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Yekaterina had never imagined that someone's smile could be so radiant.
She looked at Arthur's radiant smile, her eyes full of puzzlement.
Shouldn't he be worried?
Shouldn't he be troubled?
Why was he so confident?
"The Red Knights have a lot of members. Plenty of wanted criminals from all over have joined them, especially their leader, who was already a step-entry ten years ago.
"My father pursued him twice.
"He escaped both times."
Yekaterina reminded Arthur.
"Mm."
Arthur nodded again.
His radiant smile remained unchanged, but as he turned, his voice rang out again-
"There won't be any more Red Knights."
His figure receded into the distance.
Yekaterina remained where she stood.
Once again, she seemed to see the Medium of South Los from the night before.
She immediately swallowed the rest of her words and simply raised her arm to wave goodbye. Only when his figure disappeared into the cabin did she turn to the Chief Guard beside her.
"Geerjisi, do you think Mr. Credos will reach the Inner Bay safely?"
Though she was asking someone else, her words were filled with questions directed at herself.
Geerjisi could clearly sense his young mistress's true feelings.
The West Berlin Chief Guard immediately said-
"Yes."
His crisp answer made Yekaterina look back at him in surprise.
"Why?"
Geerjisi: ...
How would I know why?
Young mistress, wasn't I just telling you what you wanted to hear?
But faced with his young mistress's questioning gaze, the Marquis's Chief Guard could only steel himself and reply.
"Because he's Arthur Credos!"
The words contained no substance whatsoever, yet they made Yekaterina's eyes light up.
"That's right!
"He's Arthur Credos!
"He's the Medium of South Los. Aren't Mediums all like that?"
Looking at the white passenger ship, Yekaterina wanted to shout something, but suddenly