It was time for Zich and his companions to leave the palace. Sunlight shone brilliantly in the morning, and it was a great day to travel outside. After bidding their farewells to the King and Crown Prince, the group gathered their baggage and headed out of the palace.

Clang!

The guards at the door paid their respects on their way out. The incident that had taken place at the King’s birthday was spreading from mouth to mouth. Since the conspirators had used the palace as their stadium, they couldn’t even hide the matter. As the one who revealed the scheme and defeated the conspirators, Zich received admiration from everyone inside the palace.

‘I can never get used to it.’

People looked up at him with gazes of admiration and gave Zich goosebumps. Then, once he was out of the palace, a panoramic view of the whole city appeared before him. Considering the chaos that had happened not so long ago, it looked very peaceful. It seemed like the clean-up had gone well.

Clomp! Clomp!

Zich and his companions heard the sounds of horse hooves until a fancy carriage stopped in front of them. The door opened and revealed Evelyn.

“Please get in. I will take you outside...