“It’s been a while.”

Kim Seon-Hyeok didn’t look happy when he saw the stern old knight curtly greeting him.

It was Marquis Heinrich Paulgram Reinhardt, a powerful nobleman who was a distant relative of the royal family and one of the few marquis of the kingdom.

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“Truthfully, there are many people waiting for the day you, the Indomitable Duke, returned to the kingdom, sir.”

“......and Heinrich Paulgram Reinhardt, ranked 6 on the list, has publicly expressed this sentiment, sir.”

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Marquis Reinhardt was one of the people Kim Seon-Hyeok really didn’t want to meet at this moment.

“...dispatched the royal guard, sir.”

When Baron Rugenburg finished the explanation a beat later, Marquis Reinhardt waved his hand as he spoke with an indifferent expression.

“You’re surprised by everything. What is so shocking about the royal guards coming out to greet the members of the royal family?”

Of course, it wasn’t strange for the royal guards to come this far to escort the spouse of the kingdom’s only heir. However, that didn’t mean the head of the royal guard should’ve left his post in the royal castle and come all the way here. 

“The Iberian leader sure did send a lot of things.”

Marquis Reinhardt clicked his tongue...