It was for an extremely brief moment. Condel’s expression returned to his usually old and indifferent demeanor instantly. Yet, there were people in this room who could catch that split second of change.

“I’m not sure. I don’t know. Is she an aristocrat from somewhere?” Condel said bluntly. Yet, Zich wasn’t someone who would let go of his prey once they showed weakness. He had to bite into his prey’s weakness and shred them apart. 

“She is a lady from the Viscount Rubrent family in the neighboring Cronon Kingdom.”

“I see. Why did you mention her name?”

“Just please listen to us first,” Zich said while smiling leisurely as if he was telling Condel to slow down. “Surprisingly, this lady had eloped with a servant from her family. I was really surprised when I heard that. I thought those things only happened in fairytales. What do you think about Mr. Siede?”

“…It is definitely not a common occurrence.”

“Right, sir? I wonder what in the world that servant guy was thinking. Love between different classes—it sounds sweet when you hear it, but the reality is completely different.” Zich sighed like...