“Hosh... hosh... hosh...”Lyanna ran through the narrow alleys, her boots thudding against the cobblestone, her breath ragged.“Aahh... Prince!!” she growled between breaths, frustration twisting her face.“Why didn’t you say the mission was tonight?!”She threw both hands up in exasperation as she turned a corner. “Damn it!!”And then—Flashback.Earlier, at the mansion—Victor sat calmly, sketching a new design with intense focus.Liselotte entered quietly.“Your Highness…” she bowed slightly, then gestured gracefully to the side.“Your meal is ready.”Her voice was soft, her smile faint.Victor gave a small nod, then calmly packed his sketches into a spatial bag.“Bring whatever’s been prepared,” he said, standing and walking toward the table.Just as the food was being served—“TA-DAA~!”Lyanna burst through the door, grinning proudly while holding a plate of her own special dish.“Here, Your Highness! Something special from me~”She set the food down dramatically, beaming.Victor

Point of View: VictorAfter Lyanna left, Victor immediately began eating in a hurry. Seeing him eat in a manner far from noble etiquette, Liselotte gently reminded him, “Prince, please don’t rush too much. Remember your manners,” while gathering the empty plates and handing them to the waiting servant.Victor glanced at her with a grin. “Time is money, right?” he replied, before continuing his quick meal.Liselotte sighed and shook her head. “But, Prince—”“Ah… finally done,” Victor interrupted in a satisfied tone.He stood up, smiled at Liselotte, and said, “I’ll leave the rest to you,” before heading to the living room. There, he placed a bottle of magic ink, a pen, and a large wooden leg frame on the table.After checking the materials, Victor nodded slightly and smiled. “Now, all that’s left is to draw the magic runes,” he said, sitting down to start his work.Only a few minutes passed when Edeline came running. “Prince!!” she called, her voice urgent.Startled, Victor looked up.

Hearing those words from Eldrin, Victor felt a strange uneasiness stirring inside him.He frowned and asked, “But… why would they allow Crimson Talon to make the situation this bad?” His tone was full of doubt, his expression tense with confusion.Eldrin turned to Victor, noticing the concern in the young prince’s eyes. In a steady voice, he replied, “Actually, Your Highness… when they were exiled by the empire, most of them accepted their fate. Some even blended in with the city, helped build it, and became part of the community.” His voice was calm, yet serious.Victor furrowed his brow. “Then how could they do something like this? A trap—so openly?” His confusion deepened.He took out several worn documents, records gathered by Anna and Edeline from their observation and analysis, and handed them to Eldrin.After receiving the documents, Eldrin read through them quickly. His eyes scanned each line, disbelief growing in them.When he finished, he looked up at Victor, his expression

When the morning light began to shine into the room, Victor woke up. While opening his eyes, he yawned, “Hooaamm…” and said, “Morning…” while rubbing his eyes with his hand.When there was no answer, Victor looked confused. He turned left and right with a sleepy face. “Where did Reina—” he muttered, then suddenly remembered and said, “Oh, Reina hasn’t returned from the city,” while looking toward the city from the window.After realizing that, Victor sighed and muttered, “I’ll just take a bath… huuuaamm…” with a sleepy face as he got off the bed.After washing himself using water from his spatial bag and putting on his clothes, Victor immediately left his room and went down to the first floor toward the living room.However, when Victor was passing through the foyer, he was startled by Liselotte’s panicked scream, “PRINCE!!”Slightly surprised, he stopped his steps and turned toward Liselotte while massaging his ear that was ringing because of the scream.“Yes, what is it?” he asked.

Seeing Reina leave, Victor only sighed, then turned to Liora."Don’t be naughty, okay," he said in a firm tone.Liora only nodded, her eyes still fixed on the large leg frame.While disassembling several components and drawing magic runes inside, Victor glanced at Liora."This is one of the AMP leg frames I’m working on," he explained, then returned his gaze to the component in his hand."It’s still in the prototype stage... so it’s quite dangerous." He smiled faintly, resigned.Liora nodded in understanding—but then asked in a soft voice, her eyes glistening,"Can I try it...?"Victor could only sigh."You can’t. It’s still too dangerous," he replied firmly, not lifting his gaze from the rune he was drawing.Five minutes later, Reina entered the room and immediately exclaimed,"What are you doing, Prince!?" her voice filled with surprise.Victor frowned and turned to her."What do you mean?"Reina pouted, pointing at Liora."See for yourself..."Victor followed her finger—and his fac