Chapter 200: Well-Behaved Cats Like the Kitchen Stove! (5)
“Where am I…?” Cecily glanced around after stepping through the oddly shaped dimensional gate. The space looked as if someone had liberally splashed purple paint everywhere.Small sparkles twinkled all around her like stars, giving the impression of outer space.In the midst of this cosmic scene, a red carpet stretched far into the distance, its end invisible to the eye.
Cecily found herself quite taken with this place. The all-encompassing purple hue evoked the color of noble lineages, while the glittering stars resembled precious jewels.The red carpet extending into the distance seemed like a royal road welcoming her, tempting her to step onto it.
『This is the Path of Glory leading to ‘Steg Maia’, Grand Duke Nebula’s domain. Those unworthy shall be beheaded.』
Clank- Clatter-At the metallic sound, Cecily turned to see yellow-armored figures forming a long line around the red carpet.They stood incredibly tall, each seeming to reach about 3 meters in height.Clearly, they weren’t human.
Gulp-Melody, who had followed through the gate, clutched Cecily’s skirt and trembled.
“Scary guards! The ‘Knights’, Grand Duke Nebula’s minions, have appeared. Anyone unqualified who walks this path will die!”
Cecily knew nothing of Grand Duke Nebula, their territory Steg Maia, or these ‘Knights’.She vaguely recalled hearing something like “Today we’ll discuss the types of Demiurges—“ in the boring old professor’s theology class, but the details escaped her.
Nevertheless, Cecily quite fancied this red-carpeted path and its knightly guardians.She thought it would be nice for a beautiful young lady like herself to always have an escort of a knight or two.Of course, since her father Judas disliked knights, Cecily had never had any assigned to her.
“At this rate, there’s no need for sneaking. Melody, follow my lead and walk.”