After reporting to the captain of the 17th District Guards, Ludwig was assigned to protect Rowen. Since Ludwig was not officially registered as a guard, he could leave his regular guard duty without any issues. 0

Ludwig was tasked with the exclusive duty of escorting one of the priests dispatched for disease management. From then on, Ludwig became Rowen’s permanent escort.0

Once they confirmed that the spread of the epidemic in the 17th district had been halted, they headed to the 15th district. 0

As Rowen had mentioned, they did not often face extreme situations. 0

Only twice, in fact. And even then, it wasn’t because Rowen’s identity as a priestess was uncovered—it was because they had run into robbers, and Ludwig had been forced to carry her and escape.0

The first time, he had simply fled the scene, avoiding any confrontation.0

The second time, they had been surrounded, but Ludwig fought them off using only his left arm and walked away unscathed.0

The robbers had underestimated him, believing that a one-armed man couldn’t possibly be a threat.0

And just like that, four days passed since Ludwig took on the duty of guarding Rowen.0

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During the four days of escort duty, nothing significant happened. 0

Since the journey was long and they had to be together all day, they naturally ended up talking about various things.0

Rowen, despite having a delicate appearance, was quite a lively person.0

Moreover, she did not act in a manner befitting her high status. She behaved as if formalities were almost nonexistent. 0

Ludwig, who was quite ignorant of such formalities, couldn’t help but feel grateful. 0

“It was a place called Cielan in the Kingdom of Lucephena,” said Rowen, in response to Ludwig’s question about where she had been assigned as an archbishop. “You probably haven’t heard of it. In fact, I was a bishop there, not an archbishop.” 0

Ludwig wasn’t intimidated or overwhelmed by the title of archbishop. He was...0