After leaving the Buztout mansion, Shien originally planned to go to the royal palace to see Lucy.
But as soon as he left the house, before he could even activate [Concealment], Shien noticed something unusual happening at his doorstep.
Yesterday, those noble young masters from various countries were clamoring at his gate, claiming to want to duel him, not even retreating despite Yulin guarding the place.
Shien thought they would definitely come again today.
They did come, but they were gathered at a distance, not clamoring like yesterday, but pointing and whispering.
“What’s this…?”
Shien couldn’t help but feel surprised.
But the next moment, Shien noticed something else.
A group of people was standing in front of the Buztout mansion’s main gate, right in front of the noble young masters.
They wore uniform knight attire, each with a sword at their waist, looking like capable knights, yet lined up neatly like an army, exuding a肅殺aura.
Shien glanced over and found that none of these soldier-like knights were below level seventy.
In other words, this knight order’s strength was on par with the Kingdom’s Royal Knights.
Of course, compared to the Royal Knights, the number of these high-level soldiers wasn’t large, only twelve, but each of them was capable of being a knight captain in any territory. Now, they were gathered together, led by three people.
Shien glanced at the three people, then his gaze lingered.
He found that these three were even more extraordinary than the knights.
At the forefront was a young man who was obviously either rich or noble, handsome, and exuding a noble aura, like a prince charming from a girl’s dream.
The young man had blond hair and blue eyes, his hair tied back and hanging down his back. He wasn’t wearing the luxurious clothes nobles usually wore, but a formal ceremonial attire.
Beside this young man were another young man of similar age with a rebellious look, and a sturdy, older man with graying hair.
Shien knew at a glance that these three weren’t ordinary people.
Especially the older man, just standing there, his aura was so sharp that even Shien couldn’t help but notice him.
His level was also very high, a full ninety-seven.
Such a level, such an aura, yet acting like a guard for the prince-like figure, even the rebellious young man occasionally looked at him with respect. This showed how extraordinary these three people were. ȑaNỐbʧ
Perhaps the reason those noble young masters didn’t dare to approach was because of these people?
Shien narrowed his eyes slightly.
“This is getting interesting.”
Shien murmured, then after pondering for a moment, abandoned the idea of using [Concealment] and walked out of the main gate openly.
“—”
In that instant, everyone fell silent, their gazes focusing on Shien.
The group of newcomers did the same, as if noticing Shien’s appearance faster than anyone else, their eyes fixed on him.
And then…
“Shien Buztout!”
“Shien Buztout has finally appeared!”
A clamor erupted.
The noble young masters’ eyes flashed fiercely, and the commoners in the outer circle also shouted, making the scene noisy.
However, the noise quickly subsided.
“Are you Viscount Shien Buztout?”
A gentle voice, like a spring breeze, echoed throughout the area, carrying an incredible power that instantly suppressed all other sounds.
The prince-like young man smiled with interest and, with the old and young guards beside him, came to Shien.
“You’re Shien Buztout?” The rebellious young man sized up Shien, then sneered. “You don’t seem that special.”
The older man also glanced at Shien, then silently looked away, seemingly not paying much attention to him.
Trying to act cool?
Shien’s expression was playful.
“And you are?”
Shien ignored the old and young men and looked directly at the leading young man.
He had a guess about his identity.
Someone with a guard squad comparable to the Royal Knights, and a legendary-level expert as protection, such a person was rare in the entire human world.
And there was one such person close to the Kingdom of Mitra.
“I am Harvis Ragna, the first prince of the Ragna royal family, and the first in line to the throne of the Ragna Empire.”
With a straightforward self-introduction, the prince who called himself Harvis had a sunny smile on his face, as warm as his voice.
“As expected…”