Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 233

 I am currently being questioned about the attack, but there is nothing special to talk about.

A soldier who was just doing his job suddenly attacked. That’s all there is to it.

There are groups of four soldiers patrolling the castle. I'm not sure if it's to prevent corruption or something, but they rotate even during working hours. There were four groups, including the attackers, who delivered items to this room today.

The group of attackers made four deliveries, and the attack occurred on the fourth delivery. Even then, we weren’t lax in our vigilance.

If I had to point out something, maybe it's that I and the attackers were separated by a few steps during the document exchange. But even then, the protocol requires the exchange of documents to be done directly between the parties involved. We can’t just point swords at each other all the time.

Of course, the three members of the royal guard and I were doing our jobs properly. Even in hindsight, I don’t think it could have been prevented.

After hearing my story, Yusef has been looking grim.

It’s entirely an internal problem within the knights, isn’t it? While Seriana could potentially investigate if they are enemies, it would be inappropriate for a duchess from the frontier to intervene in the personnel matters of the royal knights. There’s no blatant sabotage, but there is a struggle for dominance in this country.

The princess from the Müller family marries the prince, and with the full support of the royal family, begins the development of new territories. Not only that, but they also gain influence in the royal capital. This could create internal conflicts within the country due to the knights.

It’s no wonder he has that look on his face.

"Hmm?"

As I watch, wondering what he’ll do, Yusef raises his head and looks towards the door. At the same time, there’s a knock at the door.

"Come in."

The person who enters is Alex, looking tense.

"Excuse me. I apologize for the trouble Seria caused."

Alex bows his head as soon as he enters.

"Already? Shouldn’t you be at the ceremony?"

"I’m here alone for now. My clothes are different, but are you injured?"

"I’ve already healed, but I dislocated my shoulder and got a slight cut on my back."

"I see... Well, it’s good that you’re safe."

He pats my head lightly. His expression softens, relieved.

Well... even though we were on guard and prepared, I suppose they didn’t really expect an attack to happen.

"Right... Alexio, I need to talk to you. You all can leave now."

Yusef dismisses the knights in the room.

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"...That’s about it."

After explaining to Alex, Yusef leaned back against the sofa.

Now it’s just me, Alex, the three royal guards, and Yusef. Only six of us remain in the room.

The subordinates have already left the room, allowing us to relax a bit.

"How much of the attack has been reported?"

"Only to the count and me. It hasn’t reached Seriana-sama’s ears yet. The perpetrators have already been captured, right? How will this be handled? The only real victim is Seria..."

"What do you mean? It will likely be said that a soldier desperate for money was tempted by valuable items and was overpowered by the royal guard... Something like that."

...It feels like they’re downplaying it, doesn’t it?

"Are you dissatisfied?"

Yusef asked, noticing my expression.

"Not really dissatisfied... But weren’t they targeting the young lady? Is that okay?"

"Only those from the royal capital can work in the castle. It’s unlikely that ideology or politics were their motives. We’ll investigate, but it’s probably money or a woman. Despite being neglected, they didn’t realize it and acted accordingly. They likely don’t have any significant information."

...Well, they certainly didn’t seem smart. Not about being reasonable or not, just plain foolish.

"We won’t make it public, but we’ll impose appropriate penalties. Please accept that."

There’s no need to publicly announce the knights' internal failures... It would also taint Seriana's ceremony.

"Understood."

Even so, I think it’s a significant failure that a castle soldier plotted a robbery at the palace out of financial desperation, don’t you?