Chapter 139 (1/2)
Chapter 139
“So it’s been confirmed”
Isaac, after his petty scheme to take over the airshi+ps with no cost to hied Mazelan 5 of the airshi+p industry’s shares as a gift of friendshi+p
Only then did Mazelan smile, satisfied, before he disconnected the line Isaac watched the black arette and muttered bitterly
Mazelan see the airshi+p’s revolutionary potential, Central approved it far too swiftly—even hurried, perhaps Perhaps certain intel was being deliberately hidden froiven his role as Central’s de facto correspondent to Isaac
Even if Isaac denied so, greed and attachrew
Could Isaac really show no hesitation in the ure Central out first?
Isaac wasn’t sure with his current state of ht away
Isaac couldn’t have been the first one to pop out of nowhere in this elaborate power game between the Empire, the Queen, the non-hu the balance in the middle
As their title stated, invaders were uninvited guests, but they were also useful chess pieces
Therefore, they had been playing this game with people like Isaac as their pawns the entire ti one and the saured out a rough sketch of the factional battlefield
The Directorate of Surveillance and analysis were conditionally neutral The Empire and the Queen were hostile to each other
Isaac didn’t know the reason why they fought each other, but victory and loss would be decided by taking possession of or eli the chess piece that was Isaac
“So have I beco now? I’ve been promoted”
Isaac snickered and left the Communicator rooht hilass of fruit wine and an update
“They’ve returned the annexed territory?”
Under the leadershi+p of Marquess Debora, their i victory
They eliminated their foes’ top brass and forced the with rated their territorial spoils of war, their territory would have been large enough to contest for the title of duke,could have tried to
But to think they would willingly divide their own lands, whether it be for money or stability—an act of impossibility for nobles obsessed with titles and power
“You know they are standing on thin ice Rumors are that they chose to solidify their position rather than push dangerous grounds out of greed”
“Don’t h”
Isaac snorted Their current situation was perilous he said? There were plenty of parties willing to invest in the Marquess Duberon as a potential investment—if she ascended to the rank of duchess
This treacherous world only remembered those in first, the path to it was even more so People knew just how difficult it hich hy they re family to rise to the rank of duke, Laila first had to survive until her coe ceremony It was entirely on Laila’s shoulders to withstand the sche to prey on her
But what if another fa first is difficult, but second and third were much easier
This hy Isaac silently hoped that the Duberon Fae for the title of Duke
The Marquess of Duberon was an ambitious woh she was ly renounced the very possibility
“I don’t like it if this is their act of laying the foundation against iving up on the title Sure, Wolfgang was surviving because Isaac is alive and well, but what if Isaac was gone? Laila would have no say if the Empire used the Duberon Fa territory and title Laila a Marquess instead Technically, it was still a promotion
“Do I have to make it even more certain…”
“Sorry? Make what certain?”
“It’s my personal project How is the brat these days anyway?”
Rizzly sighed deeply at Isaac and glared grudgingly at hihly that it’s hard to watch”
She was still just a brat It could not have been easy for her to face adults hardened by greed
They would run at her frole ing the negotiations towards ter sca?”
“It’s hard for her to even show her face because of her Pendleton na that fact to force Lady Rivelia to the sidelines when she is present”
“Pressuring the dauess there are many creative ways to commit suicide What about Zero, but there’s a limit to what one man can do”
Isaac saw hints of disappointarette and asked
“Have you really grown fond of her, or are you just putting up an act?”
Rizzly sly
“Half and half”
“Don’t these idiots not knoill overturn the negotiation if I don’t like it?”
“I think it’s because of the clash with Marquis Lichtens”
“Hine that Port City thinks that you would like to finish negotiations before the war breaks out with them”
A smirk broke out on Isaac’s face
“Of course they’re thinking like that I see they’re still living in the glory of their old days How are the Lichtens?”
“Ah! We received an urgent report not from Saints, but from the Directorate of Surveillance But the report is really dubious at best…”
“What is it?”