“Alone? He wants to subjugate the evil land by himself?”

“Yes. Sir Geko, the knight of Lord Essandra, confirmed it. Lord Essandra has given her permission for the knight to enter the dungeon by himself.”

“Huh! That knight, was it Eugene? He’s from Maren? Is such a method of committing suicide gaining popularity in Maren nowadays?”

“Hahaha…”

The territorial lords and knight chuckled after hearing Edrique’s joke. Although Edrique could not succeed his father, he was quite popular because he was pleasant, humorous, and took good care of his subordinates.

Even though he was a little credulous, he was always attentive to the opinions of his subordinates. Moreover, he was quite good at maintaining a neutral position between Essandra and Gabriel. In the end, it was obvious that he would stand to benefit regardless of who succeeded the title of marquis.

“Sister Essandra would not do something like this without a reason. Anyways, I don’t have a choice but to allow it…”

He had no justification to refuse, but something felt off about the matter. He knew his older sister to be a little whimsical and impulsive at times, but she would never play a joke like this.

“My lord, I might have an explanation.”

“An explanation?”

One of the nobles spoke up.

“That knight, Jan Eugene. Maybe he is truly a madman.”

“…?”

Everyone looked rather confused. 

The nobleman...