Late at night, on the lawn outside the Palais Mermonia, several groups of people were sneaking toward the palace entrance. As the saying goes, those who come in the dead of night are either up to no good or outright thieves.
Every single one of these people had something hanging from their waist. Although the items were brightly colored, their crude appearance made it obvious they were defective Delusions. Without a doubt, these were the old nobility who had once clamored defiantly against the Palais Mermonia. Leading them, naturally, were Tibert and Sovigša.
Now, they intended to take the Palais Mermonia by force. With Neuvillette gone, they didn't take Furina—whom they viewed as mere window dressing—seriously at all.
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