Due to his excellent organizational skills and the success of defeating the city-level giant beast in the battle against the mountain giant, Knight Robert was commended and promoted by the military.

After the coup, the central army of the kingdom entered a state of first-level readiness. Due to the need to strengthen the border defense and maintain the pressure on the rebels in the royal capital, there was a shortage of troops. Therefore, a part of the elite local garrison troops, including Robert's unit, was mobilized to the border.

In theory, Robert, who could command the garrison of a fortress, had experienced many storms and should be able to remain calm in any situation... but the knight was still a bit overwhelmed.

The noble princess of the kingdom, the powerful silver-white war maiden, was actually involved in human trafficking, and the one being sold was a cute young girl? Oh my, this world is too much of a fantasy disaster.

Princess, on the other hand, was relieved when she saw Robert. Regardless, at least there was someone who recognized her, which made things much easier.

- At least we don't have to consider going all out and mowing down everything in our path, right?

As for Robert, his mood was much more complicated.

After dispersing the cavalry and bringing the princess and her entourage to his office, Knight Robert poured a cup of hot water for Tiran, then sighed deeply. "Can Prince Tiran explain why he ran outside the border... and what's the story with this young girl?"

His gaze fell on the delicate face of Angel in Aya's arms. Honestly, if someone had told Robert ten minutes ago that Princess was actually someone who secretly engaged in slave trading, he might have challenged that person to a duel.

- The princess is powerful and noble, and even in the face of powerful enemies that she could have ignored, she still draws her sword to protect innocent civilians. How could someone like her do such a thing!

If you knew that she only acted out of a sense of justice for a moment, would you still think that way? Aya watched Robert's expression and probably guessed what was going on in his mind.

Tiran was also in a dilemma. How could he explain this situation clearly? Only his father and close people like Mimi knew about being pursued by Angel, and it wasn't appropriate to announce it, but if he made up some random excuse, it would probably be hard to get away with it...

"Anyway, explaining this is a bit complicated." Tiran scratched his head, trying to come up with the fastest way to get through this.

"Do you know what happened on the day of the coup? The Archbishop of the Temple Church summoned an Angel, and then the Angel chased me from the capital to the Frost Forest. I killed the Angel there, that's it."

Isn't that just telling the truth! Aya almost dropped the Angel girl in her arms.

Robert remained silent for a full minute, his mind refusing to process.

"So, this, um, is an Angel?" The knight's eye twitched as he pointed to the little girl in Aya's embrace. Well, it sounded a bit far-fetched, but it wasn't entirely impossible. After all, he himself didn't believe Tiran would engage in slave trading.

- Besides, as a princess, even if she did engage in such activities, there was no need for her to personally get involved.

He had heard about the events of the coup day. Only Tiran could have forced the church to summon an Angel to fight, so maybe it was true?

"Mhmm!" Tiran nodded vigorously, then after a moment, he remembered something and frantically gestured towards Robert. "Don't say anything about this, or it will cause big trouble!"

Of course, it would cause big trouble. Although Tiran had completely declared war on Heinrich, the people of the Temple Church, especially the Pope in the holy city and Milanía, could still be considered as having a common enemy in theory. If the second princess caught a goddess's Angel, the entire Temple Church power would see her as a mortal enemy.

"Understood, I'll keep it to myself." Robert rubbed his temples. The amount of information he received today was a bit overwhelming. "But since the princess has returned, I will inform His Majesty the King. I believe His Majesty has also been worried these past few days."

"Um... I think I'll go back to the castle first. After all, it's not far away. I'll send someone to inform my father when I get there, so I won't bother you."

"Is that so? Alright." Robert nodded. "Then I'll go and have the kitchen prepare some food and hot water..."

"Urgent orders!"

Suddenly, loud shouts came from outside the camp, and shortly after, the door to Robert's office was urgently knocked. "Lord Robert! The magical communication device has received urgent orders!"

"Speak!" Robert's expression became serious.

As a large-scale fortress, the communications department was equipped with magical communication devices. However, due to the large amount of magic gems consumed each time it was used, under normal circumstances, messages were transmitted through scout cavalry unless it was an extremely urgent event…

"Last night, the Giliast Castle near the beacon was attacked, with heavy losses. The military department requests immediate dispatch of cavalry to investigate!" The soldier outside the door stood at attention and answered.

Tiran was taken aback. Giliast Castle? It sounded somewhat familiar... Wait a minute, isn't that my home?!

...

"We've arrived."

About half an hour later, above Giliast Castle, Aya folded her massive dragon wings and gently landed, holding Angel. Tiran had already jumped down ahead of time and deployed his wings to soften the landing.

Upon hearing the news of their home being robbed, they had abandoned the carriage and hurried back at three times the speed. However, upon their return, all they saw was a front lawn that had been completely ravaged, with only scattered patches of green amid the blackened scorched earth. The two towers behind were nearly toppled.

"What happened here?" Aya tested the broken steps with a tap, and her firm shoes made a slight crunch on the crushed stones. After confirming their stability, she followed closely behind.

As they walked further in, Tiran's expression grew increasingly grim. The castle was silent, and even after walking for so long, they hadn't seen a single person. Something was clearly amiss.

Moreover, the paintings on the surrounding walls, the decorative sculptures, the broken ceilings, and windows all indicated that the attack not only occurred on the outskirts but had also caused severe damage to the interior of the castle.

Where were the guards? Mimi and Justus were supposed to be guarding the castle. There was no way they would tolerate someone causing this level of devastation.

Unless they had already been defeated before this.

But leaving the guards aside for now, with Mimi and Justus' strength, even if the opponent was level nine, it was unlikely for them to be easily defeated when fighting together. So, how powerful must the intruders be to defeat them?

And most importantly, how were Justus and Mimi doing right now?

"The castle is too big. It's a waste of time to search like this." Aya glanced at the multitude of buildings behind her after searching one tower. She started to feel anxious.

"Then... let's go to the place where a signal can be sent." Tiran pondered for a moment before his eyes lit up.

The castle's communication equipment also used magical devices. Those large-scale devices couldn't be easily moved and were usually placed in a dedicated room. If someone sent a distress signal using a magical device, that room would definitely have clues.

Thank goodness, although the princess usually paid no attention to matters outside her books, she still remembered the locations of several key rooms in the castle very clearly.

They arrived outside the door of the room where the magical communication device was set up without any obstacles. Tiran's pupils slightly contracted when he noticed a smudge of blood on the door handle.

At a glance, the bloodstain looked similar to ordinary blood, but there was a subtle difference in color... It was Demon blood.

"Mimi!" Tiran gritted his teeth and forcefully pushed open the door in front of him.