NABC Chapter 127 The Workplace of a Socialite
Chapter 127 The Workplace of a Socialite
Chapter 127 The Workplace of a Socialite
While hiding in the closet, Raphael watched the lovemaking scene between the courtesan Sophia and a gentleman on the bed, and realized that someone was planning to assassinate Sophia today.
Raphael didn't know the specific reason for wanting to assassinate Sophia, but it wasn't hard to guess. Either a noblewoman, seeing her husband infatuated with Sophia, hired an extraordinary assassin to kill this socialite, or Sophia had learned information she shouldn't have, and someone wanted her to die with that information.
Regardless, Raphael felt that he needed to revise his original plan.
At this moment, the two people outside spoke again with great efficiency, and they started chatting again, just like before.
Sofia, too, learned the movements of an extraordinary force serving the royal family in just a few words.
Raphael only now learned that the royal family members had secretly formed several extraordinary units under the cover of the military. Some of these extraordinary individuals came from the royal family’s own training, while others came from recruited wild extraordinary individuals.
However, upon closer reflection, this is quite normal.
Rune's colonies are so large that they require considerable extraordinary strength to maintain; relying solely on the royal family would certainly be insufficient.
These extraordinary powers should also be extraordinary powers that the church tacitly approves of, but the royal family certainly wouldn't dare to go too far, otherwise the church wouldn't be able to "tacitly approve" of them.
The two people on the bed chatted for a while, then quickly tidied up and left.
The battle inside the wardrobe resumed. The woman wearing the silver mask was the first to thrust out her short sword. Raphael grabbed her wrist and twisted it to the side, exposing her chest and abdomen. Then Raphael kicked out, but the woman also raised her leg and wrapped it around Raphael's kick.
Raphael pulled his leg back, but felt the force coming from the other's leg; the other was actually trying to wrestle with him.
Since she had such an idea, it meant that she was very confident in her strength, so Raphael respectfully complied and began to exert force with his legs.
Click~
The wardrobe was worn down by two people stepping on it, each leaving a hole.
The woman wearing the silver mask must have regretted it soon, because she raised her other hand several times, clearly intending to use extraordinary power.
However, once extraordinary power is used, it is easily detected, and there are so many guests outside, which could easily cause the situation to get completely out of control.
So the woman endured it with all her might and continued to wrestle with Raphael.
Raphael smiled, and just as he was about to achieve final victory, the living room door was pushed open again.
Both of them were taken aback, and silently took half a step back, returning to their original hiding positions.
Fortunately, the hole I made on the wardrobe was at the bottom and not easily noticed.
Raphael saw through the crack in the cabinet door that Sophia had entered for the third time, accompanied by a noblewoman of about forty years old.
While marveling at how extravagant the nobles were, Raphael tried to restrain his spirituality to avoid being discovered.
On the other side of the bed, another intimate scene unfolded, but this time Sofia took the initiative.
Raphael didn't continue watching because he wasn't interested in this kind of thing between two women.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at the woman wearing a silver mask opposite him. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. There was even a break in the middle of the battle, and the entertainment during the break was quite good.
Raphael guessed that the woman was likely an Extraordinary being from the "Warrior" or "Cultivator" pathway, otherwise she wouldn't be so strong. Not only those two pathways, but Extraordinary beings from the "Lawyer" pathway also have great strength after being baptized by the "Barbarian" sequence.
Thinking about this, Raphael felt that the other party was most likely an Extraordinary being of the "Lawyer" path, because there were not many Extraordinary beings of the "Warrior" and "Cultivator" paths in Rune.
If the opponent uses extraordinary abilities, one can discern their methods. However, the problem now is that neither side dares to use extraordinary abilities in battle.
A few minutes later, the noblewoman let out a cheerful sound and then lay on the bed chatting. During the conversation, Sophia learned about the recent activities of several members of the royal family. It turned out that this noblewoman was a lady-in-waiting working in the royal palace.
After exchanging a few words, the two left in a hurry.
As the living room door closed again, the woman wearing a silver mask was about to launch her attack from inside the wardrobe, but Raphael whispered, "Wait a minute, we can actually talk."
The woman didn't say anything, but her attack stance changed to a defensive one.
Raphael smiled and said, "I suppose you're not here just to watch the performance outside?"
He asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Why are you hiding here?"
She was trying her best to hide her true voice.
"Of course, it's to enjoy the performances outside," Raphael laughed.
The masked woman's eyes remained cold.
Raphael then laughed and said, "Just kidding."
He didn't feel embarrassed. Usually, when he told the "killer personality" lame jokes, the "killer personality" wouldn't laugh. However, he knew that the "killer personality" was often holding back laughter, and he guessed that the masked woman was also holding back laughter.
Raphael paused for a moment, then added, "Some people suspect that this Miss Sophia is a member of a secret organization, so they've asked me to investigate."
The woman wearing the silver mask said, "Me too."
Raphael chuckled, of course he could tell she wasn't telling the truth, and this guy wasn't even bothering to make up a reason.
Raphael then said, "There's no need for us to fight beforehand. Let's split up later tonight and each check on our own situation."
"no problem."
Both of them pretended to breathe a slight sigh of relief, but kept their eyes fixed on each other, ready to make a move at any moment.
The ball was drawing to a close, and Sophia did not bring anyone else to the room, presumably because she had finished her work for the day.
The guests began to leave, and soon the once noisy villa gradually quieted down.
But the standoff inside the wardrobe continued. Raphael was somewhat helpless. He had thought the most difficult part of the mission was in the second half, but he hadn't expected to waste so much of his energy here.
This room is not Sophia's bedroom, because Raphael had just noticed that the dressing table here is rarely used.
Finally, the servants went to rest, and the entire villa became completely quiet.
Raphael smiled and said, "I'll go first. You can go out later."
The man wearing the silver mask said, "Rise."
Raphael shook his head: "I've changed my mind. We won't do the investigation today. You can do it yourself."
After saying that, he didn't wait for the woman to react and quickly went to the window.
The masked woman did not stop Raphael; she simply watched his every move silently.
While the bodyguards outside were not paying attention, Raphael jumped off the second floor, quickly entered the villa's garden, jumped over the wall, and left in a hurry.
The masked woman watched Raphael walk away before returning to her hiding place, as the agreed-upon time for the operation had not yet arrived.
Just then, her spirit suddenly sensed danger and immediately jumped away from where she was.
A cluster of black flames suddenly appeared where she had been standing. The masked woman frowned; she had been discovered.
She couldn't quite understand how she had been discovered. But the next second, she looked out the window and realized that it must have been the man who had just left who had exposed her.