Chapter 146 - Chapter 27: Queen #3 (2/2)

Silvan muttered like he had been anticipating it and gave permission to Sepira. Sepira opened the door to reveal a well dressed male dark elf. He bowed respectfully to In-gong’s group and handed a piece of paper to Carack, Seira, Delia and Sepira before leaving the room.

Once the door of the waiting room was closed, Seira spoke with wide eyes.

“Your Highness, it is an invitation from the 3rd Queen.”

The fancy white piece of paper was an invitation to a tea party.

As always, Carack looked over the invitation meticulously.

“Huh? Isn’t this today’s date? The time is two hours later?”

The invitation to the tea party was sent two hours before it was meant to start. It was different from Baikal’s invitation which had been sent a few days ahead.

“Really? There isn’t a mistake?”

“Really.”

“It is true. It is today’s date.”

Carack and Seira responded to In-gong’s question.

Felicia and Silvan sighed at the same time.

“I thought she would do this. Omamama is always like this.”

Silvan smiled and got up from his seat. Felicia held Silvan’s hand and said to everyone in the room,

“Let’s go to our mansions together. We still have to change clothes. If we hurry, we’ll be able to make it in time.”

There were only two hours left until the start of the tea party. They had to hurry because they wouldn’t be wearing the court gathering clothes to the tea party.

At Felicia’s urging, In-gong’s group moved quickly. It was a little bit like they were enchanted.

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The queen all had their own palaces near the Black Castle which was called the true Demon King’s Palace. After changing clothes at Felicia’s mansion, the group hurried into a carriage pulled by dracos and headed to the 3rd Queen’s Palace.

The 3rd Queen’s palace was like a rugged fortress rather than an actual palace. Once inside, it contained the old-fashioned splendor which was unique to the dark elves. A young dark elf in the butler’s outfit guided the party. They walked deeper into the palace and a great black door appeared.

“Go in.”

A message had been sent in advance, so the servant opened the door instantly. In the well-furnished room, an expected person was sitting down, along with an unexpected person.

‘4th Queen Elaine?’

It wasn’t surprising that 3rd Queen Sylvia was present, since she was the organizer of the tea party, but he hadn’t expected to see Elaine.

In-gong’s head became filled with complicated thoughts. Were the two people close to each other? Or maybe it was because they were now in an alliance? If it was the latter case, this tea party might be more important than he had first thought.

“It isn’t difficult. This is a private place. If you look around, all of us only brought one aide.”

Elaine spoke in a relaxed voice. As she said, there was no visible use for the reception room other than the tea party. The two women were just sitting down, drinking tea and having refreshments.

Apart from the aides, who were like one with their master, it was a private place. The proof was that Elaine spoke without using honorifics with no hesitation. Caitlin, who knew when Elaine used honorifics and when she didn’t, relaxed her shoulders.

It was at that moment that Sylvia gazed at Elaine and spoke in a sharp voice,

”Elaine, I am the organizer of the tea party, so shouldn’t I be speaking?”

“That’s right.”

Elaine shrugged casually, and Sylvia frowned. Their attitudes made it obvious that they were familiar with each other, to a certain extent.

‘Indeed, it is understandable. Both of them have no interest in their children becoming the demon king.’

It was almost impossible for the 1st and 2nd Queens to be friendly with each other since their children were competing. However, the 3rd and 4th Queens were different from them, since they weren’t aiming for the demon king’s throne.

Moreover, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they had both boarded the same boat.

As Elaine laughed, Sylvia turned toward In-gong’s party. She had a gentle smile on her beautiful face.

“There is no need to be nervous since this is a private meeting. We are the only ones here, so we don’t need to be afraid of rumours.”

“Omamama.”

Felicia said, while Silvan’s eyes narrowed.

“Felicia, shouldn’t you say hello?”

It was impossible to refute the words since this was an introduction. Felicia and Silvan led the party in greeting the two queens.

Then Sylvia’s aide, a female dark elf with red hair, assigned each party member a seat. Felicia and Silvan were on both sides of Sylvia, while Caitlin was on Elaine’s left. In-gong was somewhat distant from all of them, since he was assigned the opposite seat where he had to face the two queens.

Once everyone was seated, Sylvia said elegantly,

“Thank you for accepting my sudden invitation. The reason I prepared this today was because I wanted to talk to you.”

Her gaze was directed at In-gong. It was natural. Unlike Elaine who had met him before, today was the first time Sylvia had seen In-gong. Of course, it was possible she had met Shutra a few times before. However, the current In-gong was very different from the past Shutra.

In order for the dark elves to support In-gong fully as a candidate for the demon king, Sylvia needed to meet him at least once. This was a separate matter from trusting Felicia’s eyes.

Sylvia smiled happily as In-gong faced her without avoiding her gaze. She was exactly like Felicia yet also different. There was a much more mature atmosphere around her.

Sylvia drank her tea first, then she looked at In-gong.

“I know enough from the court gathering, so let’s talk plainly.”

In-gong also drank his cup of tea and calmed his breathing. What did Sylvia really want to say?

He had no information about her because he’d had no contact with Sylvia in Knight Saga.

The 3rd Queen, Sylvia Doomblade, stared straight into In-gong’s eyes.