The night was deep.
Yet the woman standing before the window looked even gloomier than the night itself.
"I see... So something like that happened..."
"Yes."
Hearing the woman's remark, a shadowy figure outside the window answered in a low voice.
"The situation within the country has already begun to grow extremely unstable. If anything unexpected happens during the third Wave, I'm afraid things will become even more dangerous..."
"..."
At that, the woman's expression grew even more solemn.
This woman was none other than Queen Mirelia, the true ruler of Megmaro.
In fact, after the first Wave occurred, Queen Mirelia had personally traveled to various countries in an effort to persuade them to cooperate. However, during that process, something happened that she had never expected.
Her husband, Megmaro the 32nd, had actually summoned the Four Holy Heroes!
As mentioned before, tradition dictated that each country summon one Hero to fight. Yet this time, Megmaro had summoned all four of the Four Holy Heroes at once, causing an immediate uproar. Every nation reacted with intense displeasure and anger.
To placate those countries, Queen Mirelia had no choice but to shuttle between them. Otherwise, they might very well have declared war on Megmaro outright.
Although Mirelia had hoped to keep the kingdom stable, what happened next sent the situation spiraling downhill.
First, one of the Four Holy Heroes, the Shield Hero, was publicly accused by Megmaro the 32nd of attempted sexual assault. Then the Shield Hero completely fell out with the 32nd on the spot. The news had greatly shocked the Queen. Fortunately, the second Wave passed safely afterward, which had at least allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief.
However... good times did not last.
On the night the Wave ended, one of the Four Holy Heroes, the Bow