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Gabriel's departure from the Kingdom of Arecia was in such a way that not many people in the Empire knew that he wasn't in the Empire at all!
Throughout the days that Gabriel was missing, the news about the deaths of most of the people who rose in an uprising against Gabriel was spread far and wide! The stories were even more brutal than reality, oftentimes exaggerated by the people who spread such news!
This was also what Gabriel wanted in the first place. More and more people were starting to acknowledge Gabriel as a blood Demon. However, they were also scared because of the stories. None of them dared to plan an uprising again.
The Royal Knights also didn't stop to curb any stories. If anything, they just let things progress. Amongst all the stories, there was also one more rumor that had started to spread under the Knights' noses.