"Your Highness, an emergency!"
Leila hurried to Ask's room. The guards stationed at the door, Sphynx included, quickly stepped aside to clear a path.
They had returned to their home country for certain reasons, but more guards were needed here than in the EU concession.
Inside, Ask sat on the sofa, reviewing the coming month's diplomatic affairs. Meanwhile, Monica and Cecile knelt before him, one in a little devil outfit with black stockings, the other in a nurse outfit with white stockings, working together to clean the fire-breathing dragon.
Since Schneizel had already discovered Cecile's allegiance, and Ask had reached an agreement with him, there was no longer any need for all the secrecy.
Of course, they still had to keep it hidden from everyone else.
Schneizel was the only one who knew Cecile belonged to Ask.
Leila could not spare a thought for her master's mood. She leaned close to his ear and said anxiously:
"Your Highness, Governor Kallare has been killed in the line of duty!"
"...!"
The news stunned Ask for a moment, even dampening his enthusiasm somewhat.
Fortunately, Monica and Cecile were putting in enough effort.
"Was it Zero?"
"Yes."
Leila answered respectfully:
"The Black Knights destroyed the Tower of Babel's support pillars. The entire upper section collapsed, and it landed directly on Governor Kallare's mobile command vehicle."
A collapsing skyscraper had crushed the governor to death?
Others might find such a far-fetched story incomprehensible, but Ask knew what had happened the moment he heard it.
"Hah, that idiot. How many times did I warn him? I even sent Origami to remind him, yet he still couldn't shake that arrogance! The last governor who went onto the battlefield personally is still missing!"
A cold snort made his position clear.
He had never approved of commanders going