The returned palace had a slightly disordered atmosphere.

After taking a good rest for about a day and catching up on the delayed reports, I found that just as there were various events on the cruise, there were also significant incidents here.

“A demon has appeared in the capital?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Although it’s a distance from the palace, we’ve never had an incident where a demon appeared in the capital before. It’s causing chaos now.”

Lady Bertholdt replied with a worried expression.

“The trusted knights of the Crusade were severely injured. I received a request for support, and Noirte Kyeong took only elite knights with him, but… it’s been three days, and they haven’t returned yet.”

The newly appointed young knights had no practical experience. Especially, they had never fought protecting people in the city.

So there must have been a lot of confusion, and without the Emperor present, proper orders wouldn’t have been given.

Ultimately, all this chaos was created by Enrique.

I clicked my tongue and gestured to Charlotte, who was sitting across from me.

“Can you bring some paper and a pen?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Here it is!”

“Then… ask Derek Kyeong how he’s doing briefly. If there’s anything he needs, tell the messenger to take this letter.”

Derek is going through a lot because of Enrique.

Although we’re entering the fall, it’s still hot during the day, so it must be tough for him.

As I was pondering for a moment, I opened my mouth again.

“Suzanne, break the ice in the storage of the Empress’s palace and distribute it to the people affected by demons. Also, provide it to our knights outside. We need to find out where the people whose houses are destroyed are currently staying.”

“Your Majesty, that’s a wise idea.”

“How about sending a maid from the capital to look after them?”

“Jessica would be perfect for her quick feet and loyalty. How about sending Paul as a messenger?”

“Suzanne knows well, so let it be. We should make sure that the Empress’s palace does not spread rumors about her talking to men during the absence of the Emperor.”

“I understand.”

Susan gave a serious look at my joke. How dare I say such things.

But if I were the temple, I would probably spread such rumors at this opportunity.

“How about the movements of the Saintess?”

“She left the palace early this morning. She must be heading to the affected areas.”

“If the temple intervened and saved the people, it would be good for the knights from the palace to go there and support them, moving towards suppressing the demons. Look into it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Eventually, Lady Bertholdt left the room to carry out my orders, and Charlotte went to the kitchen to fetch some drinks.

Alone, I half lay on the couch, fanning myself slowly. Suddenly, I couldn’t hold back my laughter and had to bow my head deeply.

“Oh… Velipor. Velipor. My foolish brother.”

No matter how time passes, your actions remain the same.

It goes without saying that the appearance of a demon in the capital was undoubtedly Velipor’s doing.
It would be a plan to withdraw the knights guarding my palace and leave the Empress’s palace empty. Additionally, it would serve to make use of the Saintess.

“If I’m left alone, will I attack the Empress’s palace this time?”

In that manner, didn’t I get beaten by myself about a hundred years ago?

He kept bothering me, so I grabbed him by the collar, slammed his head into the ground, and buried him. At that time, it seems my head got a bit messed up.

And he still charges without fear.

“Velipor and Mermem…”

Even if there were no knights in the Empress’s palace, as long as Mermem was there, I wouldn’t die.

Thinking about how their battle in my head might be, I suddenly became curious.

How does Mermem fight?

I couldn’t use the recent Siren battle as a reference because it was embarrassing to say we fought.

I wanted to see Mermem fight against an opponent equivalent to me.

“Master, may I enter?”

At that moment, with a knock, Faibel appeared.

Behind him were three men, probably from my government.

Even though it was my job, why would I guess? Because they were not the ones I chose.

In fact, I had no memory of seeing their faces.

“How are you?”

Faibel asked, stroking his palm as if asking about my insight. It seemed to be a question about how I felt, and I chuckled and raised my eyebrows.

“It’s fine.”
“Is that so? First, I’ve assigned one servant each, and I’ve arranged the expenses for maintaining dignity like this. Please check.”

Faibel handed me documents. After quickly scanning through them, I nodded.

As expected, Faibel had arranged things quite well on his own. It seemed I didn’t need to pay much attention.

“Oh, come to think of it, I might need a guard as well. I might end up getting killed by assassins if I’m careless… well, they could be assassins as well.”

Feeling a bit lazy to think, I grabbed a fan and decided to send everyone out. I needed to take a short nap and then start paperwork when I woke up.

Having traveled far, I felt quite tired.

“Your Majesty, may I… may I fan you?”