Michael was not particularly surprised that his entry into the imperial capital had been discovered.
After his previous clash with the emperor through the Third Prince's mental imprint, there had already been a high possibility the empire would increase the capital's defenses afterward.
And even if the emperor had somehow not done that, perhaps out of confidence that no sane person would willingly walk into what could become a cage at any moment, Michael still would not have underestimated the capital itself.
Legendary beings were only considered rare relative to ordinary people. To existences like the emperor, they were likely far more common than outsiders imagined.
If powerful figures at that level could casually enter and leave the emperor's personal territory unnoticed, that would be a terrifying flaw for the empire. Michael had already expected the imperial capital to possess methods specifically designed to detect powerful intruders.
