Episode 17
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People sometimes wondered why there were so many people around them.
I don't really know.
Someone who was never surrounded by so many people couldn't possibly know the answer, though a similar event might happen.
So, how would you know how to answer such a question?
It's easy, actually.
And even easier than you'd think.
The answer is simple: discomfort.
In front of me, there were countless people, clad in armor, each one standing firm and upright, like subordinates so loyal and respectful that they treated you as if you were absolute.
This was all because of one person.
Before me stood a woman with white hair and red eyes, identical to Gloriana's.
After a few moments of silence, when all these people had entered the ice palace, the woman before me spoke.
"I'm sorry for the misunderstanding."
"Oh, don't worry about it. I'm used to it, so it doesn't bother me."
