfect opportunity to assassinate the Queen's three children, I intervened myself and brought as many subordinates as I could. But I ended up failing, and quite a number of my subordinates were defeated and killed. I never expected my subordinates to be defeated by the academy students and the people there. Even with the help of Miss Feline and Miss Fee, I still failed in my mission. Once again, please forgive me, Lord," said Ariu.

"I see. Okay, I forgive your failure, Ariu," said Lord Raven.

"Thank you very much, Lord," said Ariu.

"It would be a shame if we failed to incite conflict between the three kingdoms. Our goal in assassinating their princes and princesses was to incite conflict between their kingdoms. Feline was given a mission in the Sedona kingdom to assassinate the prince and princess. However, because Feline is a Demi-Human, the task of assassinating the prince and princess, who are Demi-Humans, was handed over to Fee, who can disguise herself as an Elf or a human. Feline is merely a guide in that kingdom, given that she was originally from there."

"Ariu, as a Demi-Human, was tasked with assassinating the prince and princess of San Fulgen, a human kingdom. Meanwhile, Fee can disguise herself as an Elf to enter Seleria and assassinate the 'Elf Princess' in human or Demi-Human form."

"The reason we assassinated the princes and princesses by impersonating other races is so they will assume their killers are from a nearby kingdom. We can also leave a message stating that we are from a nearby kingdom after assassinating the prince and princess. That way, we can incite war between that three kingdoms. And if that kingdoms are weakened by the war, we can emerge and take over,"

"But unfortunately, this plan didn't work. Well, that's okay, after all, no plan always works. In fact, I'd be happier if it failed in this plan rather than our main plan. For now, let's ignore those three kingdoms. As for Fee, Feline, and Ariu, I'll give you a new assignment later," said Lord ​Raven.

"Roger, Lord," said Fee, Feline, and Ariu.

"Rather than pitting them against each other, wouldn't it be easier to attack them directly? Just like we usually do with the smaller cities and kingdoms on this northern continent? If Lord sends me to attack their kingdoms, I'm ready at any time. I'm sure Saria is capable of attacking one of them as well," said Undine, suddenly joining the conversation.

However, it wasn't her time to speak yet.

"I'm not sure. Those three kingdoms are large kingdom, and it's quite difficult to attack and conquer them directly," said Saria.

"Saria is right, Undine. It would be time-consuming and labor-intensive to attack a large kingdom directly, and I'm sure you'd have a hard time, Undine. Attacking a large kingdom would only waste our organization's resources while we strive to maintain and even increase our existing resources. That's why a divide-and-rule strategy is better, to make the large kingdoms fight each other. When the large kingdoms are weakened by war, then we can conquer them easily," said Lord Raven.

"I'm not sure I'll have any trouble attacking a large kingdom because I've always been considered a 'walking disaster' even to large kingdoms. So I still feel like I could easily destroy a large kingdom. After all, there aren't many people in this world who can defeat me, one of the 'Divine Elemental Spirits'. I'm the strongest 'Water Spirit,' you know," said Undine.

"That arrogant attitude of her is back. Even though you said there aren't many people in this world who can defeat you, there are two people in this organization alone who can defeat you. First, of course, is Lord Raven himself, and second is Sir Nexus, who is ranked higher than you," said Feline.

"Of course, they can defeat me because they're both stronger than me. After all, Lord Raven is the boss of this organization, and Sir Nexus is the first commander, while I'm the second commander,"

"But so far, only those two can defeat me. Those two can be counted on one hand, and besides, I haven't found anyone else who can defeat me. But if there's anyone else who can defeat me besides Lord Raven and Sir Nexus, then it's probably the Demon King and his commanders, the Archangels and her commanders, the other 'Divine Elemental Spirits,' and also the 'Spirit Queen,' who is the queen of our race," said Undine.

-To be continued