“Miss Violet? Why are you alone… No! Why did you suddenly call me out at a time like this! Why not just go inside directly?!”

Although she had once demonstrated quite incredible power in front of her, the scholarly girl named Dorina didn’t seem to show as much reverence as most people. Instead, she treated the priestess as a friend with whom she could relax and chat.

After the battle on Omo Island, Dorina would occasionally come to chat and have tea with the black-haired girl, exchanging readings from their respective collections. Their relationship was quite good.

So, when Violet saw her, she decided to greet her.

“Hmm?”

The black-haired girl in a dress put her hands on her hips, showing a mischievous smile.

“Is this how you talk to your savior? Hey, we’re all friends of Dorina, right? Let me tell you, she was on Omo Island before….”

“Wrong, wrong, wrong! I was wrong! You’re so despicable, clearly promised to help me keep it a secret!”

Holding the dark history in her hands, Miss Dorina, who had no choice but to submit to the forces of darkness, felt like crying without tears. She had to surrender in front of the curious eyes of her companions and hastily pulled Violet aside.

“Oh my goodness, what are you trying to do? We’re still working here, and new guests are about to arrive…”

Seeing Dorina looking so helpless yet unable to speak, Violet couldn’t bear to tease her further. She smiled and pinched the other’s soft cheek.

“Just casual greetings, nothing else. As I said before, after your contribution on Omo Island, you were promoted, right? Why are you here to welcome guests? Is the organization really that short-handed?”

“Well, you see…”

The white-feathered girl in the serving attire looked embarrassed, glanced around, and whispered.

“For that incident last time, many sisters promised to help keep it a secret, but there are still some, like you… I mean, those who are a bit difficult to deal with. They insisted on an equal exchange, so…”

At this point, Violet had naturally understood Dorina’s intentions.

She suppressed a smile at the corners of her mouth, pretending to look serious.

“Well, I can see through it. You’re just a bit chuunibyou, nothing serious. Actually, I think those move names of yours are quite vivid and… hahaha!”

Okay, she couldn’t hold it in.

“Why are you still laughing! Stop laughing! Everyone is looking at us weirdly! Oh, there are guests coming. I’ll go back first!”

Outside the door, there were dense footsteps approaching. Dorina, like a startled rabbit, hurriedly ran back to her position. Before she could compose herself, a large group of people had already entered the corridor.

Because there was only one corridor leading to the teleportation array, with Violet’s delay, those waiting at the entrance, including Xiao Guang and others, naturally collided with the group entering from outside.

All the serving girls, including Dorina, simultaneously shouted the rehearsed welcoming words, similar to what happened just now. The appearance of these newcomers immediately caught the attention of Miss Priestess.

They looked human but did not belong to the Human United Kingdom represented by Felina.

There were about twenty of them, with more than half not wearing formal attire but adorned in well-crafted armor with special patterns and swords at their waists.

Due to the existence of spatial storage technology and the powerful strength of the Feathered Emperor, the White Feather Warriors guarding the place did not confiscate the visitors’ weapons. However, strict regulations were imposed on the number of guards each faction could bring.

At the national level, Violet remembered, it should not exceed ten people.

It seemed like they were pretty much at full capacity here.

The patterns on the guards’ attire resembled some kind of emblem or insignia, also known as a family crest. They were roughly analogous to the flying bird emblem of the Melchior family in the Human United Kingdom. In other words, these people belonged to a specific and special family.

Violet had seen similar emblems in books before; this roaring lion, as if silently roaring towards the sky, represented a colossal presence that dominated the world.

Known as the world’s strongest military force, the Austre Empire, and the imperial family—the Frederick family.

In other words, this group of people represents the delegation sent by the Austre Empire.

The corridor leading to the teleportation array was spacious, and with Xiao Guang and other girls being quite slender, they didn’t completely block the way even though they were standing there. Moreover, this was the territory of the Winged People, and anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn’t…

“What are you looking at? Move aside!”

The young man leading, wearing a luxurious light red gown with his back to Violet, directly pushed the nearest person to him, which happened to be a certain dragon lady who had not moved aside due to someone passing by.

Pfft… This kind of brainless melodrama actually happened. Violet felt speechless and quickly rushed to her pet’s side, already prepared to handle the aftermath—meaning helping collect the body.

Although she disliked trouble, she wasn’t afraid of it either. This guy dared to do this to her pet’s face, what could he do if she killed him?

However, the audacious shove from the other party did not succeed. An old hand, appearing somewhat aged with wrinkles on the skin, reached out before the red-haired young man could complete his action, grabbing him in advance.

As a result, the cold glint in the eyes of a certain golden-haired dragon lady, along with the slightly raised claw, was temporarily retracted. After all, Violet had already reached her side during this gap.

“Your Highness, this is not the empire. Please be more tolerant. There’s no need to resort to violence over a trivial matter, especially towards women, right?”

The one speaking was an old man standing beside the young man, dressed in a long black formal suit. He looked around sixty, with his right eye covered by an eye patch resembling that of a pirate chief. His well-groomed salt-and-pepper short hair exuded a sense of stability and sophistication from the slightly cloudy single eye, reflecting the experiences and wisdom accumulated over the years.

“Xiuqing! Didn’t you see this woman glaring at the palace with disdain just now? Not only is she blocking the way here, but she also completely disrespects the palace, which holds the royal position. If this were the empire…”

The old man interrupted the man’s shouting with a voice devoid of much emotion.

“I’ll emphasize once again, this is not the empire. Usually, I wouldn’t bother, but tonight, please control yourself and avoid causing trouble. You volunteered halfway to visit the Azure Sky Kingdom, not to create conflicts and bring trouble back to the empire, right?”

“Tsk…”

The red-haired man clicked his tongue unhappily, turned his head away, but didn’t say anything more or resort to violence. It seemed that he had a great deal of respect or perhaps fear for the old man.

“Apologies for the disturbance.”

The gentleman-like old man politely smiled at the several girls—clearly addressing Violet—then led the group of about a dozen people into the silver magic array at the end of the corridor and quickly disappeared from view.