“Isn’t this going too far?” Eugene demanded as he pointedly crossed his legs and slumped backward in his seat.

His behavior might be seen as incredibly rude, but by this point, Eugene no longer cared about that in the slightest.

He had been summoned by the emperor.

He hadn’t made his excuses.

And he had come when he was called.

Sienna hadn’t accompanied him as the Emperor had summoned Eugene alone. Sienna had been upset about not being included, but she had decided to acquiesce for now and had returned to the mansion ahead of him.

After first seeing Sienna off like that, Eugene had gotten into a carriage with the knights from the White Dragon Knights.

But from then on, things slowly started to become more and more obnoxious.

What was so bad about riding in a carriage, you ask? It was at least better than walking, but the problem was that it wasn’t just any simple carriage.

The windows were specially tinted so that Eugene couldn’t clearly see what was happening outside. When they were rolling down the city streets, he could still at least vaguely see through the window, but from the moment they entered the palace grounds, Eugene could not see what was going on outside and couldn’t hear anything either.

If he really thought about it, Eugene could understand why it needed to be this way.

This was the Imperial Palace, the place where His Majesty, the highest-ranking person in this great nation, resided. As such, it would make sense for this place to pay close attention to security and try its best to keep things secret.

However, Eugene still thought they were excessive with all this security and surveillance. What had happened when he got off the carriage was particularly eye-popping. The knights waiting for him outside the carriage had handed him a blindfold with exceedingly polite manners.

By that point, Eugene was so fed-up that he had just let out an annoyed snort. Wanting to know just how far they intended to go with this, he obediently put on the blindfold.

Naturally, this wasn’t just any simple and ordinary blindfold. It was an artifact enchanted with high-level spells. It didn’t just block sight; it also blocked his hearing, smell, and other senses, even making him lose his sense of direction.

Even so, with Eugene’s skill in magic, it was possible for him to somewhat resist and mitigate its effects, but Eugene didn’t feel the need to do so right away.

If he did, it was certain that the knights of the royal guard would notice the movement of his eyes and start quibbling with him. Although Eugene felt like they probably wouldn’t go that far, they might accuse him of disrespecting the Emperor or even up the charges to treason if he were...