Chapter 242: Summon for the Head of the Family (2)
The southern region was the farthest from the capital where the royal palace stood. Among the southern families, Sefira was the farthest from the capital, and after that was the Bydent family.
After the summon was issued and the Path of Glory began, the Sefira family took the strategy of departing immediately. In that case, how did the head of the Bydent family respond? Very coincidentally, the head of the Bydent family, Volus, had been away from home. He was in the city of Alester, only half a day away from Glisa, the capital where the royal palace was. Because of this, Volus had absolutely no reason to be as urgent as Hissop was. He could reach the palace in a day, even if he walked slowly.
“Huff, huff... sssp!”
In a dark room during midday, Volus had been inhaling white powder through his nose.
“Phew...”
Volus sprawled across the sofa with a joyful expression. He trembled once, and then opened his eyes.
“The royal messenger must have reached Sefira too by now. How did they respond?”
While wearing a displeased face, Nether, the capable Solver sent from the Samael Empire, diligently answered, “All informants and spies planted in Sefira were captured. We cannot know anything for now.”
“I’m sure I told you to plant new ones.”
“You did, four days ago. We attempted it, but failed. There was simply no gap to slip through.”
“Too many words. You’re saying you failed.”
Nether’s already sour expression twisted even further.