Muttering the name, Ronald initially harbored some doubt.
Normally, members of the royal family, especially a First Princess like Claudia, would be at the Heavenly Sea Palace, preparing for the parade with Her Majesty the Queen.
What the hell was she doing in the library of Wis University?
However, his confusion didn’t last long.
Because Ronald’s gaze fell on Claudia, and then he recognized the clothes she was wearing.
—It was their first meeting.
—The student uniform Claudia wore, a blend of red and black.
It wasn’t a princess’s gown that radiated nobility amidst splendor, nor was it the heraldric garb symbolic of heritage and royalty. Instead, Claudia was clothed in the student uniform of Wildering University.
The answer was quite simple.
The Riverside district, with a dense concentration of universities and a strong educational atmosphere, would naturally have corresponding festivities when the parade arrived here tomorrow.
Thus, as the First Princess Graid attending university,
Claudia could legitimately serve as a student representative. In promoting herself, she also impressed upon the people the value the Graid royal family placed on education.
Grasping the key point, Ronald promptly extended an invitation:
"I’ve been through quite a lot during my disappearance, and I came here for a discussion on related matters."
"Time is of the essence, can we talk in private?"
Ronald was in high spirits now.
Originally, due to practical circumstances, he could only seek out friends who were not involved in core issues and do what little he could.
But then Claudia appeared.
This changed everything drastically.
This was Graid’s First Princess, after all, who had unobstructed access to Queen Dantrian. If Ronald could persuade her, then the casualties among the innocent civilians in the city during tomorrow’s celebrations could definitely be significantly reduced!
However, as soon as Ronald finished speaking, the young knight behind Claudia stepped forward, blocking between the two:
"The princess has important matters to attend to, speak your business directly."
Under normal circumstances, Ronald would probably offer an explanation and then find a suitable environment for the conversation.
But Ronald was in an unusually particular mood today.
So he responded quite bluntly:
"Alright then, I’ll just say it."
"Two months ago, I fought with a heretic magician named Little William, who detonated an original tome and sent me into a world designed to seal wizards. In this place, I encountered the wizards from the Dark Age who had been sealed away..."
"Hold on! Ronald, just wait a moment!"
Hearing this, Claudia’s expression changed instantly.
She stepped right past the knight in front of her and, without any care, took Ronald’s hand and headed toward a side reading room.
"Hai Yin, stay here and watch."
"Don’t let anyone disturb my conversation with Ronald!"
The reading room door shut firmly.
Claudia’s decisiveness in crucial matters was definitely qualified.
Leaving everyone outside, she dragged Ronald into a completely sealed room.
"Just a moment, I need to set up something."
Upon entering the reading room, Claudia, just to be safe, set up a soundproof barrier, then fixed her posture and looked at Ronald:
"Ronald, now tell me everything that has happened to you during this time."
Ronald also recounted his experiences straightforwardly:
"I’ll just come out with it. If I can escape from that sealed world, so can the Dark Age wizards. They possess very powerful counter-Prophetic Spells..."
As Ronald delved deeper into the topic, Claudia’s gaze also grew somber.
As the first princess of Gred, she was undoubtedly one of the most familiar with the plans for the Harvest Festival. However, it was precisely because of this familiarity that she knew the attack Ronald spoke of was an event far beyond the expectations of Springs!
They really had returned.
And they were out at sea, just outside of Springs, hurrying their way here!
Weighing the pros and cons in her mind, Claudia released the soundproof barrier and walked out of the reading room as soon as Ronald finished describing his experiences:
"Ronald, I’m going to the Sea Palace immediately."
"What are you planning to do?"
Ronald nodded slightly:
"I’m preparing to visit the church next, after all, I have a good relationship with them."
Their conversation concluded, Claudia decisively headed toward the exit of the library.
Only when her figure was about to vanish at the end of the corridor did Ronald hear the young Knight speak up again:
"Hai Yin, you stay here," Claudia interrupted the Knight’s words, issuing her command directly, "I will go to the Sea Palace with utmost speed and should return before the festival begins if all goes well. You must do what you’re supposed to do."
Watching as the figures of the princess and the knight disappeared.
Mou Li, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and asked in a serious tone:
"Ronald, what exactly is going on?"
Ronald looked at the young girl before him.
Wrapped in a strong Magic Fluctuation, she clearly wasn’t the timid girl he knew, but a true high-ranking member of the "Book Research Society."
This was precisely why he had come here in the first place.
Assured of Mou Li’s state, Ronald spoke very directly:
"The situation is simple; I came to notify you of something."
"The Dark Age Wizards sealed away have successfully broken their seals, and around the end of the Harvest Festival will be the time they land on Springs."
Mou Li’s face took on an extremely serious expression:
"Has anything been used over at Springs..."
"Prophetic Spells are useless," Ronald interrupted her, pre-empting what Mou Li wanted to say, "Those Dark Age Wizards have the strongest counter-prophetic abilities I’ve ever seen. You can’t trust magical warnings."
Mou Li’s expression mirrored that of Claudia earlier.
As a top Caster in the "Book Research Society," she certainly understood the meaning behind Ronald’s words. And due to the nature of her own magic, Mou Li was very certain that Ronald spoke no falsehoods.
Thus—the most worrisome thing the mystical side feared had happened.
Those great enemies of the past, once sealed away, had reemerged, and their first target was Springs at this very moment!
"I still need to make my way to the church, so I won’t linger here."
Seeing that Mou Li, the high-ranking member of the "Book Research Society," had accepted the information he conveyed and realized the impending crisis,
Ronald left with a farewell and turned to walk toward a window on the third floor.
But before Ronald could jump out of the library window,
Mou Li suddenly posed a question:
"Ronald, you didn’t have to do this."
Ronald gracefully leapt out of the window with a swift movement.
Afterwards, his calm voice slowly reached Mou Li’s ears:
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