The next morning, at dawn.
The sun shone brightly, and birds chirped in the woods.
Charlotte rubbed his eyes, got up, climbed out of the carriage, and relieved himself in a nearby grove. Then he wiped his face with a couple of dew-covered leaves.
When he returned, Sylvie pulled open the carriage door and said, "You can get in now."
Charlotte climbed aboard and saw that both ladies had already tidied the carriage and dressed themselves neatly. Only then did Madam Nancy continue driving toward Machu Picchu Fortress.
When they arrived at Machu Picchu, another carriage was already parked before the fortress. The president of the Fiery Steed Detective Agency, Aubrey Teuton Atwood, stood beside another young military man in his thirties.
Upon seeing Vinnie Arsenault, Aubrey Teuton Atwood greeted her with a smile. Vinnie returned a standard Imperial salute.
As for Charlotte, he saw no need to greet Aubrey Teuton Atwood. They were already locked in a fight to the death, so why bother with false pleasantries?
Seeing Charlotte and the others arrive, the young soldier stepped forward and said, "I am Harriet Alva! Addison's older brother. I graduated from First National Academy and practice the Radiant Breathing Technique!"
The moment Charlotte heard First National Academy, he immediately felt a measure of respect.
He had graduated from Leman Public School and attended Behemoth National Academy, neither of which ranked among the Empire's finest institutions. Only when he later entered Sheffield University had he made up for his educational shortcomings.
No one could say that a university graduate lacked a solid academic background.
Yet when he heard that someone had graduated from First National Academy, he still felt a little envious. Zimmerman Axel Robin had also graduated from First National Academy. It was an affiliated academy of Royal Hogwich University,