Ch. 97 - A Successful Failure (4)

As Mariel had told Athenia, he left the princess's residence when night fell.

He didn't need to worry about the girl's safety. Aside from one of Anzu's split bodies watching from not far from the house, Rea had also successfully recruited three maidservants and four female fighters to work for Athenia. The four women were members of Sterminatore Levels 3 and 4, who immediately agreed to retire early when Rea offered them the job.

However, unlike what he told the princess, Mariel did not go to the place where the elite soldiers had captured Julia. From the beginning, they weren't the ones who had taken the beautiful girl. Mariel had lied a bit in his response to Athenia. The elite soldiers sent by Viertino indeed targeted Julia, but Anzu had killed them before they could act.