“It seems like surveillance is starting again after being lax.”

Ruelra muttered while putting on the mask, and Kite smiled at her complaint.

Outside, the figures of Galt’s subordinates, who were monitoring Peroz Mansion, could be seen sparsely.

After putting on the mask, Kite turned his gaze away from the window and looked ahead.

“Lord Galt’s instincts seem exceptional.”

“That’s because he’s playing the role of Count Kuran’s right-hand man. I hope the day comes soon when we can level up and reveal our identities. I don’t understand the trouble this causes every time.”

As they distanced themselves from the mansion, Kite lowered the curtain and turned off the lanterns.

“Get up. You did well.”
When Shuna and Zenon stood up, Ruelra extended a handkerchief to them, wearing an apologetic expression.

Perhaps due to bowing their heads, both of them had sweaty faces.

“Is it hot? You can take off the capes for now.”

“No. It’s designed for summer, so it’s not too thick. Don’t worry.”

As the distance to the Royal Castle wasn’t much, they arrived quickly.

Since they set out later than planned, the procession of carriages wasn’t as long as expected.

When the carriage smoothly entered the exterior’s ballroom and came to a stop, Kite got off the carriage.

After Ruelra exchanged a glance of acknowledgment with Shuna and Zenon, she quickly got off the carriage and closed the door.

They presented their invitations to the gatekeeper at the ballroom entrance and then entered.

“So, this was the compromise.”

Kite remarked while looking at the queen sitting on the innermost platform at the entrance.

She had a small mask covering her eyes, making it clear to anyone who she was, and she was seated on the throne.

Watching people with masks approach her, offering gifts and greetings, Ruelra shook her head in slight disdain.

“So, that’s why she opposed the masked ball.”

It seemed like the people offering gifts and the content of the gifts determined the loyalty scores.

Observing the queen who openly laughed or grimaced at the presents, Ruelra sighed.

At that moment, she noticed some men from a diagonal direction approaching while nodding and smirking.

Quickly grabbing Kite, who had his arm around her, Ruelra hastily moved away from that spot.

As those men approached and called Kite’s name, if they failed the quest the moment they were identified, they had no choice but to run away as much as possible.

“I wish it were a masked ball, not a masquerade.”

Probably because she didn’t know much about the party, she had mistaken the two.

If Hazen hadn’t informed her, she might have asked Cozette to make robes like those worn by Greek gods or a dress like Snow White’s.

“I wonder if I can endure this until the quest is completed.”

Kite, a bit away, sighed while watching Mitchell and Raphael running around avoiding people.

“Now is not the time to watch that. Instead of standing in one place, keep moving around, and people won’t talk to you.”

Kite and Ruelra continued to move incessantly, dodging people.

“Hazen and Tien seem to have succeeded in the quest.”

Hazen shook hands with them and left with Tien.

“Doesn’t it usually show a time or something until it succeeds?”

Even though 20 minutes had passed since they entered the ballroom, there was no notification of the success of the two.

“It looks like Raphael and Mitchell have succeeded too. I can see them leaving.”

With an anxious face, Ruelra opened the game screen.

She worried that someone might recognize them, but fortunately, there was no failure indication.
When what seemed like one minute had passed like an hour, Ruelra, who happened to turn her head, met the gaze of Lady Line, the wife of the Line Viscount, who had been watching her.

“Hey, um….”

As Lady Line approached, Ruelra quickly turned her body and, taking Kite, moved to the opposite side.

Just as her own name was about to come out of her mouth, and her heart was about to jump out of fear, a cheerful alarm rang, and the quest success notification appeared on the game screen.

Quickly pressing the completion button to receive the reward, Ruelra turned to Kite.

He nodded, breathing a sigh of relief, indicating that he had also succeeded.

“Let’s leave now, before Lady Line talks to us.”

“Now that we’ve completed the quest, it doesn’t matter if we get caught, does it?”

Kite asked as he followed along with what Ruelra was pulling him.

“Yes, that’s right. But we still have things to do. We can’t waste time here with unnecessary socializing.”

After pushing through the crowd and coming outside, Ruelra looked around and then turned her steps toward the inside of the Royal Castle.

“Did you receive the quest reward?”

“Yeah. But my hand feels weird.”

Walking forward while looking straight ahead, Ruelra turned back at Kite’s response.

“It’s fast. I tried using it right away.”

Kite’s face had transformed into one resembling a fluffy-faced bear.

“My hand changed like this when I put on the mask.”

“Your face has changed too. I’ll try putting on the mask too.”

Pressing the mask-shaped icon in the in-game bag, Kite stepped back in surprise.

“Is it that strange?”

Without a mirror, it couldn’t be confirmed, but judging by the cracked skin on the back of the hand, it seemed like it had transformed into some kind of reptile.