One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
In the palace bedroom, not only Medea, but even Malkina showed a somewhat confused expression - the Succubus Queen had never told her anything about this matter.
Ask pondered for a moment and asked solemnly:
"Your Majesty, you are saying... the hostility between Emperor Otto and the Holy See is not just a simple international political conflict."
"But it's the result of someone deliberately manipulating it behind the scenes?"
"Not entirely." The queen elegantly lifted one leg and crossed it over the other smooth and plump thigh, revealing... With a "pop", Medea covered Ask's eyes again.
"The reason why wars will happen in the future is naturally because the soil that allows wars to happen has already appeared. However, it is difficult to clearly summarize the motives behind them, how much of which is due to the collective will of those in power and the people, and how much is due to the hidden manipulation of the situation from outside."
"Otto is a man with political ambitions, and ambitions mean he can be easily exploited. But the man who set up the scheme was a little too deliberate this time, causing Otto's mental state to become unstable. I heard that he even began to be known as the 'Mad King' in the court."
"No matter what, I hope you can find out the plot of the mastermind behind this. Since the other party has revealed the flaw, no matter it is bait or abandoned, someone will take the bait."
The words were a bit obscure, but Ask and Medea still understood what the other party meant: find the person around Otto who influenced his mind, and then bring the relevant information to the Succubus Queen.
"So, the reward is all the potions of Desire Sequence above Level II?" Ask asked tentatively.
"Don't you think the price is too high?" The queen suddenly lost interest. "Forget it. I was planning to send Malkina, but since my good daughter..."
She turned her gaze to Medea again: "… She is willing to come back, which at least shows that she still has me as her mother in her heart."
"After you agree to this mission." The Queen stopped talking, and Malkina beside her smiled and said, "Your Majesty will first pay the finished potion of Desire II as a deposit."
"Once you have contacted Otto, as long as you send back the information, the finished potion of Desire III will be delivered."
"Until you find the final goal and complete the mission, you will be paid with the formula and auxiliary materials of Desire IV."
There was no potion for Desire IV... That was fine, as long as he knew the formula and the names of the ingredients, Ask didn't have to worry about finding monsters.
After whispering to Medea on the mental communication channel, the two agreed.
After seeing the two off, Malkina returned to the bedroom again and saw that the queen had come down from the bed and taken a book from the bookshelf.
"Your Majesty." Malkina bowed.
"So, what is the relationship between the young man named Ask and Cameliga?" The queen asked calmly, tucking the hair by her ear.
"Your Highness likes him," Malkina replied, "but his intentions are unclear for the time being."
"Hmm. He is rated as R4 by the Holy See, so he is probably not a simple person. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for Cameliga to be with him." The queen was silent for a moment, "Then, Malkina, go and test him."