174 093. Kasim Derian -2 Part Two

I stood up from the spot.

Whether it was a Vampire or someone from the Church of Caiolium, the one daring to attack the capital shouldn’t last too long.

I mean, really. This was a den of monsters populated by the likes of the Holy Emperor, the sword king, and even the Crown Imperial Prince.

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“Will you be heading out?”

I turned to look at Alice when she asked that. She flinched a little and got visibly flustered.

She hurriedly bowed her head and addressed me, “T-tomorrow, will you be setting off to the Church of Caiolium’s headquarters?”

“I don’t have a choice. It’s already been decided, after all.”

Although it was annoying as heck, it’d be better to sort this mess out as soon as possible. And it might be a good idea to ask Oscal for his assistance, just in case.

“Your highness, we shall escort you.”

“Allow us to guide you safely to your quarters.”

I inwardly clicked my tongue at these members belonging to the Order of the Golden Cross.

Strangely enough, the number of guards around me had increased after the inquisition’s conclusion.

I naturally rejected it since it didn’t feel all that nice, but even then, the Holy Emperor insisted on deploying the bare minimum I could accept.

It wasn’t as if I couldn’t guess the reason for it, of course. Still, I fervently prayed that my guesses were wrong.

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I groaned a little.

“Shall we get going, your highness?”

Charlotte lightly bowed her head and prepared to escort me.

Right at that moment, I saw a man with a hulking physique wearing the exact same golden armour as the Paladins step out from the end of the corridor.

He was so tall that his head nearly scraped the ceiling of this large passageway.

It was someone from the Order of the Golden Cross?

My tension left me as soon as I confirmed his appearance.

However, it was still strange. Why was he hiding his presence like that?

The hulking golden knight locked his gaze on me. His eyes seemed to gleam sharply under his helm, then he muttered something out.

“Found you.”

Charlotte’s eyes narrowed to slit. But that lasted only for a second; her expression stiffened and her eyes shot open wide.