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Mathias looked towards the castle in the distance with a complicated expression.

He used his illusion spell to disguise himself as someone with red hair and sapphire eyes similar to Isabella.

He was wearing a black robe as he walked towards the outer city of Rothmere.

As he walked through the streets of the inner city, he passed by the nobles, rich merchants in carriages, and beautiful houses.

The road was made of stone bricks, but it had a charm reminiscent of medieval Europe.

Mathias shook his head as he walked by, thinking that the inner city of Rothmere, where the rich and nobles lived, was expected to have a beautiful scenery.

Mathias, who had previously been confined to the palace in his lifetime, was excited to see the outside world.

He reached the gates leading to the outer city of Rothmere, where a guard stopped him.

Mathias was confused, but before he could ask the guard, the guard spoke, saying, "We apologize for stopping you, sir. We have been ordered to arrest an evil person."

"An evil person?" Mathias asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yes," the guard replied. "Apparently, the fifth prince has some connection to an evil force."

The guard brought out a drawing or image of the fifth prince as he spoke.

Mathias felt gloomy when he heard this news.

He thought to himself that the king really didn't care about this body.

"This is the appearance of the fifth prince, sir," the guard said, showing Mathias the drawing. "If you happen to see him, please quickly contact us or the Lucia guards or knights nearby. The king will surely reward you."

"Alright," Mathias nodded with a gloomy heart.

"Thank you, young sir," the guard said gratefully, allowing Mathias to pass through the gates leading to the outer gates.

As Mathias walked out, he saw a group of kingdom soldiers sticking a drawing of him on the walls throughout the inner and outer cities of Rothmere.

Mathias observed all of this with a sense of vengeance in his heart.

He thought to himself, "Not for long, queen. Not for long..." with a dark expression on his face.

Mathias then saw the scene in the outer city of Rothmere.

It was not as he had expected it to be.

He thought that, even though it was the outer city of Rothmere, its beauty should not be much different from that of the inner city.

However, after personally exploring the outer city, Mathias saw that the houses and stone brick roads were dilapidated and unsightly.

The carriages passing through the outer city would shake because of the broken roads.

Despite this, the people of the outer city were much livelier compared to the elegant and quiet people of the inner city.

There were people of all kinds on the streets, including performers doing tricks for coins, beggars, and people turning the wide road into a market selling various items.

Mathias saw a young person around his own age carrying a heavy sack of vegetables through the market. Children were playing on the sides as well.

Mathias thought to himself with a smile that there seemed to be more population in the outer city.

Nearby, a group of people were crowded around a news writing on the wall.

Mathias approached and listened as they talked about the reward for catching the prince. "If we catch this prince, we'll get 100 gold coins!" one person said.

"I can't believe a prince could be an evil person," another said.

"Who cares if he's an evil person? This is an opportunity for us!" a third person exclaimed.

"That's right! 100 gold coins is a lot of money! With that money, I could buy a house, have a wife, and a farm. I could have a secure life!" a thin man said excitedly.

"Hahaha! With your strength, you think you can catch a prince?" someone on the side mocked.

"Who wouldn't be? I heard that prince was a trash!" the thin man retorted.

"Well, I can't argue with that," the person beside the man said, shaking his head and giving in.

Mathias, who was listening on the side, felt his expression grow dark.

Although he was no longer the prince of the past, he still felt bad for being looked down upon.