“…!!!”

The holy knights and priests were shocked when they learned that the underground escapee was Dolgwen, the royal wizard favored by the king.

‘W-what is all of this about…?’

In particular, the cardinal could not come to his senses. It was because he had been the one who had personally recommended the wizard Dolgwen to the king. However, the cardinal was more shocked and confused by something else rather than the fact that Dolgwen had created an undead.

‘Why did I do that? How come I introduced the wizard…”

He couldn’t deny the fact that he had introduced Dolgwen to the king and had even acted as Dolgwen’s guarantor. He could even clearly remember the events that transpired just a year ago. However, the cardinal couldn’t understand why he had done such a thing.

‘Why…? Why on earth did I…?!’

He hadn’t considered it strange, not even once until now. However, this further fueled his confusion. He had never even considered the possibility that he had been affected by “Charm,” an ability high-ranking vampires had up their sleeves.

“Everyone!” Eugene disregarded the cardinal’s strange reaction and raised his voice. He gestured toward the holy knights who had accompanied him underground and continued, “We were only able to defeat the evil wizard thanks to your courageous and honorable actions, sirs.”

Ohhh…!

The four responsible knights raised their heads with pride, and their colleagues cheered for their fulfillment of the sacred duties. It would have been a lie to say that they weren’t jealous, but they were...