"I'll Teach Him a Lesson for You."

Meanwhile, Shien had already returned to the Imperial Capital.

As though nothing had happened, Shien silently returned to House Bigusle, only to find that Lasha and Lilith had not yet come back.

Rocket had gone out as well, as had Tilly. Aside from the servants, the entire House Bigusle estate was empty, creating a rather unpleasant feeling.

There might have been another reason for that discomfort.

After returning to House Bigusle, Shien discovered that far more people than yesterday seemed to have set their sights on the place, secretly watching the estate.

"Things are really lively, huh?"

Shien found it amusing, but not surprising.

The Empire's higher-ups had surely guessed that the mysterious powerhouse who had destroyed House Laifirut was connected to House Bigusle, perhaps even residing within it. Yet, wary of his strength, they did not dare move against House Bigusle lightly. Still, keeping the house under surveillance was inevitable.

Even if they could not track Shien's movements, simply being able to monitor Rocket's whereabouts at all times and infer what he might be trying to conceal from his actions would be a gain for the Empire's higher-ups.

On top of that, the anxious nobles were worried that they might become the next House Bigusle. They could not ignore what this mysterious powerhouse who had suddenly appeared in the Imperial Capital intended to do. House Bigusle was undoubtedly surrounded by all kinds of watchers right now.

Even the ordinary servants seemed to have been targeted and placed under surveillance.

It was easy to imagine that, to the current Empire, House Bigusle had become an important target that needed constant attention.

Shien believed that even what Rocket and Tilly had gone out to do today was already under the Empire's watch.

Whether they would take any action because of it,