The appearance of black in the magic verification crystal, in the history of the empire, had never occurred before, and its ramifications were more significant than imagination.

“Where did the contact come from?”

“It came from the Mage Tower.”

“…What?”

The Mage Tower was an independent organization composed solely of magicians and was not influenced by any country.

In response to the abrupt news, Empress Eugenie raised her eyebrows and inquired, “Why from there?”

The Regnator Empire and the Mage Tower were inherently at odds. The Empire, to prevent magicians born in its own country from being taken by other nations, controlled the magicians by confining them to the palace.

Because of this, they had opposed the Empire’s closed policies in the past, advocating for the rights of magicians. That a contact came from there first was indeed fortunate for them, or perhaps it was another disaster.

Eugenie seemed uneasy in the constantly deviating situation, biting her nails as if expressing her anxiety.

‘Fermannens…!’

Those who mentioned Fermannens’ name always seemed to disrupt her plans, then and now.

“It seems that something leaked during the magical verification of Duchess Fermannens.”

Upon hearing those words, the Empress finally erupted in anger.

“Who in the world leaked such information?!”

Very few people entered the magical inspection room. Moreover, except for Alex and Duke Fermannens and his wife, everyone else was her own people.

Perhaps there was betrayal that she had completely overlooked.

As she was reviewing the figures who were present that day, Blytheus, who was quietly touching flowers next to Eugenie, spoke softly.

“I informed them.”

Eugenie looked at her calm son, who replied with a peaceful expression.

“…What? Blytheus, what did you just say?”

“I informed them directly at the Mage Tower, Mother.”

At her son’s bombshell-like statement, Eugenie let out a muted scream.

“Blytheus!”

It was the first time.

Eugenie had never scolded her son so fiercely.

She had always felt sorry for her son, who had a weak body since childhood, and had always given him everything he wanted.

However, she had never forced her will on him, nor had she interfered with him. But perhaps because of that.

Her son, who had never caused her any trouble in her entire life, had caused such an absurd incident.

Dizzy, Eugenie grabbed her head and sank into her seat.

“Do you know what you’ve done? If the Mage Tower supports Alex because of Duchess Fermannens marrying the Mage, how will you deal with that? There are already rumors spreading that the Archbishop will be a witness at the upcoming wedding of Princess Ariana and Alex. You must know what that means.”
However, if the reason the Mage Tower is coming this time is due to the recent magical verification, the situation will become uncontrollably serious.

‘If they support and protect Lena, who has become a member of the Fermannens family…’

As if recalling something unpleasant, Eugenie tightly closed her eyes.

If Lena had done something cunning in the meantime, it would mean that the First Prince would gain the support of the Temple along with the Mage Tower.

Feeling a surge of blood, Eugenie, who had a brief intake of breath, said, “Blytheus! Do you really not care about losing everything?”

However, her anger escalated as she saw her son, who was still arranging flowers as usual.

“Blytheus!”

“Mother.”

As she approached Blytheus in frustration, he murmured quietly.

“I haven’t lost anything yet.”

Unlike Eugenie, who was greatly agitated, Blytheus’s gestures while trimming the flowers were calm and composed.

“Right. Not yet. But if you keep staying cooped up in the palace, just trimming flowers like this, you’ll eventually lose everything.”

Now with a pale face, Eugenie imagined the events that would unfold and became frightened.

But Blytheus responded with a very firm tone.

“The Mage Tower will be on our side.”

“…What?”

Lena is already a person of the Fermannens. What grounds does he have to say such things?

Eugenie let out a deep sigh, lowering her gaze.

They were unaware that the real power of the empire was coming from the Empress and her family.

Already, they had too many problems with magicians, and the thought of them stepping in made Eugenie uneasy.

“Seriously, on what grounds? Unless that woman becomes our person, that won’t happen…”

“We will make Lena our person.”

Eugenie was left speechless by his unexpected answer.

Now with a strangely pale face, she frowned with an inexplicable sense of unease.

“You, no way…”

“I will welcome Lena Du Nammis as the Second Prince’s consort.”

“…”

Ha.

To welcome that woman as the Second Prince’s consort.

For some reason, the guy who had never shown interest in anything suddenly showed a peculiar interest in matters related to Lena. It had been somewhat uncomfortable. Persistently…

Eugenie let out a low sigh.

“…You, do you even know what you’re saying right now?”

“Yes, Mother, you also know it well. In the current situation, this is the best way.”