#400. It was a waste.
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The Kremlin.
The palace began as a wooden fortress built during the time when Moscow was a grand duchy.
Although it was razed to the ground by the army of the Mongol Empire led by the Silver Dragon clan in the 13th century, the Kremlin Palace was rather rebuilt more firmly.
Especially after Ivan the Terrible made a secret pact with the Silver Dragon clan in the 16th century and became the first tsar to establish the foundation of Russia.
The Kremlin has been the symbol of absolute monarchy as the most splendid palace in this frozen land.
and at this moment.
There were two maids walking through that cold palace.
There was no one watching them as they walked along the secluded road as unnoticed as possible.
Thousands of people who work in this vast Kremlin Palace. That’s why it was common to see maids passing by here.
However, if someone had looked closely at the two maids, they would have noticed something odd.
One maid is particularly small.
Anything that looks strangely young.
I mean, the face is familiar.
It was natural.
It just didn’t show through because of the big-rimmed glasses.
That maid had a face that everyone in the Russian Khanate knew.
“You know where we are, sister?”
“I am not stupid. I know the Kremlin.”
“…if you know, be a little more careful. Don’t forget that this is the most strict place in Russia.”
A maid who helped Ainsha infiltrate.
Daria, a revolutionary army agent, wanted to sigh.
No matter how much he disguises himself with glasses, etc., he walks around with his head stiff with that face even in this Kremlin Palace, not anywhere else.
It was something that Daria could not have imagined after seeing Yekathrice’s purge to catch the Liberation Brigade.
‘Well, it’s better to be confident than scared.’
Daria made up her mind.
From the moment I received this mission, I was prepared for danger.
Besides, since they had come this far, it could be said that the plan was already halfway successful.
The problem is after this.
“You may already know this, but that’s all I can guide you through.”
Squeak.
In this majestic Kremlin Palace, even servants are restricted from entering and leaving according to their background.
The only thing an ordinary maid like her can roam around is the outside area.
In the area where Yekathrice and other VIPs were staying, the maids of the Silver Dragon clan took care of everything from cleaning to cooking.
That’s why he couldn’t figure out Limon’s location.
All they know is that the swordsman hasn’t been seen since he visited this place.
So I could only vaguely guess that Limon was somewhere in the Kremlin.
Sarak.
“You must be familiar with the plan, right?”
“of course. I know very well where Catherine is and what she is doing now.”
“Be careful though. There is no law that the Great Khan will always move on schedule.”
After deciding to infiltrate.
It was Yekathrice that the revolutionary army was most concerned about.
I disguised Ainsha as Yekatrice and infiltrated her, but if she even ran into her head-on, everything would be in vain.
So, the Revolutionary Army worked hard to figure out her movements.
Thanks to the hard work of Daria and other agents, we were able to confirm the official schedule of Yekatrice.
The decision to infiltrate today was the result of choosing the safest date with the information he had grasped.
However, what would happen if Yekathrice changed her schedule on a whim.
That’s why Daria said with concern.
“I hope you can complete your mission safely, sister.”
“Don’t worry. I do my job perfectly.”
back.
Take off your maid outfit.
Change into traditional clothes.
Such as braiding silver hair.
After Daria, who helped Ainsha disguise herself in a dark room prepared in advance, went back with only words of prayer.
Ainsha headed inside the Kremlin Palace alone.
thump thump.
A confident step that didn’t even think about being caught.
In reality, no one stopped her.
It was because those who passed by were busy bowing their heads immediately without daring to look at Ainsha’s face properly.
It was natural.
Now she’s dressed up just like Catherine.
And in this Kremlin Palace, all the suicide hopefuls who could block the Great Khan’s way have long since died.
In addition, disguises using items or skills can be caught by items and skills, but if it was Ainsha who looked exactly like her in the first place, there was little chance of being caught.
It was the moment when Sergei’s keen eye for asking her to infiltrate was proved.
tall.
…after stopping suddenly.
It means that it would have been if Ainsha, who had turned her body at a right angle, hadn’t started moving in the wrong direction.
If Bachemensky, who had been trying to embed the map into her head, had seen it, he would have teared his hair out and shouted that it wasn’t that way.
However, Ainsha moved without hesitation.
across a long hallway.
Skip several layers of expenses.
Until it seeps into the depths of the palace.
Ignoring the location of the lodgings estimated by the revolutionary army and the planned route of movement.
It was the moment when Ainsha, who had been moving wildly, finally stopped walking when she encountered a woman.
A maid with a prosthetic arm made of silver.
The only person in the Kremlin who can stand in the way of Yekatrice and knows her better than anyone else.
At the end of Kana’s gaze at the expressionless princess.
Lifting the hem of her skirt slightly.
He politely bowed his head.
“Kana of the Silver Dragon Clan meets the descendant of Jibaekryong Hyeongun (智白龍賢君).”
As expected, perhaps because I couldn’t fool the eyes of my aides, but my stomach was exposed at once.
Ainsha was not taken aback.
As if I knew it would be like this.
I just asked with an expressionless face.
“I want to know where Catherine is.”
“Please follow me.”
After a while.
The place Kana guided Ainsha to was a room.
It was a restaurant with countless delicacies set on a long table that could have been ten meters long.
And both ends of the table.
A silver-haired girl was sitting upside down on one of the two chairs, welcoming her with a smile.
“Come on, Ainsha. Are you late?”
“It’s not too late. It is exactly lunchtime.”
“That means it’s too late. It’s common sense to arrive 30 minutes in advance for your original appointment.”
“Don’t force yourself. Only the silver dragon clan uses such common sense. Above all, I never made a promise to Yekatrice.”
“But you knew I was waiting, right?”
Seruk.
While bluntly responding to Yekathrice’s words, Ainsha sat down on the chair across from Kana, which Kana naturally pulled.
So…
the meal began.
Squeak.
“Is your seduction going well?”
“of course. Lee is already making fun of me. They even feed their own portion of dessert.”
“…Is that going well?”
“Dessert is more important than rice. People will die if they don’t eat. In other words, Lee loves me to death.”
“Ahaha! Indeed, that is true.”
Moon to Moon.
“Are you living in the same room as the swordsman?”
“That’s right. It is oriental medicine. When you wake up in the morning, you can see Li’s face right there.”
“Why are you looking at my face? We even slept together, but wasn’t there anything more hot?”
“Sorry, but the beds are separate. So, there is still no fuss.”
“Then why don’t we break a bed?”
“…!”
“It’s hard to see why you didn’t tell me such a good idea sooner.”
Calm.
Cheerful.
Calmly.
The two silver-haired girls, who were identical in their faces and clothes, had a conversation while eating like that.
Of course, only Yekatrice is laughing.
Ainsha’s demeanor was still stiff, but Yekathrice’s cheerfulness covered even his bluntness and forcibly created a friendly atmosphere.
It was in the middle of it.
Yekathrice suddenly tilted her head.
“By the way, Ainsha, why didn’t you come secretly? That would have been a little more fun.”
A pleasant voice as ever.
However, unlike before, Ainsha put down the fork and knife at the question filled with deep regret.
And he answered while facing Catherine with an expressionless face.
“I saw a future that would be discovered even if I secretly came.”
“That’s too much. I told you that you were going to infiltrate the Kremlin Palace as the rebels planned because you didn’t want to play tag with this sister.”
“This is a formal visit anyway. So it cuts down on waste.”
Ainsha said bluntly.
It was something that the Revolutionary Army would roll their eyes at, but it was natural for Ainsha.
It is meaningless to infiltrate the Kremlin to find and persuade Limon in the first place.
It would have been much better to ask for forgiveness from Yekatrice, with whom she had a secret alliance, before coming to the Kremlin, rather than putting all her effort into such futility.
It was because he knew this fact that Limon readily condoned her infiltrating the Kremlin by herself.
Anyway, this is a place where the eyes of the revolutionary army cannot reach.
All that was left was to pass the time and then go back and report back that Limon had refused to cooperate.
Knowing that fact, Yekathrice muttered as if it was a waste.
“I’m sorry. If you sneaked in here without me knowing, you could have used that as an excuse to catch the rebels.”
“That is a breach of the deal.”
“Oh right. It did.”
The continuation of the Revolutionary Army is essential to keep Limon tied up.
If Yekathrice captures and kills the revolutionary army, it’s the same as breaking the deal itself.
Ekatriche, who was shaking her head as if she realized it only after Ainsha pointed it out, suddenly tilted her head.
“By the way, Ainsha, do you know this?”
cheerful as always
with a happy smile.
The silver-haired girl who appeared behind Ainsha whispered.
“Making a promise is to eventually break it.”
“…!”
Fain!
That moment.
Ainsha moved reflexively.
On the other hand, it protects the body by infusing psionics into clothes using the iron-clad three-ryu technique.
The fur cloak fluttered along with the fairy blue current, pouring out rough air waves like waves.
Its action is swift itself.
It was a quick response worthy of the best of the White Dragon clan, when not even a fair amount of human beings, even other princesses, could not even respond and bounced away.
One problem.
All of a sudden, her opponent was Yekatrice.
“Sorry, Ainsha.”
Fuck!
Even before the wind wave spreads out.
Yekathrice burrowed into Ainsha’s arms.
And so, the moment when her hand, stained as white as jade by the Soma Gongryu, broke through all defenses and locked herself in her stomach.
The focus disappeared from Ainsha’s eyes, who coughed up a handful of blood.
“Did you think about it until the end? But no matter how much I think about it, it was a waste to just give that man to you.”
blah blah blah.
“Above all, I think this one will be more fun.”
single blow.
Of course, that alone blew away Ainsha’s consciousness.
Yekathrice, who had been frozen so that she could not wake up at all, supported her cold body in an instant.
It was an unbelievable result, considering that even Charlotte had to compete with at least hundreds of sums to subdue other princesses.
But in a way, it was also natural.
She is the Silver Dragon Princess.
She was the best princess of the Seven Dragons, if not the strongest among the seven psionics.
“Still naive, this kid.”
“It’s probably because I didn’t see the foreknowledge that the princess would do this.”
“So you are naive. How did you come all the way here by yourself when you didn’t even have the foresight to return safely?”
“Anyway, it’s 100% good for the princess.”
“The opportunity to play hide and seek with my younger brother flew by.”
There were not one or two things prepared to catch Ainsha.
That it’s all in vain
Yekathrice muttered as if she was really sorry and handed her limp body over to Kana.
And then he asked out of nowhere.
“Are you ready, Kana?”
“of course.”
profit.
Immediately after Kana’s answer, the restaurant’s door opened and a group of maids appeared.
clothes.
shoes.
glasses.
Books.
Among the girls who appeared one after the other, Yekathrice picked up an old book with 『Baekface Shellfish』 written on the cover.
And he mumbled as he glanced at it.
“Hmm, it’s a pity that there is no family in our clan who can learn this properly. It’s easier for me to see and learn first-hand rather than secretly.”
“If you give me an order, I will bring back the master of the Black Dragon Clan who learned it in Leviathan.”
“I don’t think so. You just need to learn a few tricks anyway.”
Squeak.
One time to laugh.
Catherine took off her crown and undid her pigtails.
Then, after running his fingers through his white hair, he smiled meaningfully.
“See, isn’t it soon?”
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‘Why haven’t you come yet?’
Daria was nervous.
It was because Ainsha, who should have come back a long time ago if it had been planned, had been waiting for no matter how long she waited.
‘Could I have been discovered?’
Should I run away now?
Or should I wait a bit longer?
While Daria was struggling between life-and-death options, the opponent she had been waiting for finally appeared.
“Sister Elshar! Why are you here so late?”
A maid girl wearing glasses who wandered around a place far away from the meeting place.
Ainsha tilted her head slightly when she saw Daria, who suddenly spoke to her.
Then, as if contemplating what to answer, he rolled his eyes and opened his mouth with an expressionless face as always.
“It’s not too late. I just got lost for a while.”
“That’s what you mean…! No, it’s okay if it’s not a big deal anyway. Let’s get moving.”
“Okay. I’m moving.”
Reprimand is something that can be done later.
To get Ainsha out of the Kremlin, Daria hurriedly prepared an escape route.
But she didn’t know.
Ainsha, who often followed her.
her lips curl up
grinning
The fact that a strange smile appeared on the doll-like face and then disappeared…
