Can an Enemy Become Salvation? (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 167

“Yesterday, upon hearing the news, I couldn’t believe my ears. Monsters rampaging right in the heart of the capital—of all places.”

“I kept wondering if any of my family members might have been there at that very moment, and how terrified they must have been.”

The next morning, as soon as dawn broke, the atmosphere at the hastily convened meeting was extremely tense. Naturally, the central topic was the incident from the previous day—the escape of the monsters being transported under escort.

“My daughter was actually present at the scene. Just thinking about her possibly getting caught up in it…”

“I never liked this from the start, precisely because I feared something like this might happen. No matter how noble the purpose, having monsters inside the Imperial Palace is unacceptable.”

While the nobles clamored noisily about the day’s events, Suhel and Feldin remained silent. Especially Feldin, who had spent the entire night wide awake at the scene, wore an unusually grim expression.

Neither of them had been entirely unprepared for this atmosphere. They had anticipated where the arrows of blame would fly.

At that moment, Hallan turned solemnly toward Feldin, seated across from him, and spoke.

“What matters now is how we handle the aftermath of this accident. As you all know, the responsibility for escorting the monsters yesterday lay with House Gaer.”

Feldin immediately retorted, as if Hallan’s words implied he alone bore all the blame.

“Everything was perfectly fine until we reached the capital—no, even until the moment the monsters broke loose.”

“But the fact remains that the monsters escaped, causing countless damages. That much is undeniable.”

Regardless, Feldin and House Gaer could not possibly evade responsibility. And that was precisely what Hallan had wanted all along.

Seizing this chance to repay past grievances, the other nobles made no effort to hide their mocking tones directed at him.

“I wonder who was it that boldly claimed they’d never neglect their duties? Now that things have turned out this way, shouldn’t the oversight and rights regarding the monster market be handed over to us?”

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