The Old King sat on his chair, quietly observing everything happening outside.
Princess Rose held her magic sword, watching her surroundings warily.
At this moment, Doem suddenly climbed through the window and rushed in.
Princess Rose swung her sword without hesitation.
Sword clashed against sword.
Princess Rose was forced back.
"Rose, I admit you are strong, but you are still too naive. The power of The Order is beyond your imagination!"
"Father, you must go. I will hold him back."
"Unless I die, you won't harm my father!"
"Ridiculous!"
Duke Doem charged directly at Rose.
This time, Doem used his full strength.
Princess Rose was sent flying on the spot.
Doem rushed towards the King of Oriana. He dared not waste a single moment; once the battle outside ended, his death would come.
Princess Rose struggled to her feet and swung her sword at Doem.
Doem had no choice but to dodge, which made him miss the opportunity to capture the King.
"I told you, you won't harm my father!"
"Then I'll kill you first!"
"Kill her? Do you have the right!"
Sino appeared behind Doem and spoke.
"Who are you!"
Doem swung his sword, but Sino caught it between his fingers with one hand.
With a gentle twist, the sword broke.
"Who exactly are you!"
"I am Sino, the phantom, the ultimate shadow of dreams, ever-changing and unpredictable!"
"Instant Purgatory Shadow Kill Array!"
Suddenly, six shadows of Sino appeared, surrounding Doem.
The first shadow bisected Doem with a single sword strike.
Then the other shadows also attacked, like an extremely fast meat grinder, turning Doem into pieces scattered on the ground.
"The skill isn't even fully unleashed, and it's already over! How uninteresting!" Sino said.
Epsilon also went to support the outside.
The battle that would have taken three more minutes to resolve ended instantly once Epsilon made her move.
At this moment, No. 559 realized the gap between herself and the Seven Shadows.
"It seems I still need to work hard. I must not fail to live up to Sino's reward for me!"
Princess Rose stared blankly at the figure in the room.
Sino was too strong. At this moment, Princess Rose thought of something: Suave Thug Killer.
"Sino, you are Suave Thug Killer, aren't you!" Princess Rose said.
Sino paused, and memories suddenly flooded back. In the original plot, Shadow Garden seemed to have saved Rose.
"Suave Thug Killer?"
"Yes!"
"Are you referring to the person who saved you when you were kidnapped as a child?"
"Exactly!"
"That wasn't me!"
"..."
Princess Rose didn't think so. Both were equally strong, used the same swordsmanship, and now he had saved her again. Every time she encountered danger, he would appear.
He must be Suave Thug Killer.
Rose pondered for a moment, thinking that Suave Thug Killer seemed a bit childish.
"Could it be that Sino denies it because he also finds the name childish?"
Sino was unaware of Rose's inner fantasies.
"Arrange for someone to clean up the bodies! I'm leaving!"
"Thank you!"
After Sino left, Princess Rose noticed No. 559.
The other party seemed to be one of the leaders.
Rose asked some questions.
No. 599 told her.
In Shadow Garden's original plan, there was no intention of helping Oriana.
Because Oriana's waters run deep, the effort and reward were not proportional. Moreover, saving the Oriana Kingdom would not help in destroying The Order at all.
It would only waste manpower.
All of this was because Sino had changed his mind at the last minute.
"Sino, for my sake, has gone to such lengths! Is he willing to waste a large amount of manpower and resources just to help Oriana for me?"
"I can't imagine what kind of crisis Oriana would face if Sino hadn't helped, after my father became a puppet, and Doem used my father to attack the King of Midgar during the Martial Heart Festival!"
Shadow Garden knew all these plans. No. 559 had just told Princess Rose.
And all of this had changed because of Sino.
Princess Rose successfully completed her self-conquest... In a luxurious hotel, Sino was invited by Epsilon to come here.
"Sino, I think..."
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