You're Rebelling!

"Add the Giant of Light experiment to the to-do list."

Ian nodded. He was quite satisfied with his line of thought, and Adalbert's suggestions had all been useful as well. He patted the other man on the shoulder. "Next, we need to prepare the equipment related to Prince Mikael's advancement. He'll be arriving soon, and I need to accompany him. I'm counting on you."

"No problem. I don't know when you allied with him, but having a Fifth Energy Level supporter within the Empire is absolutely beneficial for us."

Adalbert readily agreed, then casually asked, "When will he arrive?"

Ian said, "Ten."

Adalbert nodded. "Ten hours? Then there's still time to prepare. I'll go organize—"

Ian said, "Nine."

Adalbert: "???"

Nine seconds later, Mikael arrived in Silverpeak Domain beneath Adalbert's profoundly speechless gaze.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

Mikael was somewhat baffled. He felt that both Mahdi and Adalbert were looking at him with a hint of emotion, as though he had somehow made a mistake. "This must be Adalbert? The inheritor of Grand Duke Solin's craft, the first Undead Monarch in the true sense of the term? You certainly cut a fine figure."

As he spoke, he smiled and extended his hand to Adalbert. "Hello. I'm Mikael. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"No, you came at exactly the right time."

Ian patted Adalbert on the shoulder, snapping the white-haired researcher out of his Huh? He's already here? stupor. Adalbert then reached out and shook Mikael's hand.

Adalbert complained, "You came too quickly... A lot of facilities need calibration. I need to go maintain the Void Realm Computational Nexus first."

Adalbert truly had no favorable impression of the Sertal Royal Family. After all, it was the Empire that had oppressed Grand Duke Solin and driven him to