“Wait, since when?”

Putting that aside for now, the most important thing is when the banquet starts.

There’s no option to not attend.

No… Reynolds-nim invited me.

How can I refuse that?

Therefore, the most important thing is the grace period.

“Um… let’s see. Ah, here it is. It says 2 days from now? Until the banquet starts.”

“….What?”

Ha-yeon felt a ringing in her head at those words.

Two days?

Only two days?

I have so much to prepare, and it’s only two days…?

“But it’s not Grandpa’s fault, you came late.”

“…? Ah….”

Apparently, there was quite a bit of time.

But Ha-yeon going to the elf forest made it a lot tighter.

‘…Well, two days is tough, but not impossible.’

If I take a plane a day early and wait, I have to finish everything by tomorrow.

Thinking that, Ha-yeon sighed and asked Ha-jeong.

“What do I need to prepare?”

First of all, a dress.

I don’t have a dress.

But I’ll need a dress for the banquet, right?

“I’ll prepare the dress for you, it’ll probably be out by tomorrow morning.”

“If you do it like the professor’s gown last time… I’ll really kill you.”

“Of course not… It’s a noble banquet after all.”

Ha-jeong sweated a little at Ha-yeon’s fierce words as she clenched her fist, but the topic quickly changed.

“Next would be a gift, I guess.”

To be honest, these are the only two things.

It’s just that they take a lot of time and effort.

But I should bring a gift as a courtesy, right?

“What would be a good gift….”

She briefly thought about the artifacts at home, but dismissed it.

But come to think of it, whatever I think of, it’ll probably be at Grandpa’s house!

After all, what is he worse at than me?

In terms of power, wealth, and the power of the family.

He’s ahead of me in everything.

Would a gift even be meaningful?

“Ha….”

Ha-yeon rested her chin on her hand, thinking that.

Ha-jeong, who had been watching her for a while, said.

“Just go, there’s no need to worry so much.”

Ha-jeong said that as if he knew something.

Ha-yeon tilted her head for a moment, but didn’t think much about it after that because it was his word.

Because it was his word.

“Then come tomorrow, you know where it is, right?”

“I know, don’t worry. I’ll head in now.”

“Ugh… If it weren’t for my association president duties, I would’ve taken you there.”

Ha-yeon chuckled at his words and left the room.

Anyway, that’s how the day passed.

Ha-yeon, returning to the place where she received the academy professor’s gown in the past, put the clothes into the artifact subspace and boarded the plane.

“This is Reynolds’ territory?”

A street where you can feel the atmosphere of the Middle Ages.

At the same time, a street that is somewhat mixed with modern times.

Ha-yeon, walking through a place with a rather mysterious atmosphere, tried to suppress her desire to play and walked in the direction she was told.

This area that he governs.

Originally, it was impossible to directly own such a large area, but Reynolds was different.

World Master.

The strongest on earth.

And his unique title of ‘Sword Demon’.

And the wealth and recognition based on that power.

That’s why he can enjoy such privileges.

“From here… go right and straight, then go left and straight, and if a fountain comes out, then from there again….”

A map saved on her phone.

Ha-yeon, who roughly got a sense of it with that, walked without delay.

For reference, she’s still wearing the academy professor’s gown.

The banquet is tomorrow, and there’s still plenty of time today.

There’s no reason to wear a dress already.

Other people might say it’s uncomfortable, but there’s no other clothes as comfortable as this for her.

She modified the clothes herself in the first place.

If the clothes she completed herself are uncomfortable, that would be a strange situation.

Anyway, as she walked leisurely towards the mansion, a splendid building came into view before long.

“Wow… this is crazy…”

The surrounding decorations are decorations, and the huge garden is a garden, but the most eye-catching thing is the mansion.

A truly overwhelming size.

A mansion that could be called a palace stood tall.

A lavishly decorated exterior and truly magnificent glass windows.

If you include the park’s land… it’s really amazing.

Isn’t it wider than the top of the World Tree I saw before?

“Let’s go in for now.”

She put her hand in the pocket only on the right side, where the coat was draped over, and headed there.

Even though it was visible, it was quite a distance away, so she arrived at the main gate after walking a bit.

There, two men in suits were firmly guarding the main gate.

“Please identify yourself.”

They probably already know, but there’s still a formality.

So Ha-yeon showed her Hunter certificate, and before long, the magnificent main gate opened.

It really feels like I’ve come to the Middle Ages.

It’s a bit ruined when you see the state-of-the-art artifacts inside.

Anyway, as Ha-yeon was roughly looking around the garden, a woman in a suit approached her.

Judging by the aura, she’s a fairly high-ranking Hunter.

“Are you the Sword Demon Baek Ha-yeon-nim?”

“Yes, that’s me.”

“Then I will escort you to your accommodation.”

There are three types of people who come to this banquet.

The first is those who have a connection with the Reynolds family and were directly invited by them.

This is Ha-yeon’s type.

The second is those who pay to enter.

They raise the price incredibly high, but there are guys who stubbornly break through to meet Grandpa.

The third is the people of the Reynolds family.

They’re the ones inviting, but they’re also participants.

Anyway, the first type is provided with accommodation during their stay here.

A crazy accommodation that rivals a 5-star hotel.

“This is it.”

The attendant took Ha-yeon to a two-story mansion.

Yes, a house.

One house is the accommodation.

“In 30 minutes, there will be a meeting with the head of the family. We will come to pick you up, so please relax until then.”

The attendant said that and put down Ha-yeon’s luggage… although it’s not really luggage, but anyway, she put it down in front of the main gate and disappeared.

She picked up the luggage and entered the accommodation, and immediately went up to the second-floor bedroom and threw the luggage down.

She roughly knows the structure.

“Ugh… comfortable…”

Taking off her coat and lying on the bed, she felt drowsy.

She wanted to sleep right away, but she couldn’t fall asleep because of the head of the family that the attendant mentioned earlier.

Anyway, she continued to lie down and try not to fall asleep with her body that didn’t want to move for about 30 minutes, and then the bell of the house rang.

At that, Ha-yeon got up from the bed, naturally opened the door, and headed outside.

The place she headed to was the reception room.

That is, the room where the family members greet outside guests.

She headed there and sat on a chair for about 5 minutes.

Before long, Reynolds came.

“You’ve come.”

A much softer voice compared to when they first met.

[Constellation, ‘Blood-Soaked Oni’ expresses intimacy to you, whom he has met after a long time.]

[Constellation, ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ looks at Constellation, ‘Blood-Soaked Oni’ with a contemptuous expression.]

[Constellation, ‘Blood-Soaked Oni’ is sulking.]

The two Constellations are still the same.

Ha-yeon also got up from her seat and greeted him.

“It’s been a while, Grandpa.”

“I’m glad to see you too, I heard you recently rose to 11th place?”

He knows the fact as expected.

Ha-yeon scratched her face and said.

“That’s what happened…”

“Hmm… it’s probably thanks to the Stigmata on the back of your hand, is that right?”

At that, Ha-yeon was a little surprised and said.

“That’s right, is it that noticeable?”

“No, it’s not very noticeable. Only those like me can see it directly.”

Raven said that and sat on the chair opposite Ha-yeon.

After sitting down, he told the servant next to him to bring refreshments.

“I’m sure you were surprised by the sudden invitation.”

As expected, he knew it was sudden.

“But there’s something I need to tell you.”

Saying that, the atmosphere became serious, unlike the gentle atmosphere from before.

At that sight, she also realized that it was not a good story and became serious.

“I’ve deduced the identities of two Cardinals… to some extent.”

!!!!

It was an unavoidable surprise.

New King Church.

The Cardinals there.

Among the five Cardinals, the only one whose appearance was revealed and killed was the 5th Cardinal, Baek Hana.

But the other Cardinals never revealed their appearance.

So I was about to give up…..

He deduced two of them?

“…..”

But something doesn’t feel right.

Even though it’s definitely a good thing, Raven’s eyes were full of confusion.

“First of all… there are roughly three people who are narrowed down as the one known as the 4th Cardinal.”

A person who uses a sword.

That’s all that’s known.

“Divine Sword, Sword Origin, and Martial God.”

Divine Sword Etheria.

Sword Origin Sen.

Martial God Roen Penegra.

All three were Hunters living properly in the Hunter world.

Among them, Roen is as high as 5th place.

Higher than Raven.

Divine Sword and Sword Origin are in very high positions at 12th and 16th place respectively.

It didn’t make sense.

But that’s not why Raven is confused.

There’s still one more left.

“The second Cardinal I found out about is the 2nd Cardinal….. I’ve definitely found out the identity of the 2nd Cardinal.”

False Holy Swordsman.

It was a title.

He said in a very subdued voice.

In a trembling voice unlike him.

“Helio Reynolds.”

The second son of the Reynolds family.

That is, his second son was the 2nd Cardinal he found out about.