Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 252: -37- Yo, we meet again _2

Chapter 252: -37- Yo, we meet again _2

Charlotte’s gaze lingered on Agnes’s washed-out noble dress, and on Rahael’s still tattered knight armor, she smiled slightly and said,

"Miss Agnes, Mr. Rahael, the world is truly small, we meet again."

Agnes immediately became completely stiff.

She swallowed, instinctively adjusted the mask on her face, and then let out a dry laugh, lowering her voice to say,

"Uh... beautiful lady, might you have mistaken us for someone else?"

Charlotte looked at her with a half-smile,

"Miss Agnes, before disguising yourself, you should have also changed your clothes, the cuff you tore while escaping last time is still not fixed."

Agnes: ...

Sebastian’s gaze also fell on the sword mark on Rahael’s chest plate, the one he personally made, and he asked cheerily,

"Lord Rahael, does the wound still hurt?"

Rahael: ...

Seeing the two of them suddenly on high alert, and the Earl’s servants with their half-smiles, Chairman Layton of the Mercenary Association was slightly taken aback,

"Lord Charlotte, do you... know them?"

"Know them? Of course, I do. After all, about half a month ago, these two mercenary friends sent me a big ’gift’, nearly leaving my Castel convoy for dead in the Violet Forest with an Undead Legion."

Charlotte said with a smile.

Hearing her words, Chairman Layton’s face changed instantly.

To this day, the attack on Count Castel while on his way to his estate had widely spread with the dispersed merchant convoy.

Although it was customary for mercenaries to work for payment, some matters ultimately cannot be openly discussed.

Attacking nobles, from any perspective, was a taboo of the Holy Code.

Not to mention, this matter could potentially involve the Third Prince of the New Moon Kingdom.

Noticing Chairman Layton’s expression, Charlotte knew that this division head likely didn’t know what Agnes and Rahael had done.

"Rahael! Get out!"

The Bloodline young lady, Agnes, shouted loudly.

Without hesitation, she turned and ran, like a nimble mountain hare, darting out of the VIP room’s window.

The middle-aged knight Rahael was also quick to act.

He picked up a valuable engraved porcelain vase beside him and threw it at Charlotte and her group.

Charlotte slightly shifted her position, dodging the vase, while Chairman Layton, eyes changing rapidly, hurriedly lunged forward, catching the falling vase all at once, sighing in relief upon finding it unbroken.

While during this brief moment, Rahael had already followed Agnes, jumping out of the window to escape.

"Sebastian, go after them."

Charlotte commanded.

"At your command!"

Sebastian, with a whoosh, also jumped out of the window to chase.

Charlotte didn’t follow, instead looking with a half-smile toward Chairman Layton who protected the engraved porcelain vase.

Viewing Charlotte’s seemingly meaningful gaze, Chairman Layton felt a twinge of guilt; he gritted his teeth, turned to the receptionist, and ordered,

"Send someone to chase after them now! Assist Lord Sebastian in stopping them!"

After giving the order, he carefully placed the vase back to its original spot, and then with an apologetic tone, turned to Charlotte saying,

"Count... I apologize. We were unaware that it was they who acted against you, and even used Undead Spells..."

"They likely used a private contract, such contracts in our Mercenary Association can only supervise the overall process without knowing the details."

Charlotte slightly nodded her head, but did not respond verbally, continuing to look at him with a half-smile.

She understood somewhat the matter of mercenaries, with so many registered in the Northern Land, no one could grasp every detail of all contracts.

Especially tasks like "ambush nobles," which invariably existed in the gray area of the Mercenary Realm, even if covered by a mercenary contract, as Chairman Layton said, it likely involved secretive, undisclosed details.

However, knowing is one thing, expressing dissatisfaction is another.

Agnes and Rahael, after all, were registered mercenaries of the Northern Land Mercenary Association, and private, undisclosed gray contracts were indeed within the Mercenary Association’s failure in regulation.

Facing Charlotte’s continued half-smile, Chairman Layton felt a tremendous pressure.

The Mercenary Association’s intelligence was rather extensive; he knew what this newly appointed young count had accomplished in Silver Mining City these past few days.

The rapid reclamation of control over the Castel silver mine showed that this young count was not to be underestimated.

Although the Mercenary Association was a Pan-Continental organization that did not bow to the nobles of any kingdom, headquarters was still headquarters, and branches were branches. The principle that big dragons do not suppress local snakes held true everywhere.

Moreover... he genuinely did not want to get involved in the political struggles of the New Moon Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Chairman Laidon decisively said,

"Count, this time it was our fault. We at the Mercenary Association will definitely give you an explanation!"

Charlotte nodded slightly and naturally took a seat in the room, then picked up the parchment on the table to read it.

Upon reading it, her mood suddenly turned peculiar.

This was not just any parchment – it was the property deed to sharp corner castle, and it had been authenticated by the Holy Royal Court. It appeared to date back to the era of the New Moon Kingdom’s great expansion.

Agnes had fled quickly, but had left the deed behind.

At that moment, Sebastian had returned, alone.

"Lost them?"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

Sebastian’s expression was somewhat grim,

"They dove into the crowd, disappeared in the blink of an eye, and likely used teleportation magic again. However... they exchanged a few blows with me before fleeing. I must have seriously wounded that Rahael again."

"No matter, the monks can run but the temple can’t hide. This time they even forgot to take their household with them."

Charlotte casually handed the parchment roll to Sebastian, and upon examining it, his expression also became strange,

"Holy deed? They’ve truly abandoned their home? Without this, they no longer have any legal rights. The land supervision in the New Moon Kingdom is under the Holy Royal Court’s control."

"Heh, let’s see if they even dare to go back now."

Charlotte said with a light chuckle.

After speaking, she turned around, smiled slightly, and said to Chairman Laidon,

"Chairman Laidon, since Agnes and Rahael attacked the Kingdom Nobles, I’ve taken their land deed. No problem, right?"

Chairman Laidon, biting the bullet, said,

"No... no problem! Attacking Kingdom Nobles is a grave crime. As the lord of Castel, you... have the right to reclaim their land in Castel."

After speaking, he patted his thigh and said,

"I’ll arrange it right away. I’ll revoke their mercenary qualifications and issue a bounty for their arrest at a high reward..."

"Good, but... we need to set the terms of the bounty."

Charlotte stated.

"Of course, everything as you wish. Once you’ve decided, just inform us and we will cooperate fully."

Chairman Laidon replied respectfully.

"Let’s not rush the bounty. I’ll talk about it after the banquet at North Port in a few days."

Charlotte, closing her eyes, sensed something for a moment, then suddenly spoke out.

"A... banquet?"

Chairman Laidon was startled, unsure how the warrant related to a banquet at the Count Mansion.

But Charlotte did not continue to explain.

Seeing this, Chairman Laidon did not pursue further and, after apologizing several times, respectfully saw Charlotte out.

"Master, should we send a message to Baron Angus of the Valley Family? Sharp corner castle is quite close to them; if we order them to march now, they might still catch up with those two Bloodline members."

"Although they’ve escaped again, I wounded Rahael with my sword. Baron Angus should be able to handle it."

Sebastian asked respectfully.

"No, no need, we’ll turn around and head to the Outer Island Zone."

Charlotte shook her head.

"Outer Island Zone? What are you planning?"

Sebastian appeared puzzled.

Charlotte’s lips curled slightly,

"Of course, we’re going to catch a mouse."

After saying this, she closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then said with a light laugh,

"This time, they didn’t teleport too far. They’re still in the city."

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