When he heard the word "girlfriend," all his past life flashed through his mind. He remembered the scene of his girlfriend being forced and killed by the fat guy right in front of his face. His body shook violently, his eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth angrily.

"Release... me..." said Vikram in a stuttering voice.

"Hmm," Knox nodded his head in response and walked towards the guards.

The moment Knox walked away from the cell, Vikram's lips curled into an evil smile, and he murmured, "Sweta, I'm going to kill every last one related to your death. I will begin with that fat bastard."

Knox, who was oblivious to what was going to happen to him, was deluded that, as a king, no one would dare to touch him. He reached the guards and ordered them, "Get Vikram out of the dungeon, feed him, and give him a pair of new clothes."

Seeing the guards hesitating, he asked with raised brows, "Didn't you all hear what I said? Do you want me to repeat it again?"

The guards sweated profusely and immediately kneeled on the floor. "Forgive us, Your Majesty! We were taken aback by your request. We'll get Vikram out of the dungeon and ensure he receives the food and clothing you commanded."

"Hmph," Knox walked away without turning back.

Then he moved towards the guard waiting for him outside the dungeon and ordered, "Immediately arrange the temporary shelter on our land close to the palace."

"As you command, Your Majesty," the guard bowed and hurriedly ran toward the place where the other guards were stationed.

While Knox was deep in thought, a silhouette in the shadows, which was observing everything, disappeared into the shadows.

In one of the royal chambers that was off-limits and only the King was allowed...

Royal Sentinels: a prestigious group tasked with the critical role of safeguarding the king and ensuring his safety at all times.

Royal Sentinels are enigmatic people; not even the king knows the real identities of these people. They are randomly selected throughout the kingdom while they are still kids and trained to be Royal Sentinels.

They are differentiated according to their colors, and each of them is a professional in their field.

A young lady glanced at the shadow and asked, "Black Sentinel, tell us what you found from your observations regarding our crazy king's sudden change."

A young man, who was covered in black clothes from top to bottom like a ninja, slowly walked out of the shadow and glanced at everyone in the chamber before he started saying, "I don't know anything regarding our crazy king's change in character, but I saw a few interesting things done by our crazy king."

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"Oh," all the sentinels hurriedly came close to him, curiosity exuding from them.

"Our crazy king took a few orphans under his care. He took them to the bathhouse, bought them new clothes, and even booked the whole restaurant to feed them the best food. Now, he is arranging temporary shelters for the kids to stay. Another interesting thing is..." Black Sentinel stopped speaking and glanced at everyone.

All the sentinels immediately started showing displeasure for his stopping in the middle.

"He let Vikram, the guy whose girlfriend was brutally raped and killed by that fat bastard who owns a very big inn in the capital, go," said the Black Sentinel.

"Oh, that fatty who is also a direct relative of the Veridia royal family," added Blue Sentinel.

"Yes," Black Sentinel nodded his head in response.

"Why did our crazy king release Vikram? Does he want to die that badly?" asked the Pink Sentinel curiously.

"I don't know. Now we have to stay fully alert and be prepared to protect our crazy king at any time in case that guy attacks our crazy king," said the Black Sentinel in a stern voice.

"Hmm," all the sentinels nodded their heads in response to the Black Sentinel's words.

Vikram, who had taken a bath and wore new clothes, slowly walked out of the royal palace with a menacing gaze on his face.

"Does this crazy king think that I will spare him if he releases me and lets me take my revenge? Hehe, after that fat bastard, you will be the next one to die at my hands," Vikram murmured while tightening his hand into a fist.

Meanwhile, Knox reached the place beside the royal palace...

"Your Majesty," all the guards immediately bowed after seeing Knox approaching them.

"Hmm," Knox nodded his head and asked, "How is the work going?"

One of the guards stepped forward and said, "We are almost completed, Your Majesty."

"Where are the kids?" asked Knox.

"Please follow me, Your Majesty; I will take you to the kids," said the guard.

Knox nodded his head and followed the guard. After a few minutes, both of them reached the area where kids were playing with each other, blissful smiles on their faces.

"When I was an orphan, there was no one to take care of me, but it's different now. I'm the king of a huge kingdom; I have enough power to take care of every last kid in my kingdom. I won't let you have a hard life; I will let you all have a peaceful and happy life," thought Knox while looking at the blissful smiles on the kids' faces.

He moved close to the kids and asked, "All of you, did you enjoy your meals?"

"Brother Knox, we enjoyed our meals. Thanks for providing us meals," said all the kids with grateful looks on their faces.

The guard wanted to reprimand the kids for calling the king a brother, but he immediately stopped himself after looking at the king's signal.

"I'm happy to hear that you all enjoyed your meals. From now on, I will provide you with an education. Don't disappoint me, okay?" asked Knox while looking at all the kids.

"We will study diligently," said all the kids in unison.

"Good," Knox nodded his head with a satisfied look on his face.

Knox moved a little farther from the kids, and the guard trailed behind him. After having some distance between him and the kids, he turned to look at the guard and ordered, "Pass my orders: I don't want to see a single orphan in our kingdom. Give generous rewards to whoever brings orphans to the royal orphanage. If anyone tries to commit fraud, they will face severe consequences for what they did.”