These were times of unrest, and turmoil was brewing in the Fulway Empire, both in the Boll Dukedom of the southwest, and the Fano Dukedom of the south. In these chaotic times, many figures were rising up from obscurity, and chief among them was Erwin, the commander of the Universal Church Freedom Army.

It seemed that Erwin had no intention of allowing the unrest to settle anytime soon.

His plan was to conquer Newfando before winter arrived, by which point the Universal Church Freedom Army would've taken over the entire Boll Dukedom. After all, winter was a very harsh season to wage a war in, and if they were to delay the conquest of Newfando until winter arrived, then they would have to wait until spring the next year. Furthermore, he didn't want to allow Duke Eru and Theresa any respite.

During the past few months of recruitment, the freedom army had amassed over 10,000 troops. In addition to that, Onean was a perfect counter to Theresa's Demonic Puppet Legion, so Erwin was very confident that Newfando was there for the taking.

However, there was something that was constantly bothering him, and that was the mystery of his assassin's identity.

Never would Erwin have imagined that his assassin would've pursued him all the to Zans.

It was a misty morning, and Erwin was hurrying somewhere, accompanied by his personal guards. At this point, Yuho had already miraculously woken up under the care of Onean and her magic potions and been taken to a residential home by...