At that moment, Ria's expression turned utterly grave.
It was not just Ria. Even Shana looked startled, then involuntarily tensed her entire body.
If this matter concerned an oracle from the Goddess of Fate, then it was not something to joke about.
At least, that was what both Ria and Shana thought.
And in their eyes, the meaning of "if I don't get married soon, something might happen" naturally became something else entirely.
(Could some shocking disaster be about to happen, one that can only be prevented if Roxie gets married?)
Ria could not help but start worrying about that possibility.
By now, what had happened in Cosmos had become common knowledge.
Everyone knew that the fortress city of Cosmos had been utterly destroyed and had completely vanished.
The First Knights of Duke Streim's Territory had also disappeared without a trace. Even the Empire's Valkyrie had vanished alongside the Shattered Blade Knights, their whereabouts unknown. Thus, for the Kingdom and the Empire, disaster had already struck once.
According to intelligence gathered by the royal family, the Beastmen Race had apparently released word that the leader of Mirage, the Old Demon Faction responsible for this incident, had yet to be dealt with. A human mastermind who had collaborated with them also seemed to still be active.
If that was the case, then there was a very high chance that those terrorists had not left the Kingdom and were still lurking in its shadows, waiting for an opportunity.
In other words, disaster might unexpectedly be very close at hand.
Perhaps a new conspiracy was brewing in the Kingdom's underbelly, preparing to strike.
Roxie's Blessing had likely detected the signs of disaster and given Roxie this oracle.
"...Is the situation that serious?"
Ria asked Roxie in a low voice.
Naturally, Roxie had no