Looking at Catherine surrounded by soldiers, Elashia really wanted to slap herself a few times.
The reason she had left the note earlier was that Elashia's own strength was insufficient, and Catherine had brought a small squad. She worried that with many people on the other side, poor communication might cause unnecessary problems.
But she had made such an absurd common-sense error!
This armory wasn't her home—as a military stronghold, the armory was heavily guarded!
Moreover, to ensure absolute security, the soldiers guarding this place were all completely controlled by her [Mind Control]!
How was Catherine supposed to get in?
Rushing to the scene at top speed, Elashia immediately issued orders to the soldiers.
"Go back to your patrols, don't worry about this!"
With Elashia's command, the soldiers automatically dispersed.
However, this scene was still full of mystery in Catherine's eyes.
Who was that pink-haired girl?
Did those soldiers listen so obediently to the pink-haired girl?
They didn't even show a hint of doubt—they immediately dispersed upon hearing her words?
The soldiers scattered at extreme speed, leaving only the two of them staring at each other.
"Heh heh heh..."
Elashia scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly and was the first to apologize:
"I'm really sorry, it was my poor consideration. I shouldn't have just left a simple message."
Hearing Elashia's words, Catherine immediately understood.
"You're the one who killed the Blood Cult Leader?"
Elashia nodded.
"Yes, that's me."
She had no intention of hiding anything, since she would need to contact the Holy Princess through Catherine later.
"How did you learn about this assassination operation?"
To Catherine, although the pink-haired girl before her seemed quite weak, she was truly full of mysteries.
There were considerably high mountains between the Holy Kingdom and Elashia, so message transmission should logically be very difficult.
Not to mention "Northern Fire," which had almost no external contact.
So the girl before her definitely wasn't a member of their organization.
Therefore, logically, she should have no knowledge of this top-secret assassination operation.
But if she didn't know these things, how had she managed to ambush along the Blood Cult Leader's escape route?
"Well... it's a long story. Let's go into the armory and talk first."
After speaking, Elashia pointed toward the path to the armory.
Looking at the pink-haired girl, Catherine inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity, so she followed her without any suspicion.
As they walked, Elashia spoke:
"I know you must feel that I'm full of mysteries right now, and you're wondering whether I can be trusted."
"But please don't ask so many questions yet, because I can't answer them, or rather, for me, some things still need to remain secret."
Seeing Catherine's disappointed expression, Elashia smiled and added:
"However, some things don't need me to say out loud—you're not completely ignorant about me."
Elashia's words left Catherine somewhat confused.
"I'm not completely ignorant about you?"
Elashia smiled.
"My name is Elashia."
"You won't tell me that Ileina has never mentioned me in front of you, will you?"
Elashia's words startled Catherine.
"Elashia?!"
Catherine immediately looked at the pink-haired girl before her with quite shocked eyes.
Pink hair, lively eyes, a somewhat petite figure, and the gentle smile that almost always graced her face...
Wasn't this exactly the "Elashia" that Her Highness the Holy Princess spoke of?