"Has she been locked down?" Emperor Otto asked with a grave expression.
The fury and resentment that originally dominated his face had already faded away.
Such anger stemmed from being offended by someone deemed unworthy.
However, the moment she unexpectedly displayed the Unyielding Holy Sword, she was thoroughly elevated from the "insignificant" class in Emperor Otto's mind.
She became an "enemy who must be eliminated with all efforts."
Against the weak, the emperor could command, humiliate, punish, and execute at will. However, treating an enemy in the same manner had no effect other than inviting mockery.
In some sense, Eleanor's spiritual questioning before taking action had not caught the emperor's attention in the slightest. In contrast, it was the violent method she sought to avoid that earned her the respect and serious attention of the emperor.
"Not yet, Your Majesty." Carol of the Knowledge Key replied, "We have to wait until her Holy Sword State ends."
