Chapter 290: The Dragon People in the Royal Capital

While Tauro and the other four members of the former “Black Golden Wings” were enjoying their first reunion in a long time at the residence of the Marquis Van Dyne, the dragon people and the three new members of the “ Black golden wings”, Malak, a tall, beautiful man with red hair and golden eyes, Zumei, a small, apparently beautiful boy with blond hair and golden eyes, and Reeva, a slender, golden-eyed beauty with long blue hair in a ponytail, were going their separate ways in the royal capital.

“The royal capital is a big place after all. Days have passed since we came here, but with so many people, it’s hard to appraise a person.”

The red-haired Malak, the oldest of the three, was fed up with the sheer number of people.

“It’s true. It’s not like the village of Dansas. If you appraise a suspicious person with an inhibitory system that didn’t even detect signs over there and confirmed his occupation, we would have known right away if he was related, so we could have caught him and made him talk.”

Blonde-haired Zumei agrees with red-haired Malak and says something seemingly juvenile but a little scary,

“There was a guy with some interesting skills earlier, so I put a ‘marker’ on him, but he doesn’t seem to be related to the Assassination Guild.”

It seems that Reeva, the blue-haired beauty, was too bored to use her special skills for something else.

“Don’t use it for anything else too much. When push comes to shove, you can get it wrong, that ability.”

The red-haired Malak pointed out to Reeva the shortcomings of her ability.

“It’s okay. Only two people have a ‘mark’ since we came to this royal capital. The one who I put it on had a skill that would be a problem if it were someone related to it later on, so I did.”

Reeva said meaningfully.

“……Hmm. It’s rare to hear Reeva say such a thing, since even among those of us who specialize in tracking, once we meet someone, we don’t let them get away.”

“The one who has the skill was rare even among us dragon people. The first of them was the one with ‘teleportation’.”

Reeva says happily.

“…… That’s certainly unusual. Unlike Tauro-dono’s dungeon-only “spatial transfer,” it was an ability to move within a certain range on the ground. Surely, if you don’t have a ‘marker’ on you, you can run away when the time comes.”

“Right? ─ ─ Maybe there are other people with rare skills in the Royal Capital. There are so many people here.”

For the three who had come from the village of the dragon people, the royal capital was a place they’d like to leisurely tour around if they were not on a mission, but their way of enjoying it seems to be a little different from others.

“Hey, you two. It’s almost noon, so let’s have lunch at Tauro-dono’s restaurant.”

Zumei, a boyish looking blonde, suggested they have lunch.

“Yes, I agree. Tauro-dono’s restaurant is delicious, so let’s go back there.”

The red-haired Malak agreed with Zumei.

“good. Then what shall we have for dessert today? ……”

Blue-haired Reeva agreed and thought about the after-dinner treats.

The curry shop that opened in the royal capital of Tauro has become a popular restaurant with a long line of customers.

Not only the curry, but also the side dishes were well prepared and popular among men and women of all ages.

Above all, the after-meal desserts were also exquisite, and the popularity of the restaurant was spreading not only among the common people, but also among the rich and the aristocracy.

“There’s a line out the door again today.”

“Then, shall we go around back.”

“It’s nice to know that if I mention that I was introduced by the Marquis Van Dyne, we’d be shown into a private room♪”

The blonde Zumei, humming with apparent boyish glee, enters the restaurant first from the back.

“Welcome, everyone. It’s an honor to have you come again.”

The waitress welcomes them into the restaurant with a smile.

“Thank you very much. You are doing very well again today.”

“Yes, thanks to you, we are doing very well. Please come into this room.”

The male waiter guides Reeva, a beautiful woman, in a lady-first manner.

“Please come in, Mr. Malak and Mr. Zumei!”

The female waitress, who had fought for her turn and won the first place, leads the beautiful Malak and the beautiful Zumei to their rooms.

“Thank you!”

The two thanked the waitress and followed her, which made the waitress feel like she was in heaven.

The three entered the private room and immediately ordered and began eating, but in the middle of their meal, Reeva’s hand stopped eating her curry.

“…… what’s wrong?”

Red-haired Malak sensed something was wrong and called out.

“… two people with a ‘mark’ are in contact with each other, either by chance or intentionally.”

“But they didn’t seem to have anything to do with the assassination guild, did they?”

Blonde Zumei confirms with Reeva.

“Yeah, but what do you think the chances are that two people who I put a ‘mark’ on because they were rare will meet in this vast and crowded royal capital?”

“…… indeed. I don’t know if it has anything to do with the assassination guild, but it might be worth looking into. They have special skills, and might be able to help Tauro-dono in some way.”

The red-haired Malak nodded as he understood the odds of what Reeva was saying.

“By the way, what about that other special skill? I forgot to ask.”

The blond-haired Zumei asked while eating curry.

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? The other one’s skill is ‘fugue’.”

“That’s unusual. It’s a thing that specializes only in escaping. But it’s like it had no use other than to escape. ……”

“That’s right. If Reeva puts a ‘mark’ on them, there’s no way to escape.”

“That’s why I put a ‘mark’ on it. It would be very difficult for two people, let alone me, to follow an opponent with ‘Fugue’ skills without a marker, wouldn’t it?”

“It’s difficult, but not impossible. You just have to get a little bit closer to track it.”

The red-haired Malak replied regretfully.

“I can’t do it. I don’t have the ‘eyes’ like Malak, so I can’t follow the best inhibition skill, the ‘fugue’.”

“Right? Well then, let’s follow these two after eating. ─ ─ It seems that they noticed. One of them has broken free of his ‘mark’.”

Reeva expressed her surprise and reported that one of her “marks” had vanished from her mind.

“It’s very clever of him to notice Reeva’s marker. Which one is it?”

“Probably the one with the ‘Teleportation’. But seeing as the one with “fugue” didn’t disappear, maybe they just happened to get close to each other?”

“…… I see. Surely if one of them would notice, they’d notice the other one and turn it off, right? ─ ─ Maybe it really is a coincidence. In the meantime, let’s just check the other one after dinner.”

When red-haired Malak suggested this, the two nodded and continued eating.

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