Shortly after the silver-armored guard left, the middle-aged man abruptly revealed a sinister grin and vanished on the spot. He had cast a long-distance spell to teleport to the closest location to the Imperial City.
Although the Imperial City could be said to be within the Royal Capital, it wasn't actually on the same platform as the Royal Capital was separated from the Imperial City by a wall that forms a landmark elevation. Though this wall was not enough to eclipse the height of the Grand Royal Castle, so it could still be seen while in the Imperial City.
The location where the middle-aged man's building was situated was directly within the Royal Capital. In other words, his building shared the same platform as the Royal Castle, except he was still a considerable distance away from the Royal Castle.
