Outside Blackwater City's gates, everyone who had come to take part in the Entry Ceremony for the new lord wore rather interesting expressions.
For no other reason than that the new lord who had arrived was far too different from what they had imagined.
Not only were their actions somewhat... unusual, but judging from the voice coming from inside the carriage, it was clearly a woman.
And not just any woman—a child's voice, at that.
What exactly... was going on?
Everyone stood stunned and silent, and the scene remained quiet for a long while.
At last, the person inside the carriage could no longer hold back and asked, "What, if I don't come out, are you all just going to stand there staring forever? Hmph, how boring. Not fun at all. Fine, I'll come out myself."
As soon as the words fell, several loud bangs rang out. A hole was punched through the overturned carriage wall, and the person inside bent down and crawled out through it.
The people outside the carriage saw a young girl in light green clothes, with large eyes and a flawless fair face. It was Bi Bi.
She didn't look like the lord at all... There had to be some misunderstanding... Many people in the crowd had this thought upon seeing Bi Bi. Then they all turned to look at Wizard Colin. After all, Colin had been the one to say that the lord would soon arrive, causing this farce. Logically speaking, Colin needed to resolve it.
Colin had recovered his senses by then. He gave Bi Bi a deep look, feeling that things would not be so simple, and cautiously asked, "May I ask... who are you? We are waiting to welcome the new lord of Shalin Fief—lord Richard. What is your relationship with