Chapter 484: Nostalgic Hometown Former Viscount Saissi, believed to have masterminded numerous crimes, had surrendered and been arrested by the Kingdom Knights. He later died in custody in what was officially declared a suicide, bringing the case to a close. House Saissi was stripped of its title, and its territory was placed under direct royal […]
Chapter 483: Popularity Soars The shortcut back to the main road passed through extensive forests and mountains, making encounters with monsters almost inevitable. Whenever monsters appeared, the Royal Guard and Tauro’s party, Black-Gold Wings, dealt with them. After several days of repeated attacks, everyone in the procession began to understand that these young nobles were
Chapter 482: The Saint’s Party Sets Up Camp Following some distance behind the Crown Prince, Saint Matilda, the Kingdom of Luwan’s delegation, and their escorts reached the battlefield late after hesitating when they heard that monsters were attacking ahead. They arrived in time to see Black-Gold Wings in action. “I’m astonished… Lady Aeris is far
Chapter 481: A Chance to Shine Twenty ogres attacked the right rear of the Saint’s procession. Because they advanced from within the forest, the Royal Guard had difficulty countering them with magic. The fire mages in particular hesitated to cast their spells for fear of setting the surrounding forest ablaze. Some guards could use wind,
Chapter 480: Slow and Steady Wins the Race It was the second day of the Saint’s entourage’s journey to the Halagoura Marquisate. Tauro and his companions rode in one of the carriages near the front of the procession. The road crossed uneven terrain that limited visibility. Dense forest pressed in on both sides, and the
Chapter 479: Change of Destination The Saint’s entourage made a substantial change to its itinerary. After visiting the Barriera Duchy, the original plan had been to stop in the territory of another prominent noble nearby before continuing to the Halagoura Marquisate. Because the journey was already badly delayed, however, the Kingdoms of Luwan and Sart
Chapter 478: Preventing a Rift Although they were considerably behind schedule, the Saint’s entourage was finally ready to leave the Barriera Duchy for its next destination. At that point, the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Sart, who commanded the kingdom’s side of the delegation, decided to remove Tauro and his companions from the group.
Chapter 477: When the Misunderstanding Is Cleared Up Saint Matilda felt confused and irritated. Marquis Donaissun, the Kingdom of Luwan’s representative and the man responsible for supervising her, had praised Aeris—Matilda’s romantic rival. The Crown Prince had told Matilda that Aeris volunteered, without being asked, to serve as her decoy and caused severe casualties among
Chapter 476: The Entourage’s Impressions Naturally, news of the mysterious group’s attempt to abduct the Saint reached her entourage. However, at the direction of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Sart, who was responsible for her protection, the fact that the attackers belonged to an Imperial special-forces unit was deliberately concealed. “Those attackers were
Chapter 475: Various Meetings Tauro immediately rejected Viscount Musai’s offer to recommend him for a noble title. “I have no interest in that sort of thing!” “But Tauro-dono, you’ve already surrendered your right to inherit the House of Count Graunewald in favor of your younger brother, have you not? In that case, would receiving a