Despite the abruptness of my visit, the Bishop of Pisa did not outright refuse me.

“Baron Rothschild, is it not? What brings the young hero to such a distant place?”

In any era or country, requesting an unexpected meeting is considered a significant breach of etiquette. While I wasn’t outright turned away, the polite greeting I received could very well have been an indirect way of saying, “Hurry up and leave.”

‘Even among feuding nobles, there’s at least an exchange of pleasantries.’

Even though this was our first encounter, directly asking for the purpose of my visit was still remarkably …