News spread throughout the capital that demons had attacked Raziern in the southern kingdom of Levaina. 0

More precisely, they had targeted the Merchants’ Guild branch on the outskirts of Raziern. Even so, the demons had indeed attacked Raziern itself. The damage was not extensive, as the demon force that attacked was rather small. Despite this, the place that was attacked was on the outskirts and lacked proper security forces, which led to significant loss of life.1

Among the list of names detailing the casualties from the attack was the name of Duke Arthur de Granz.0

I had already heard the report from Sarkegar. 0

Vertus had used the situation to his advantage. It had seemed odd to me that the imperial family had not yet identified the leaders of the Revolutionary Forces, but it turned out they already had. They had simply refrained from acting, afraid of the immense consequences that might arise from taking rash action.0

However, in the aftermath of the attack on the Nameless Monastery, the mere fact that it had been a demon attack had caused so much fear that it had buried all other suspicious aspects of the attack beneath it. This led Vertus to realize that he could eliminate the Revolutionary Forces in the same manner.0

The “remnants of the demonic forces” had become a convenient scapegoat. The traces of battle had...0