My queen is rebelling!

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Cohen told Prince Haug the address he got from Bogus.

The latter immediately began close surveillance of the southern manor.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before they discovered three unfamiliar Gold-tier transcendents taking advantage of the night to rush towards the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Prince Haug personally tracked them, ensuring that he could capture William silently before these three Gold-tiers could take action.

After Prince Haug's side began to act, Cohen's side was also perfecting his plan non-stop.

He wanted to set up a trap for Gore, a trap that would make him completely trust Hermann and not leave any flaws.

He called back "Fear Demon" Akdimon and explained some things to him.

He also secretly met with Hermann, and the two sat down together to carefully consider the entire plan, and after confirming that there were no loopholes, they prepared to implement it.

Currently, everything is ready, waiting for a crucial opportunity to start the operation.

This opportunity is the Ephyin's annual noble hunting event.

Every autumn, the Corleone royal family holds a grand noble hunting event near Emerald Lake.

Cabinet ministers, the Senate, powerful nobles, and the dukes of the four territories will send people to participate, making it a highly anticipated event in Ephyin.

To win the top spot in this grand event is definitely an unparalleled glory that attracts attention.

Especially in the past few years since Queen Ephyin took power, the desire of some young nobles to participate in the hunt has increased even more.

Everyone wants to show their demeanor in front of the young and beautiful queen, leaving a good impression.

In the blink of an eye, the autumn is crisp and refreshing, and there is still half a month before this year's noble hunting event.

Various preparations have already begun, and representatives from the dukes of the four territories and some powerful nobles in the country have also entered the capital one after another.

On this day, Cohen was studying the list of spies from the "Phantom Corpse User" deciphered by Nephthys.

He received a message from a female official beside the Queen's sister.

“The Queen wants me to go to the study?

Is she going to meet someone?”

The female official replied:

“Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that the disciple of your Prime Minister's old classmate has arrived.”

Cohen's expression paused slightly, and he quickly realized that this should be the person the Queen's sister had invited to remove his "Memory Ice Seal."

Cohen tidied up briefly and followed the female official towards the study.

As soon as he entered the study, Cohen felt a headache.

It was none other than the special envoy of the Central Empire's Empress, the Winged Elf Royal, Windsor Della Windrunner!

Cohen immediately understood that this woman came to the Northwest Continent not only to investigate the "Lord of Shadows" for the Central Empire's Empress, but also to help him remove the spell on the orders of her teacher.

Cohen quickly concealed the surprise in his eyes and regained his composure.

It was okay to be seen through in front of Isabella, but an elf he had only met for a few days shouldn't be able to see through his disguise.

As Cohen expected, Windsor Della didn't show anything unusual in the face of this young king.

She didn't associate him with the leader of the "Endless Blade" at all.

Windsor Della was here purely to fulfill the task of her teacher, the Saint-tier Archmage Victor.

She also understood that her teacher didn't sincerely want to help the King of Ephyin remove the spell.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent her, a half-baked exchange student, to help.

She was here to go through the motions, after all, she heard that the other party's Prime Minister had some friendship with her teacher.

At this moment, besides the Queen and Windsor Della, the only other person in the study was the Prime Minister, Angus Angrian, with a serious expression.

When Cohen entered the room, this woman was comfortably tasting several local delicacies of Florence, enjoying herself.

Cohen slandered in his heart—this woman is too much.

This is my Queen's sister's study, not your elven restaurant!

You really don't treat yourself as an outsider!

Cohen protested inwardly, and came to his Queen's sister.

Yadell saw Cohen enter the door and introduced:

“Your Majesty, this is the outstanding disciple of Saint-tier Archmage Victor that I mentioned to you before.

She is also the personal envoy of the Central Empire's Empress.

Windsor Della Windrunner.”

Cohen bowed meticulously.

Windsor Della clapped her hands, came to Cohen, stretched out her hand and gestured on his head, and a green light shot straight into Cohen's head.

Yadell's slender hand couldn't help but clench slightly, obviously not mentally prepared for Windsor Della's sudden attack.

Windsor Della seemed to notice Yadell's movements and said indifferently:

“Don't worry, the old man told me before I came.

Whether I can cure it or not, at least I won't make your husband worse.”

As the green light was injected, Cohen suddenly felt a needle-like pain in his head, which caught him off guard and almost made him cry out.

He cursed this unreliable Winged Elf's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

The pain gradually disappeared, followed by a feeling of being close yet distant, as if his soul was wandering outside.

Soon after, as the green light disappeared, Windsor Della retracted her palm.

A look of astonishment flashed in her eyes, she turned her head to look at Yadell, and asked:

“I heard that your husband was ambushed by the people of 'Black Tomb'?”

Yadell nodded.

Windsor Della frowned slightly and said slowly:

“Strange, such a strange 'Memory Ice Seal', I couldn't even find the core of the seal.

This spell should come from ancient times.

I speculate that the people of 'Black Tomb' used an ancient spell scroll, otherwise it wouldn't be so powerful.

This sealing method is completely different from our current spell system.

I think even if my teacher takes action, he may not be able to solve it.”

Hearing this judgment, which was exactly the same as that of the mage under Duke Roland of the Western Region Empire, the Queen and the Prime Minister both showed complicated expressions.

The Prime Minister naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation in the country was already complicated, and if there was another king who regained his memory and was hostile to him, the situation would deteriorate even more.

Yadell couldn't say what she felt in her heart.

On the one hand, she didn't want Cohen to be troubled by a spell like this, trapping a six-year-old soul in an adult's body.

On the other hand, she also missed Cohen's attitude towards her during this period.

No matter how strong and determined a woman is, she can't stand her husband being in a cold war with her every day.

What's more, this husband is a man she grew up with since childhood and has deep emotional ties with.

She even selfishly thought that perhaps it would be good to continue like this.

She would not be the demon queen in his heart who usurped his throne, but would always be the sister who cared for and took care of him.

After seeing Windsor Della off, Yadell said to Cohen:

“Your Majesty, if you have nothing to do recently, let's participate in the noble hunting event in a few days.”

Because Cohen had been hostile to the Queen's family in previous years, he had never attended such occasions with the Queen.

Hearing the Queen's sister's question, Cohen was overjoyed.

He was just about to talk to the Queen's sister about this matter.

He wanted to use this noble hunting event to shape Hermann into Gore's true confidant.

Since Her Majesty the Queen took the initiative to ask, he simply went along with it.

Prime Minister Angus's expression also improved considerably.

Because Koen hadn't come of age at sixteen and relinquished power, there were some voices both domestically and internationally targeting the Angreyn family.

The ministers didn't say it openly, but secretly they still harbored some malicious speculations about the Queen's family.

Especially in recent years, rumors had spread that the King and Queen had a bad relationship, even sleeping in separate chambers.

This time, they could take advantage of the noble hunt to prove to everyone that the King and Queen of Effein were a close and harmonious unit, and that the Effein regime was very united and stable.

After Koen left, Angus's voice carried a hint of playfulness:

"Now you should give up, right? I think this is quite good.

I heard that he can even remember your birthday and prepared a gift for you. Don't you feel very happy?"

Adel didn't respond, but said:

"Father, make preparations. In the next two days, I will summon members of the Senate to be responsible for the security of the noble hunting event.

They must send at least two Legendary-ranked individuals."

Angus said in surprise:

"Two Legendary-ranked individuals? Isn't that a bit of an overreaction? After all, it's within the territory of Florence."

"Last time, it was still in the Royal Palace, and didn't we still get attacked?"

Angus stopped talking, but offered a reminder:

"Don't just focus on the security within the capital.

The Southern Territory has been eerily quiet lately. I understand the Gunter family.

They won't willingly suffer such a big loss."

Angus said this to subtly remind his daughter not to only think about her husband.

As a ruler, she should consider the big picture even more.

Facts proved that last time, cutting off the arm of Cliff Gunter, the heir to the Southern Duke, was a completely impulsive act.

The matter was just a misunderstanding; the Gunter family wasn't the culprit behind the attack on the Royal Palace at all.

However, Adel's forceful action pushed the Southern Territory, which should have been a staunch supporter of their Angreyn family, to the opposite side.

Adel dismissed Angus's words with a sneer:

"Father, are you overestimating your relationship with the Southern Duke?

Supporting you to become Prime Minister doesn't prevent them from rebelling in the future.

The Gunter family's ambition has never ceased.

Father, you need to start laying out your plans in the Southern Territory. If necessary, strike first!"

A look of astonishment appeared on Angus's face as he asked:

"Things haven't reached that point, have they?

Even if the Southern Duke is angry, he shouldn't rebel directly!"

A chilling light condensed in Adel's eyes as she slowly said:

"There are some things I didn't want to tell Father, but in the current situation, I need to remind Father not to trust your old friend too much."

Prime Minister Angus's eyes flickered with suspicion and uncertainty.

Adel slowly began to recount a past event:

"Father, do you know when I started practicing with the Queen Mother?"

The Queen Mother that Adel mentioned refers to Koen's mother, the former Queen of Effein, Violica Hughes.

Angus answered uncertainly:

"Wasn't it thirteen years ago... it should be fourteen years ago now, when you were twelve years old.

The late King came to the Southern Territory for inspection. At the welcoming banquet of the Southern nobles, Her Majesty the Queen took a liking to your talent.

Afterward, she decided to bring you into the palace to serve as His Majesty's court tutor?"

Adel shook her head and revealed an old secret:

"I had already started learning magic with the Queen Mother when I was six years old."

Angus's eyes widened instantly, and an incredible expression appeared on his face.

This news was quite shocking to him.

Adel recounted unhurriedly:

"You heard right. At that time, the Queen Mother was already a Legendary-ranked powerhouse.

No one could detect her arrival when she came to our house.

From the time I was six years old, the Queen Mother taught me the basic theories of magic.

Later, when I awakened my extraordinary abilities and practiced magic, the Queen Mother guided me by my side.

Otherwise, what do you think I relied on to win the title of 'Strongest Silver' at the age of twenty?

And to suppress a Legendary at the age of twenty-five?

Rather than saying that my talent is strong, it's better to say that the Queen Mother is the truly amazing one."

Shock still flickered in Angus's eyes as he muttered to himself:

"You actually started following Her Majesty the Queen so early?"

Adel nodded:

"All in all, I should have spent the longest time by the Queen Mother's side.

Even... when His Majesty was just born, I took care of him for a while."

Speaking of this, a sense of shyness inevitably arose in Adel's heart.

The little boy she had coaxed when she was a child had grown up to become her man, which always felt strange.

Angus couldn't help but open his mouth wide in astonishment:

"How come I didn't know any of this?"

Adel regained her composure and said slowly:

"Besides a few people, no one else in all of Effein knows.

The Queen Mother's intention was to prevent me from receiving too much attention from a young age, so as not to be targeted by those with ulterior motives.

It wasn't until I was twelve years old that I took the opportunity of the late King's inspection of the Southern Territory to bring me into the palace."

Angus slowly digested this information, then asked:

"Then what does this have to do with the Gunter family of the Southern Territory?"

A hint of coldness surfaced in Adel's eyes:

"The Queen Mother is a Legendary-rank, and no one in our Angreyn family could detect her arrival.

But the Southern Duke may not be unable to.

In fact, the Southern Duke had long noticed that there was a Legendary-rank teaching me magic knowledge. He had also secretly investigated and learned the identity of the Queen Mother.

Father, think back carefully, wasn't it from that time that the relationship between the Southern Territory and our family suddenly improved?"

A pensive look appeared on Angus's face.

Adel's tone became very stern:

"Knowing my identity, but pretending not to know anything, and even seeking a marriage alliance with our family.

Wanting to use my identity as the Queen Mother's personally-taught disciple to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family, their intentions are truly punishable.

How could such a family honestly stay in the Southern Territory?

Not to mention their family heir, who dared to covet his lord's woman. For such an heir, cutting off one of his arms is already a light punishment."

As she spoke, Adel threw a memory stone to Angus.

The contents inside were Cliff Gunter's complaints to his protector when he came to the study earlier—

"...If it weren't for a good background, how could she have snatched my fiancée away... What about the Queen? If it weren't for that old man Angus coveting power and eagerly selling his daughter, she would already be my woman..."

Poor Cliff didn't know that the entire study had actually been under Adel's surveillance all along.

Angus also learned for the first time that Cliff was actually so audacious and delusional.

No wonder his daughter was so angry at the time.

Adel's voice rang in Angus's ear:

"The heir of a duke actually dares to be so arrogant and despotic, with no regard for the monarch.

It is conceivable what kind of education he received from a young age!

The Southern Territory will rebel sooner or later, Father must be aware of this!"