The World's Secret

“A reward?” I asked.

"Yes." Duchess Isla didn't go into much detail. She had returned here after visiting the capital. She had departed for the city less than ten minutes earlier.

She moved so quickly, it astounded me. I doubt that I could get to the capital in ten minutes, despite trying my hardest and moving at the fastest possible pace. But she only went back and forth for ten minutes.

Monsters.

S-ranks are unquestionably not humans.

While the young guy was sitting calmly inside the tent, Duchess Isla was obnoxiously staring at him.

"The Duke's son has been behaving strangely since meeting Riel Alheim." That's what Princess Ladia told her.

It puzzled her even more.

Weird?

Ethan was the child of Duke Ifrit, whereas Riel Alheim was the son of her sibling. She had no idea how they had connected.

And to make matters even stranger, this young master Ethan, who was meant to be at C-rank, was now exuding aura levels that were almost as high as the sixth circle.

The princess didn't conside