Albert froze when he heard the name.
He had never expected to hear it from Lan Qingyou.
Although Perry was an illegitimate son,
everyone of any standing in the Imperial Capital knew what his status was.
But it was precisely because of his status that most nobles looked down on him.
After all, to put it bluntly, an illegitimate son was little more than a nobody with no inheritance rights.
So even though he was the emperor's son, he wasn't worth currying favor with.
"How do you know that name?"
"Well, that's Perry Entrecolais."
Lan Qingyou didn't waste time explaining.
She simply pursed her lips and gestured slightly.
Albert turned to look in the direction Lan Qingyou had indicated.
Then he saw the scene he'd just witnessed.
"..."
After a brief silence, Albert turned back to Lan Qingyou, astonished.
"You mean those tentacles are Perry?"
Albert couldn't help being shocked.
No one had expected things to turn out this way.
No...
Whether or not the other party was Perry didn't really matter.
What mattered was that the tentacles were actually a person?
That stretched the limits of Albert's understanding of living creatures.
Even so,
with things having reached this point, having Lan Qingyou suddenly reveal the answer left him at a loss.
"This is beyond me. We should go see His Majesty."
That's right.
With practically no political skills, Albert just wanted to pass the matter off to someone else.
In truth, this was not something he could decide.
Even as a Title Holder,
he was still an outsider.
Obviously.
That was the Old Emperor's son.
Killing him without even discussing it first...
Even Albert thought that would be rather unwise.
"Where's the Old Emperor?"
"Setting up camp on the slope three kilometers behind us."
"Then let's go."
Lan Qingyou