Alice awoke from her coma, finding herself in her home, which was heavily guarded by the King of Midgar's personal guard.
The King of Midgar was in his study, reviewing various intelligence reports.
"The Diabolos Cult and Shadow Garden, you say?"
He had long known of the existence of diabolos. With the Holy Church's influence spread across the continent, how could a king not be aware?
At that moment, a knock came at the door.
"Enter!"
Alexia, wrapped in bandages, pushed the door open.
Her right arm was missing.
"Alexia, what are your thoughts on this incident?"
"The Diabolos Cult is audacious. Father should find a way to uproot The Order!"
Alexia stated her thoughts without hesitation.
"You are still too young!"
"Father, do you mean to ignore the Diabolos Cult? They completely disregard the Midgar Kingdom and act with impunity in this country!"
"You should look at your arm before saying such things!"
Alexia's words abruptly stopped. She remembered Sino's words.
"Experience what it's like to lose an arm."
In just one day without her right hand, she had felt discomfort countless times.
"Is this the price of recklessness?"
Alexia muttered to herself.
"It seems you have realized your mistake. Acting recklessly without strength often comes with a painful price!"
"Does Father also think I was wrong?"
"We judge by results, not process. Losing an arm is already a good outcome; the worst price would be for you to become a corpse!"
The King of Midgar also felt pain for his daughter.
He had to make Alexia realize her mistake.
Alice was at least a bit more steady, while Alexia could only be described as reckless.
The King of Midgar was well aware of how powerful The Order was. Their strength was such that even he dared not antagonize the Holy Church.
It was easy for the Holy Church to replace a king; any disobedient king's country would have long since perished.
Currently, every king in the world knew of a dark force lurking in the shadows. Everyone chose to tacitly accept its existence.
The King of Midgar was no exception.
"For this month, you are to stay in the palace and not go anywhere!"
"Father, I'm fine!"
"You lost an arm and still say you're fine!"
"I..."
Alexia wanted to say that her arm would grow back later.
But that involved Sino's secret, and she couldn't reveal it.
If she were to die, it would be fighting for this country, not because she spoke of something she shouldn't and was executed by the Phantom...
The Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy was rebuilt due to the incident, with the Mitsugoshi Company funding the reconstruction.
The culprit was also revealed to the public.
The culprit was the Vice Principal of the Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy, Ruslan Barnett.
Ruslan Barnett used an ancient relic called the eye of greed to absorb the magic power of students within the academy, then injected that power into his own body.
Ultimately, his conspiracy was exposed and he was defeated by Princess Alexia, Princess Rose, and Milia working together.
The three, like the Three Heroes, thwarted the enemy's plot.
Ruslan Barnett's murder of Sherry's mother many years ago was also exposed.
Sino had Alexia expose this matter.
After all, with such an incident, even if Sherry was said to be innocent, some people would still blame her.
Sherry had lived for years with a murderer as her father; she was also a victim.
The existence of Shadow Garden was also exposed, but the name Diabolos Cult was not.
Even if she wanted to expose it, Alexia couldn't, as there were quite a few nobles in the Midgar Kingdom with close ties to The Order.
The presence of The Order was felt across various factions; The Order could be said to hold absolute power.
Although The Order was plagued by internal conflicts, they would never make The Order's affairs public.
Anyone who tried to expose The Order's affairs would be dealt with...
Inside a hidden base in the Midgar Kingdom.
A man in a Midgar school uniform respectfully looked at the person before him.
"Reporting, Lord Fenrir, I observed everything closely. That guy, Phantom, was constantly using lethal moves, looking completely intent on killing Viscount Olba!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Lord, I am absolutely sure!"
Fenrir was not a fool. Most people from The Order did not survive escaping from Shadow Garden, yet Viscount Olba had escaped from Shadow Garden more than once.
This attack was a test, to see if Viscount Olba was a spy.
"According to my observations, the number of people on Shadow Garden's side was small, and it didn't seem like they knew about the attack in advance! The fundamental reason The Order lost this battle was that Phantom's strength was too great! He single-handedly influenced the entire battle!"
"I see. What about Olba's whereabouts?"
"My subordinate is still investigating. Olba's fate is currently unknown!"
"What role did his daughter play in this battle?" Fenrir asked again.
"His daughter, Milia, did not participate in the battle between The Order and Shadow Garden. She only released a signal after Shadow Garden appeared. Afterwards, she assisted Alexia in killing Ruslan. It seems Viscount Olba did not want his daughter to be involved!"
Fenrir tapped his fingers on the table a few times, pondering for a moment.
He had confirmed Viscount Olba's loyalty.
"Viscount Olba, I hope you come back alive!"
"Shadow Garden, since my subordinates cannot deal with you, then I will personally meet with you!" Fenrir said.
Shadow Garden was too active in his territory. At the Round Table Conference, several people had suggested revoking Fenrir's Round Table Knight seat.
Of course, that was impossible; it was merely to annoy Fenrir.
Fenrir's strength among the Round Table Knight was not weak.
Due to the existence of Shadow Garden, Fenrir's faction was in decline. If this continued, his Round Table seat might truly not be secure.
Fenrir also intended to personally deal with Shadow Garden.