Alsetine, disguised as a nobleman who could blend in anywhere in the city, weaved through the bustling crowds, making his way urgently toward Soul Academy. He had vital information to deliver immediately to Lucy Allen, his master’s most important client.

Why on earth would the First Queen of Soladin Kingdom be attending the academy’s end-of-term party?

The queen, who never left the capital due to her duties running the kingdom in place of the ailing king, had neither time nor reason to visit here. Even Alsetine, who constantly gathered and processed countless pieces of intelligence, hadn’t foreseen this turn of …