Escorted by the Sacred Sword Knights, Shien and Roxie left the royal palace.
Yulin remained behind at the palace.
Because Shien was not going very far this time. His destination was right next to the royal palace.
Other than the royal palace itself, there was only one other building on the island in the lake where the palace stood.
That was the temple.
Shien's purpose today was to enter the Inner Sanctum of the temple.
"Have you made up your mind?"
On the way to the temple, Roxie gave Shien one final confirmation.
"You only get one chance to enter the Inner Sanctum, and only one chance to gain enlightenment. Are you sure you want to use it now?"
Since they were discussing serious matters and outsiders were attending them, Roxie did not dare unleash her true nature as she had in the room. Instead, she entered Princess mode, becoming composed and aloof.
However, Roxie did not put any distance between herself and Shien. As they walked, their shoulders remained pressed together. That utterly unguarded intimacy told everyone exactly what kind of relationship existed between the Princess and Shien.
Shien glanced at the people nearby, who kept bowing in their direction with faces full of envy and jealousy, then withdrew his gaze after a while.
"I'm absolutely, positively certain." Shien had no intention of changing his mind. "I believe the sooner I use this opportunity, the better."
It was not that Shien was impatient for quick success. Rather, since he had no bottleneck and did not need to worry about exhausting his potential, there truly was not much difference between using this opportunity sooner or later.
"Indeed. If bottlenecks and limits are not a concern, then you can use this opportunity whenever you wish. When one comes into contact with