An Old Country Bumpkin Turns Back

“...Gatoga-san?”

“Ah! Y-yeah... Sorry. I let him get away.”

At the sound of my voice, Gatoga finally came to his senses and apologized.

I was curious about the name he'd just murmured, but this wasn't the time to press him about it. For now, all we could do was accept that we'd repelled the attackers without losing anyone.

“Allucia.”

“Yes. I understand.”

I called out to Allucia next, but she seemed to have a clear grasp of the situation. As you'd expect from the Order's commander, she was accustomed to handling emergencies.

After an incident like this, there was no way we could carry on with the theater visit. We needed to secure the prince and princess's safety immediately. And to quell the confusion at the scene, we had to leave as soon as possible.

“Princess Sarakia, as you can see, this is the situation. Please return to the palace with Prince Glen for now.”

“Yes... I understand.”...