The Church gave him no time to wait for an opportunity. Not long after he received word that the lesser nobles had arrived, horns sounded from the distant camp of the Northern Principality-Church allied army.
As the horn calls faded, troop after troop marched out from the camp and approached Ferdie City.
The captured king and counts were also escorted by the Church to the outskirts of Ferdie City.
"Ah, it's true! The king and counts of the Onyx Principality have all been captured!"
"Huh, that's not right. Why are there only four counts? Doesn't the Onyx Principality have six counts? Excluding Count Ferdie, who is still in the city, there should be five more!"
"Huh, that does make sense. The Onyx Principality really is missing one count. Could he have escaped?"
"Haha, then you don't know yet! That count of the Onyx Principality is already dead!"
"Gasp, dead already? Which count was it? The counts of the Onyx Principality are all Gold Knights—who would have thought one of them would die!"
"I heard it was a count named Batman. But do you know how he died?"
"How did he die?"
"He was personally killed by his eldest son!"
Although nobles great and small throughout the Northern Principality had received news yesterday that all the great nobles of the Onyx Principality had been captured, the captured great nobles had all been guarded by the Church. Even the nobles of the Northern Principality were not qualified to approach and inspect them.
Thus, when the king of the Onyx Principality and the captured counts were displayed before everyone now, all the nobles and guards of the Northern Principality immediately erupted into an uproar.
Especially the nobles, great and small. They were no strangers to King Carlfer and the counts, and now they