Riezel had no idea that behind him, two pairs of sworn rivals had already formed into dueling sides, secretly plotting something.
He followed behind Quellerus, surrounded either by knights of the Sky Division or priests from the priesthood. There were even troops from the military town accompanying them, guarding him tightly with exceedingly strict security.
Luan, Andre, and the two Knight Captains of the Sky Division were also present, their faces full of vigilance as they watched the surroundings as though refusing to overlook a single corner.
In such an atmosphere, even Jelinae and Silune hardly dared to breathe. Only three people continued acting entirely as they pleased.
One was naturally Riezel.
Another was Araya, whose eyes kept shifting from the two Nymph Maidens to Belti, staring at them so intensely that no one else seemed to exist in her eyes.
The last was the handsome man who called himself Percips.
At that moment, the handsome man had actually moved up beside Riezel, attempting to strike up a conversation.
"I truly envy Caledohart," Percips said warmly to Riezel. "To think it was able to welcome the wielder chosen by a Holy Sword. If only Your Excellency had been chosen by Segelros's Holy Sword instead."
Those words made Quellerus, who was leading the way ahead, turn cold.
Riezel looked at the seemingly enthusiastic Percips with interest and said one thing.
"Segelros also has a Holy Sword, doesn't it, Prince Percips?"
By then, Riezel had already learned the identities of Percips and Lilithia, the brother and sister pair.
Just as he had previously guessed, they were members of the Segelros Empire's royal family: the fourth prince and sixth princess of Segelros.
The king of Segelros was considerably older than the king of Caledohart and had far more children.
The former was nearly