"So you're saying... two very important figures have arrived?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"I was at the city gate myself. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Tsk, tsk. Anyone Lord Nikola and Commander Horn would personally attend to must be very important."
This was Count Sera's residence.
A banquet for the lower-ranking nobles was supposed to be held today.
But because of what had happened at noon, the guests who were supposed to arrive in the evening had shown up in the afternoon instead.
Count Sera was at a loss.
There was no helping it.
The events at the city gate that morning had already spread throughout the Imperial Capital.
Everyone, from commoners to nobles, had heard about it.
So these people had come before the banquet, each hoping to learn a little from the count.
That way, they could decide what to do next.
After all, the count's third son had been involved in the incident.
Who could have guessed...
"It's a shame Arthur hasn't come out since entering the Flamingo Knights Order's headquarters. Otherwise, we could have called him over and asked."
Count Sera sighed from his seat at the head of the table.
He wanted to know what had happened at noon just as much as anyone.
But the problem was that Arthur hadn't come back. What could he possibly know?
Once someone entered the Knights Order's headquarters, no one could see them without the emperor's permission.
Other than members of the Knights Order, no one else could enter or leave.
"But then again, if Horn is keeping such a close eye on them, it can't be anything trivial."
"Indeed. I do have a somewhat premature theory."
"What is it?"
"Didn't Lord Nikola and Horn leave the capital to investigate the Meteor Shower Incident? Now they've suddenly