Thanks to the soldiers' efforts, order was promptly restored, and the assassin was captured, lamentably only a dead body was found.
The hasty end to the ceremony shifted everyone's attention from the new king's ascension to the assassination case.
The fate of Prince Claude, who was attacked, was unknown, and the representatives of the Black Forest Kingdom would not allow outsiders to visit, even refusing entry to Caesar IV himself.
Including Hudson, the executives of the Alpha Kingdom looked stern and terribly somber, anxiously awaiting news.
Despite the late hour, the Jade Palace remained brightly lit.
"Has the assassin's identity been established? How did he infiltrate in here?"
Ceasar IV asked with a stony face.
With Prince Claude's fate uncertain, they could only start with the assassin and root out the true criminal to mitigate the Alpha Kingdom's responsibility as much as possible.
