Chapter 1320: Suspicions

Regina couldn’t help smiling. The first step in her plan had succeeded. By taking this trip, she could assess Nathan’s strength with her own eyes.

Besides, the journey might be dangerous. Still, it would be better than being surrounded by assassins sent by the second prince. No assassins dared to follow them to the alien territory after all.

If she could have gotten closer to him during this trip, it would have been even better. No, she would definitely succeed in seducing him and reinforcing that bond by going through life-and-death situations.

Although Nathan hadn’t become a crystal fusion stage summoner, he was strong enough to keep up with her. In the worst-case scenario, he could use his space element to teleport them away.

So, this was the perfect plan for her.

"That is good. Although I planned to visit there a month later, I should go ahead and do it right away. Do you need some time to prepare?"

Nathan shook his head. "No. I have prepared everything."

"That’s good then." Regina smiled. "In that case, let’s set out after the celebratory feast. What do you think?"

"Just the two of us?" Nathan asked. Since the journey was dangerous, he thought someone like Regina would need other people to come.

Regina simply nodded her head. "Even though I look like this, I am ranked 7th among the summoners. I planned to go alone in the first place.

"And after hearing about your power, I know you are strong enough to go on this journey. Instead of protecting you, it might make the journey even safer."

Nathan smiled wryly. That would be the case if not for the fact that he could only summon three familiars this time. Then again, Anubis would be there to heal any injuries, while Xolotl’s combat prowess surpassed even Fenrir and Orochi.

With his own improvement, he should be able to deal with an elite class alien by himself. He could ask Jinwu to scout the area and equip Fenrir or Orochi during the fight.

Still, this meant he couldn’t return yet.

’Well, let’s just consider this as another training mission. It’s a shame that I can’t return yet, but this prison is just too tempting to miss out on.’ Nathan nodded his head before saying, "I understand. We will depart the day after tomorrow."

"Good!" Regina was satisfied with Nathan’s choice. She finally stood up and asked, "Since that’s the case, there will definitely be a lot of things we need to discuss. How about accompanying me while we look around the fortress? It will be good to greet and thank the soldiers for their service while we are at it.

"You don’t mind that, do you, Commander Gunther?"

"Yes, of course." Commander Gunther nodded. "They will be happy to meet Your Highness. Besides, Mr. Nathan is also a hero of this fortress."

Nathan thought for a moment. It looked like he couldn’t escape from this. As she said, they had to discuss a lot of things, such as the route.

If Nathan could know her strength, it would be even better. This way, he would know what to expect and how to proceed.

Nathan felt a bit suspicious of the princess because everything felt so smooth. But she was a woman, so he considered this situation to have been affected by his luck.

And Regina hadn’t shown anything suspicious other than the fact that she knew about him.

’Are you sure about this, Summoner?’ Anubis couldn’t help but ask.

’Yes.’

’This woman might have a hidden intention. Since she is the commander in chief as well as the second prince’s aunt, we have to be wary of her.

’There is a chance she will try to kill you. You might think this is luck, but according to the divination, this luck might also kill you.’

’I am aware of this possibility. She might have something to do with the second prince. The fact that she knew me before should be enough to raise suspicions.’ Nathan understood the danger as well.

In addition, the person in front of him was so powerful that she was among the most powerful summoners in the empire.

That was why he planned to have Fenrir equipped at all times. Fenrir could sense her killing intent, so he could react at the last moment.

He had seen Evelyn’s power. He didn’t know how she was compared to Regina, but he believed even Evelyn couldn’t kill him in one blow with his current strength.

As long as there was a chance to react, he could escape using teleportation.

And Nathan didn’t plan on staying silent the whole time. He would probe her again and again to figure out her hidden agenda.

The moment he found anything suspicious, he would run away without hesitation.

Of course, in gaining her trust, he could extract the information about the prison bit by bit. So, running away could also mean going straight to the Endless Prison without her.

"Let’s go." Regina had a big smile on her face.

"I apologize, Your Highness. If you don’t mind, may I return to my room for a moment? I’d like to grab something first since I didn’t expect I would be going around the fortress."

"That’s understandable. In that case, I will be waiting for you outside."

"Thank you very much, Your Highness."

Nathan rushed back to his room, but the reason he got away from her was not for an item. He contacted Team Academics using the communication ring.

"What’s wrong, Nathan? You come back?"

"I need to visit another place, but after that, I will be back." Nathan paused for a moment. "By the way, Bella, do you have any information about the War Princess of the Empire, Regina Theressa Varona?"

"What? Nathan. Are you going to bring back a woman to Gratzel? And it’s not just any woman, but the emperor’s sister!"

Nathan was also helpless. "Well, somehow our paths crossed. But it looks like you know something about her. Can you tell me all the information you have about her? I need to know what kind of person I’m dealing with."

"The emperor might want you to marry her or something to bind you to the empire?"

"If that’s the case, shouldn’t he send a princess, not an old... I mean, a very mature woman?"

"True, but don’t say anything about her age or our ages..."

"I know, I know. So, what can you tell me about her?"

"She..."