"..."
"You're not joking with me?"
"The Princess of City of Law, and someone protected by an Eighth Stage Righteous Walker like you, was kidnapped and dragged into a bandit cave..."
Yanafeien looked composed and nodded directly in admission.
"There's nothing to avoid here."
"The experience of being taken into a cave... those were mistakes I made when I was young."
As she said this, bitterness showed in Yanafeien's eyes.
Linsey did not want to stir up her painful memories, so he changed the subject.
"Let's try another question."
"Since you're the Princess of City of Law and the heir to the royal bloodline, why did no one come to rescue you?"
"Heart's Edge is utterly loyal to you and wants to establish you as the New King. With the abilities of a Righteous Walker or Law Knight, they should have been able to bring you back, shouldn't they?"
Yanafeien nodded first, then shook her head.
"They did search for me—but after I voluntarily gave up the throne and the Human Wisdom Codex fell silent, it was ultimately futile."
Linsey's gaze was full of doubt.
"That was an Eighth Stage Righteous Walker?"
Yanafeien knew what Linsey was asking.
"Even an Eighth Stage Awakened couldn't do it. The City of Law World is incredibly sturdy. The skills of successive kings have continuously strengthened its concept, turning this place into the most impregnable fortress in the universe."
"To use those rule-breaking abilities here—unless you take that final step, it's absolutely impossible!"
Yanafeien spoke with unwavering certainty.
Linsey merely shrugged.
As a country bumpkin who had just entered the city, he naturally could not know this world better than the Princess.
At that moment, the immortal before Linsey continued.
"And over these years, Adrian should have been searching for me all along."
"But