Chapter 254
“Excuse me, sir. I’m the father of Student Kim Ji-Hoon. My son said he’d left some things in his dormitory and asked me to pick them up.”
“Is that so? Apologies. Only those with official approval may enter. Your son will have to come in person to fetch his things.”
“Really? But my son is just a minor. Can’t a father stand as proxy for his son?”
“With all due respect, our priority is security, not your son’s belongings. Beyond this point is Lion’s Castle—not some community club. Please return...”
Summer cicadas cried in chorus, and the high sun blazed—
Summer vacation was in full swing, yet the entral terminals to Lion’s Castle were still as busy as usual.
In fact, there seemed to be more troublesome “visitors” than usual this summer.
Watching the back of the grumbling father shrink away, the guard sighed.
“I hate troublemakers more than spies.”
“Well, the spies have no choice but to lie low these days. Haha.”
Following successive infiltrations from first beastmen and then the Baus family, Lion’s Castle had thoroughly strengthened their security several months ago.
Whether increasing troops or incorporating the magic towers’ latest arcane inventions—the National Assembly and military didn’t hold back in supplementing costs and expediting installations.