Marquis Carpson had boasted of five thousand Armed Police and Palace Guard troops, but Sebolutes scoffed inwardly. She knew better than anyone what those troops were like. They excelled at throwing their weight around and extorting people, but expecting them to fight Green's Anomalies Bureau, the City Guard, and that terrifying Undead Army to the death was a fantasy.
Still, Sebolutes had no intention of rejecting the proposal. It was the only way they would have a chance to enter the Royal Palace.
The Royal Palace was the seat of the Lorenzo Kingdom's rule over this Void World, not merely a residence for its king. The Space-Time Gate leading to the Main World lay beneath it. To protect the gate, the Lorenzo Kingdom's forebears had laid powerful Defensive Magic Circles throughout the Royal Palace and its surroundings. Even a High-Level Legendary Transcendent could not break in. Otherwise, Suzune, who hated the Little King and Marquis Belon with a passion, would have stormed the Royal Palace long ago. But the Little King almost never left, and although Marquis Belon occasionally did, his residence stood nearby, within the circles' protection. No matter how deeply Suzune hated them, she could not take revenge. She could only rely on outside forces, first hoping the Revolutionary Army would overthrow the Lorenzo Kingdom, then placing her hopes in Green.
Now, however, Marquis Carpson's proposal made Suzune's eyes light up.
If she could use this chance to enter the Royal Palace, she would bypass the outer Defensive Magic Circles. Why would she need anyone else then? She could find the Little King and cut him down herself. How satisfying would that be?
Sebolutes could guess what Suzune was thinking. Her gaze lingered on Suzune for a moment, but she said nothing in front of the others. After