I Plan to Repay Kindness with Enmity (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 104

“Whether there are more than ten priests or not, this is the first time priests have ever come to the desert! Without the Fifth Prince, such a thing would’ve been impossible!”

“So you’re saying it was a good thing to give the Aision Desert to the kingdom?”

“It wasn’t a bad thing, either.”

Other chieftains joined the two men who were shouting at each other.

One side insisted Giovanni needed to make up for his mistake, while the other argued that the kingdom’s priests were precious and thus the decision wasn’t wrong—both sides were deadlocked.

Though arguments stemming from differing opinions were common both in the kingdom and here, the sight of chieftains—adorned with bleached-white bones and bearing rough scars on their faces—shouting loudly was truly overwhelming.

Still, thanks to the chaotic atmosphere, I could comfortably look around.

‘For now, it feels somewhat freer than the royal palace.’

It seemed the influential chieftains held considerable sway.

‘In the past, a wise archmage and a mighty warrior led the People of Sun and Fire.’

Back then, no one monopolized power or pushed aside their kin for personal gain.

Everyone looked up to the gods with one heart and achieved peace.

Seeing this palace-like structure—identical in form but only differing in appearance—made me truly feel that a thousand years had passed.

Yet I myself had experienced Amtein and the Count’s household, where strife and conflict were daily affairs. Unlike in the past, I no longer failed to notice the dark intentions hidden within people.

I knew very well what it took to win in a power struggle.

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