What a Pity

The people flooding in through the door were naturally the knights Hermulin had brought with him.

There were far more of these knights than the ones stationed at the palace's Great Gate—at least several dozen—and every single one of them was a True Swordsman. That was truly astonishing.

As a marquis of the kingdom, Yuri had only two True Swordsman-level retainers under her command, Ain and Ian. At most, adding her personal maid Marilyn made three in total.

Yet here in the Royal Palace, Riezel found that he could casually encounter a whole crowd of True Swordsmen. So many True Swordsmen would be genuine backbone forces, even high-end Combat power, within the Kingdom Knight Order, wouldn't they?

And now, these backbone forces and high-end Combat power could be seen everywhere. Some had been sent to guard the gate, while others had marched in grandly alongside Hermulin. It truly gave the impression that True Swordsmen were cheap.

Of course, that impression was merely an illusion.

The reason the knights guarding the doors to Liz and Sorok's chambers were all True Swordsmen was because of the special identities of those two. One had been placed under house arrest due to his connection to Hermulin's physical condition, while the other concerned the safety of the next heir to the throne. Either way, True Swordsman-level forces had to be assigned to guard them. Otherwise, Hermulin himself would never feel at ease.

As for the several dozen True Swordsmen now streaming in, Hermulin had likely selected them deliberately and kept them by his side.

After all, anyone below the level of a True Swordsman simply could not involve themselves in the incident Riezel had caused. That had already been proven.

Riezel merely cast them a glance before immediately losing interest.

Several dozen True Swordsmen were