“His Majesty once said that Barth Baltic’s horns were able to restrain magic. The wound was caused by Barth’s Baltic’s horns piercing through, so wouldn’t it have something to do with that?”

“Even if that is the reason, he has been unconscious for way too long… Hm, but who knows. Maybe you’re right. After all, Barth Baltic is quite exceptional even amongst Hornsluines, so his horns might be particularly more powerful as well. It would be best if we could take a look at Barth Baltic’s horns to examine their abilities… However, I don’t think we can. For now, let me look into other similar cases.”

However, at that moment, Sina suddenly took out one of Barth Baltic’s two horns from her bag.

“Would this be enough?”

“Wait, when did you… This is perfect. I’ll examine it immediately.”

Nienna pushed Opert’s back and encouraged him.

“Yes, examine it right away. No, wait—before that, is there anything we can do to help His Majesty?”

“There isn’t.”

The answer came from behind Nienna, not from Opert. A young boy, who held a cane, was standing in a corner of the room where there had been no one up until just a moment ago.

“There is absolutely nothing you guys can do for the emperor. Wait… I guess you can pray for him and cry, but I don’t think either of those would be of much help.”

Opert quickly bowed upon recognizing the young boy.

“Master.”

“Well done, Opert. While you’ve tried your best, this situation is beyond your capabilities.”

Hearing this, Opert made a solemn expression. However, he had no choice but to admit that there was nothing he could do to help in this situation.

Meanwhile, just as the boy took...