The young emperor visited the eastern territories, but suddenly there was an incident where the sea overturned, and the shipyard collapsed. It was naturally expected to be reported in the newspapers.

Jocelyn Moiquifel, the Deputy Minister of the Mel River Central Headquarters flowing through the Shalea Capital, was the first to get her hands on the freshly printed newspaper front page from the printing press tomorrow morning. She walked quickly.

In a hurry, Jocelyn Moiquifel passed through a dark corridor and stood in front of a door where light seeped out.

Checking her attire once again, Jocelyn Moiquifel gently knocked on the large door.

After the door opened slightly, the person inside confirmed that it was Jocelyn and allowed her to enter. Inside were five members of the Moiquifel Ducal family, the central figures of the family known as the Moiquifel Ducal family.

“What happened?”

The current Duke Moiquifel was Jacqueline Moiquifel, who doted on her youngest niece Jocelyn.

She was the eldest daughter of the Duke Moiquifel, with silvery-white hair, and a well-known noblewoman.

Leading the Moiquifel Ducal family, which had been overshadowed by the Alsmone Alliance to the point where the title of Duke seemed pale, Jacqueline was the largest adult in the household.

Jocelyn took out the front page of the newspaper from her bosom and handed it politely to the Duke.

“Read it, Jocelyn. It’s hard to see in the dark.”

“Yes, Aunt. Everything you were worried about is true. The emperor went to the shipyard first.”

The face of Duke Moiquifel immediately became serious. Jocelyn glanced at her face and added a word.

“He didn’t even stop by the Alselotte Palace. He went straight there.”

Duke Jacqueline Moiquifel covered her face with her wrinkled hand adorned with two thick rings.

“The emperor intends to control the eastern sea.”

So far, the Alsmone Alliance has shaken Perseta purely because of the fertile land and peaceful sea in the east.

But if the emperor goes to the east after arriving in Turington and stops by the shipyard first, it means he intends to look beyond the sea that the Alsmone Alliance has held.

A heavy silence flowed in the room. The room was decorated in an overall dark brown color, and portraits were stuck closely to the walls. It felt like an old-fashioned room from a hundred years ago that had long passed the trend.

“And everyone is gossiping about who defeated the monster that appeared in the sea, but there is talk that it was done by the daughter of the Plachet Viscount.”

The Duke lowered her hand and looked at Jocelyn.

“Is it that insolent woman who spoke arrogantly to you?”

Having already been scolded by Lou at headquarters and then immediately coming down to the eastern home and revealing her thoughts to her doting aunt, Jocelyn nodded her head.

“I had some doubts. She’s from a vulgar background, waving around a black stick. Like sorcerers.”
The Duke, who despised sorcerers, spoke sarcastically with a dark complexion.

“Even so, Mother, if sea monsters appear and destroy the shipyard, wouldn’t it be difficult for the emperor to own ships for a while?”

Lucas Moiquifel, the son of the Duke who would succeed the next dukedom, asked.

“They say the shipyard was fixed by Dragonlord.”

Jocelyn said cautiously but clearly.

“Then the shipyard must be fine.”

The Duke sighed again. For a moment, people said nothing.

When the emperor drove monsters into the northeast, Duke Moiquifel, who had been there for a summer vacation, had been worried about the emperor for a long time since that day. More precisely, she was worried about the entire eastern part that might be swallowed by the emperor.

Jacqueline Moiquifel had witnessed an era without an emperor. To her, the appearance of the emperor felt like an entity that should not exist resurrected from the grave. It violated the laws of nature.

“… And, what else?”

She thought for a moment and then told her niece to read more of the newspaper.

“Also, there will be a banquet at Alselotte Palace soon.”

“I’ve already received an invitation. Is he going to force it?”

“Yes. That’s all, Aunt.”

Once again, the huge and old room fell into silence. The Duke covered her mouth with her wrinkled hand.

“…Alanca Gon lost his mind because his child died. And it was too gruesome a death.”

“There are rumors that he has a bastard.”

“Yeah, that’s even more so.”

The Duke nodded her head, sweeping back her tightly tied white hair. It was a habit that came out when she made a decision.

“The emperor is still young. He’s full of vigor, and he’s trying to rule the empire with a sword because he hasn’t learned anything. It’s a very vulgar thing. A vulgar thing.”

Violence and the sword were very vulgar. The Duke expressed the disgust she felt when she saw Imperialle, who had brutally suppressed monsters.

Eastern nobles should not engage in vulgar activities such as wielding swords and sweating. They should just live elegantly. That was something like what mercenaries hired with money would do.