"Fine! Draw Your Sword!"

Supreme Castle, top floor.

Led by Hertia, Shien and the others all arrived here.

The place resembled a palace, immensely grand and spacious. Yet unlike the palaces of the Human Realm, it was not glittering with gold or extravagance. Instead, it possessed a restrained solemnity, with an atmosphere more akin to a temple, save for the sacredness unique to one.

Upon arriving here, people would unconsciously straighten their backs, become serious and proper, and remain mindful of keeping quiet. It was that sort of place.

Unlike the top floor of Succubus City, where only a select few permitted by Shafna could enter besides Shafna herself, this place was filled with all kinds of personnel.

Some were Demon Realm warriors stationed at various posts, standing guard as solemnly as statues. Others were civil officials carrying documents, seemingly handling all manner of affairs. Without exception, they were all superior demons above level seventy.

That was an astonishing thing.

"Superior demons above level seventy are everywhere..."

Grey's expression turned grave, clearly shaken by the sight.

After all, one of the admission requirements for the Royal Knights, the pride of the Kingdom of Mithra, was to be at least level seventy.

There were only seventy-seven members in such a Royal Knights.

In other words, even the Royal Knights had only seventy-seven individuals above level seventy.

Of course, that was merely the number of people in the Royal Knights. It did not mean that the Kingdom of Mithra had only seventy-seven people above level seventy. The Adventurer's Guild alone had thirty-three Rank Seven adventurers above level seventy, while the Knight Commanders and even deputy commanders of the various territories could also be above level seventy. There had to be many superior warriors and superior mages throughout the Kingdom of Mithra, but they would not be