Princess Violet had completely hidden her strength, but for Milton to have seen through it, that meant that his state was stronger than hers was.

“Can’t be… Marquis, you've already reached that high state?”

The knight, Carl, who had been standing next to her, was startled by her quivering voice. He knew very well what she meant when she said, ‘high state.’

Milton smiled at Princess Violet.

“Who knows, what do you see?”

“That’s…”

She had a guess, but she couldn’t exactly say it. He stood right in front of her, but seeing how she couldn’t accurately read his state, that meant that they were at least equal. Just that alone was surprising. But can it be? Could he really have reached the high state? She knew that Milton was now in his mid-20s, but, to think that he’s reached this point at that age? Princess Violet had often heard that she was a genius, but now the thought that Milton was even more of a genius than she was crossed her mind. And as soon as she realized that…

“Marquis. Please, please give me a chance. I must make a big contribution during this war.”

She asked him wholeheartedly. Originally, she had planned to prove her strength to Milton and win the vanguard position from him. But wouldn’t it be unreasonable of her to do that if the other person...