Chapter 332.1
The letter offered no useful insights to grasp onto. Where had she gone, her guilt from reveling at the party and subsequent vanishing from the mansion evident? Neither a plan for solitude nor an inclination to journey to the kingdom had been mentioned. Despite an exhaustive overnight search by the knights, she had eluded them with remarkable speed.
Anika Jin… deceiving me in ways I never anticipated.
Sang-je had found Eugene’s demeanor peculiar upon her acceptance of the Celestial Festival’s invitation. Beneath her outward agreement, an underlying insincerity seemed to linger. Despite assurances that the king had ventured out of the Holy City unaccompanied, an unsettling sensation persisted, prompting the assignment of knights to Eugene’s side for vigilant watch.
I’ve made a huge mistake.
To disrupt the celebration in such a manner—he had believed he could orchestrate everything smoothly and relax after its conclusion. The complications wrought by Alber’s magic had also contributed.
“I was quite explicit. Never leave Anika Jin’s side, not for an instant.”
The knight lowered his head. “I apologize, Your Holiness.”
“Given the fact that Anika Jin disappeared around midnight, what actions did you take until morning?”
“At the royal mansion, we confirmed that Anika Jin had not opened the door…”