“Oh, that’s not the temple palace..."
Emily's plan to get to the temple palace through the maze garden seemed to have failed.
“Huh? Did I take the wrong road?”
“I’m sorry. I think so.”
Emily was stunned by the sight of the Rose Palace before her eyes.
Somehow, the length seemed subtly different from before, and it seemed that the maze had been modified with the completion of the Rose Palace.
As Emily's shoulders slumped, Alvin opened his mouth after much thought.
“I think it would be better to go to the temple palace via the official path, as you might get lost in the maze garden again.”
The first person to object to Alvin's words was Ivan.
“Are you crazy? Look outside. There are soldiers everywhere.”
“So, are you just going to sit here and die?”
“Yes! That would be better.”
Suddenly, Emily frowned at Ivan's words.
'Soldiers?'
Emily peered through the bushes again, glancing toward the Rose Palace.
Now that she thinks about it, it was suspicious that soldiers were gathered only in the Rose Palace.
Rather, weren't there far more soldiers than in the Crown Prince's Palace that they had just escaped from?
Priest Franz seemed to have a similar impression and spoke cautiously to Emily.
“I think there might be members of the royal family hiding in the Rose Palace.”
Mayo, who heard those words from the side, gasped.
If that were true, they were practically in the middle of enemy territory.
'Maybe it's for the best.'
Emily decided to change her plans.
Going back to the temple from here would take time, and there was no guarantee that she would be able to get there safely.
'You can call our people to the Rose Palace.'
The rebellion will only end if the royal family is defeated.
In other words, to shorten the time, the priority was to quickly gather people here.
“Mayo, can you please spread out what’s in your bag?”
“Yes? Yes, I understand.”
Mayo took out the items he had brought from his bag one by one.
“Somehow the bag felt too full.”
People were amazed at the items that came out of Mayo's bag.
In addition to the hats, various weapons and self-defense devices popped out.
“What is this?”
Chili asked, holding up a bag of bread.
“You might be hungry.”
“You even brought food in these times?”
"Yes."
“...You might get hit and die somewhere, but you won’t starve to death.”
Emily, who was continuing to take things out from the side, caught something in her eyes.
“Mayo, is this a firecracker?”
“Oh, that’s right. It’s a firecracker that appears in the shape of our family seal when you detonate it.”
It was a firecracker used during a time when territorial disputes between families were at their peak, but it is not used much these days.
“You still have this?”
Cezanne fiddled with the firecracker, lost in her memories.
At that time, if you went out, you would come back victorious from the fight.
Since then, there had been no real events that would allow him to relax, so it was understandable that Cezanne would miss those days.
“Are those firecrackers still usable?”
Ivan's eyes widened at Emily's question.
“Why do you ask that? Surely you’re not planning on setting off firecrackers?”
“That’s right. I’m going to blow it up.”
Ivan gaped in bewilderment when Emily so casually affirmed the answer.
“Royal family members are hiding in the Rose Palace, so we need to get people to come here quickly.”
“Oh! That’s a good idea.”
Alvin joined in, clapping his hands.
Although she had yelled at Ivan, she was at a loss at the thought of going back to the temple palace.
He was also in full agreement with Emily's opinion, as long as it was certain that the royal family was in the Rose Palace.
“But what if they find us before the boss gets here?”
Ivan spoke, glancing anxiously across the street. Judging by his own eyes, there were dozens of soldiers on the other side.
At that moment, Priest Franz quietly stepped forward and spoke.
“I think I can help you with that.”
Ivan gave him a suspicious look.
They brought him here because he said he would accompany them to the palace, but he didn't seem to have any special abilities.
“Yes, I can cover your appearance with my power.”
“Huh? By force?”
At those words, everyone had a blank expression, and a common thought came to mind.
'Why are you telling me that now?'
Alvin, who came to his senses first, frowned and asked.
“If you had that ability, wouldn’t it have been better if you had used it a long time ago!”
“I wanted to do that too, but it wasn’t the time yet, so my divine powers hadn’t manifested.”
Holy power was also an ability that could only be used with the permission of God.
Whether moving from the Crown Prince's Palace, being caught by soldiers, or visiting the temple palace, Priest Franz tried to use his holy powers whenever a crisis arose.
He was feeling frustrated because he didn't feel like using his abilities for some reason.
“But now it is definitely possible to hide our appearance?”
At Emily's words, Priest Franz nodded and lightly made Mayo disappear from his sight.
“Yes!”
Ivan, who was still doubting the abilities of the priest Franz, was the most surprised and fell to the floor.
“What’s wrong with you all? What surprised you?”
Mayo was in a state of confusion, unaware that his own figure had disappeared.
“Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this.”
“Do you believe me now?”
“Yes, of course... The person right in front of my eyes disappeared.”
When Priest Franz turned his gaze to Ivan, Ivan also trembled and gave an okay sign with his hand.
Emily took a deep breath, then turned around and made eye contact with everyone.
There was no way back from here anyway. Now was the time to move forward, no matter what.
“Shall we try it now?”
Then, everyone nodded, making eye contact with Emily as if they were ready.
“Yes. Let’s get started.”
Despite everyone's dissuasion, Killian eventually decided to meet Charles.
“Thank you for meeting me.”
Although he had rushed there thinking Emily was in danger, after he finally managed to meet Killian, Charles seemed to have realized how reckless he had been.
It was clear that he had lost his mind because of Emily, coming alone into the middle of enemy lines.
“What’s the matter? I’m busy, so please just tell me what’s going on.”
Killian asked in a stiff tone.
“I didn’t intend to have a long conversation with you anyway.”
Charles also let out a short sigh as if he was displeased, and then opened his mouth heavily.
“It seems like Emily is in the palace.”
Killian showed no reaction to what anyone could see as absurd talk.
The only thought on Killian's mind right now was, 'What kind of trick is he playing?'
Emily would be safe in the hideout he'd prepared. What would the Duke, who'd only searched the empty mansion, know about Emily's whereabouts?
“I can tell from your expression that you don’t believe me. You’d better listen to me.”
“You speak as if you had just met my wife.”
“Isn’t that obvious? I’ve been to Starr myself.”
By this point, the two realized that the conversation had lost some of its focus.
“...Was my wife at the mansion?”
"Yes."
Killian frowned and immediately called Pete over.
“Pete. Call Cezanne right now.”
“Oh, that’s...”
Pete opened his mouth, swallowing dryly in fear.
“I accidentally dropped the communication device, and I haven’t been able to contact Cezanne for a while because of something wrong.”
“Why are you telling me that now!”
Pete flinched and immediately fell to his knees.
“I’m sorry, boss! I was short-sighted.”
It really felt like his mouth was parched and his blood was drying up.
Who would have thought that something so drastic would happen while they were out of contact?
Killian barely managed to suppress his anger and asked Pete.
“What was the last conversation you had with Cezanne?”
“That... I heard that Duke Sadie left for the Starr Mansion earlier than expected.”
“Ha, so that’s what it was.”
The answer to why Emily was at the Starr mansion has been revealed.
Given Emily's personality, it was obvious that she would have returned to the mansion to buy time for Killian to safely reach the palace.
Killian turned his gaze back to Charles.
“Please tell me again. What did you mean when you said my wife just came to the palace?”
In fact, at first, Charles withdrew from the mansion with the knights when he found out that Killian was not there.
But suddenly, he felt uneasy about leaving Emily behind at the Starr mansion.
Because there was a possibility that the Giuliano organization, which had always acted unilaterally, might kidnap Emily or take her hostage.
After finishing his thoughts, Charles immediately turned around and went back to the Starr mansion.
But by then Emily had already disappeared.
“At first I thought they had run away, but I found six horses near the palace.”
"Shit."
Killian gritted his teeth and tried to regain his composure.
“My worries may be unfounded, but it seems more likely that she came to the palace because of what I said.”
“What on earth did you say to Emily?”
He questioned Charles with a fierce expression, as if he was about to growl at any moment.
“Is that information true?”
"Yes."
Messina, who was listening to the conversation from the side, swore.
“Giuliano, you vile children.”
Since the communication line was broken, Emily would have tried to tell Killian this directly this time to save him.
Killian drummed his fingers on the table, deep in thought about how to find Emily's whereabouts.
At that moment, a loud firecracker sounded outside.
“What does this mean?”
“It looks like someone set off firecrackers somewhere.”
"Boss!"
At that moment, a member of the organization who had been looking out the window came running.
"The firecracker shape is Starr's seal. It looks like we set it off!"
There were no members of the Starr family who left the main palace to perform missions elsewhere.
In that case, it was highly likely that the firecrackers were set off by members of the organization who had not entered the palace together.
Suddenly, something flashed through Killian's mind.
“Emily.”
Killian hurriedly grabbed his weapon and ran out of the main palace.
That could have been a signal from his wife.
Emily's plan to get to the temple palace through the maze garden seemed to have failed.
“Huh? Did I take the wrong road?”
“I’m sorry. I think so.”
Emily was stunned by the sight of the Rose Palace before her eyes.
Somehow, the length seemed subtly different from before, and it seemed that the maze had been modified with the completion of the Rose Palace.
As Emily's shoulders slumped, Alvin opened his mouth after much thought.
“I think it would be better to go to the temple palace via the official path, as you might get lost in the maze garden again.”
The first person to object to Alvin's words was Ivan.
“Are you crazy? Look outside. There are soldiers everywhere.”
“So, are you just going to sit here and die?”
“Yes! That would be better.”
Suddenly, Emily frowned at Ivan's words.
'Soldiers?'
Emily peered through the bushes again, glancing toward the Rose Palace.
Now that she thinks about it, it was suspicious that soldiers were gathered only in the Rose Palace.
Rather, weren't there far more soldiers than in the Crown Prince's Palace that they had just escaped from?
Priest Franz seemed to have a similar impression and spoke cautiously to Emily.
“I think there might be members of the royal family hiding in the Rose Palace.”
Mayo, who heard those words from the side, gasped.
If that were true, they were practically in the middle of enemy territory.
'Maybe it's for the best.'
Emily decided to change her plans.
Going back to the temple from here would take time, and there was no guarantee that she would be able to get there safely.
'You can call our people to the Rose Palace.'
The rebellion will only end if the royal family is defeated.
In other words, to shorten the time, the priority was to quickly gather people here.
“Mayo, can you please spread out what’s in your bag?”
“Yes? Yes, I understand.”
Mayo took out the items he had brought from his bag one by one.
“Somehow the bag felt too full.”
People were amazed at the items that came out of Mayo's bag.
In addition to the hats, various weapons and self-defense devices popped out.
“What is this?”
Chili asked, holding up a bag of bread.
“You might be hungry.”
“You even brought food in these times?”
"Yes."
“...You might get hit and die somewhere, but you won’t starve to death.”
Emily, who was continuing to take things out from the side, caught something in her eyes.
“Mayo, is this a firecracker?”
“Oh, that’s right. It’s a firecracker that appears in the shape of our family seal when you detonate it.”
It was a firecracker used during a time when territorial disputes between families were at their peak, but it is not used much these days.
“You still have this?”
Cezanne fiddled with the firecracker, lost in her memories.
At that time, if you went out, you would come back victorious from the fight.
Since then, there had been no real events that would allow him to relax, so it was understandable that Cezanne would miss those days.
“Are those firecrackers still usable?”
Ivan's eyes widened at Emily's question.
“Why do you ask that? Surely you’re not planning on setting off firecrackers?”
“That’s right. I’m going to blow it up.”
Ivan gaped in bewilderment when Emily so casually affirmed the answer.
“Royal family members are hiding in the Rose Palace, so we need to get people to come here quickly.”
“Oh! That’s a good idea.”
Alvin joined in, clapping his hands.
Although she had yelled at Ivan, she was at a loss at the thought of going back to the temple palace.
He was also in full agreement with Emily's opinion, as long as it was certain that the royal family was in the Rose Palace.
“But what if they find us before the boss gets here?”
Ivan spoke, glancing anxiously across the street. Judging by his own eyes, there were dozens of soldiers on the other side.
At that moment, Priest Franz quietly stepped forward and spoke.
“I think I can help you with that.”
“Are you referring to the Priest?”
They brought him here because he said he would accompany them to the palace, but he didn't seem to have any special abilities.
“Yes, I can cover your appearance with my power.”
“Huh? By force?”
At those words, everyone had a blank expression, and a common thought came to mind.
'Why are you telling me that now?'
Alvin, who came to his senses first, frowned and asked.
“If you had that ability, wouldn’t it have been better if you had used it a long time ago!”
“I wanted to do that too, but it wasn’t the time yet, so my divine powers hadn’t manifested.”
Holy power was also an ability that could only be used with the permission of God.
Whether moving from the Crown Prince's Palace, being caught by soldiers, or visiting the temple palace, Priest Franz tried to use his holy powers whenever a crisis arose.
He was feeling frustrated because he didn't feel like using his abilities for some reason.
“But now it is definitely possible to hide our appearance?”
At Emily's words, Priest Franz nodded and lightly made Mayo disappear from his sight.
“Yes!”
Ivan, who was still doubting the abilities of the priest Franz, was the most surprised and fell to the floor.
“What’s wrong with you all? What surprised you?”
Mayo was in a state of confusion, unaware that his own figure had disappeared.
“Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this.”
“Do you believe me now?”
“Yes, of course... The person right in front of my eyes disappeared.”
When Priest Franz turned his gaze to Ivan, Ivan also trembled and gave an okay sign with his hand.
Emily took a deep breath, then turned around and made eye contact with everyone.
There was no way back from here anyway. Now was the time to move forward, no matter what.
“Shall we try it now?”
Then, everyone nodded, making eye contact with Emily as if they were ready.
“Yes. Let’s get started.”
***
Despite everyone's dissuasion, Killian eventually decided to meet Charles.
“Thank you for meeting me.”
Although he had rushed there thinking Emily was in danger, after he finally managed to meet Killian, Charles seemed to have realized how reckless he had been.
It was clear that he had lost his mind because of Emily, coming alone into the middle of enemy lines.
“What’s the matter? I’m busy, so please just tell me what’s going on.”
Killian asked in a stiff tone.
“I didn’t intend to have a long conversation with you anyway.”
Charles also let out a short sigh as if he was displeased, and then opened his mouth heavily.
“It seems like Emily is in the palace.”
Killian showed no reaction to what anyone could see as absurd talk.
The only thought on Killian's mind right now was, 'What kind of trick is he playing?'
Emily would be safe in the hideout he'd prepared. What would the Duke, who'd only searched the empty mansion, know about Emily's whereabouts?
“I can tell from your expression that you don’t believe me. You’d better listen to me.”
“You speak as if you had just met my wife.”
“Isn’t that obvious? I’ve been to Starr myself.”
By this point, the two realized that the conversation had lost some of its focus.
“...Was my wife at the mansion?”
"Yes."
Killian frowned and immediately called Pete over.
“Pete. Call Cezanne right now.”
“Oh, that’s...”
Pete opened his mouth, swallowing dryly in fear.
“I accidentally dropped the communication device, and I haven’t been able to contact Cezanne for a while because of something wrong.”
“Why are you telling me that now!”
Pete flinched and immediately fell to his knees.
“I’m sorry, boss! I was short-sighted.”
It really felt like his mouth was parched and his blood was drying up.
Who would have thought that something so drastic would happen while they were out of contact?
Killian barely managed to suppress his anger and asked Pete.
“What was the last conversation you had with Cezanne?”
“That... I heard that Duke Sadie left for the Starr Mansion earlier than expected.”
“Ha, so that’s what it was.”
The answer to why Emily was at the Starr mansion has been revealed.
Given Emily's personality, it was obvious that she would have returned to the mansion to buy time for Killian to safely reach the palace.
Killian turned his gaze back to Charles.
“Please tell me again. What did you mean when you said my wife just came to the palace?”
In fact, at first, Charles withdrew from the mansion with the knights when he found out that Killian was not there.
But suddenly, he felt uneasy about leaving Emily behind at the Starr mansion.
Because there was a possibility that the Giuliano organization, which had always acted unilaterally, might kidnap Emily or take her hostage.
After finishing his thoughts, Charles immediately turned around and went back to the Starr mansion.
But by then Emily had already disappeared.
“At first I thought they had run away, but I found six horses near the palace.”
"Shit."
Killian gritted his teeth and tried to regain his composure.
“My worries may be unfounded, but it seems more likely that she came to the palace because of what I said.”
“What on earth did you say to Emily?”
He questioned Charles with a fierce expression, as if he was about to growl at any moment.
“Guliano's organization said they set a trap in the meeting room to kill you.”
"Yes."
Messina, who was listening to the conversation from the side, swore.
“Giuliano, you vile children.”
Since the communication line was broken, Emily would have tried to tell Killian this directly this time to save him.
Killian drummed his fingers on the table, deep in thought about how to find Emily's whereabouts.
At that moment, a loud firecracker sounded outside.
“What does this mean?”
“It looks like someone set off firecrackers somewhere.”
"Boss!"
At that moment, a member of the organization who had been looking out the window came running.
"The firecracker shape is Starr's seal. It looks like we set it off!"
There were no members of the Starr family who left the main palace to perform missions elsewhere.
In that case, it was highly likely that the firecrackers were set off by members of the organization who had not entered the palace together.
Suddenly, something flashed through Killian's mind.
“Emily.”
Killian hurriedly grabbed his weapon and ran out of the main palace.
That could have been a signal from his wife.
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