The conversation with Harvis ended there.
After that, Shien decisively turned around and left, parting ways with Harvis.
The two had only established a preliminary cooperative relationship. Whether they would continue working together depended on how House Laifirut's assassins were dealt with afterward.
In any case, once Shien learned that they were targeting Tier and intended to take her life outright, he had already decided not to let them go.
After all, he had no intention of becoming the kind of protagonist who waited for trouble to arrive before passively dealing with it.
As long as he confirmed that someone was an enemy and posed a threat, he would simply crush them.
Otherwise, he would be letting down the nearly invincible cheat ability he had started with.
With that thought in mind, Shien secretly returned to the royal capital. After giving it some thought, he reluctantly chose to go home.
If I go into the palace to see Roxie at this hour, they might see through my impure motives.
It was already the middle of the night. If he entered the Princess's bedchamber now, no one would believe he had pure intentions.
Thus, Shien could only return to House Poztut unwillingly.
"Hm?"
The moment he entered through the gate, before he could even enter the residence, Shien sensed an unusual disturbance. He turned and looked toward the side of the garden.
A figure stood there.
"Tier?"
Shien froze slightly, somewhat surprised.
It was none other than Tier, whom Shien and Harvis had just been discussing.
At that moment, Tier was holding up a sharp blade, intently gathering magic power.
"Buzz..."
The air trembled faintly. Ripples of magic power spread outward, converging upon the blade Tier held aloft and forming a red Blade of Magic Power.
It was clearly the Magic