Chapter 21: Build a Manor with My Money, on My Land?
The Royal Knights came with a mission, accompanied by a full escort of the princess. However, not only did they fail to bring back the taxes, but they also failed to bring the princess back.
Gernilongden could already foresee the scene that awaited him. The king would strip him of his title, tear off his armor, and drive him out of the imperial capital. The king only cared about results, not the process.
"Your Highness, the King might kill me if I return like this," Gernilongden said.
"No, he won't. I've already written a letter. You've got nothing to do with this anymore. You can return and report back without worry," the princess replied.
Did she write the letter? Was it approved?
While others didn't know the deeper identity of Princess Angelia, Gernilongden, being a senior Royal Knight, knew well.
Angelia wasn't just the third princess of the empire. She was also the key to the seal in the war between the empire and the Demon City.
In the battle between the empire and the Demon City, aside from the lower-tier forces, the top-tier powers were sustained by sacrifices. They used these sacrifices to summon demons into the princess's body, thus forming a seal. This almost "trick" strategy was the only way the empire could achieve even the smallest victory in the war. The price of these victories was the royal daughters.
Only young girls with royal blood could bear the seal. Ordinary people would be instantly corrupted by the demon.
Angelia had a demon sealed inside her. How could the king allow her to stay here privately?
"Your Highness..." Gernilongden began.