I came out of my reverie upon hearing Alexandra’s distinct voice. However, she wasn’t alone. She was talking to someone else right at this moment. I recognized her voice, but the other person was unfamiliar. Given we were in the Emperor’s castle, the chances of her talking to the Emperor himself were quite high. Their discussion seemed serious, with no playfulness in their tones.
I took a quick look around and decided to get closer. I wanted to hear their discussion—who knows, maybe I was the subject of their discussion?
If that were to be the case, then I wanted to hear every last thing coming out of their mouth, which is why I got as close as possible.
Hiding behind a wall a few meters away, I glanced at them subtly. I managed to confirm one thing: one of the voices was Alexandra’s, but I still couldn’t identify the other person. He was dressed in luxurious clothing, but that was common at the party. At least one thing was clear—he was rich and powerful.
I dismissed those thoughts and focused on their conversation.
"Do you think they’ll show up?" Alexandra asked.
"It’s too dangerous, and if they do...the whole world will know about them."
I frowned. I wasn’t sure what they were talking about, but it felt related to the demons still roaming the world. I thought I had been the only one aware of that information, but it seemed the director and whoever he was talking to also knew too.
"Should we announce it tonight?"
The other man waved his hands dismissively. "No, especially not here. They will all start to panic."
The director nodded. It seemed the person she was talking to had even more influence than her. Despite his well-built physique suggesting a history of training, I couldn’t sense his strength from where I stood. I would have to get closer to sense it.
"Shouldn’t we talk about this with Caedrel?"
But if someone noticed that I hadn’t arrived at the party, I’d get in even more trouble back at the Royal Academy. The professors had probably all arrived by now. I was the only one stupid enough to arrive late to a party organized by the Emperor.
I released a sigh. ’Just how long can I stay here...?’
Luckily for me, I noticed their shadows slowly moving away from the door, meaning that most people’s attention should be shifting away. It was my only option. I grabbed the door and quietly opened it, sliding across it, trying to be as discreet as possible. And it worked—I was on the other side.
I rubbed my pants and straightened my back. But just as I did that, someone bumped into me, making me fall. However, I didn’t fall alone as the person who had bumped into me had also fallen on top of me.
’What a great start to being discreet...’ I sarcastically thought as I opened my eyes again.
"Sorry—" No words were coming out of my mouth as I saw who was on top of me. It was the same woman I saw earlier—the golden-haired woman.
She was right there, a few centimeters away from my face. Her entire body against mine, I could feel every last bit of it. However, if you thought that was bad, you hadn’t seen anything yet.
"Is that the new professor of the Apex Class?"
"I-I think it is." Another person said. "Where’d he come from?"
"Wait, who’s on top of him?"
"Is that...?" Another man hesitated. "Is that the Empress?"
’Of fucking course.’ I sighed. ’This just had to happen to me...’