All evening, thanks to Isabella’s nonstop chatter, the dinner table was a bit more lively.

Lenisha also didn’t refuse to dine with the knights, so they all gathered for dinner together.

The knights had the upper hand in the fight with the maids.

At that time, Isabella took the knights’ side.

So they finished dining with the triumphant knights.

Then Linday took Isabella’s hand and went up to put her to sleep.

According to Linday, Isabella is afraid to fall asleep alone at night.

And it seems like she often has nightmares.

Perhaps she’s recalling the day she was injured.

So lately, Linday has been watching over Isabella’s sleep.

Now that Isabella had gone to sleep, next in line were Lenisha and Casius.

Lenisha invited Casius to her room.

Since the mansion wasn’t fully furnished yet, Lenisha’s room was modest.

She didn’t have time to decorate the whole thing, so she was only using the main bedroom.

While Lenisha prepared the tea, Casius had to resist constantly looking towards the bed.

“What did the Duke of Denvers say?”

“Ah!”

Casius exclaimed.

Thanks to Isabella’s distraction, he had completely forgotten about the Duke of Denvers.

He also forgot what they had discussed.

“Canaria is pregnant, he said. So Canaria will easily take her place as Empress.”

Lenisha paused.

Lenisha set down the teapot she was holding.

“That means Lexus has an heir.”

“Is that bad?”

“For Canaria, it’s a good card to hold. It makes things a bit difficult. Some nobles will side with Canaria. The significance of an emperor’s heir is great.”

Until now, since Lexus had no child, they thought he was infertile.

So they were taking it lightly.

‘The timing is foul.’

Of all times, it had to be now.

“Of course, there won’t be many nobles who will recognize a child born from a former maidservant like Canaria. However, they’ll plan to take my daughter into the harem.”

“The Duke of Denvers said we need to consider the possibility that the child is not Emperor Lexus’s.”

“It’s not Lexus’s child?”

Lenisha gave a small nod.

There was credibility to that assumption.

There must have been a reason why Lexus hadn’t had a child till now.

And the fact that the Duke of Denvers brought this up meant he would ‘create’ it when the time came.

Now, they needed to make Canaria the Empress and create a favorable situation for Lenisha, so Canaria’s child was not a bad choice.

Of course, there was the immediate risk of a faction split.

But it was clearly worth the risk.

When the time came to dispose of the Canaria card, they could challenge the child’s legitimacy.

“A very interesting story.”

Lenisha muttered with an intrigued look on her face.

“If it’s not the Emperor’s child, whose child is it?”

“Casius, you’re a softhearted person, so it might be hard for you to understand.”

Lenisha narrowed her eyes.

“…Even so, I’m not like that!”

Casius flared up.

Lenisha’s words stung Casius.

Casius gritted his teeth.

“Hahaha. Just kidding. Someone must be the father. It could be Lexus’s child, but if it’s another’s, it would be more advantageous to us.”

“…There’s no bean flour.”

Casius muttered without thinking. Lenisha laughed heartily.

“I agree with that statement. Truly.”

Casius sighed.

“I want to leave this system quickly. I’m not only unable to adapt, but I don’t want to adapt either. Don’t people have to live with at least some morals?”

“The Hientry has rotted. It’s already filled with water that stinks of decay. So how will they remember human morals? They don’t know it at all.”

Lenisha let out a faint smile.

Casius’s confusion brought a laugh to Lenisha’s face.
Lenisha offered Casius another cup of tea.

“Come on. It will calm your mind. And we’ll leave this turbulent island in just 5 days. You may even miss this place someday.”

“I doubt that will happen. Who is the second person? I don’t want to make a mistake like Duke Denvers by jumping in without knowing anything.”

“He is the commander of the guard that protects the island. A family that has been warriors for a long time. If Duke Denvers excels in intelligence, Earl Caliet is proficient in physical matters.”

“Talking to him seems to be easier.”

Knights, naturally, had a way of communicating with one another.

They were kin who could spend a whole day discussing a good sword.

“It won’t be that easy. Earl Caliet is a stubborn person. He harbors ill feelings towards the new nobles.”

“Why is that?”

“He lost family at the hands of the new nobility. Of course, it was a trick by Lexus to diminish Earl Caliet’s power, but still.”

“……In that case, he might not even pretend to listen to my story.”

“Earl Caliet is not someone who forgets reality blinded by revenge. He’ll know I’m behind Casius and will engage in conversation. Take this.”

What Lenisha handed to Casius was a round badge.

“It’s the coat of arms of Earl Caliet’s family. It’s something I received in the past for helping them. If he remembers the promise of that day, Earl Caliet will be friendly towards us.”

“What promise must I remember?”