Chapter 22: I Don’t Believe You
"How interesting. This is even more interesting than I expected."
Queen Medusa waved her hand, signaling the serpent guards to leave.
However, just as the guards reached the doorway, she suddenly called out:
"If he has any further requests, let him come directly to me."
The serpent guard was momentarily stunned. Meeting the Queen... what an immense honor that would be! If he weren't one of her personal guards, seeing the Queen even once would be nearly impossible, let alone for a mere human.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The guard nodded.
"Good. You may leave."
Once the serpent guard had departed, Queen Medusa spoke coldly, "Come in."
As her words fell, an elderly serpent man, clad in a plain robe and looking rather frail, slowly stepped inside.
"Elder Baru, you are the only alchemist of the serpent race. Examine this pill and tell me its quality."
With a light flick of her jade-like hand, the brownish pill in her palm flew toward the robed elder.