Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

He glanced at the people chained up and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Since they were able to get captured here, it means they have the potential to be redeemed and become hero units. Let's rescue them while we're at it."

Clarissa suddenly realized, although she didn't understand the reason behind Natsuki Subaru's two sentences.

However, Subaru's orders confirmed that she hadn't been wrong.

My father came to the prison to release the brothers who were captured during their infiltration of the kingdom.

Dad is indeed gentle; if it were Mom, she would have let these people fend for themselves.

But surprisingly, her father was willing to come and rescue her himself.

"As ordered!"

Clarissa turned around and lightly touched the iron bars with her fingertip.

The force of the shattering spread along the chains.

One crisp cracking sound after another rang out as the cell door and shackles broke open simultaneously.

Those who looked surprised and remained silent walked out of the cell, but did not immediately approach Subaru Natsuki.

They are still observing.

Clarissa said this man is her father?

What makes this dark-haired young man their father?

Subaru Natsuki didn't pay any attention to them either.

He turned and walked deeper into the corridor, the hem of his cloak fluttering slightly with each step.

Capela's head, still attached to the remaining torso, peeked out from under his cloak, revealing half of his face.

The dim firelight illuminated her face, and the remaining part of her torso was still covered by the cloak, only a small part showing when she moved.

A suppressed gasp suddenly echoed in the cell.

"Mother?"

The man only managed to utter two words before quickly covering his mouth.

The faces of the others who were released also turned pale at that moment.

Understood!

Now I understand!

No wonder Clarissa said the man in front of her was her father!

His mother has become just an accessory; it's likely that the organization is now in his pocket.

Isn't this Dad?

Who else can be a father?

"father!"

The first person to react immediately lowered their head.

"father!"

A second voice followed immediately.

Soon, the corridor was filled with shouts.

Wherever Natsuki Subaru goes, shouts of "Dad!" will ripple through the crowd.

"father!"

"Dad, please calm down!"

"Father, spare me!"

Natsuki Subaru's ears were ringing from the noise, and he turned around and shouted angrily:

"Shut up, all of you!"

All sound stopped instantly.

Natsuki Subaru pointed at them, then at himself.

"We ask you to call me Dad only because we understand your language barrier."

"From now on, we're all brothers. Just greet us when you see us. Don't kneel down all the time."

Those people stood up stiffly, looked at each other, and none of them dared to move first.

Subaru Natsuki frowned.

"Can't understand?"

"I understand!"

Everyone quickly answered.

"We'll do whatever Dad says!"

"now it's right."

Subaru Natsuki nodded in satisfaction.

His gaze swept over the crowd before him, and he was pleasantly surprised.

I never expected that just coming to the prison to see Elsa would lead to encountering so many neutral, whitewashed ambush soldiers.

Looks like I'll have to visit the prison more often from now on.

Anyone who is willing to call me "Dad" is a neutral ambush soldier who has been redeemed and can be released and recruited!

"Now tell me, where are Elsa and Melly?"

A son who had just been released rushed forward.

"The Bowel Hunter and that Beast Messenger were originally imprisoned in the west cell block."

"However, because the western prison area was severely damaged and expanded, they have been moved to the southeastern prison area."

"Lead the way." Natsuki Subaru waved his hand.

"Yes, Father!"

The group immediately led the way.

As we rounded the second corner, a patrol of knights came towards us.

They first saw the released prisoners, then Clarissa, and finally Subaru Natsuki walking in the middle of the crowd.

The knight at the front of the group's expression changed, and he opened his mouth to call for help.

The Aiko organization behind them immediately went on high alert and assumed a fighting stance.

Clarissa was the only one who didn't move.

"What a fuss!"

"Dad's here, what are you afraid of?"

She had completely forgotten that when Subaru Natsuki said he was going to the palace, she was so terrified she almost bit her fingernails to pieces...

Natsuki Subaru raised his hand and said in a deep voice before he could speak:

"Our family is a hero personally appointed by the Prime Minister, and we are here to release the prisoners on the orders of Prime Minister Myrotov!"

"What, are you prepared to disobey the Prime Minister's orders?"

The knight was taken aback upon hearing this and looked Natsuki Subaru up and down.

He's a guy I've never seen before.

However, judging from his appearance, this person seems to be the Archbishop of Arrogance who was previously wanted, but later it became a missing person notice, and the title of Archbishop of Arrogance was also removed.

Such a dramatic turn in status... I don't believe there's nothing extraordinary behind this man's background.

Could this person really be here to interrogate the prisoner at Lord Myrotov's request?

The lead knight hesitated for a moment and then stopped his men from calling for reinforcements.

He glanced at Subaru Natsuki, then at the group of prisoners of unknown origin behind him, his fingers tightening around the hilt of his sword.

"Since you say you came on orders, do you have the Prime Minister's warrant?"

"A warrant?"

Natsuki Subaru was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Of course!"

The next second, the patrolling knight wondered if he was seeing things.

The man in front of him seemed to vanish for a moment.

But after blinking, the other person was still standing in front of him.

"Is this the warrant you're talking about?"

A jade-green token, engraved with the emblem of the divine dragon Polkenica, lay obediently in Subaru Natsuki's outstretched palm.

The lead knight instinctively looked down to check.

Upon seeing the appearance of the token, he was immediately terrified and knelt down on one knee!

"I have presumptuously obstructed the angel's mission, and I deserve to die. I beg the angel's forgiveness." He hurriedly waved to the other knights who were still standing there dumbfounded.

"What are you standing there for? Get out of the way!"

Amidst the incredulous gazes of his many children, Natsuki Subaru led them forward with great pride and stride.

Only after they had gone some distance did the knights behind whisper to the lead knight:

"Captain, is he really acting on the orders of the Prime Minister?"

"Of course, that token is Lord Myrotov's decree!"

"We've already brought this out. If you still dare to stop us, I think you have a few more heads than us!"

The man was taken aback by this, but then looked doubtful: "But what about the six-tongued one..."

"So I have no choice but to tell the truth..."

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Natsuki Subaru looked down at the token he had just retrieved from Mycroft's room in the palace during his nighttime raid, and sighed with emotion.

I never expected this thing to be so effective!

It's practically comparable to an imperial seal.

The thought of that thing instantly conjured up a greedy thought in Subaru Natsuki's mind.

He quickly shook his head vigorously, trying to forget about the thing.

That's right, Subaru Natsuki had seen the imperial seal from the Three Kingdoms period.

He even touched and felt the powerful force contained within the jade seal.

That was during one of Cao Cao's trips with Emperor Xian of Han, when he showed off this palm-sized toy.

Cao Cao suddenly said he wanted Cao Cao to wield the whip, and asked Subaru Natsuki to temporarily hold the Imperial Seal. Then he tossed Subaru Natsuki into the hands of the Imperial Seal.

Natsuki Subaru immediately felt his gaze drawn to the Imperial Seal.

It felt like suddenly being freed from shackles!

Although Natsuki Subaru did not draw his sword at that moment, he clearly felt that the Hatred Heaven Sword Technique, which he had never been able to break through the limit of before, had successfully taken a step beyond and reached the level of Hatred Heaven Sword.

Moreover, it's not just about breaking free of shackles in terms of strength, but also in terms of mindset.

After obtaining the imperial seal, he almost blurted out: "Congratulations! I can now become emperor!"

Then, without saying a word, he took the imperial seal and ran away.

If it weren't for his unwavering loyalty to Boss Cao, he wouldn't have been able to keep his legs in check.

In addition, Boss Cao returned in time.

He probably already took the imperial seal and ran off somewhere.

But that wasn't the end of it. After returning the Imperial Seal to Cao Cao, Subaru Natsuki, whose strength had plummeted back to its original level, still felt empty inside.