Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 149 - 149 - A secret visit to Noir's headquarters

A few minutes before midnight, I prepared to leave the inn secretly for a little infiltration prank I planned for the keepers of this territory. My original plan was not to let them know of my visit, and definitely not my plan to stay for at least a month here but with all these observers and stalkers, it has honestly started to get into my nerves. I don't mind having a few if it will keep Lark safe at all times but not this many.

It only takes a few men to be able to do that, certainly, not the whole territory like what's happening right now. I haven't stayed here for a day but it has already become unbearably suffocating just to walk along a busy street or even just to eat in food stalls. In these times, I really wished that there was an option to at least make my senses less keen than it currently was. Maybe with that setting, I can at least pretend that I don't care about how I am being stalked so closely by tons of people.

Before I left the inn, I left a kiss on Lark's forehead to ensure that he stays deepy asleep. I also made sure to put a bunch of spells on my own body like ones that can make my movements soundless and my presence hidden such as my breath and my scent. I already have ones to hide my soul and mana strength anyways but being careful is still the best way to go. We all know that I am up against a well-known assassination and espionage guild anyways.

As part of being careful, I won't be able to use teleportation in this situation since that is at least a spell for a level 4 mage or higher. I shall walk to their gates then, not like it's a big deal or it was that far. I expanded my senses to check if there are people who are awake or moving within several meters from where I was and luckily, I found none.

I soundlessly opened the door of our rented room and the hallways are indeed deserted. I slowly went down the stairs and right before reaching the lowest floor where the inn receptionist was, I peaked to see how many stalkers are left at this time of the evening. It seems like they only changed the receptionist to one of their people to ensure that I don't leave the inn sometime during the night. That was a really bad decision on their part.

Just to make sure, I closed my eyes to spread my senses and confirmed that no suspicious people are staying around the inn at this time. I decided to used a basic mystique mind control spell to ensure it would be undetectable by anybody, even the person that was affected by it. This spell will make the person dazed for a few minutes much like how your brain freezes when you are greatly shocked by something. The person wouldn't even notice that his brain glitched for a while after he regained his senses.

I whispered the chant "Neshyanaz" and I saw the eyes of the guy at the counter lose focus as he stared forward like he had become lifeless. I then quickly left the inn and then started walking quickly towards the headquarters.

It took me around 15 minutes from the inn to the gate of the headquarters. As usual, there were 4 guards stationed here. There were 2 openly standing on each side of the gate and I also sensed two that were hidden as back-up. I silently chanted the same mystique spell I used at the inn to get rid of the guards. Once they have been dazed, I used basic flight magic and went over the gate just like a thief. Since I have several minutes to spare, I leisurely walked to the main door of the huge establishment. This doesn't look like an office at all. It was as huge as a palace but was built like a military fortress.

No matter how sturdy the walls and the defenses are, a building should still have openings to let people in. I just have to find a door and window to get in. If they're locked, I can use basic magic to unlock them. If there are people, I can make their brains glitch for a few seconds. I spent the next half an hour doing both before I was able to reach the innermost part of this fortress and what looks like the main room for elder meetings and large-scale mission planning. I chose one of the seats on the central part of the table and then disabled all the spells that concealed my presence and scent. I also made sure to exude the aura of at least a level 6 mage for a better effect. This place and its workers will definitely detect an intruder suddenly appearing in the core of the headquarters and this should create a big enough commotion which is what I was aiming form. People should then come to this place within a few minutes to check who dared to enter the innermost part of their fortress. I don't want just any people though, I want the high ranking ones to meet me.

Just as expected, within 5 minute, I heard a soft flurry of footsteps from a group of at least six people which are quickly approaching the door of the room I am currently in. The sound of the footsteps should be almost inaudible if not for my keen senses. If it was just anybody, an ambush this stealthy would surely kill you and you wouldn't even know how you died. It would be a quick death but no less brutal than how these people do things. This group is quite impressive indeed. It kind of eased my irritation about all the stalking and made me think of how beneficial it would be to work with them instead for my future plans and goals.

The group of people outside the room did not immediately enter to confront me. I felt several people setting up a barrier around the room. They must be trying to contain me inside and disable any spell or artifact that can help me escape. I just let them do what they want. It's not like a barrier made of human mana can limit my movements.

Once all their barriers are in place, the people outside finally made their move. One of the men kicked the door open like how police in dramas get inside a room to arrest somebody or conduct a raid. I stayed seated and I even rested my chin on top of my palms while watching them in amusement. The eldest of the group spoke carefully, trying to mediate. He must be cautious since if I can bypass their defenses thay easily, I couldn't be just some random weakling. That is a smart move.

The elderly man said, "I am one of the elders of Noir. My codename is Falcon. May we know the name of the guest? Can you kindly tell us what brings you here in the wee hours of the morning, is it an urgent commission perhaps?" I looked at the old man and smirked in amusement. Instead of answering his questions, I responded, "I want to talk to the highest ranking person in this place as of the moment. I wanted to talk about the invitation I have been given a few weeks back. If you want to know who I am, you can just tell your higher ups that my name is Luna." I saw the old man's eyes widening grafually afterbhe absorbed the contents of my short intoduction. I threw the same invitation they gave me to the elder who spoke as proof that I was indeed an invited guest. I saw the recognition in the old man's eyes when he saw the color of the envelope. He immediately excused himself to handle my request.

He returned after a bit with this time, with a group of 8 people in total. They did not hide their scent or their presence as they approached the place where I am. The group entered the room in quick succession. They were a group of middle aged men. The youngest should be in their late fifties. The oldest should definitely a grandpa as their hair and even their beard has become fully white. But don't get me wrong, their are old but I can still feel the strength and vigor of someone in their 30s from these men. In the line up, I scanned my eyes on the faces of the members of this group and immediately recognized the three men that I previously met with in Hoffen City. When the three men saw me, they almost at the same time kneeled one of their knees to the ground and also bowed. They then almost shouted "Welcome to the Noir Headquarters, your highness, heir to Rosenoir." The other 5 men snapped their heads to look at the 3 men that were already kneeling. They then looked at me and immediately followed suit to kneel and shout the same set of sentences the first three elders have uttered. The other guards upon seeing all the elders pay respect to me had also kneeled.

I immediately asked everyone to stand up. I feel worried that the knees of these old men will give way and standing from their current position might hurt their old bodies. I instructed all of them to sit on the remaining empty seats around the big round table. I immediately told them that there are some important things that we needed to discuss. They shouted "Yes, your highness" in unision again, with their heads still bowed. Sighs. I will never get used to this reverence and treatment.