The Empror's Trap-Chapter 101: Ch - Sincerity

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Kenji clutched his chest. The kick from that guy was really hard, almost tearing his clothes apart.

Pluvia was unharmed. Despite the danger being so close during the assassination attempt, she remained particularly calm.

Kenji personally saw that when the assassin was close to succeeding, Pluvia fully demonstrated what it means to stay calm in the face of danger. Unlike many who would scream or turn and run when facing danger, she calmly observed everything before her. She did whatever her protectors told her to do, showing no signs of panic.

"Your Majesty’s calmness in the face of danger makes you a model for us, your subjects," a Royal Guard praised.

As the emperor’s bodyguards, the Royal Guards are not afraid of encountering any danger. What they fear most is the emperor acting willfully. If you tell her to go east, she insists on going west. No matter how tight the security is, they cannot protect a target who acts recklessly.

Clearly, Pluvia is not such a person. Her calmness reassured many people, making the protection process orderly.

However, what Kenji might not know is that Pluvia was so scared that her heart almost stopped beating...

Oh my god, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die — this was her real inner monologue when the dagger was only inches away from her. Unlike Kenji, who has survived the battlefield, she was actually quite frightened.

In terms of personal safety, turning around and running for your life would be the best option in such a situation. However, given her status, not only could panicking cause trouble for her protectors, but also in this setting, countless soldiers and civilians below were watching everything happening on the stage.

If they saw the great emperor of Camelot being so scared by an assassin that she scrambled away, regardless of whether such an escape was reasonable, it would likely leave a bad impression on Camelot in the future.

Therefore, even if she was scared, she had to hold on. Even if her legs were weak, she had to stand firm and trust the people around her. That was what she had to do.

"Is anyone injured?" Pluvia asked calmly.

Despite her fear, she didn’t believe that these assassins could actually kill her.

Although she didn’t bring many people onto the review stand, they were all elite Royal Guards. The Chief Guard herself is at the peak of ordinary human abilities, proficient in both physical and magical skills, making her more than capable of protecting her. Furthermore, there was also Kenji, who was tempered on the battlefield, standing beside her.

With this lineup, most threats could be handled unless those threats were not from humans.

"Some are injured, but don’t worry Your Majesty, it’s nothing serious."

As the Chief Guard spoke, she asked other Royal Guards to help treat the injured guard’s wound. As for Kenji, the kick he took was nothing serious; it was the assassin he had knocked away who should be worried. After all, Duke Anos has a formidable martial arts background. If there was a direct confrontation, the assassin would likely not come out well.

At this moment, Emperor Feit also stood up.

He was also knocked down by his own guards because those assassins’ throwing skills were very impressive. The daggers they threw even embedded themselves into the ground, which shows how powerful the throws were.

He looked very upset.

The reception for Pluvia had been planned meticulously for a long time. He had put a lot of effort into building a solid relationship with the Camelot Empire.

Originally, this meeting with the emperor of Camelot would have been a great opportunity. Through this opportunity, it might have been possible to make some deals with Camelot to acquire some unconventional technologies and tactics that the Vishi Empire urgently needs to deal with the church.

However, just when he was showing his military strength, these assassins completely disrupted all his plans.

Moreover, if word got out that a guest he invited was almost assassinated at his military event, the Vishi Empire would be ridiculed to no end.

"Are all my honored guests okay?"

"Some are injured, but nothing serious," Kenji answered.

Although what these assassins did was indeed frightening, for Kenji, it might not be entirely a bad thing.

Thanks to this assassination attempt, there might be some things that the other party will have no choice but to give.

"I deeply apologize for this incident. Please believe that we absolutely did not want such a thing to happen."

"I am willing to believe you" Pluvia looked directly into Feit’s eyes and said unhurriedly, "However, I did not expect that assassins could appear in your empire at such a critical moment. Perhaps your empire should be more thorough in screening its military."

The fact that multiple assassins could appear in the review line shows that the internal discipline and screening in the Vishi Empire are not as formidable as rumors from other countries suggest. Ultimately, the appearance of assassins is enough to prove the chaos in the Vishi Empire’s military system.

"Please rest assured, we will thoroughly investigate and make sure those people are captured," Feit said solemnly.

Pluvia was silent for a few seconds. Looking at Feit’s serious demeanor, she smiled and said, "You need not blame yourself so much. Essentially, this incident is an attempt by some people to obstruct the relationship between our two empires. If we blame each other now, we would be playing right into their hands."

"You are right."

Having come this far, Feit couldn’t just leave it at that. He pondered for a moment and then thoughtfully looked at Kenji.

"Duke Anos, later on, Me and Your emperor will discuss some matters which might be related to your area of responsibility. Would you be willing to participate in the discussion?"

"It would be my honor," Kenji said respectfully.

Well done, this assassination attempt was not in vain. A good thing has come out of it.

Having a guest nearly killed in front of him was indeed a disgrace for the Vishi Empire. At the same time, this assassination attempt demonstrated the determination of the mastermind behind it—he or they are determined to push the relationship between the two empires into an abyss.

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This assassination attempt was a warning and a means to actually worsen the relations between the two. If Pluvia and Feit had started blaming each other, it would have played right into the hands of the other party.

However, Pluvia chose to express her understanding and trust fully, while also steering the conversation toward strengthening the relationship between the two empires.

The enemy does not want us to strengthen our relationship, so our relationship should be even better. How can we make it better?

Our Camelot Empire has done what we should do. As for what to do next, your Vishi Empire should understand, right?

It would be unacceptable not to show some sincerity at this point. You wouldn’t want that enemy to treat you like this in the future, would you?

After all, you need to stand against the church.