Perhaps it was because they belonged to different factions.
Or perhaps it was because of what Fang Mo had said earlier.
Wilhelm did not stay long. After completing his task of delivering his master's message, he quickly left with Felt. Though his expression was complicated, he did not say another word from beginning to end.
And after Wilhelm left,
Emilia soon prepared to set off for the royal capital as well.
According to the information Roswaal had revealed, Emilia had indeed been summoned to the palace this time in her capacity as a "royal candidate." There was probably some important matter to discuss.
Because the matter was rather important,
Roswaal said that he would personally make the trip as well.
Since they did not know how long they would be staying, they needed to bring daily necessities, along with a maid responsible for their everyday needs... naturally, that meant Rem.
However, while everyone was packing,
Fang Mo was mysteriously fiddling with something in the manor courtyard.
"Um, Brother Dongwen..."
Standing beside Fang Mo, Natsuki Subaru stared suspiciously at the black stones. "Aren't we about to head to the royal capital? What are you messing around with now?"
"Shh."
As Fang Mo arranged the dark cobblestone blocks, he lowered his voice. "I'm exploiting a bug."
"...Huh?"
Natsuki Subaru was completely dumbfounded when he heard that.
"What's with that expression?" Fang Mo finished arranging the dark cobblestone, then pulled out the Book of the Abyss. "Isn't exploiting bugs perfectly natural for us players? Blame the developers for not realizing those bugs existed in time..."
As he flipped through the Book of the Abyss,
black mist churned, stones shattered, and some invisible force rose into the air.
Under the influence of that power, the shadowy stones were reforged into black, icy altars. Pale