"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.
