“Yes, go ahead.”

Ian was already thinking along the same lines as Raven, so he allowed Dos Giovanni to speak without hesitation.

“First of all, I have no doubts about the words of Your Excellency and Your Highness. I think the same goes for the others who are present.”

“Hmm…”

Dos Giovanni continued after looking around at the nobles, who were nodding their heads in agreement.

“However, I honestly don’t know if the others who are gathered in the imperial castle will naively believe the same words as well. Most of all, the sad truth is that there is no evidence for the claim, just the words of Your Highness and Your Excellency.”

“What…?”

“How audacious! Watch your mouth!”

Three or four nobles sprang to their feet in fury. But Ian raised his hand and stopped them.

“No, he’s not wrong. Keep going.”

“Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. To continue, I believe the reason that Your Highness and Your Excellency are bringing the matter up right now is because sufficient evidence has been gathered already. Are my intuitions correct?”

Gazes of concern and expectation headed towards Raven.

Raven replied with a smirk.

“I think you should continue to believe in your instincts. Yes, I have a clear hand. But from my understanding, I think you already know what my cards are.”

“Yes, with all due respect, in my opinion…”

The expressions of the nobles changed as...