Honestly, I was certain of one thing:

The Empire’s upper echelons must be looking at me with utter disdain.

The fact that I was a Manifested alone was a problem.

Even though I spared the knights, the Empire’s honor was undoubtedly tarnished.

An entire knightly order had been defeated by a single individual, and the Emperor had been reduced to someone who contradicted their own decree.

On top of that, I had even resorted to threats to persuade them—there was no way they could view me favorably.

Honestly, I had anticipated receiving a status tag. Even in my wildest speculations, I thought they might grudgingly grant me that much.

But an invitation to the Imperial Palace? That was entirely beyond my imagination.

As a result, I couldn’t help but feel suspicious.@@novelbin@@

‘Surely they’re not planning to call me in and ambush me, right?’

Unlike this forest, where I could move freely, the Imperial Palace was their home turf.

There would be hundreds of knights stationed there, possibly even several knight commanders.

If they decided to attack me together, even I would have no way out.

Though it was hard to imagine an emperor resorting to such underhanded tactics, I couldn’t completely rule out the possibility.

Perhaps noticing my hesitation, the messenger spoke again.

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