Volume 6 Chapter 97

Volume 6 + Chapter 97: Xia Yi’s Disguise

When Xia Yi heard the other party speak her name, her heart immediately skipped a beat.

She had never introduced herself from beginning to end, let alone told him her name.

This elf named Charlie should not have known it.

Something was wrong.

“Mr. Charlie actually knows who I am?”

“Mm, of course I do. Miss Xia Yi is already fairly famous,” Charlie said with a smile. “In fact, I’ve recently been thinking about visiting your dessert shop myself.”

“The dessert shop?”

“That’s right. Aren’t you working there as a maid, Miss Xia Yi? The maid dessert café has become one of Molent City’s hottest topics lately as well,” Charlie said. “Don’t tell me you didn’t know?”

“Uh…”

Xia Yi truly never imagined that one day she would become famous because of being a maid.

She had originally thought the man was suspicious, and had even been nervously considering how she should deal with him next.

Yet it turned out to be something like this instead…

It was both ridiculous and hilarious.

“I didn’t really think too much about it. I’m just working there, that’s all.”

Xia Yi could not help suspecting that her inner demon might have done something outrageous during working hours.

Otherwise, how could her popularity have risen so quickly?

Still, judging from Qiu’s attitude, the inner demon apparently had not gone around cutting people down either…

How strange.

“Miss Xia Yi, may I ask why you wish to see the City Lord?” Charlie asked curiously.

Xia Yi had already prepared an excuse in advance.

“It’s like this. I was also present on the day the incident happened at Old Times Wine Cafe.”

“Oh?”

“I saw what the Man of Justice looked like, and I want to report it to the City Lord,” Xia Yi said seriously. “I heard the City Lord is offering a reward for information related to Man of Justice, right?”

“Then, Miss Xia Yi, could you tell me about it?”

“Well…” Xia Yi lowered her head and put on a weak, pitiful expression. “Mr. Charlie, I’m very sorry, but I’d prefer to say it directly in front of the City Lord. I don’t want to reveal it to anyone else. I truly appreciate your help, I just don’t want any unnecessary complications…”

Even though she possessed the proud and unyielding soul of a Sword Saint, Xia Yi had to admit that this appearance of hers possessed incomparable advantages when it came to bluffing and slipping past people.

“Very well, Miss Xia Yi. I understand. Important information really is best spoken directly before the City Lord.”

As Charlie chatted casually with Xia Yi, the floating platform had already ascended into the tower suspended high in the sky.

The guards inside the tower stepped forward at first, prepared to question her, but the moment they saw Charlie, their attitudes changed immediately just like the guards before, and they allowed them through without issue.

Charlie brought Xia Yi into a reception room.

“Miss Xia Yi, I need to go meet with the City Lord now. Please wait here for the time being. I will inform Lord City Lord of your matter. You only need to wait for his summons.”

“Alright, thank you very much!”

“However, don’t hold too much hope. Even after hearing about it, whether the City Lord chooses to meet you or not depends entirely on his mood.”

“Mm.” Xia Yi nodded.

“In that case, please excuse me for now.”

Charlie courteously removed his hat and bowed toward Xia Yi before leaving the reception room and heading farther up the tower.

Xia Yi ran to the doorway and narrowed her eyes as she watched the direction Charlie had departed toward.

“Kennedy definitely won’t casually meet outsiders. In that case… after waiting a bit longer, I can begin acting on my own.”

……

……

“Molent City truly is prosperous.”

Kennedy stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the brilliantly illuminated city below.

Though he was the ruler of this city and held the power of life and death over every single person within it, he could not feel happy at all.

On the surface, he was the supreme authority.

But in reality, he carried tremendous pressure upon his shoulders and had to answer to those above him. If his rule showed even the slightest flaw, the consequences would be catastrophic.

The city had to remain stable.

Stability was the key to everything.

Knock knock knock.

A knock sounded from outside Kennedy’s room.

“Lord City Lord, it’s me, Charlie.”

“Come in.”

“Yes, sir.”

Charlie opened the door and entered the room. Seeing Kennedy standing with his back turned, he immediately bowed respectfully.

“Good evening, Lord City Lord.”

“Mm.”

“Lord City Lord, before I begin my report, there is a small matter. A civilian from Molent City wishes to request an audience with you. She claims to possess information regarding the Man of Justice…”

“That’s enough!”

Kennedy interrupted Charlie before he could finish.

“In just these past two days alone, I’ve already received countless reports from people claiming to have information on Man of Justice. Many of them are simply lying for the reward money. I have no interest in wasting time on such nonsense. I will not see them.”

“Understood.”

Charlie wisely chose not to continue the topic and avoided provoking Kennedy further.

“Lord City Lord, I came here to report on the current state of Molent City’s public security.”

“Speak.”

“It’s like this…”

Charlie began explaining the situation to Kennedy.

Recently, a bizarre phenomenon had begun appearing within Molent City.

Certain people, under specific circumstances, would undergo mutations, transforming from ordinary humans into terrifying monsters that lost all rationality and attacked everyone indiscriminately.

No one knew the true cause behind these mutations.

However, one thing was certain, the phenomenon was contagious.

When these incidents first appeared in Molent, a period of widespread panic had broken out. Yet Kennedy publicly declared that the mutations had already been resolved and told the citizens not to fear.

In truth, the mutations had never been resolved.

They had continued occurring the entire time.

Kennedy had merely suppressed all information regarding the matter by every means possible, even going so far as to silence anyone daring to discuss it.

Charlie was one of the key officials responsible for secretly investigating the mutations and commanding the Security Patrol to eliminate these abnormal incidents.

“…That is the current situation, Lord City Lord. The mutated individual that appeared three days ago cost us several men before we barely managed to eliminate it.”

Charlie added another sentence.

“The frequency of these mutations is increasing.”

“Find the cause and eliminate it as quickly as possible. Under no circumstances can this situation be allowed to spread!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Damn it. Whether it’s heroes or mutations, neither are things Molent City needs. What matters most here is stability, preferably eternal, unchanging stability,” Kennedy muttered in a low voice. “This city absolutely cannot fall out of control.”

Charlie did not know why Kennedy pursued the city’s stability with such obsessive madness.

But as a subordinate, he would not question it.

He merely obeyed orders.

“Lord Kennedy, that concludes everything I needed to report.”

“Very well. You may leave. And don’t forget my words.”

Kennedy waved a hand impatiently, a splitting headache pounding through his skull.

Charlie departed.

The City Lord of Molent reclined onto the sofa, pinching the bridge of his nose as he attempted to ease his stress.

Time slowly passed.

Just as he was about to drift off to sleep…

The door to the room suddenly opened.

“Who is it?”

Kennedy instantly became furious. Who dared interrupt him so abruptly?

He stood up, preparing to lash out.

But the moment he saw the tall figure clad in golden armor standing at the doorway, he fell silent.

That’s right.

It was Xia Yi.

After entering the tower, she had activated the Human King Armor using the Golden Key.

After a great deal of searching, she had finally located Kennedy’s office and seized the perfect opportunity to obtain a private audience.

At first, she had planned to introduce herself under the identity Man of Justice and use that persona to converse with Kennedy.

Yet Kennedy’s body suddenly trembled.

It was as though he recognized the golden armor.

In a voice filled with reverence and terror, he uttered words that completely caught Xia Yi off guard.

“Lord Inspector… w-why have you come here…?!”

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