“Are they all trustworthy?”

Raven’s attention focused on two people, and even further onto one person in particular. He asked in a quiet voice.

“Most of them. They don’t want the royal family to shake because of their own interests. But why do you ask?”

“There are those among them who would like it if a war broke out.”

“…The merchants.”

Ian noticed where Raven’s gaze was headed towards, then immediately caught on to his words.

“As you know, a war requires money, an incredibly huge amount. And it’s best to get rid of enemies quickly as possible.”

“That’s true, but why are you bringing that up right now? Hmmm, you can’t be…”

Ian blurted out his words after coming to a realization, and Raven nodded in response.

“That’s right, we turn them over to our side, whether they like it or not. And to do that, we need to create a big bang. Something to turn over the richest man in the empire to our side.”

“Are you confident? If you do something wrong, you could mess up everything from the very beginning. You need to at least take care of Count Sagunda while you are in the imperial castle.”

“Leave it to me.”

The two finished their whispered conversation, then entered through the open doors into the room.

“Welcome, Your Highness Ian.”

Everyone stood up from their seats and showed courtesy to I...