It had been four days since the hunting competition disaster.
Nobles had expected, like every year, a simple hunt of a few beasts, showing off a little, and returning home boasting about their bravery.
Well.
That wasn't what happened at all.
Officials managed to cover up the academy dome incident—thanks to the limited number of witnesses. But this one was impossible to hide.
This time, servants, guards, and nobles alike had seen everything.
They saw a hunting cage, bones of creatures no one had ever documented, and worst of all, the shadowy figure that obeyed Leonhardt's command and carried people like a nanny.
Rumors spread throughout the kingdom like a wildfire.
Some nobles said Leonhardt was a demon, while others whispered he was something special.
No official statement could silence the crowd this time.
