Lucifer commanded the maid to lead them to the room of Milena, and the maid also agreed, in fear. She couldnât dare to say no in the face of death which was looking deep in her eyes.
She could only nod.
"Iâll take you there, but only that. I donât stay there. And you canât tell her that I led you there," the woman asked, concerned for her life.
She wasnât worried that Milena was going to be hurt. In her eyes, the Queen was invincible, so it didnât matter even if she led these people there. The only problem was that Milena was probably going to kill her if she knew about it.
She wanted to safeguard herself first. "Promise me.."
"We wonât tell her that you led us there. We have no need to. So take us there," Lucifer agreed. "Weâll be up. Just know, donât try to be clever, or youâll be dead."
The maid agreed and started walking towards the other end of the corridor. Lucifer and Salazar floated up in the sky again.
The maid escorted Lucifer and Salazar through the confusing hallway. She occasionally passed by a few Nobles, which was where her real test was. Fortunately, she didnât tell them about Lucifer and Salazar. She didnât want to put her life in jeopardy.
The Nobles considered it beneath their dignity, so they completely ignored the maid as they walked past her.
The maid soon stopped, gesturing for Lucifer to come down.
Lucifer landed behind her. "Yeah?"
"This is as far as I can go. If you go left from here, youâll find Her Majestyâs room in the end. Her room is being guarded by two Lords. If I go ahead, the Lords will see me. I canât go," the Maid informed Lucifer. "I already led you to her. Shall I leave?"
"Not yet. I want to make sure that itâs actually Milenaâs room. Youâre going to stay here," Lucifer replied.
"Keep an eye on her. Iâll check ahead," he commanded Salazar before he started floating up. He went ahead alone, soon noticing two Nobles standing in the distance.
The Nobles were looking at each other, lost in their conversation.
âTwo Nobles guard that place. It should be the room of Milena,â Lucifer thought, noticing the two Nobles that were immersed in a conversation with each other.
They were so lost that they didnât have any guards. None of them expected an intruder to get so deep without any commotion.
Finding them in such an unaware state, Lucifer took advantage of the situation. Waving his hand, he used his winds to attack the two Nobles. The silent winds filled the corridor, flying only in one direction.
The two Nobles found it odd that wind was flowing in a closed space, but before they could check, silent wind blades sliced their heads, making them roll on the ground.
Lucifer flew back to Salazar. "I took the Nobles out. The path is clear. You can come."
"Huh? You took out two Lords so fast? How?" The maid asked, shocked. She was stunned to know that Lucifer had managed to kill the Noble Lords so easily. It was only now that she wondered if he could actually threaten the queen.
She hastily shook her head. âNo! What am I thinking! Thereâs no way for him to hurt Her Majesty. Her Majesty is in a completely different league than the Noble Lords. Even if he took them out, he did it with surprise. That wonât work on Her Majesty.â
Salazar and the maid followed Lucifer, stopping before the room where two Noblesâ dead bodies were lying.
"This is her room. Now can I leave? You promised youâd let me go. If you still donât, sheâll know that I helped you!" Standing before the Queenâs room, the maid started feeling concerned.
She found herself stuck between a rock and a hard place, knowing that if she stayed here, she was going to be killed by Milena, and if she left without permission, she was going to be killed by these intruders.
"Youâre right. We should let you go. But then again, we need to make sure sheâs inside," Lucifer said.
He placed his hand on the door, slowly opening it. As the door opened, it surprised everyone. Why wasnât the door locked?
Lucifer stepped inside the room, floating in the air so there wouldnât be any sound of footsteps. He didnât forget to gesture to Salazar to keep an eye outside before entering.
The inside of the room wasnât as lavish as he had expected. In fact, the room wasnât any bigger than the room he had received as a guest. Moreover, there wasnât anything lavish here.
Only a few portraits were on the walls, belonging to Milena. There were also portraits of a white-haired old man with a young girl who looked like she was only ten years old.
Seeing the portrait, Lucifer assumed it was Milena with her grandfather since the old man looked too old to be her father.
There was also a table inside the room, on which a tray was placed with a golden jug and a golden glass.
Other than these few times, there was only a carpet and a bed in the room. Unfortunately, that bed seemed empty as no one was there.
Milena wasnât on the bed, and she wasnât anywhere else in the room either. He did find another door inside the room, which seemed like a door that led to the bathroom.
He floated towards the smaller door and grabbed the doorknob. Turning the doorknob, he remained ready to attack. He soon opened the door, but there was nothing there either. Strangely enough, this whole room was empty.
Confused, he remained alone in the room, wondering what was happening. Why wasnât Milena here? He also wondered if the maid had lied to him as he flew out of the room.
"Huh? You returned alive? Did you actually kill her?!" The maid asked, seeing Lucifer.
"She wasnât inside. Now youâre going to answer me why. If this was her room, then why isnât she here. And if this wasnât her room, then also you need to answer, telling me why I shouldnât kill you right away for lying to me!"
"Iâm not lying! I swear to the Empire! This is her room. I donât know why she isnât there, but that would explain why her door was closed. The only people who could have known about her are the ones you killed," the maid answered, pointing at the bodies lying near her feet.
The headless bodies of Nobles lay unmoving.