“But the ruler is doing such things? It ruins the entire empire.”

Duke Moiquifel, leading the ancient family named Moiquifel to the point where their name became the name of this region, murmured heavily.

“Our ancestors have long guarded the empire, and now it’s becoming a place for ridiculous games.”

Jacqueline Moiquifel did not doubt that.

“I must stop this.”

“Isn’t it the time for the Alsmone Alliance to act, Mother? If we refuse the emperor’s invitation…”

“Such a thing has already become a trivial matter!”

The Duke strongly refuted her son’s words.

“Who will stop the emperor? Alanca, who lost his mind after losing his child? Sbenya, who is obsessed with counting coins? Will Negeret, whose mind is absorbed in counting coins, join forces with us?”
After the clanging voice of the Duke echoed, no one answered.

“The weak ones seem to be naturally inclined to submit to the emperor as they are. The glory of the past will never return! We have guarded this place since the name of this family was rooted in the land! We cannot fall again as the emperor’s dogs!”

“Mother, then what do you intend to do?”

Count Lukern asked with an uneasy voice.

“There’s a banquet, right?”

“Yes, Aunt.”

Jocelyn Moiquifel nodded dutifully.

Count Lukern shot a disapproving look at his cousin.

Jocelyn was instigating the Duke. She was using the family’s power to somehow repay the disgrace she received from Plache, the favorite of the emperor and the closest aide. Everyone should unite to stop the Duke, but instead, she was adding fuel to the fire.

But Count Lukern couldn’t completely stop her.

Honestly, with his very aristocratic thinking, he thought his mother’s words were right a hundred times. It was true. Perseita had been guarded and maintained by nobles, and the suddenly appearing emperor in the middle of nowhere just brought the dignity of the empire down to the ground.

“To prepare for such times, we should use the treasure our ancestors left us.”

Everyone knew what it was. Moiquifel had one treasure that contained immense magic. The magic was so great, noble hands were never supposed to touch it recklessly.

“Are you really going to remove the emperor?”

“Think calmly. This is a situation where we can gain more than two benefits at once. Right now, there is only one emperor. But if the emperor gets a mate, the number of heads to be killed will increase. That treasure is a treasure even Dragonlord respects. So the emperor has no choice. Our ancestors anticipated such a day and prepared for it.”

Eastern nobles were good at calculations. The heads of those gathered here were turning sharply.

If successful, all the benefits would return to Moiquifel, the weakest among the Alsmone Alliance, who only maintained their lineage. This opportunity was nothing less than a stepping stone for the family’s revival.

“In big gambles, you sometimes have to show courage.”

And the Duke had already made up her mind.

“Are you sure, Aunt? If the emperor finds out…”

“Even if the plan fails, who would think we used magic? We don’t know such a vulgar trick as those clumsy sorceries. No one will know. Our treasure has not been revealed precisely.”

That was a fact. Magic would suddenly appear at the banquet and devour the emperor.

“If it’s certain…”

Everyone swallowed their words. It was nothing less than unanimous approval.

“Make sure everyone attends the banquet.”

The Duke, who was already fed up with the rude and vulgar deeds of those who infiltrated the East, declared firmly.
Hayden behaved as if the destruction and recovery of the shipyard were insignificant.

Imperialle pulled out all the monster corpses, and overseas merchants were eagerly waiting to sell the remains again. However, all the monster remains obtained this time were intended for use in creating a new ship at the “Breath of the Dragon” shipyard.

“Uh… I didn’t know it could be done so quickly…”

Anita Tevid, a disciple of the shipyard manager, was too moved to continue speaking. Remembering the numerous designs Anita had poured out, Ru just patted her shoulder.

“Feel free to use them. Her Majesty specifically entrusted this task to Mr. Tevid, saying that the sea monsters would be more helpful for building ships than land monsters.”

“I will do my best! I will give it my all!”

Anita shouted with a triumphant voice.

Ru quietly cheered for her as she bravely entered the monster remains.

Today, the Turington coast was clean and peaceful, as if asking what happened yesterday.

In the shipyard, sounds of continuous work could be heard, and besides the piles of monster corpses being dismantled, there were hardly any traces of yesterday’s battle.

“Shall we go?”

Hayden, or rather the Dragonlord, was always by Ru’s side. Ru, who prevented Carlos from coming up from the eastern sea, was a precious southern sage, so they personally guarded her. It was indeed a luxurious guard.

“Yes.”