As expected, the entire Moonlight Cat Cat Group passed the preliminaries.

To be precise, they directly received tickets to the semifinals.

However, these tickets are meaningless to some people.

Like William and the Chris trio.

They belong to the Royal Guard.

Unlike Louis and the others, they have already sworn allegiance to the Royal Guard.

Their backgrounds can't withstand the investigation of the Adventurer Guild Headquarters.

So it's as if they qualified for the preliminaries for nothing.

However, Louis, Olivia, Alice, and Grace can continue to participate.

After all, they, strictly speaking, do not belong to those Extraordinary Legion individuals.

Unsurprisingly, once the seal was lifted, Alice directly dragged the whole group to drink.

In her words, passing the preliminaries was expected, but it's still something worth celebrating.

Of course, there was also the intention to comfort the frightened Olivia.

After all, when the divine avatar pursued her, she really thought about her last words.

But midway through drinking, Alice suddenly looked at the little swan and said:

"Olivia, this time Louis really went all out to save you, shouldn't you think of a way to reward him?"

"I, I, I…" the little swan stammered, "I've been thinking about it, hmph!"

Louis explained on the side: "It means she hasn't prepared anything."

Then the little swan sitting across from Louis started kicking him under the table.

Alice strangely glanced at the little swan.

As the little swan's close friend, she knew very well that this guy can't keep anything secret.

Now she directly hinted to the little swan, if she really had something with Louis, with her character, she would have already blushed and been too shy to speak.

It wouldn't be like now, stammering, not knowing what gift to give Louis.

Of course, it might be that after such a long time, this silly goose has evolved into a yandere, and she just can't see it.

But she felt the possibility was low.

She still trusted her own intuition.

"Could it be that I really misunderstood? It can't be that Louis just found a random woman to mess around with!"

Alice had this thought, but quickly suppressed it.

She knew very well that in a certain way, Louis was so serious that he was almost old-fashioned.

Completely unfitting to his half-demon identity.

His personality, among the half-demons, was simply the most harmless and abstinent type.

The kind that remains unmoved.

She really couldn't imagine that guy playing wild like many rotten nobles.

The scene was just too eye-searing.

With such doubts, she ended today's drinking party.

When they returned to the inn where they were staying, they suddenly stopped.

Alice said, "Come out, stop hiding."

As soon as she finished speaking, a few people in nightwear came out of the shadows.

Louis curiously asked:

"Assassination Force?"

The leading wanderer said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, the leader invites you."

Olivia said, "Your leader doesn't plan on silencing us, does he?"

The wanderer shook his head:

"We have no intention of offending the Emperor."

Olivia was surprised: "You recognized me?"

"Your Highness, please do not joke like this, the Assassination Force does not wish to turn this into a diplomatic incident."

The wanderer seemed not to often joke like this, speaking somewhat stiffly:

"You didn't completely hide yourself, that's why we were able to investigate your situation easily."

Olivia nodded.

It was only natural to be investigated.

Plus, presumably, after they return to Tino City, President Hans would know what he needs to know.

Not detecting the little swan's identity, the issue isn't the lack of intelligence from the Adventurer Guild.

But rather, they weren't paying attention.

After Beatrice's engagement ball, Olivia had made her debut in the social circles.

Previously, due to illness, she was well protected by the royal family, and the outside world didn't even know what she looked like.

Intelligence agencies from various countries would need to put in some effort to investigate.

But now it's different.

Entering social circles is equivalent to putting oneself under the sun, where many things can't be hidden.

Not to mention, this time, they indeed caused quite a stir.

Within an adventurer team, there were so many exemplary individuals, even a Level 20 elf hybrid and a legendary Nine Swords.

If they couldn't respond to that, the Assassination Force might as well be completely dismissed.

Louis said:

"They want us to understand, is related to the intelligence on the great sins, which His Highness the Prince is also paying attention to."

Olivia thought to herself: "Isn't the Prince you yourself?"

But since it's something Louis was paying attention to, she naturally wouldn't say more.

The wanderer at the front looked at Louis and said:

"Sir, everyone in your team can know this intelligence, right?"

"Of course." Louis said.

Maybe being mistaken for a legend made them especially cautious.

Louis didn't explain how wannabe his legendary power actually was.

If he could use it to bluff and ensure his safety, why refuse?

They were guided by a large group to a certain room in the hotel they stayed in.

There, they saw a group of Assassination Force members dressed in nightwear.

The leading person wore a half-eye patch, with a long scar crossing most of his face.

He stood up and said:

"I am the head of the Assassination Force, Akam. Everyone, let's not talk nonsense, according to our higher-ups' intentions, this time we shall exchange intelligence on the great sins."

Louis said:

"What's the situation with this great sin?"

Akam said: "It's the most troublesome situation, the great sin appeared in the Assassination Force."

"That's troublesome…"

Louis also began to have a headache:

"Is it related to the Abyssal Church?"

"We can't rule out that possibility."

"Was it treason from the start, or did they become corrupted after joining the Assassination Force?"

"Very likely they were part of the Abyssal Church from the start."

"..."

"Betrayed without any signs?"

"Betrayed without any signs, in fact, if it weren't for investigating the recent contacts of Chloe, we wouldn't have suspected him at all."

"..."

Louis was speechless.

The members of the Assassination Force showed ashamed expressions.

What could he say?

You guys might as well call yourselves the sieve force; can't you even screen the political reviews?

Why not call it a distillery in the future!

Lumi, who had been silent, said:

"Was there an internal mole helping?"

Akam said: "Yes, we managed to root them out, but it was already too late, that guy got away."

Louis tried to rub his temples.

Then realized he touched his helmet.

Damn it.

Wearing a helmet, even alleviating distress was impossible.

"Did you bring that person's intelligence?"

Akam pushed a stack of papers over.

Louis took it, and the group gathered to look it over.

To put it simply, this person was originally a genius from the region where the Shadow Country was located.

After attending the first academy of the Lokeshi Empire, this great sin, due to their outstanding performance at school, gained the support of some nobles.

With the nobles' appreciation, they smoothly entered the Assassination Force.

But now rooting out this person, tracing their growth path, the Assassination Force quickly found a batch of Abyssal Church agents.

"This person's relatives have already been controlled, and it's not ruled out that they had deep contact with the Abyssal Church."

"He was indeed a genius; no one expected the Abyssal Church to be willing to place such a person into the Assassination Force."

Akam shook his head and sighed: "What a pity, we originally had high hopes for him."

Louis said: "Do you have his magical image?"

Akam handed over a projection stone.

A youthful visage appeared on the stone.

William exclaimed in surprise:

"He indeed looks upright, giving a first impression not like a traitor."

Alice retorted: "If you want to say he has a feminine look, just say it."

William coughed and said: "He also has long hair, if not looking closely at the details, I would have thought this was a woman."

Louis looked at the magical image for a few more moments and suddenly said:

"I've seen him before."

Everyone's gaze shifted uniformly to Louis.

Louis frowned and said:

"Back in Laine City, I saw this person at the hotel I was staying at, because of his distinctive appearance, I remembered him a bit better."

(As detailed in Chapter 208)

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