To cut a long story short, the day of departure finally arrived.
Zhao Si and his group were the first to leave.
Godwyn saw them off in person, and the Elden Lord's honor guard escorted them all the way to the harbor.
Zhao Si kept trying to persuade him. "You don't need to come any farther. You're king now. Doing this disturbs the people."
"No, no, I have to see you off." Godwyn was adamant.
When the Elden Lord moved, more than half the people of the Lands Between moved too.
So the crowd seeing them off kept growing.
Some followed the procession without knowing what was going on, and even asked:
"Is this a festival parade?"
"No, we're seeing off Miquella's Knight. He's heading out to sea today."
"Out to sea? Is he going to attack somewhere?"
"No, he's going on vacation."
"Oh, taking a holiday after the war."
Looking at the long procession behind him, Zhao Si felt rather embarrassed.
Even a monarch's outing would only amount to something like this.
When people lined the streets to welcome one, most had been instructed to do so.
In his case, many had come of their own accord.
It was ridiculous. They still had to eat, drink, and relieve themselves along the way.
The journey from Leyndell to the harbor in Caelid was no short one.
"Am I really this popular?" Zhao Si rubbed his chin.
The Monster Horse beneath him snorted, as though mocking him for knowing so little about himself.
"You're very popular. I don't even know why so many people like you." Malenia also glanced at the sea of people behind them.
Zhao Si's tour group rode toward the ship, each on their own horse. All he needed was a little red flag to wave as he