Even in the early hours of the morning, the lights of the Lionheart’s main estate weren’t fully extinguished. The mansion, its gardens, the forest, and all the rest of the estate were guarded by knights. In addition to that, various spells protected the interior of the mansion, so breaking in from outside was close to impossible.

Of course, the people inside the mansion could still move freely. Whether it was late at night or early in the morning, anyone belonging to the main family was allowed to venture anywhere on the grounds of the estate.

Accompanied by Laman, Gerhard had gone to their estate in Gidol, while Cyan and Gilead had yet to return from Ruhr. The Third Division of the Black Lion Knights, which was commanded by Carmen, was conducting nighttime training in the depths of the forest. Since no exceptions were allowed during training, even Ciel, who should currently be wrapped up in a blanket, was somewhere in the forest.

Eugene had decided that today was the perfect time to leave the mansion.

He had decided that he wouldn’t be using the Lionheart’s warp-gate that stood within their forest and would instead use the warp-gate of the capital city of Ceres. Eugene would be using the fake ID that he had used back in Samar on the way to Helmuth, and once entering Helmuth, he would decide what to do next according to the situation.

Eugene had even written a letter for the rest of the Lionhearts, hoping that it would keep them from getting too worried. However, he hadn’t written down where exactly he was going and had just said that he would return after taking a look around the world. After thinking that it might not be enough, Eugene had then added on a few more lines.

[I’m leaving in order to find myself. Please don’t worry too much. I’ll definitely return.]

Eugene had added these lines after some careful consideration. Although he didn’t know how the others might react, he knew how Carmen would respond to that first line.

If someone from the main family snapped and made a fuss about finding Eugene, Carmen would definitely stop them from looking for him. Eugene knew Carmen well enough to be sure of this.

Eugene silently considered this fact.

This definitely wasn’t because they were the same...