Chapter 293: Welcoming Ceremony

Rhea and others glanced at each other and then nodded their heads.

Then, Titus ran towards the opposite side to look for Jessie while Rhea and Noel followed after the female servant.

Because of Rhea's coronation dress, their walking speed had reduced drastically.

The trio soon reached the bifurcated staircase, walked on the red-carpeted steps, and arrived at the reception hall.

Noel soon glanced around and soon zeroed his focus at the center of the reception hall.

Currently, the Holem's Crown, aka Oswald, sat on the chesterfield sofa and was in the middle of listening to a guard's explanation.

As Oswald saw Noel's and Rhea's arrival, he gripped the handle of the black cane, stood up from his seat, glanced at the leather armored Royal Guard, and spoke.

"You can go back and order your soldiers to get ready."

Saying so, he turned his gaze towards Noel and Rhea and nodded his head.

At that moment, they also arrived in front of him, bowed their heads, and greeted him in unison.

"Good morning, Teacher!"

"Are you guys ready?" Oswald asked.

"Yes, Teacher. But Titus went to bring Jessie and Lady Natalia, Teacher. They will be here in a few minutes." Noel responded in a hurry.

Upon hearing his words, Oswald smiled mysteriously and waved his hand.

At that moment, Ashley also walked out of her room and soon arrived in front of Rhea.

"You look great in this dress, Your Highness." She said with a smile, then glanced around and asked.

"Where are the others?"

Just as she finished her words, Titus ran from the second floor and reached the reception hall in seconds.

He panted heavily and spoke with a serious look on his face.

"M-My sister and Lady Natalia are not on the building's terrace."

"Don't worry. They went somewhere to finish some personal work." Oswald waved his hand and asked.

"Shall we go now?"

Although Titus and others were puzzled by his words, they didn't say anything and nodded their heads.

At that moment, Titus suddenly recalled his sister's words and took out a sealed letter from his space ring.

Then, he took a few steps forward, arrived beside Oswald, and passed it to him.

"My sister told me to give this letter to you, Teacher."

A surprise flashed on Oswald's wrinkled face.

He then took the letter from Titus's hand, opened the seal, and unfolded it.

Soon, he noticed that the whole letter was written in Runal Language and got stunned for a moment.

"Hello, Mr. Holem's Crown. Jessie and Destiny Lady's lives are in my hands. Tell Charles to come alone to the Almar Woods.

- By Emilia Wilson."

As he read those words, a mocking smile appeared on Oswald's face.

'Haha, the 'Divine' should've embarrassed by now. Is this how it looks when someone fails to do the kidnapping job?' He shook his head, stored the letter into his space ring, and said.

"It's nothing important. Let's get going."

Then, he took a step forward and started walking towards the building's exit.

Others also followed after him, left the reception hall, and soon saw a golden chariot parked at the entrance.

Upon seeing such a luxurious-looking carriage, all of them were stunned for a moment.

Oswald silently moved towards the carriage entrance, opened the gate, and stepped in.

Then, Rhea, Titus, Noel, and Ashley also walked in and sat comfortably on the leather seats.

Once they walked in, two silver-armored guards walked from the sides and closed the carriage gate.

After that, the coachman whipped the horses and drove towards the mansion's compound gate.

Meanwhile, the hundreds of Royal Guards also moved out of the mansion and separated into four groups.

One group moved in the front of the carriage while the second one followed after it from behind.

As for the other two groups, they soon appeared on both sides and completely covered the carriage!

Meanwhile, Noel and Titus peeked outside through the curtain gap and got shocked by the guards' performance.

"Amazing. I wonder if they could listen to Rhea's orders from now on." Titus muttered in shock.

"Well, she is going to be the Queen, right? How could they disobey her orders? They will be her subordinates from now on." Noel spoke in a calm tone.

On the other hand, Rhea remained silent, looked outside at the nearby mansion, and seemed to be in deep thoughts.

While Noel and Titus continued to chant, the golden chariot moved on Rodsley Street and soon entered the main road.

At that moment, other nobles' carriages also came from different streets and followed after their carriage.

Whistles, cheers, and shouts of citizens echoed from both sides.

As the golden chariot drove on the main street, some citizens even knelt on the ground and showed respect.

The chariot soon moved to the City Square, then to the Royal Street, and soon stopped in front of the Royal Palace.

After that, Rhea, Oswald, and others walked out of the chariot one by one and then looked at the opened metal gate in astonishment.

Meanwhile, Noel subconsciously turned his gaze towards the right side and soon frowned as he saw a large stage laid out a few hundred meters away from the entrance.

He also saw thousands of citizens standing in front of the stage and became confused when he saw them shouting and screaming in excitement!

"What are they doing over there?" He couldn't help but ask.

"They must be watching the ceremony through virtual magic recording screen. There are thousands of citizens who came from different parts of the kingdom to watch this ceremony. But letting them watch the ceremony inside the palace is almost impossible. So, the Artisan Class Mystics used their magical knowledge and created such artifacts. Communication rings, these virtual magic recordings, void pouch, and many other commonly used artifacts are creations of this Artisan Class Mystics." Oswald explained patiently and then shifted his attention towards the front.

At that moment, tens of Robed Mages, Royal Knights, servants in black uniform, and even a few priests stood in front of the gate in lines and bowed their heads in respect.

"Servants of Boneflare Family welcome the rightful heir of the Iron Kingdom to the Royal Palace!"

"Royal Knights of Boneflare Family welcome the rightful heir of the Iron Kingdom to the Royal Palace!"

"Royal Mages of Boneflare Family welcomes the rightful heir of the Iron Kingdom to the Royal Palace!"

"Priests of Amber Church welcome the rightful heir of the Iron Kingdom to the Royal Palace!"

"Priests of Day and Night Church welcome the rightful heir of the Iron Kingdom to the Royal Palace!"

One by one, each group took a step forward and welcomed Rhea.

They even sprinkled flowers on the path as they walked forward!

Rhea and others soon entered the courtyard, walked past the garden, magical fountain, and then stopped in front of the white palace's entrance.

In the meantime, a black-haired butler in his late 60s stood at the palace entrance, bowed his head in greeting, and invited them in.