Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 320: Investigating The Palace

Although I had wanted to leave today since I agreed to help Volkun quietly get Jasmine off this continent, I spent the entire day by his side, mainly in the throne room, as I inspected each and every noble of the Kingdom within the Capital city. It was a tedious process, to say the least, but it wasn't pointless as I was able to discover two spies and two suspicious people, whose identities I wasn't able to confidently determine whether they were spies for the Church of Junsuina or not.

In the end, after three hours, Volkun ended the 'emergency' meeting and had the nobles return while I followed him to his office, where he, Gothel, and I spoke about what I discovered.

"So these are the Nobles working for the Church? Less than I expected, but both of them are very high ranking." Muttered Volkun with an ugly expression as he glanced at two pictures of a man and woman, each donned in wealth and luxury.

"What about these two, Sir Alex?" Asked Gothel with a slight frown as she pointed at two different pictures, which were both of men, before glancing at Alexander, who removed the cloak that hid his appearance.

"They're who I was unable to accurately determine their status; they held a great deal of respect and love for the church, similar to the two spies, but they also deeply cared for their noble family and their country, something the spies didn't have... They may just be very religious, Your Majesty." Replied Alexander respectfully as he looked at Gothel, who faintly nodded before swapping pictures with Volkun, whose eyes narrowed.

"For the safety of Jasmine, let us just assume all four are spies; it will make things easier in the long run." Volkun said firmly as he placed the four pictures together before putting them in his desk drawer.

"This is a start, but I'll want to know the spies of everyone within this palace, Sir Alex. Can you do that?" Asked Volkun firmly as he looked at Alexander, who nodded.

"Of course. However, my skills only worked so well because of the level difference between me and the Nobles. They were all weak, making it easy for me; I'm not nearly as confident with the results on people stronger than, let alone Jordan and Justina." Replied Alexander lightly as he gazed between Volkun and Gothel, causing the former to frown before softly sighing.

"It's unfortunate, but do your best, and for those you have no confidence in, we will label them as spies. Even if it's our Royal Archmage and Royal Captain." Stated Volkun ruthlessly as he narrowed his eyes at Alexander, who nodded in understanding.

"It will take some time, but I hope to have everything done by tonight." Said Alexander as he glanced at Volkun before turning around and exiting the office, leaving him and Gothel to discuss private matters.

Just as I began to walk away, the door suddenly opened, prompting me to turn around and gaze at Volkun holding a silver medallion.

"You'll need this; it will grant you the same authority as the King." Said Volkun as he handed the silver medallion to Alexander, who nodded while he closed the door.

Holding the silver medallion, I gave it a once-over before attaching it to my belt while I walked down the halls, deciding to start with the most populated group of people, the servants.

"Haa, I hope this doesn't take a long time." Thought Alexander lightly as he gently rubbed his head while heading towards the servants ' quarters.
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I massively underestimated how long it would take to investigate every single person in this palace, though the most challenging part wasn't actually the investigation part; it was finding them. To avoid raising too much suspicion, I didn't stop anyone's duties and chased after every single person myself, though that proved to be stupid as I practically ran through the halls of the palace for seven straight hours before I finally finished.