Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 321: Alexander Engaged

Although well into the night, I arrived at Volkun's study, where I knocked a few times, only for Gothel to open the door, prompting me to slightly bow as I respectfully greeted her and Volkun sitting at his desk.

"Your Majesties. I've finished investigating everyone, though I apologize; it took far longer than I initially expected." Stated Alexander lightly as he looked between Gothel and Volkun while grabbing a journal from his breast pocket before handing it to the latter.

"Your apologies aren't needed; we've already done a little snooping to confirm whether your investigations on the nobles were accurate. Unfortunately, your analysis was correct." Replied Gothel softly with a shake of the head as she sat down while glancing at Alexander before sighing with an ugly expression, causing him to frown.

"I hope you do not take offense at us doubting your skills... It's just hard to fully trust the words of someone of your strength." Added Gothel quickly as she looked at Alexander apologetically, only for him to shake his head.

"Oh, no offense at all, Your Majesty; this is Princess Jasmine's life we're talking about. I wouldn't so easily trust myself if my daughter's safety was on the line." Said Alexander with a faint smile as he looked at Gothel, who faintly sighed in relief before chuckling while nodding in agreement.

"I'm just worried whether the people for the job are trustworthy." Added Alexander lightly as he looked at Gothel before shifting his gaze to Volkun, who was intensely reading the journal, flipping through the pages every few seconds.

"Ah, I see; you need not worry; they are trustworthy. We're confident the Church doesn't even know of their existence." Replied Gothel with a faint smile as she looked at Alexander, who curiously raised an eyebrow before nodding.

For the next few minutes, Gothel and I patiently waited for Volkun to finish reading the journal containing all the spies and trustworthy people in the palace.

"Sir Alex, the stars beside every name... They're the trustworthy ones, correct?" Asked Volkun with a hopeful gaze as he looked at Alexander, who nodded, causing him to heave a sigh of relief while grabbing his heart.

"Ha, that is relieving... If we were comprised so severely without knowing, I couldn't imagine some of the weaker Kingdoms." Muttered Volkun quietly as he stared at the ceiling while Alexander wryly smiled.

"How are we looking, Darling?" Asked Gothel as she set her teacup down and looked at Volkun, who sighed while flipping through the journal.

"Manageable." "Manageable? It must be worse than we expected." Said Volkun and Gothel, respectively, as the latter wryly smiled while the former chuckled before shaking his head.

"However, I see you put question marks beside our Royal Archmage and Royal Captain, Sir Alex." Remarked Volkun as he raised his head and looked at Alexander, who nodded with a sigh.

"While I don't believe Sir Jordan to be a spy, I can't confidently determine whether that's really the case or not... As for Madam Justina, I couldn't tell you a thing about her. However, if she were truly a spy, she wouldn't have saved Jasmine and fought off that attacker." Stated Alexander while looking at Volkun, who nodded with furrowed brows, his genuine emotions hidden behind an indifferent gaze.

"Is there anything you have to add?" Asked Volkun curiously as he looked at Alexander, who thoughtfully furrowed his brows only to suddenly nod.

"Oh, I should've brought this up when you asked for my status, but I'm technically a Prince, and the disciple of a Grand-Archmage, who is also an SS-class Adventurer." Remarked Alexander with a faint smile as he summoned two medallions from his space pouch before holding them for Gothel and Volkun to see.