The road to Valharat Castle wasn’t much different from the one leading to Arnel Castle.

The only real difference was that I kept seeing familiar faces for some reason.

Since Garland Eternity Saga tended to recycle the same key officers over and over, I had seen these people countless times before.

As expected of the Aishus Army, a treasure trove of talent.

Aishus Army's defining trait was "exceptional talent."

Its foundations were incredibly weak, but it aimed to unify the continent purely through the strength of its personnel.

It required some effort to manage, but it wasn’t particularly difficult—just the right level for an intermediate-level sovereign.

After arriving at the castle gates, a guard stopped us.

"State your identity."

"Airen Juliet. I joined not long ago."

"And you?"

"I’m Swen. Like Lady Airen, I also joined the Aishus Army recently."

"Airen Juliet and Swen… Please wait a moment."

The guard stepped into a small side room.

A short while later, after apparently verifying something, he emerged and saluted us.

"My apologies for the delay. Please, go right in."

"Hm."

We gave him a brief nod and proceeded inside the royal castle, heading toward what appeared to be the audience chamber where the meeting was to be held.

Once we arrived, Airen and I found a suitable spot among the gathered officers.

Then, I took my time scanning the participants.

Wow.

I nearly let out an exclamation.

Almost everyone here was a familiar face.

The most eye-catching among them was, of course, the second-in-command of the Aishus Army—Epinnel Rosenkross.

Her defining traits were her teal ponytail and her revealing, borderline indecent armor. She stood with her arms crossed, eyes closed, waiting for the meeting to begin.@@novelbin@@

Opposite her was a woman with long, deep-blue hair styled in loose waves.

With her siege-specialist trait, she was undoubtedly Emma Adlen—one of the few officers, like Airen, with the [Siege] ability.

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