"Where is this?"
Fulgrim looked around, and finally found the only familiar person in this strange room.
"Ferris? Why are you on Byzas—"
Fulgrim's words stopped abruptly.
She saw Kasjia, his face slightly red, being held by her side.
And the other party not only did not resist being by Ferris's side, but seemed to be very... enjoying it?
Her expression changed dramatically.
"Kasjia?"
"What on earth is going on?"
"Oh, it's you, Fulgrim."
For some reason, Ferris's tone had become much more frivolous.
She showed a provocative smile, and her other hand was even more肆意地 roaming over Kasjia's body.
"What, you don't recognize your favorite Kasjia anymore?"
"No! Kasjia would never be like this! He—"
Fulgrim was so angry that she wanted to refute her words.
"No?"
"So Kasjia is so aloof with you Emperor's Children? With me, the Iron Hands, he's completely different~"
"I've sent you the storage device. If you have the courage, then open it and have a look!"
Startled awake.
Fulgrim suddenly sat up from her sleep.
So...
...so it was a dream.
What a false alarm.
She got up from the special chair she had been leaning on and recalled what had happened last night.
Ever since she had agreed to Kasjia's request, he had gone to Melusine's residence to act as bait to lure out the assassins lurking in the dark.
It seemed she had been waiting for news of Kasjia's return all this time.
Waiting and waiting, and she had unconsciously fallen asleep at the table.
These past few days, she had been on the Pride of the Emperor, studying the customs of Byzas and the fleet arrangements of the Pride of the Emperor. She hadn't closed her eyes for several days.
Even with the stamina of a Primarch, she still couldn't withstand such high-intensity work.
But what about Kasjia?
Where was he now?
"Kasjia!"
Fulgrim called out, searching the room.
There was no sign of him.
She had a bad feeling.
Fortunately, before he left, I put a tracking collar on his neck. Now I can just take a look and see where Kasjia is—
Nothing.
Fulgrim's pupils contracted sharply for a moment.
The signal was cut off.
The device was functioning without any problems, but there was simply no signal related to Kasjia.
Impossible!
This was a divine artifact that she, a master-forger Primarch, had personally forged.
With the weak technological level of the locals of Byzas, it was simply impossible to completely block its signal!
"In that case, the problem is indeed very serious."
Inside the Governor's court residence, Chief Iterant Galkonda Pyke's expression was grave.
Kasjia was missing.
Perhaps to outsiders, he was just an insignificant male servant, but only they themselves knew how big a deal the disappearance of the First Lord Commander was.
"Where did he go last?"
"To my place," Melusine's dark circles seemed to be a little lighter than usual. "He left after discussing some medical issues with me."
The time, according to the local Byzan calendar, was between the second and third standard Terran hours after midnight.
"Lord Kasjia's skills are for all to see. His sudden disappearance is indeed unusual."
"Could it be that he has already infiltrated the enemy's ranks?"
"But in that case, it's impossible that my device didn't pick up any signal!"
"But Lady Fulgrim, if the plan is to lure the enemy out, Commander Kasjia's disappearance can only be considered part of the plan."
"Please, calm down."
"Calm down?! How can I—"
She had supported Kasjia's luring plan.
But when Fulgrim had truly lost him, and had no news of him at all, a heart-wrenching fear instantly filled her entire body.
She... was very scared.
That unexploded bomb on Chemos, the fear of losing Kasjia, had clung to her like a shadow ever since.
"I'm sorry, I was a little too emotional."
"Lady Pyke, please inform the officials of the Byzan continental government that an important member of our retinue is missing and we need their assistance in the investigation."
"Understood. Do we need to reveal Kasjia's true identity to them?"
"That won't be necessary."
Perhaps Kasjia was indeed still carrying out his mission at this moment.
No matter how anxious she was, she could not interrupt Kasjia's plan.
He would be fine.
Relax, Fulgrim.
Relax.
"I am truly sorry! Lady Phoenician! We did not expect—"
The Vizier of Byzas, terrified, lifted his long robe and hurried forward, speaking to Fulgrim.
She remembered his name.
Vizier Corinthus.
A thin, gloomy middle-aged man.
The original guards had been dismissed by Fulgrim, and Kasjia's disappearance was almost without a trace. No useful clues had been found nearby.
"Is there really nothing?"
"Vizier, have you heard of Sabazius?"
"Sabazius... this..."
The Vizier's lips moved a few times upon hearing this name, but he could not form a complete sentence.
"Speak, Vizier."
"Tell us everything you know."
"It... it is an ancient legend, local to Byzas."
"As for its origin and the story, there are many versions circulating among the common people. They were once a secret civil society that opposed the continental government, a kind of secret society."
"Tsk, an underground society."
The not-so-good-tempered Son of the Emperor, Narvo Quinn, clicked his tongue at the side.
Under Kasjia's strong influence, the entire Emperor's Children legion could be said to be the one legion most opposed to warrior lodges.
"Continue," Fulgrim said, after glaring at Quinn, signaling for the conflicted Vizier Corinthus to continue.
"But after Byzas experienced a tragic nuclear war, and the southern continent was completely turned into a radioactive ruin, and the western continent was controlled by a puppet regime, the governor at that time took measures to suppress this secret society, and everything was calm."
"Until now—several hereditary governors have passed, and the current governor is also old. His prestige is not enough to control the many nobles under him... it is very likely that many nobles are using the name of Sabazius to carry out underground society activities."
"Alright, Mr. Corinthus. Thank you for your answer."
Fulgrim frowned and rubbed her forehead.
The information provided by the Vizier Corinthus was of little use.
Under the pressure of the Imperium of Man brought by Fulgrim, it was normal for the nobles, who were afraid of being stripped of their power, to take desperate measures.
But for Kasjia to disappear completely, leaving no clues, was still a first.
What should she do next...?
Could she really only wait for new news from Kasjia's side?
"Then, Lady Phoenician?"
"Call me Fulgrim."
"Alright, Lady Fulgrim. Then, what about the parade for the return of Byzas to the Imperium of Man that we have scheduled..."
"Let it proceed as planned," Fulgrim said with a sigh, standing up.
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