Chapter 126: 15-year-old Inglis and Hyrule Menaces' Escorting Directive (34)
「Inglis, isn’t it……As if there’s a maid like you!!」
There is no way a monstrosity like her that could withstand the power of an Archlord would be a servant for a castle on Midland. It was obvious that she had some kind of background and agenda.
The only thing that came to Abel’s mind was that she could be a new type of warfare weapon prepared by the Three Archdukes’ Party. Technology was an ever-progressing thing. There was a possibility that they might have created a being far superior than Hyrule Menaces that Abel wasn’t aware of.
The lots from the Dukes’ Party, especially, were very particular in technological innovations, unlike the Church Founder’s Union which valued doctrines and traditions. In other words, they were a bunch of troublemakers who prioritized intellectual curiosity over safety and stability. The reason why they easily lifted the ban on bestowing armaments such as Flygears was that they were so confident they could produce armaments that outperform it and their advantage over Midland wouldn’t waver.
As for Abel himself, he doesn’t believe that the people of Midland could threaten the Highland, not even if the heavens and the earth turned over. However, his lord the Founder was concerned. The lord’s decree was absolute for Abel.
And while they were not intimidated by those garbages on the Midland, they still could be threatened by the Dukes’ Party, who were Highlanders like them too. Special Envoy Theodore who had shortly arrived in this country, in particular, was a young engineer who was especially famous even among the Dukes’ Party members. There was no denying that Inglis’ presence was a trap prepared by Theodore.
Is he trying to take advantage of our plan and test out the performance of the new weapon they have been keeping a secret of? If that’s the case, then it’s a good thing that I’m the one who came here. I should expose as many capabilities of this Inglis woman as possible while I can. If not, she might be a huge problem for the Church’s Union later on. This abnormally pretty female poses that much danger in her, after all.
「Tell me! What are you planning here!?」 「Actually, I wanted money for my hobby of eatery tour, so I came here as a part-time worker……I am usually a student of the Squire division at the Knight Academy.」
Inglis repeated the explanation that Rafinha had also given earlier. Behind that, she was planning to extend the all-you-can-eat deal at the Knight Academy’s cafeteria by guarding King Charleas and Envoy Abel. Even deeper behind that, she was also looking forward to fighting the leader of the Ironblood Chain Brigade, whom she expected to attack this place. However, she promised Rafinha not to say anything weird.