King Lawrence frowned at Milton’s words.

“Florence Principality has been able to defend its country without fighting in a war for hundreds of years.”

“Ohh… is that so? What’s the secret for that?”

“Well, that’s because… we’ve been able to create smooth diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries while taking good care of the country’s citizens.”

Blah blah blah blah blah blah

That’s what King Lawrence’s words sounded like to Milton.

‘He’s spouting bullshit again.’

Smooth diplomatic relations? That was because Florence Principality was so weak and pitiful to take over that it was neglected by the other countries. Taking good care of the country’s citizens? On the way to the Florence Principality, Milton had seen the food situation of the country and thought they had suffered a famine this year. Turns out that while it hadn’t been a good harvest, it was still an average one. But nonetheless, there had been children begging on the streets and people becoming thieves in order to avoid paying taxes. Could it be that poverty turned people into criminals? The number of incidents regarding thieves in the Florence Principality was unrivaled on the continent. How else could Princess Violet have led her knights and fought in actual battles against...