"!?"
"Ah!!"
In the palace of the Re-Estize Kingdom, while Warrior Captain Gazef Stronoff was making the most of the time King Rambo III was resting to practice his swordsmanship, a soldier suddenly rushed in. The soldier saw Gazef bring his sword to a timely stop, narrowly avoiding being cut in half, then stood at attention and stammered out a loud report:
"R-Report!"
"..."
"I've told you many times, don't rush in while I'm practicing. Sometimes I can't control the force of my sword strikes, and I don't want to hurt you!"
"Now, what's so urgent this time?"
After slowly lowering his sword and letting out a breath, Warrior Captain Gazef sheathed it. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, glanced at the soldier who had barged in so rashly, and asked hesitantly.
"Sir Warrior Captain!"
"This is a report just sent in by the first military intelligence team outside. They said you specifically asked to see it. Please take a look!"
The soldier swallowed nervously, privately marveling at Gazef's strength. Then he hurriedly handed over a rolled-up letter sealed with black wax.
"Hm?!"
"I see..."
"You may go. And remember to tell them that under no circumstances are they to do anything to her. They only need to keep watch and make sure she doesn't notice them. Understood?"
"Yes!"
"Then I'll take my leave, sir!"
Seeing the seal on the report, Gazef furrowed his brow. He waved the messenger away, pondered for a moment, then crushed the wax seal and unfolded the letter, quickly reading through it.
"!!"
"Steward Orasirdarc Hyrilial... Head Maid Artoria Hyrilial, and a whole lot of male and female servants..."
"All of them people from who-knows-where?"
"Tsk! Interesting!"
"I should have known that little girl wasn't someone simple... Look at this. Before