“We will be seeing each other often. Please take care of me, Rain.”

Smiling brightly as she offered her hand, Cloze’s demeanor was so elegant that it bore no resemblance to her usual childlike attitude. Velia felt proud and pleased watching her younger sister.

“Cloze, after I leave for the empire, he will be of great help to you in many ways. If you have any inquiries, you can ask him.”

Quickly, Cloze and Derrick agreed on a method for future communication. As Cloze was still young and it would be difficult for her to meet Derrick outside the castle, they decided to mostly communicate through letters. In case of urgent matters, Derrick would visit the castle.

“Please cover the expenses for Cloze’s requests with the deposit I have arranged.”

Recently, Velia had provided Derrick with a wealth of information. Depending on how he utilized it, the significance of the information could vary greatly.

Derrick nodded, having taken this into account.

Velia spoke to Cloze after confirming Derrick’s agreement.

“So if you have any inquiries, don’t hesitate to ask. Understand?”

“Thank you, sister.”

Cloze seemed to have picked up on the unspoken transaction between Velia and Derrick. Being an intelligent child, she quickly realized how significant this opportunity was.

After wrapping up the greetings with Cloze and Derrick, Velia sent her sister away and prepared to have a private conversation with Derrick. She had a crucial request to make.

“Do you have something to say to me?”

“Yes, it’s a matter of great importance.”

Derrick wore a serious expression upon hearing Velia’s words.

After a brief pause, Velia seemed to have made up her mind and spoke.

“Please investigate Prince Khaled of the Ingott Empire.”

It wasn’t that she hadn’t looked into him before.

But knowing his standing in the empire and how he’s viewed among the nobles was now irrelevant.

She needed to dig deeper into the things he had kept hidden.

‘I couldn’t get anything out of him when I asked directly.’

Now that she realized Prince Khaled was hiding something from her, she couldn’t let it go.

Furthermore, Prince Khaled had wanted Velia to delve deeper. So there was no issue with investigating him through the information guild.

“…Are you talking about Prince Khaled?”

Derrick seemed surprised by Velia’s unexpected request.

“May I ask what specific aspect you want to investigate?”

“His unofficial activities in the empire, his possessions, the people around him, his relationships with them…anything related to him.”

Upon hearing Velia’s words, Derrick paused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

“Princess, this involves a very high level of classified information even in Luness. Investigating a royal family member is not easy for us either. Accepting this request involves considerable risk on our part, and honestly, we’re not confident we can thoroughly investigate.”

A difficult thing for the head of an information guild to admit.

Despite knowing this, Velia asked him another question, feigning ignorance.

“Did you finish the investigation on the medicine I mentioned? You would’ve surely analyzed its composition.”

Velia was convinced Derrick would have checked the ingredients of the medicine she provided. A cautious man like him would not have trusted her words and given it to his mother without investigation.

“…The ingredients posed no issues.”

“Do you trust me a bit more now?”

The medicine had been verified in the future; there was no reason for it to have issues.

“Moreover, our guild’s herbalist says the composition is revolutionary. If made into a medicine as is, there’s a high likelihood it could alleviate my mother’s illness.”

As expected, Velia shrugged nonchalantly.

However, Derrick continued speaking with a serious face.
“But that’s merely a possibility; the medicine will be used on my mother, so caution is necessary.”

“You’re right about that. But you should also know that the sooner we treat her, the better. Delaying could make it harder to remedy the situation.”

Velia sincerely uttered these words, but to Derik, it sounded almost like a threat, prompting him to let out a soft sigh.

“…Princess. Curing my mother’s illness is more important to me than anything else. However, this is not a personal matter. Given the risks, even more caution is required.”

“Oh, that’s not what I meant. I brought this up because I simply wanted to doublecheck my information with you.”

Velia chuckled softly.

“Because you still doubt me, Derik. Even the information I’m about to share, you’ll probably distrust.”

Then she spat out a single word.

“The Sacred Relic of the New Kingdom.”

Velia recalled how the appearance of the New Kingdom’s Sacred Relic in her previous life had caused a massive upheaval.

But back then, the relic had been discovered by a different information guild, not Luneth. She remembered how Derik had been upset when telling her that story.

‘There’s still much I can reveal.’

Information she could use from the future was endless, and Velia planned to make full use of it.