I jumped off the roof and onto the terrace. Upon landing, I stared at the third imperial princess who held the access cord. She flinched and turned around like she was surprised at the sudden sound I made while landing. 

Huh? This is a face I’ve seen before somewhere. Where did I see it?

"Hello, Miss. Nice to see you again."

Although I couldn’t remember, I smiled and greeted her. It wasn’t really important where I saw her face for my goal was to take the access cord after making her fall asleep then head to the emperor’s office. So, I cast a sleeping spell on her, then snapped my finger to see if the spell worked.

Tak!

The third imperial princess’s attention seemed to focus on me at the loud sound. She then bowed slightly as if she were a fox character that you could meet at some mid-lane. [1]

"Oh, yes, hello, Mr. Lupin."

What? How did she resolve my magic? She should have collapsed and fallen down unless she had some magic resistance. Did she have artifacts that could resist magic? No, I would have recognized it at a glance if there was such a thing on her.

The magic items the princess carried with her were the access cord bracelet on her right hand, a magic necklace that protects...