"Don't..."

"Don't."

"Rumble!"

Outside the secret base unknown to all, the waterfall still thundered down, sending up enormous sprays as though nothing had happened. Even the headless corpse of the knight Limjo had decapitated with a single stroke was gone, and the bloodstains had been cleaned away completely. It was obvious someone had specifically taken care of it.

Only after some time did a series of faint whooshes through the air sound out, followed by rows of pale figures appearing outside the waterfall.

Those pale figures were naturally the female knights Shien had brought out of the dungeon.

"Ah!"

"Eek!"

The beautiful female knights only saw their vision blur before they suddenly emerged into daylight and arrived outside, letting out shrieks one after another.

"C-Capeline!"

"We...!"

"Waaaaah!"

Some hugged themselves and crouched down, while others shivered as they huddled together. The shame in their hearts had completely exploded.

It could not be helped.

Just now, in that pitch-black underground chamber, the female knights had at least been able to comfort themselves. They could use the darkness to conceal their indecent state, and their desperate desire to escape had barely allowed them to suppress their shame.

But now, having suddenly returned to daylight and been exposed beneath the blazing sun, with ample light shining upon them, there was no way their embarrassment would not explode.

"Ahem."

Shien gave a dry cough, turned his head, and looked toward the horizon as though he had seen nothing, as though there was nothing here, as though he were a gentleman and an upright man.

Capeline, wrapped in a cloak, immediately shot Shien a glare before hastily shepherding all the female knights under her command into the nearby bushes.

The group of pale women all hid in the grass, sniffling and chattering away.

"Princess, what should