Don't Be Kind Rashly (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 167

“It’d be best to speed things up,” he said.

Duke Negret let out a low groan at the secret message from Emperor Calleta, delivered through Nirva.

“After all, there’s no point in delaying it any longer.”

The only concern was that Nirva had inserted itself into the middle. Though Nirva had agreed to contribute to the war effort, Duke Negret viewed the Nirvan embassy with suspicion—trusting them halfway, and distrusting them the other half, for they were ultimately shrewd merchants driven by profit.

“Does Nirva agree as well?”

Sir Felix Kaica, ambassador of Nirva, nodded.

“I share the same thought. If we delay too long, the secret will leak, and our plan will fall apart.”

A small trading nation had no choice but to rely economically on larger powers. Thus, it couldn’t depend solely on one country—it had to devise ways to spread its reliance across several.

Yet, until now, Perseta’s influence had remained firmly that of an ‘empire,’ and the young emperor who had returned was so exceptionally capable that he hadn’t allowed Nirva to diversify its dependencies. On the contrary, he’d tightened his grip.

‘What should I do?’

Nirva wanted to ally with Calleta, and also with Perseta—planting its foot just enough in either place to pull back at the right moment.

But civil war—civil war alone—didn’t allow for such maneuvering. One had to choose a side. Thus, Felix Kaica’s mind churned in deep turmoil.

After secretly delivering the emperor of Calleta’s message, he returned to the Nirvan embassy.

Next door, the Calletan embassy was chaotic as usual. The newly arrived ambassador and his staff, having just come to this foreign land, were overwhelmed trying to adjust, and given that a murder had already occurred at the embassy, they all looked deeply uneasy.

Of course, among them was one person who remained perfectly composed.

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