The journey to the capital had been relatively smooth. Of course, there had been a few assassins along the way, and the Holy Kingdom's Inquisitors had launched an attack, but all things considered, it had gone well enough.0

With Prince Samir and Saintess Seria by his side, Caron finally arrived at the capital and headed straight for the royal palace. The palace of the Pajar Sultanate was smaller in scale compared to the empire's imperial palace, but it was no less extravagant.0

"Is that all solid gold?" Caron asked, pointing at the yellow-golden statues scattered throughout the palace gardens.0

Samir nodded slowly and replied, "Of course. As you know, the eastern regions of the Sultanate are rich in gold mines."0

"That's impressive," Caron said, then turned to Seria. "Saintess, does the Holy Kingdom have anything like this?"0

Seria nodded and answered, "There are quite a few faceless golden statues. They were built to bring glory to the Radiant Light."0

"All solid gold too?" Caron asked.0

"As far as I know," Seria replied.0

"Well, if I ever drop by, I might have to collect a few of them. Those arrogant bastards," Caron muttered.0

"…Excuse me?" Seria responded.0

"There's nothing sweeter than plundering an enemy's treasure," Caron said with a smirk.0

The three of them continued walking at a leisurely pace, exchanging conversation.0

Perhaps because they were escorted by the Fourth Prince himself, no one seemed particularly suspicious of Caron. If anything, all eyes were on Seria. Unlike Caron, who...0