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This was an extremely vast space.
Moreover, it was located within the Royal Palace of Crocus.
At first glance, this vast space resembled a hall.
However, not only was this hall comparable in scale to an ordinary palace, it even carried an indescribable sense of solemnity. If someone said it was the king's audience chamber, people would certainly believe it.
Unfortunately, this vast and solemn hall was completely empty, containing nothing at all.
No, rather, aside from one thing, there was nothing else in this vast hall.
That thing was a door.
It was an exceptionally grand and towering door, over ten meters tall, carved with the sun, moon, and stars as though it contained the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.
With that mysterious door standing within it, the hall's solemn atmosphere seemed especially intense.
Clearly, this was not a place just anyone could enter. An incredible stillness permeated the air.
At one moment, the sound of footsteps began to echo.
Emerald and Arcadios entered the vast hall together, came before the grand door, and headed straight for a device beside it, stopping in front of it.
Emerald examined the device with an exceedingly serious gaze.
The longer she examined it, the graver her expression became.
In the end, Emerald reached a conclusion.
"That's right. The lock has indeed been partially opened. Without question, someone must have used the Zodiac Keys to do this."
"And aside from myself and the princess, the only person capable of doing this was probably that person." Arcadios took over Emerald's words.
"The Future Person who advised the