Despite Juan’s words, the magicians remained quite hesitant and refused to move. Not only were they overwhelmed by the heavy atmosphere, but they were also concerned that they might also be deemed to be involved in Dane’s plot if they recklessly tried standing up for Opert.

Only Opert’s loud breath could be heard amidst the silence.

Seeing that no one came forward to defend Opert even after a long time, Juan finally opened his mouth first.

“As far as I know, Opert has served you all for quite a long time, but none of you is going to step up for him? Looks like all the hard work you did for all of them so far has been in vain, Opert.”

At that moment, a white-haired old woman stepped up to defend Opert. She moved forward with an upright gait despite how old she looked.

“Your Majesty, conspiracies don’t happen with just one or two parties. It is true that the vice master had been working diligently for the Magic Tower, but it is also true that he has worked almost as if he was Dane’s own hands and feet. Being diligent is not the same as being good. Being diligently evil is worse than anything else. There is no evidence that Opert is involved in Dane’s plot, but it’s also undesirable to keep him around.”

“Is that so? Then what do you think we should do about him?”

The old woman looked down at Opert for a while and then opened her mouth.

“I think we should...