After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Avoiding the sight of other maids, Heidi finally sneaked into the venue and began to search for the whereabouts of her target, Earl Stevenson.

It didn't take much effort to find it.

In the middle of the bustling banquet hall, there was a slightly fat blond young man dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a mustache. He was surrounded by a group of guests, enjoying the praise and admiration with a smile on his face.

It was the Earl Stevenson of this generation. Heidi had met him several times before, but with so many people around and Heidi dyed her hair black, the other party probably wouldn't be able to recognize her.

You must find an opportunity to strike up a conversation.

"Hey, over there, yes, that's you!"

Just as Her Royal Highness the Princess was looking for an opportunity, a sudden voice from behind made her tremble.

Turning around, I saw a maid who was already quite old and had an extremely dignified expression.

She should be a role similar to the head maid.

"Who are you? I've never seen you before!"

The other party asked this.

Heidi's heart instantly became nervous. After all, if her identity was exposed here, the situation would become extremely uncontrollable.

I can only tell a lie first:

"I...I'm new here today."

For a head maid, such a lie is outrageous. After all, who wouldn't recognize a newcomer if they didn't pass through her hands?

Heidi also knew that this was not right.

Therefore, the moment he said this, his eyes had already begun to assess the guests around him, and the knife hidden in his sleeve was ready to be revealed.

Once things change, he will first kidnap the person who looks the most important, and then force Stevenson to talk to him.

However, unexpectedly, after hearing this fabricated lie, the other party did not show any doubt at all and even sighed.

asked:

"You were also... brought into the house by the master?"

"……also?"

Heidi was struggling with the meaning of this sentence, but suddenly she noticed something strange.

In this house and this banquet hall, the number of maids is unusually large, far exceeding the normal demand, and they are generally very good-looking.

Could this be...

A disgusting yet self-evident inference immediately formed in my mind.

A princess like her was actually mistaken for this kind of character.

A dignified lord is actually doing such a thing.

I'm so tired, so alone

What an insult, what a degradation.

Heidi was so angry that she almost rushed forward and punched the other person subconsciously.

However, now, we have to be patient.

I could only suppress my nausea and nodded, saying:

"Yes, I was brought in by the master today."

The head maid sighed again, her eyes filled with mixed emotions. She shook her head and asked:

"What's your name?"

"Elena."

"Miss Elaina, right? You don't need to work today, go and rest first."

"well?"

Heidi obviously couldn't understand the meaning of this concern, so she leaned over and whispered in a low voice:

"The master will probably... summon you tonight. If you don't rest now, you might... feel a little uncomfortable, or even unable to bear it."

"..."

Are you kidding me? I'm going to throw up.

The worst guess became a reality again, and Heidi couldn't help but clench her fists.

It was at this moment that Stevenson suddenly separated the crowd surrounding him, walked up the stairs with another young man dressed as an aristocrat, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

It seems like he is going to discuss something.

This is certainly a good opportunity for Heidi.

Suppressing her nausea and rising anger, the princess feigned fear, bowed lightly to the head maid before her, and said:

"Thank you very much. I'll go and rest now."

"Well, let's go."

Under the regretful and pitiful gaze of the head maid, Heidi left the banquet hall.

After moving to a deserted place, the princess finally couldn't hold on any longer and her body went limp. Fortunately, she held onto the wall and didn't fall directly to the ground.

The only remaining glimmer of fantasy was shattered by the solid evidence.

Nobility, what is it?

In Heidi's idealized cognition, the relationship between the nobles and their people should be one of mutual dependence.

The nobles collected the blood and sweat of the people, so they should provide the people with security, justice, and protection, and the people will support the nobles for this reason.

The results of it?

What on earth has Stevenson, that bastard, done here?

The glamorous image of aristocrats in the innocent princess' mind suddenly became disgusting.

No, we can't just let it go.

Since this guy was the product of her own indulgence and the failure of the royal family to fulfill its responsibilities, Heidi must do something now.

This is for royal duty.

It is also to prevent such a black sheep from ruining the reputation of the entire kingdom's nobility!

With this thought in mind, Heidi went outside. Based on her previous memories and the layout of the house she had seen, she roughly guessed where Stevenson was at the moment.

She took off the cumbersome maid outfit and left it on thin clothes for easy movement.

Then, while dodging the guards, she climbed up to the second floor, stepped carefully on the eaves, and came to the room where Stevenson was at the moment.

While carefully observing the situation inside, he also pricked up his ears to listen to their conversation.

In the room, Stevenson and the other young nobleman sat opposite each other.

Stevenson, the host, was pouring wine for the other party with a smile on his face and said:

"I knew you were coming, and I also knew you liked this wine, so I prepared it for you. Please enjoy it."

The young man took the glass and shook it, smiling:

"Your Excellency is too polite. We are old friends, so there is no need to go to such trouble. I still remember when we went hunting together. I never thought you would inherit the title so soon."

Stevenson nodded:

"I didn't expect that. Who made that old man die so early? How are you doing? How is the Marquis of Loggins doing recently?"

"Fortunately, my father was ill before, but he has recovered now and is fine."

Loggins, another nobleman of the kingdom.

Could this guy be Loggins' eldest son?

But theoretically, Loggins and Stevenson belong to different factions. Why do they have such close contacts?

The young man continued:

"My father sent me here this time to check the status of the goods."

Stevenson smiled broadly and patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, there are 1000 of them in total. They will be shipped tonight and will be able to leave my territory tomorrow."

Cargo? 1000 people?

Heidi was puzzled.

The young man nodded:

"Well, we must do a good job of disguise, especially when passing through Tafia. My father doesn't want to attract the attention of the brave Aize, otherwise there will be trouble!"

Chapter 27 Disillusionment (2)

"What could be the problem?"

Stevenson leaned back on the plush sofa in the room, a nonchalant expression on his face.

"We've walked this route so many times. Even if there's one more lone hero, what's the big deal? As long as we keep an eye on those half-blood bastards, there's nothing to worry about."

"Half-blood bastard, this is..."

From the moment the other party mentioned Tafia, Heidi had probably guessed what was going on.

After all, Aize had mentioned to her before about smuggling slaves into the demon territory through Tafia.

But until the other party said those words, Heidi did not dare and was unwilling to believe this judgment.

To be fair, if Heidi had to choose between like and dislike when it came to her attitude towards mixed-race people, she would say she dislikes them.

After all, almost all of his family members died at the hands of the demons, and the current situation of the kingdom is directly related to the war initiated by the demons.

It is natural to feel annoyed when seeing a half-blooded creature with half demon blood.

But that's it.

Heidi felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart that mixed-race people were not treated as human beings at all and were even sold as slaves without any psychological burden.

Not to mention, this was actually done by two nobles.

If one simply neglects his duties for the sake of pleasure, this can be justified by the relatively minor charge of dereliction of duty.

But capturing the people he was supposed to protect and selling them as slaves was a complete act of betrayal.

Betrayed his own people.

Betrayed his own royal family.

He also betrayed his own promise and honor.

Add to that all the bad deeds and atrocities that I had seen and heard before.

Heidi's emotions at this moment were so intense that the word "anger" could not even be described.

His face was pale, his muscles were twitching, and his teeth were rubbing violently and uncontrollably, almost sending sparks.

The body pressed against the wall unconsciously exerted force, and the place where the palms were pressed even made a series of strange crackling sounds, so that cracks appeared on the outer wall of the building.

Such a movement naturally immediately attracted the attention of the two people in the house.

All eyes were cast over, but fortunately Heidi came to her senses and quickly dodged to the side so that she was not seen.

The two people in the house didn't pay much attention to it after simply confirming that nothing unusual was found.

He is so used to a comfortable life that he has no vigilance at all.

Stevenson paused and continued:

"Compared to mine, how are other people's lands doing? To get to Tafia, we have to pass through the territories of several nobles."

The blond noble youth nodded and said:

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged. As long as your people take the specific route at the right time, they won't encounter any obstacles."

Stevenson nodded, then showed a look of disgust: