"Mr. Ronald," there was a small gathering on the train tonight, would you like to come and see..."

Two days after the train departed.

Laleyer, as usual, came to extend the invitation to Ronald that evening.

However, as soon as he started to speak, the head of the spies stopped at the doorway of the carriage.

Within Laleyer's line of sight.

Sedir was entangling Costate, and the cult sorcerer who got a new toy obviously was still having fun. Costate, on the other hand, remained impassive, preserving his signature stoicism.

Only Ronald...

The man who was chatting with Sedir this morning, now sat alone at the edge of the carriage, opened the window, and then gazed at the passing scenery outside.

Laleyer approached with a subtly changed expression, no longer mentioning the invitation that he had just extended to Ronald a few seconds ago:

"Where is... Miss Sedir?"

Ronald pointed outside the window:

"She didn't feel like getting off at the final stop, so I sent her on her way."

"..."

Laleyer immediately envisioned the train's path from earlier today in his mind and then deduced the possible locations from which Sedir might have left.

...

The place from which Sedir had left was definitely carefully chosen!

Laleyer knew the map of Entrolde like the back of his hand.

This afternoon, the route we passed by was very close to the winter lake hunting route of the hunters of Berkeley Lake.

If Sedir had mixed into this group,

the difficulty of finding her would be incredibly high.

Even for the spies of Entrolde, it would be nearly impossible to account for such a situation—not to mention that Sedir might not have escaped via this route at all.

Laleyer was a very pragmatic person.

With his conclusion reached, the smile returned to his face.

Sitting directly across from Ronald, Laleyer got straight to the point and asked:

"Mr. Ronald, why did you help that young girl?"

"I know you have no interest in her, and it doesn't seem to be a decision made after weighing the pros and cons."

Ronald looked at the composed Laleyer.

He pondered for a few seconds, then straightforwardly answered:

"I think the kid has a kind of belief, I felt like helping, so I did, it's that simple."

"..."

Laleyer obviously didn't expect to get such an answer.

He was stupefied by Ronald's response for more than ten seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"Hahaha—"

"Mr. Ronald, I think I'm beginning to understand Sedir's way of thinking."

"Someone as interesting as you who also dares to speak their mind is truly too rare and unique."

Then Laleyer's expression changed:

"When the train arrives at the next station, I will immediately issue a wanted notice for Sedir, setting the bounty at the same level as the leader of the resistance forces."

Ronald's tone was very calm:

"Are you going to treat Sedir specially because of her conversation with me?"

"Exactly," Laleyer replied immediately, "I must admit my own negligence and your, Mr. Ronald, capability."

"Even if that kid is just an ordinary person, after having communicated with you for so long, she must become an existence that Entrolde pays attention to."

"..."

"Is that so..."

Ronald nodded slightly and shifted his gaze into the distance, not speaking any further.

In the nighttime of winter.

The snowscape and the night view outside the window blended together; the darkness lurking in the shift of time was almost imperceptible, and the surrounding sky seemed to suddenly darken.

And in the place where the train had long since gone,

everything seemed as if it had never changed.

At this time, Sedir nodded farewell and went to the other carriages to attend the banquet alone.

Ronald, meanwhile, slightly lowered his head, his right hand gently resting against the train's wall. As he watched Sedir depart once again, he couldn't help but think—

Now Sedir,

may not be an ordinary person anymore...

The rest of the journey continued without incident,

until they arrived at the capital of Entrod, "Waterfall City," without encountering any special events.

Arriving at this unique city,

due to the events that had happened along the way, Sedir had shelved his thoughts of recruiting Ronald. Having arranged lodging for the master and servant, he left them with the words, "There needs to be further discussion about the original texts, please wait patiently," and then left directly with Xisita.

Thus, Ronald was left with a considerably relaxed environment.

As the spy chief of Entrod, Sedir naturally managed the supervision of various individuals. Understanding the strength of both Ronald and Costate, he only arranged the most basic tailing, without any further constraints.

—It was also a reluctant decision.

—After all, if Master Ronald and his servant really started a massacre in the city,

—even he couldn't guarantee his own safe retreat.

During their stay in the city,

Ronald also gained some insight.

—Waterfall City.

This pretty straightforward name came from the absolute landmark of the city—the Boen Grand Waterfall.

The city's location was quite special.

Over a twelve-kilometer stretch of terrain, waterfalls of various sizes and intermittent flows were irregularly distributed across a unique cliff formation, then converged into a massive lake below.

Waterfall City's position was intertwined with this unique landscape.

When Ronald and Costate arrived, it was in the depths of winter, but the extensive falls, with their high altitude drops, kept the water sources from freezing due to the low temperatures, so people greatly valued such a habitat.

It was unclear whether Sedir did this deliberately or it was merely a coincidence,

but the inn where the two stayed was the closest to the main waterfall; sitting on the balcony of their suite that night, they had a direct view of the magnificent sight of the waterfall crashing down.

Ronald poured himself a glass of the local specialty drink, then called out to the maid:

"Costate, how do you feel?"

Costate's face was serious:

"Considering the issues with natural disasters, such a city is obviously very dangerous."

"If it weren't for Casters maintaining it upstream, people wouldn't have been able to live here continuously until now."

With that, Costate's tone shifted:

"However, sir, I suggest you rest early."

"Even with an enhancement technique boosting your constitution, it's very worthwhile to have a healthy routine."

"Alright, alright," Ronald acquiesced without further objection, obediently accepting Costate's suggestion.

"..."

The next day Ronald got up.

He went downstairs to the inn's ground floor alone, intending to order a special local breakfast.

The person attending to guests was the same one who had registered Ronald and his company the day before.

Seeing Ronald come down,

he immediately greeted him warmly:

"Sir, it must be your first visit to Waterfall City, right? How do you find your stay?"

Ronald smiled and responded to the attendant:

"It's quite nice."

"But for those who sleep lightly, they probably won't get much sleep at night, right?"

The attendant returned the smile:

"People who sleep lightly stay in the palace upstream of the waterfall, where it's not noisy at all!—Or rather, I think it should be called the Ruling Council now, if I'm not mistaken?"

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