“My sister is at the border of our territories. What should I do now?” Gabriel could not hide the fear in his voice. He was the eldest son of the Archivold marquisate, and he was known as a fairly competent, smart individual. In fact, he was smart and skilled enough to be the successor of the marquisate. However, Gabriel was always overwhelmed by his sister Essandra ever since they were young. Gabriel had made the decision for independence after the fall of his father because of his desire to escape from his sister’s shadow, as well as the urging of some lords and knights. In addition, his younger sister Elena, whom he had been very close to since childhood, had been very insistent on it as well for some reason.

“...” Elena remained silent while biting her lips.

Gabriel felt an even greater sense of urgency after seeing her reaction.

“Elena. What happened to the wizard you sent? Why is there no news from him? And what happened to that man’s disciple?” Gabriel asked.

“He went to find his master, so we should hear from him soon, brother,” Elena answered.

“And when will that be? Haa! It’s fine. You told him to leave the peninsula if it failed, right?” Gabriel asked.

“Do you think I’m stupid? I told him to release it and disappear.” Elena answered.

“Phew! That’s a relief. Then even our sister’s...