‘I-it’s…!’

“Greetings, Your Majesty, my name is Lightning Kale. I’m a mage from the Magical Spire.” Kale bowed respectfully to the emperor.

The moment Kale and the two bodies entered the room, Aubert looked shocked while Eisen was full of joy.

The corners of Eisen’s lips rose as he confidently said, “Your Majesty, this is the second piece of evidence.”

“T-that’s the tenth sword, Salmora, isn’t it?”

“That’s correct, Your Majesty. This is Salmora, the tenth sword and the leader of the Viper Knights, and Pip, the commander of the first unit.”

“What is going on? How can the tenth sword be dead?”

Salmora’s death was truly shocking. The Imperial Ten Swords were the empire’s most powerful military organization, whose skills even the emperor acknowledged. The death of the tenth sword proved that the empire’s defense system was weak.

The emperor wasn’t the only one that was shocked. The other Patrician Family members were, t...